Armco helps clamp lid on phony billing scheme
Armco's advertising team thwarted a phony billing operation that bilked U S firms of millions. Secretaries Marie Shackelford and Barbara Liggett flagged suspicious invoices, alerted postal investigators, and aided probes leading to a California fraud indictment. CBS Sixty Minutes filmed the investigation and interviewed Armco executives as part of the exposure effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco
CBS
America
Middletown
U.S
Marie Shackelford
Barbara Liggett
Bruce Peters
Postal Service
Shackelford
John Mail
Sharon Ratliff
Sixty Minutes
Dick Clark
Peters
Indiana
Iowa
Supper club inspections deemed superficial in Beverly Hills Fire probe
In Kentucky, a Southgate firefighter described prior Beverly Hills Supper Club inspections as very superficial. State police say Captain John Braun could not read blueprints but noted dangerous wiring and blocked exits. Other officials rebut a deathbed report while a Fort Thomas officer described rescuing victims as they fled down a jammed staircase.
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Covington
Beverly Hills
Southgate
Kentucky
John Braun
Braun
Fort Thomas
Gary McMullin
McMullin
John Bankemper
Middletown
Ohio
McMullen
65th Suit Filed Over Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire
Paula Neill and Everett Neill of Ft. Mitchell Ky died while searching for each other after the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire on May 28. Constance Prince of Cincinnati names 10 defendants over furniture and equipment suppliers. plaintiffs seek more than 1.5 billion dollars in damages.
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Cincinnati
Neill
Beverly Hills Club
Deaths Chandler Hawkins Sr. 72 Fort Myers
Chandler Hawkins Sr. 72 former Middletown resident died at his home in Fort Myers Florida at 10 56 a m He retired from Armco Steel in 1965 after 23 years and was an Army veteran Surviving are his wife two sons a stepson three stepdaughters a sister 21 grandchildren and four great grandchildren Services will be held 10 a m Saturday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home burial in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call Friday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m in the funeral home.
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Chandler Hawkins Sr
Fort Myers
Fla
Middletown
Hawkins
Armco Steel Corp
Estill County
Cora
Chandler Jr
Robert Phillip Hawkins
Trenton
John Lawson
Virginia Beach
Lloyd Winna Stamper
Leona Robinson
Louisville
Jeanette Back
Laport
Minn
Lillian Chamberlain
McCoy Leffler
Rodney Williams
Joe Lewis
Woodside Cemetery
Ohio 4 crash victim dies in Hamilton
Miss Linda Bauer twenty three of Pleasant Avenue Fairfield died at Cincinnati General Hospital after a four car crash on Ohio 4 last Saturday. She had been in critical condition since the accident and is the second fatality. Mass of Christian Burial set for 10:30 a m Saturday at St Stephen Church with burial in St Stephen Cemetery. Colligan Funeral Home Hamilton 8 to 10 am Saturday.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Linda Bauer
Pleasant Avenue
Fairfield
Cincinnati General Hospital
Miss Bauer
St. Stephen Church
St. Stephen
Colligan Funeral Home
Multiple Local Accidents and Fires Reported Across City
A sequence of emergency calls shows incidents including a car hood fire at Central Avenue and Crawford Street caused by backfire on Thomas Laut’s vehicle, a fern fire at 600 W Sixth Ave started by a lighter, and a gas leak sparked car fire on S Breiel Boulevard. Several injuries were reported with hospital transport for Bonnie Durbin and Hobart Brewer, while others remained treated or released.
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Central Avenue
Crawford Street
Thomas Laut
Euclid St
Sixth Ave
Geraldine Ousley
Park St
Bonnie Durbin
Baltimore St
Fairmount Ave
Randy Stacy
Young St
S. Breiel Boulevard
Pearl St
Hobart Brewer
Elwood St
Chester Post
Moore St
Charles St
Ebb Gibbs
Stallion Nominated for Barrel Racing Sweepstakes
Donald Fall of 4543 Trenton Franklin Road nominates a 1972 stallion for the barrel racing sweepstakes at the All American Quarter Horse Congress. The event runs October 15 to 24 at the Ohio Exposition Center in Columbus with 88 entries and a purse exceeding $17,000.
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Donald Fall
Trenton-Franklin Road
Ohio Exposition Center
Columbus
Bone bits in meat proposed by USDA labeling plan
The Agriculture Department seeks to allow ground bone and small meat scraps in processed meats up to 20 percent of the meat portion with labels. Ground bone material would pass sieves, leaving large bone pieces behind, and a ration of nearly one half ounce per pound of salami could occur.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Carol Tucker Foreman
Aple
Middletown Kiwanis Installs Officers for 1977 78
The Middletown Kiwanis Club installed officers for the 1977 78 year at the Manchester Inn with Guy Stone II presiding. New officers are Charles W. Sutter president Fred L. Tyson first vice president Charles E. Hattery second vice president Alfred G. Decatur secretary Douglas F. Burgher treasurer Charles R. Best assistant treasurer and Stephen F. Dobrozsi sergeant at arms.
