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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1968
Page
13
The Journal begins a weekly feature The Page written and edited by students. This week's lineup includes an interview with a young businessman with silk screen sales of 1800 in two years and student polls predicting the coming presidential election.
Negotiations between Middletown city officials and police and fire unions are stalled as the city rejects broad bargaining. The Fraternal Order of Police and Firefighters Association representatives cite rank limits and leadership changes for the deadlock, while the unions insist on formal talks with all units.
Two men were acquitted in Butler County Common Pleas Court on charges of carrying narcotics into the county jail on May 19. Allen Warford, 25, was cleared of illegal possession of a hypodermic needle and morphine, while Larry Hacker was found not guilty on the same counts. Ronnie Brock had pleaded guilty and was to appear in court.
Harry C. Johnson retired VP of sales at Sorg Paper Co received the companys first 60 year service emblem at a luncheon at the Manchester Motor Inn. He joined as bookkeeper Oct 1 1908 rose to treasurer director and VP in charge of sales by 1938 and served as consultant for seven years before his Oct 1 1956 retirement. He will be 78 and resides at the Manchester Motor Inn.
Ralph McKenzie aged 42 of Lytle Road Franklin was elected president of the Armco Employes Independent Federation to succeed Milton Wells who had led for seven of the last eight years Carmel Mathis was his opponent Other officers named include Robert Dunn secretary treasurer Charles Ray Moreland VP East Works Scott Banks VP Fabricating Gilmer Mays VP Hamilton Ralph Stewart VP Washington Court House Trustees East Works Lawrence Fletcher Sam Vaughn Howard Wright Fabricating Marcus Palmer Hamilton Edward Martin James Anderson VP Salary Auxiliary.
At 1 05 p m a wreck at the US 42 Ohio 73 intersection in Waynesville killed two thoroughbred horses Foggy Harbor eight and Navy Watch nine valued at 3000 each. Eunice Louisiana driver Woodrow Reed 25 cited for reckless operation after running a red light while trying to beat a semi trailer driven by Ralph Locke 43 of Dayton who was injured and hospitalized.
The Teamsters in Cleveland endorsed Republican William B. Saxbe for the U.S. Senate, opposing former Cincinnati councilman John J. Gilligan. Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey also won the Teamsters endorsement.
A packed Middletown City Building heard five groups push for an open housing ordinance to ban discrimination in sales and rentals. Speakers argued both for and against. officials noted ongoing debates and a council meeting to decide whether to seek an ordinance or resolution.
After the Stamper funeral a color television valued at 350 dollars was found missing from an upstairs bedroom of Jack Stamper 36 of 933 14th Ave. Police say intruders broke in by smashing the front door glass and no other items were taken. Stamper was accused of arson last week and was found dead from a gunshot in his home. In a separate burglary thieves took a 200 pound tool box from V A Used Car Sales at 2500 N Verity Parkway causing 150 window damage and 55 in car damage.
A 20-year-old man, Charles Fitzgerald, disappeared after a Saturday YMCA dance. He is 6 2, 185 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes. last seen at 8443 Ora Lane, Peasttown Heights. Parents seek information. call 423 1940 to help locate him.
Mars is identified as the first planet beyond Earth in the solar system, positioned outward from the Sun.
Two separate crashes last night left two men dead and two injured. Edward Butler, 31, of Mariemont died at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital after a collision at U S 22 and Rt 48 in Warren County. George D. Holland, 35, of Morrow survived hospital treatment for facial and scalp injuries. A second crash on Soldiers Home West Carrollton Road killed Eugene Garrison, 21, of New Miami and injured Harley Brant Jr., 18, of Dayton, after their car struck a tree.
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