Youth Hurt On Cycle Is Serious In Middletown Crash
A 17 year old Somerville youth, Stephen M. Myers, was in serious condition in Middletown Hospital ICU after being thrown from his motorcycle on the west end of the West Middletown bridge. He suffered a possible concussion and multiple contusions. Pedestrian Larry Carpenter, 15, of Butler County, Pa, was also injured when he was struck by the motorcycle as Myers tried to pass a line of traffic. Officers attributed the accident to the bike losing control after attempting to pass stopped vehicles and striking a bridge post.
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Somerville
Middletown Hospital
West Middletown
Stephen M. Myers
West Elkton-Gifford Rd
Larry Carpenter
Canal St
Butler County
Donald Smith
Myers
Three Middletown men held by Cincinnati police on stolen property charges
Three Middletown men were detained by Cincinnati police on suspicion of possessing stolen property, including six guns. Officers said the confiscated items a electric can opener ice crusher two tape recorders a coin collection silverware cigarettes a money bag and Bluffton area credit cards likely did not originate from local burglaries and did not match serial numbers of stolen weapons in county files.
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Cincinnati
Middletown
Blufton
Ohio
Bluffton-area
Roy Crout
Cargo Service Firm Files For Incorporation In Columbus
Articles of Incorporation filed in Columbus with the secretary of state's office by Cargo Service, Inc. A Columbus firm filed on behalf of Lawrence D. Wilson of 4404 Graydon Drive. The incorporation is expected to be final within one or two weeks. Wilson says the operation will hire on a commission basis to find loads and arrange for carriers to haul them.
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Columbus
Secretary of State
Cargo Service, Inc
Lawrence D. Wilson
Graydon Drive
Wilson
Taft Campaign Focuses On Sincerity And Law and Order
Rep Robert Taft Jr greets supporters at 1030 Central Ave as he stresses sincerity and domestic tranquility. He cites Ohio approach to campus unrest, favors anti riot bill, and credits President Nixon as a political asset amid 1968 style campaign.
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Robert A. Taft Jr
Taft
Senate
Central Ave
Gary Cooper
Goldwater
U.S. Senate
Ohio
U.S
Vietnam
Congress
Homan Hurt In Crash On Ohio 747 Near Port Union
A 23 year old Middletown woman Yvonne Gebhart sustained injuries when her northbound car hit a parked vehicle on Ohio 747 about 250 feet north of Port Union Rialto Road at Port Union Butler County police said. Passenger Janice Lee Rose escaped injury and Gebhart was treated at Middletown Hospital.
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Middletown
Ohio
Princeton-Glendale
Port Union-Rialto Road
Port Union
Butler County
Yvonne Gebhart
Warren Road
Middletown Hospital
Janice Lee Rose
Sycamore St
Trenton
Deaths And Funerals In Middletown And Nearby
An autopsy and toxological test are planned at Middletown Hospital to determine Mrs Delia Keister 19 cause of death in her 4927 Woodridge Drive apartment after being found unconscious and convulsing by emergency responders. Her husband Edwin 22 suspects possible pill use amid recent despondency. Coroner Dr Gerret J Boone says the death is not ruled suicide and may be due to drug overdose. Funeral arrangements are pending at John Arpp Funeral Home Germantown. Also noted are obituaries for Edwin W Elsbernd 75 of Oregonia Rt 1 who died at Chilton Memorial Hospital Wilmington, with services and burial details, and notices for Eker Lewis Callers Leon Luzzi and others with service times listed.
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Middletown Hospitl
Delia Keister
Woodridge Drive
Keisier
Edwin
Gerret J. Boone
Butler County
Keister
Henry Sturgill
Farmersville
Germantown
Funer
John Arpp
Powell Says Vietnam Troop Withdrawal Could Grow
State Sen. Walter E. Powell running for Congress from the Onswich district says Nixon may withdraw more troops than rumored, possibly 80,000 or more. He noted 95 percent of ground force in Vietnam is held by the ARVN and suggested pacification is working, while Nasser’s death could spur peace talks.
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Walter E. Powell
Congress
Onswich
Taft
Senate
Powell
Vietnam
Mid- East
Egypt
Nasser
Burglary Case Continuances In Franklin Court
Franklin five men charged with breaking and entering and grand larceny had cases continued to October 16. Norman Mobley 30 Middletown David Sexton 33 Middletown Eugene Horn 36 Middletown Main St and David Hannum 27 Middletown faced additional charges of possession of burglary tools. Bobby Peck alias Campbell arrested with group by Deputy Bill Montgomery after break in at Glenn Perry residence on St Dixie Highway.
