Hauler Strike Violence Escalates in Middletown Area
Explosions and gunfire rock Middletown as haulers clash with owners. William Hurst, a broker from Cincinnati, faces gun threats after an explosion damaged a rig cab. Yankee Lines and Bob's Trucking report shootings and arson at terminals. Police say two rifles were in Hurst's car and a man was charged with pointing a firearm. Two hauler spokesmen say the strike is harming the industry and delaying settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
William Hurst
Carolina Sr
Yankee Lines, Inc
S. Dixie Highway
Bob's Trucking Co
Peasttown
Hust
Hurst
Lafayette Avenue
Verity Parkway
Yankee Lines
Yankee Terminal
Malcolm Smith
Cincinnati - Dayton Road
Bethany
Smith
Cody Thomas
Miamisburg
James Linnear
Franklin
14 Year Olds Trip To Canada Ends Abruptly
Butler County detectives questioned three 14 year old Middletown boys whose car theft spree stretched from Ohio to Michigan. They admitted taking vehicles from Armco Steel in S Verity Parkway, abandoning them in Celina Everts and Stanwood, then stealing a fourth car where they were captured in Cadillac. They planned to go to Canada and were to appear in juvenile court Friday.
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Canada
Butler County
Middletown
Ohio
Michigan
Cliff Hyde
Armco Steel Corp
Stanwood
Mich
Cadillac
Armco Official Heads Session at World Marketing Conference
Armco Steel Corp. director Robert A. Brayton chaired the second morning session of the World Marketing Conference at the University of Cincinnati. The event, led by UC marketing department with the World Trade Club of Cincinnati and the Regional Export Expansion Council, carried the theme Ohio Marketer to the World. Brayton introduced William M. Roth, the U.S. ambassador and chief trade negotiator from the Kennedy Round in Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Brayton
Armco Steel Corp
International
University of Cincinnati
World Trade Club of Cincinnati
Regional Export Expansion Council
Ohio
Brayton
William M. Roth
U. S
Switzerland
Shattle Sessions Continue as Strike Bargains Resume
Negotiators for Black Clawson Co. and IAM Local 1850 meet at Manchester Motor Inn with FM S go-between Edward Windes after an 11 hour session. About 200 Shattle Pandia Division workers walked out after the contract expired early Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Clawson CO
Charles Graft
Paul Billett
Bohman
International Association of Machinists
Manchester Motor Inn
Edward Windes
Federal Mediation Service of Cincinnati
Shattle Pandia
Fire Prevention Week Parade Draws Thousands in Middletown
Bellomonte Street traffic slowed as about 70 units formed a parade to open Fire Prevention Week. Middletown firefighters hosted the event for the Butler County Firemen's Association, with an estimated 9,000 spectators lining Central Avenue. County departments contributed equipment to the display.
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Bellomonte
Middletown
Butler County Firemen’s Association
Central Avenue
Wendt
Body of 15 year old Harmon Halcomb identified in Warren County field
Warren County Sheriff confirms Harmon Monroe Halcomb 15 of Morrow Route 1 Kings Mills High School identified from fingerprints. Decomposition limits cause or date of death. autopsy pending in Hamilton County. Funeral arrangements by Gallimore Shorten in Mason. missing persons report filed by his sister.
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Lebanon
Warren County Sheriff's Office
Kings Mills Field
Harmon Monroe Halcomb
Morrow Rt. 1
Kings Mills High School
Byron Kennard
Collett
Columbia
Mason
Theaawanake Thadatantiva
Kennard
Hamilton County
Frank Cleveland
Gallimore - Shorten Funeral Home
Kings
Halcomb
Pansie Halcomb
Warren County
Fred Collett
Franklin officer suspended after alleged shot incident
Franklin patrolman Don Kidwell was suspended by Chief Frank Harbach while an investigation reviews claims by Hansel McGuire that Kidwell shot at his car last night. Police report says witnesses saw a gun fired but not in a dangerous manner. Kidwell held the firearm at an upward angle. He was detained briefly in jail. no charges filed yet.