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Middletown Kiwanis Club
Manchester Inn
Charles W. Sutter
Fred L. Tyson
Charles E. Hattery
Alfred G. Decatur
Douglas F. Burgher
Charles R. Best
Stephen F. Dobrozsi
Kindness Leads Suit Over Panama Canal Treaty Deliveries
US Rep. Thomas N. Kindness and more than 50 Congress members file in Washington DC federal court seeking a declaratory judgment that President Carter must deliver the Panama Canal treaties to the House for consideration. The suit argues Article IV, Section 3 assigns disposal power to Congress and fears executive circumvention.
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Thomas N. Kindness
8Th District
Congress
Federal District Court
Washington, D.C
President Carter
House of Representatives
House
Kindness
U.S
Washington
Carter
Omar ‘Torrijos Herrera
Senate
United States
Mickey Edwards
Oklahoma
October Vandalism Spurs County Warning
Hamilton Butler County traffic officer James Patrick warns motorists to beware objects in the road as Halloween celebrations begin. No injuries reported yet but officials vow enforcement of vandalism laws and remind parents liable for damage caused by children.
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Hamilton
Butler County
James Patrick
Patrick
Sheriff's Department
Easter Seal parents club formed in Butler County
The Butler County Easter Seal Society begins a new Parents of handicapped young people club. The first meeting is October 13 at 7 30 p.m. at 1045 Dayton Street Hamilton with Linda Durham as speaker. Members seek mutual support and exchange experiences. Call for transportation help.
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Butler County
Easter Seal Society
Dayton St
Hamilton
Linda Durham
Mothers For Special Children
Cincinnati
Rosalyn Velazco
Ponderosa blaze cleanup underway after grill area fire
The Ponderosa on N Verity Parkway remains closed for cleanup and reinspection after a fire in the grill area caused about 2000 in damages. Firefighters found flames in the grill area and workers evacuated as exhaust fans and a dry powder system failed to control the fire. Reopening hinges on installing new equipment, with a likely return by tomorrow evening if work proceeds quickly.
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Ponderosa
N. Verity Parkway
Dan Grindle
Jesse Carmicle
Win Duff
Carmicke
Scouts Awarded At Open House At Rosedale School
At the troop’s annual open house last night, First class honors went to Mark Fugate Sam Kuper and David McCutcheon Second class to Matt Tate and Tenderfoot to Tim Chupka Steve Helton Eric Jasper Jim Rossi and Joel Stanley Additional awards went to Chupka Fugate Helton Jasper Kuper McCutcheon Rossi Stanley Tate and Bill Centers A boomerang from a Sidney Australia troop sponsored by Armco was displayed Scoutmaster Fred Crawford and assistant Bob Cover led the event at the Rosedale school site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosedale School
Mark Fugate
Sam Kuper
David McCutcheon
Matt Tate
Tim Chupka
Steve Helton
Eric Jasper
Jim Rossi
Joel Stanley
Chupka
Fugate
Helton
Jasper
Kuper
McCutcheon
Rossi
Stanley
Tate
Bill
Sidney
Australia
Armco
Fred Crawford
Bob Cover
Jacksonburg Clerk-Treasurer Resigns After Bus Driver Duty
Ruby Brown resigns as Jacksonburg village clerk treasurer effective year end. She cites heavier workload as an Edgewood school bus driver and ends her second year in the post. Mayor Jim Conrad says a replacement has been found and will be appointed and trained under Brown before taking the job.
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Jacksonburg
Ruby Brown
Corn auger accident claims Eaton man in Indiana
Gordon T Hester 54 of 4919 Wolverton Road died after a farming accident involving a corn auger at his Jackson Township farm in Butler County. Sheriff’s office investigates. Survived by wife Dorothy and a large extended family. funeral at St John Catholic Church New Paris with burial in St Andrews Cemetery Richmond.
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Eaton
Gordon T Hester
Wolverton Road
Reid Memorial Hospital
Richmond
Ind
Preble County Sheriff's Office
Hester
Jackson Township
Butler County Farm Bureau
Dorothy
Thomas Hester
Hamilton
Thomas
Betty Hester
Marian Fox
Irma Armstead
Ruth Muskopf
Fairfield
Carol Bates
Colorado
Jeanine Bruner
Houston
Texas
Robert
Trenton
Richard
Dayton
St. John Catholic Church
New Paris
Edward H. Volker
Kessler-Barnes
Funeral Home
St. Andrews Cemetery
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Craig and
the Country Blazers
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S. Main ST
Chandler Hawkins
Milas Lovins
Sycamore St
Brown- Dawson
Carol Foreman
Kiwanis
Guy Stone II
Kiwanis Fifth Division
Middletown East Kiwanis Club
H. Victor Anvil
Arnold Birchfield
Richard L LeRoy
Bill K. Parnell
William S. Wilmer Jr
David B. Cottrill
Donald Imhoff Jr
James M. McCollum
David T. Morgan
Howard Torstveit
Panama Pact Voice
Washington Legal Foundation
Ponderosa Blaze
Ki World Wide Pictures
Sun
Trenton Church
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