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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1971
Page
16
A Middletown High student, 17, says pupils burned Ku Klux Klan handbills rather than invite trouble. He stresses returning to school and rejecting Klan help, with eight months left to complete the term.
Rev James Holloman urged abolition of the school homecoming as black students and adults at the Community Center pressed for more participation in school life. Tensions rose after a Mayhem of incidents at Middletown High left 20 white youths arrested and a number of juveniles released to parents or on recognizance. police defended arrests as necessary and avoided violence despite threats.
Square D at S University Blvd site strikes at midnight joining Wren Papers of Mead Corp in a three day work stoppage. About 124 IBEW Local 2258 members protest pension wages and inequities while plant manager Denny stays silent. Two year contract sought after a two to one rejection of the company offer. No talks planned.
Archaeologists near Baginton England report a Roman fort with an eight to ten foot high palisade and smooth interior walls enclosing a pericircular area over 107 feet in diameter. They suggest the Romans removed about 1000 tons of sand and gravel to complete the work, a feat not yet explained.
Mrs. Dorothy Ingram, 2206 S Dixie Highway, reports six weeks of no county decision on petitions from Lemon Township residents seeking an alternate water system to Middletown. She will attend the county commissioners’ Monday meeting with residents, hoping for an answer. The rate hike, tied to a new treatment plant and halted during a wage price freeze, awaits a hardship ruling before renewed increases.
John Holt, author and education reformer, urged cutting education costs at Miami University Middletown. He cited a $20 billion annual U.S. spend and argued learning should not be tied to schooling, proposing reading guides and informal neighborhood libraries to boost literacy. He warned high schools must adapt to current needs and emphasized teacher understanding of students.
Butler County police investigated a traffic fatality on Ohio 73 near Miami University's riding stable east of Oxford. One man died at the scene and another was taken to McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital. State highway patrolmen and the Oxford Life Squad were on scene. No further information was available.
AP reports four new evening and Saturday courses at the Traphagen School of Fashion. Two courses cover fashion topics and two focus on design, expanding night class offerings for aspiring designers and stylists in New York.
Hamilton Butler County Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer raised bonds from 10000 to 25000 for Middletown suspects Willie C Lindsey 19 and Anthony Wayne Brown 18 held on second degree murder charges in the July 31 shooting death of Clyde Brown 27 of New Miami. Both remain jailed awaiting grand jury action as the October term nears.
A five year old girl was injured when struck by a car on Queen Avenue yesterday at 7 10 p m Tracy Taylor of 2109 Queen Ave was treated and released from Middletown Hospital Richard Kirby 23 of 2115 Grand Ave operated the car Police said she ran into the street toward her home and he had no chance to avoid the accident She was taken to the hospital by her father.
The Civic Association announced a $22,000 money goal at yesterday's cabinet meeting at the Manchester Motor Inn. The drive starts next Thursday with a breakfast at the Cincinnati Gas and Electric building. Kick-off chairman Richard Noe showed a TV tape and posters will go into retail stores Saturday under the theme Put your money where your heart is Join the Civic Association. Boy Scouts will deliver posters. general chairman QR Reeder said 515 workers are on board, aiming for 550.
YMCA reports 78 percent of 2700 new members and $100000 goal achieved in week three. 732 new members and $27128 pledged last week. total 2096 members and $78708 raised with one week left. Final evaluation next Friday at noon in YMCA auditorium with division top producers honored.
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