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Franklin
Franklin Municipal
Norman Mobley
Vanderveer St
Middletown
David Sexton
Elwood St
Eugene Horn
Main St
David Hannum
Bobby Peck
Campbell
Warren County
Bill Montgomery
Glenn Perry
St. Dixie Highway
Mother Of Girls Sentenced In Local Court
Mrs. Gretchen McIntosh, 45, of 119 Baltimore St., was moved from city jail to North College Hill hospital by order of Judge J. T. Lamb. He imposed two six month suspended jail terms for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, conditioned on not returning to court and accepting psychiatric treatment. A child abuse charge was docketed in Butler County Juvenile Court, Middletown. Four year old Michelle McIntosh was released from Middletown Hospital yesterday.
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Gretchen MclIntosh
Baltimore St
North College Hill
J. T. Lamb
Butler County
Middletown
Michelle McIntosh
Middletown Hospital
Guns Taken From Butler County Home Reported
Five firearms valued at 210 dollars were stolen yesterday from Fred Rasnick’s home on 8361 Le Sourdsville-West Chester Road Butler County police reported. County Pt Clyde Hampton said four guns were taken from a bedroom and one from a closet including two 410 gauge shotguns a 12 gauge shotgun and two .22 caliber rifles.
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Hamilton
Fred Rasnick
le Sourdsville
West Chester Road
Butler County
Clyde Hampton
Leffler Nominated for Highest Scottish Rite Honor
Homer D. Leffler, owner and director of McCoy Leffler Funeral Home, is nominated for the honorary 33rd Degree of the Scottish Rite. The honor announced at the Supreme Council’s Milwaukee meeting cites his services to humanity and the Masonic Order. Leffler is a past master of Jefferson Lodge 90 F and AM and holds life memberships in local clubs.
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Homer D. Leffler
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Leffler
The
Supreme
Milwaukee
Masonic Order
Leifler
Jefferson Lodge 90
F&am
Royal Order of Scotland
Middletown
Middletown Sportsmen's Club
Man Bound To Jury In Check Case
William Dudley Baker of 2116 S Dixie Highway Blue Ball was bound to the Butler County grand jury on counterfeiting a $103.87 check. He pleaded innocent before Judge J. T. Lamb, bond set at $1,500. Authorities cited Kuhn Transportation machine written checks and over 1490 in stolen checks cashed with more than 100 blank checks reported stolen last month.
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William Dudley Baker
Blue Ball
Butler County
J. T. Lamb
Municipal Court
Ln A Kuhn Transportation
Fairfield Abduction Attempt Under Investigation
Fairfield police investigate an alleged abduction and beating of a young woman found along Bobmeyer Road at 7:40 a.m. She was taken to Fort Hamilton hospital for treatment and said she was forced into a car at gunpoint near the K Mart store. Police provided few other details.
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Fairfield
Bobmeyer Road
Fort Hamilton
K-Mart
Miami Elects First Black Queen
Miami University crowned Debora Jackson as homecoming queen, making her the first Black queen in school history. Jackson, a junior art major from Oxford, was the Delta Sigma Theta candidate, while Pat Ruggles of Northfield, a senior marketing major, represented Beta Theta Pi as homecoming king. The Studert vote selected the winners from 21 fraternities 19 sororities and ten residence halls.
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Oxford
Debora Jackson
W. Sycamore St
Miami University
Pat Ruggles
Northfield
Miss Jackson
School of Education
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Ruggles
School of Business Administration
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Miami
Weather Outlook for Southwestern Ohio Tonight and Sunday
Fair and cool conditions expected in southwestern Ohio with a low near 45 tonight and a high in the upper 60s on Sunday. A chance of showers Monday, with temperatures holding around current levels.
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Ohio
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Marion James Combs Sr
Jackson Lane
Gail Comos
Franklin-Madison Road
Lloyd Griggs
Oxford State Road
William Jee Madden
Centerville
Jess
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Nixon
Homan
Monroe Queen
Monroe
Candy Cain
David Hughes
Steve Strinko
Miss Cain
Sands Ave
Cecil Shearer
Steigerwald
Edwin We
Chilton Memorial Hospital
Wilmington
Emily
William
Clara Seigman
Norwood
Isabel] Elsberna
Detroit
St. Francis de Sales Church
Bethany Cemetery
Oswald Funeral Home
Eker Lewis
Fairfax Ave
Brown-Dawson
Leon Luzzi
Ross Ave
Webb
Republican National
National Party
ALL American Beef ‘N Shakes
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