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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1977
Page
14
Rootstown city schools will close after Monday due to lack of operating funds affecting about 2,000 students. Classes may resume December 14 if a 7.9 million levy is approved in a December 13 special election. otherwise school remains closed until January 3 when 1978 tax receipts can be used.
Henry Hofler filed for divorce from Pamela Jeanett Hollen in Hamilton Ohio 45011 Case No ORT 214 alleging gross neglect of duty. Defendant must answer within 28 days after December 12 1977 or risk entry of relief by default.
Middletown Ohio City Commission will hold a public hearing on December 6, 1977 at 6 00 PM in City Building One City Centre Plaza to discuss a subdivision ordinance amendment to Section 11114 changing the two year sidewalk completion deferral upon planning commission request. Papers on file at the Clerk of the City Commission office.
A group of teenagers from a middle class Miami neighborhood lured postal worker John Henry Sime 37 to a home, beat him severely, dumped his body in a canal, then used his car for a party and joy rides. An unidentified boy, known to Sime, was charged with first degree murder as investigators noted premeditation and brutal violence. The suspects from the same neighborhood plotted the killing from the start and fled after wrecking the car in storms.
A prisoner set himself on fire in Warren County Jail in Bowling Green Kentucky, killing himself and injuring fifteen other inmates. Nine received hospital care with six more to be admitted. officials noted preexisting safety upgrades reduced deaths. The deceased was held in a unit for mentally unstable prisoners.
A task force led by Peter Schuck urges expanding birth control, welfare coverage for unborn children, and more day care as alternatives to teen abortion. It urges federal funding and comprehensive Youth and Family Services, citing about 600000 teen births annually and 300000 teen abortions.
Clarence Nash, 73 and retired, long helped shape Disney's Donald Duck voice for 37 years. He explains how twisting his tongue created the duck’s recognizable squawk, a sound born while touring vaudeville in the 1920s during a musical on a farm in Oklahoma.
Hal Linden, the television star known as Barney Miller, checked into a hospital in Monticello New York with viral bronchitis and exhaustion. He entered Comm General Hospital on Sunday for treatment and rest.
Washington officials said a Carter administration plan would offer inexpensive loans to modernize plants and a tax break to speed depreciation. It would replace anti dumping suits with a reference price system and set an automatic fair price level to impose tariffs on below level imports.
Police report a purse taken from Mrs. Sharon Ellison of Quantico Virginia as she stood at Baltimore Street and Fairmount Avenue at 7 12 p m. The purse held about 85 dollars. A battery valued at 29 dollars was taken from a car on Illinois Avenue. A small amount of pennies and a 115 in a ten dollar bill were reported stolen from Christy’s Market on Burbank Avenue. A mailbox was knocked over at the Carroll Markland residence on Tytus Avenue.
Fire crews responded yesterday at 7:55 p.m. on Iglehart Street and ter Avenue, involving Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co. emergencies. Several residents were admitted for smoke exposure, including Richard Brewer, 23, and Arlie Fraley, with others listed under serious conditions. Not all details are clear due to damaged text.
The utility uses about 18,000 tons of coal daily across three generating stations and notes no current supply issues despite reports of shortages.
A one month old girl died in a mobile home fire in West Manchester Preble County Ohio. Father James Blaze said he saved his three year old son but could not reach the infant. Investigators search for the fire’s origin while the family was reportedly dozing.
An Interstate Commerce Commission hearing is scheduled at Hocking Technical College to consider Chessie System's plan to abandon a 10 mile rail segment between Nelsonville and Diamond. The line serves Haydenville Diamond and Nelsonville and links the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway to the broader state rail network.
A faulty tor motor caused a fatal fire in Columbus injuring a 70 year old man. Dew from smoke inhalation contributed to the death. The church was preparing for Sunday activities when the blaze erupted and a repairman was reportedly told it would be fixed by Tuesday.
AFL CIO chief George Meany backs a bid involving Rudolf Nureyev in a U.S. government related matter. The report notes government ties and Meany's support shaping the discourse.
Unclear OCR text lists incomplete directions and a phone fragment referencing a mobile home park lot 420 White in a park area. No identifiable person or organization details.
Memorial and funeral notices describe services for several individuals. Mary surname Peters and Wallace family are listed with memorial prayers, church masses, and interments at Mound and Woodside Cemeteries. Also referenced are services for McCoy Leffier and related families with church and burial details in Monroe and Kentucky venues.
Obituaries and funeral notices for Millie Bisset McCoy Leffier and Willie Bill, listing addresses at Middletown and services at McCoy Leffier Funeral Home. Millie Bisset McCoy Leffier services held at funeral home with Rev Donald Bowser. interment at Woodside. Willie Bill aged 75, arrangements include visitation times and services.
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