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Bob's Trucking Co
Hugh Turner
Dunlap
Tenn
Cliff Dye
Sheriff's Department
Rt. 4
Franklinventon Road
Turner
Bob Wise
Nadine Kirkpatrick
Franklin
Don Kidwell
Frank Harbach
Kidwell
8Th St
Harbach
Hansel McGuire
River St
McGuire
Juries Praised by County Judge on Grand Jury Work
Butler County Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer defended grand juries amid a misquote in yesterday's Journal. He said too many view criminals as undeserving of mercy but stressed juries have fulfilled duties and done a good job at the jail.
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Butler County
French Writer Andre Maurois Dies at 82 in Paris
French writer and intellectual Andre Maurois died Monday at 82 in Paris. A prolific novelist biographer and historian he gained early fame with Les Silences du Colonel Bramble satirizing British reserve. Maurois later became well known in the United States for lectures and articles on France during World War II.
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Andre Maurois
Maurois
Silences du
Colonel Bramble
United States
France
Convict Wins S1 750 Judgment Against Railroad
William J. Haslem, serving a life term for the 1966 Beachwood Caputo slaying, won a 1750 judgment in US District Court against New York Central Railroad. He claimed 1963 injuries from a fall at Collinwood yards impaired his spine and future ability to work.
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Cleveland
Ohio
New York Central Railroad
William J. Haslem
Sam S. Caputo
Beachwood
Haslem
Caputo
Collinwood Yards
Alkali Firm Ordered To Sell Bessemer Limestone Cement
The Diamond Alkali Co. of Cleveland was ordered by the FTC to sell the Bessemer Limestone and Cement Co. of Youngstown within one year. Diamond had acquired the firm in 1961, with the agency saying the move could lessen competition in Portland cement across 23 counties in northeastern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Diamond Alkali Co
Cleveland
Federal Trade Commission
Bessemer Limestone and Cement Co
Youngstown
Ohio
Diamond
Pennsylvania
Middletown forecasts 1968 city spending over seven million
Middletown City Commissioners approve a 1968 forecast totaling 7,608,575.80 with general fund expenditures at 3,366,218 and auto and gas tax road spending at 427,495. The report, to be sent to the Butler County Budget Commission, notes next year’s spending rise and cites increased revenue. A lease approval for Country Kitchen and a ballot for Breiel Boulevard assessments are among actions. curb plans on Grove Street are canceled.
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Middletown
Butler County Budget Commission
H. E. Newlin
County Budget Commission
Verity Parkway
Richard Monroe
Roosevelt Ave
Dorothy Back
Lamberton St
Guerney Cole Jr
Chariot Float Hopes Stall Over Pony Shortage
Middletown High Latin Club faces delays for its homecoming float as officer James Faulkner seeks two ponies to pull a chariot among nine parade entries. If ponies unavailable, two horses may be used. contact Latin Club adviser Miss Kiki Demetrion at Middletown High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Faulkner
Faulkner
Kiki Demetrion
Middletown High
Youngest First Lady Julia Gardiner Behind White House Doors
Julia Gardiner became the youngest First Lady in U S history at age 20 when she married President John Tyler and moved into the White House as his second wife.
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U. S
Julia Gardiner
White House
John Tyler
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Jerome Sweeney
S. Main St
Yankee
Fred _ Kleinwaechteer
Cincinnati
Kleinwaechter
L&s Paints
Armco
Bellemonte
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation
London
Billie Jo Davis
Saudi Arabia
Robert Baker
Kings Mills
Clyde Gentry
South Lebanon
Davie Halcomb
Lovett
D. C
West Virginia
Paris
By Jim Bohman
City
Country Kitchen
Middletown High School
U.S
Prize Union Sanitary
Barnitz Bank
Middletown, Ohio
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