Record Bike-A-Thon Draws 303 Riders In Wet Return
The Fourth Annual Bike-A-Thon in Middletown Butler County drew 303 riders despite rain. Bill Teager reports pledges total 18 153 38 with a potential local record. last year net was 16 000 plus 2 000 from Evel Knievel. Proceeds fund local cancer patient services and medical education.
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Middletown- Butler County
American Cancer Society
Bill Teager
The
Cancer Society
Evel Knievel
Lee Weeks
Cancer Crusade
Teager
Jennifer Voris
Allison Molnar
Matthew Koenig
Dorothy Morris
Circle Kelly Jo
Police Briefs: Vandalism Burglary and Detention Reported
Vandal punctures four tires on Irene Metiger’s car at 1902 Central Ave and two tires on Stan Lyles’ car plus one on a wrecker at First Ave Moore St lot. Burglars climbed a 4 foot vent at Butler Metropolitan Housing Authority offices on Main St and ransacked a desk. A 16 year old pregnant woman was taken to Middletown Hospital from Horseshoe Bar after an alleged beating. A rock damaged Herman Hill’s car on 14th Ave. Police disarmed a man with six loaded pistols at the WEW building on Young St and Michigan Ave. Clarence Ringer, 1215 Pine St, arrested for carrying a loaded concealed weapon and intoxication.
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Irene Metiger
Central Ave
Stan Lyles
Hillath Ave
Dietz Sohio
First Avenue
Moore Street
Tne
Butler Metropolitan Housing Authority
Main Street
Middletown Hospital
Horseshoe Bar
MS Main St
WEW
Young Street
Michigan Avenue
Clarence Ringer
Pine St
Afternoon bandit hits Pence's Market
The so called afternoon bandit linked to East End robberies is suspected in yesterday's hold up at Pence's Market 1815 Tytus Ave about 300 dollars was taken. A composite sketch is released and police say the suspect robs in late afternoon or early evening without a mask. The spree since August includes JoAnn Fabrics Lewis Street Lamark Drug Lamark Shoes and King Kwiks with eight incidents reported.
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East End
Pence's Market
Tytus Ave
Plaza
JoAnn Fabrics
Lewis Street
El-Bee Shoes
Middletown
Lamark Drug Stores
Central Avenue
N. University Boulevard
King Kwiks
Tytus Avenue
Atlantic City Cries For Casinos Vote On Nov. 2
Atlantic City seeks voter approval to legalize casino gambling in the city amid decay of beachfront hotels and a sparsely crowded Boardwalk. The pro casino drive is led by city officials and Resorts International, which has contributed funds and plans major hotel expansion. Opposing voices come from New Jersey churches wary of gambling.
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Atlantic City
N.J
New Jersey
Resorts International
Bahamas
Resorts —_ International
Chalfonte- Hadden Hall
Resort International
Madison DECA selects youths for state contests
Madison High School DECA names Jackie Silas to represent at a parliamentarian contest at Northgate Mall on Tuesday. Liz Simpkins chosen for Miss Ohio DECA Sweetheart contest. Winners advance to state competitions in Columbus next month.
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Jackie Silas
Madison High School
DECA
Northgate Mall
Liz Simpkins
Columbus
Cincinnati Vice Squad Seizes Films At Drive-In
Cincinnati police confiscated two films from the Twin Drive-In after spotting cars with juveniles and a large screen visible from streets including the Norwood Lateral. The prosecutor cited explicit sexual content in Love Under Seventeen and Secrets of Sweet Sixteen.
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Cincinnati
Norwood
Economy predictions near administration forecasts says Greenspan
Washington AP economic notes show Alan Greenspan stating the economy is nearer the revised January forecasts than the original outlook while unemployment may dip below 7 percent by year end. September jobless rate falls to 7.8 percent as employment declines.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Alan Greenspan
President's Council of Economic Advisors
Introductory Meeting for Inner Peace Movement
An introductory meeting for the Inner Peace Movement is set for Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Manchester Inn. A donation of $1.50 will be collected.
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Manchester Inn
Flu Clinics Planned for Middletown Notes
Middletown health officials announced locations and hours for swine flu clinics. A special hot line has been set up for more information, along with questions and answers about swine flu.
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Middletown
Eastern storm batters states with floods and tornadoes
A powerful fall storm struck the eastern states causing flash floods from South Carolina to New England, with tornadoes reported near Milford Delaware and Danville Virginia. Severe flooding hit Frederick Maryland, outages affected Western Maryland, and winds gusted up to 85 mph in several locations.
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South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Midatlantic
New England
Ohio Valley
Pennsylvania
Milford
Danville
WBTM
Weather Service
Lynchburg
Elizabeth City
N.C
Tysonsane
Millville
Balloonist Ed Yost inches toward Atlantic crossing
Ed Yost, 57, owner of Universal Systems, continues to seek the first manned balloon crossing of the Atlantic. The Coast Guard reports he is not in distress and can gain altitude as he searches for favorable winds off the Portuguese coast. Flight trackers say his position is about 240 miles from Portugal with ballast dumps or helium releases used to adjust between 5 000 and 12 000 feet. He began from the Maine coast and previously crossed the English Channel in a hot air balloon.
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New York
Ed Yost
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Spanish
Yost
Ramstein
Germany
Trans World Airlines
Portugese
Lisbon
Washington
Azores
Spanish Coast
Sioux Falls
S.C
Universal Systems
English Channel
Rye
England
St. George
France
Maine
Knights of Columbus Leader to Speak on Columbus Day
Dr. John W. McDevitt supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus will address listeners on WPFB Monday night at 6 30. He will discuss In God We Trust as the title of his talk. The Knights of Columbus claim 1.2 million members nationwide.
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John W. McDevitt
the Knights of Columbus
WPFB
McDevitt
God We Trust
Knights of Columbus
State auditor distributes vehicle fees in third 1976 payout
State Auditor Thomas E Ferguson announced a third advance distribution of 1976 state motor vehicle registration fees totaling $4.5 million. The funds are allocated by a formula using county and municipality vehicle totals, miles driven, number of townships, and a county equalization factor.
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Columbus
Ohio
Thomas E Ferguson
Local injuries and fires reported across city streets
Pire runs Yesterday 81.m. at 5007 Woodridge Drive Carroll Markland 28 ill to hospital at 549 p.m. 108 Franklin Street Mae Beer 73 ill admitted in fair condition 446 p.m. 1900 block of Vance Street trash in dumpster afire 1049 a.m. 403 Baltimore Street Laura Armitage 92 difficulty breathing oxygen given admitted in fair condition at a hospital
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Woodridge Drive
Carroll Markland
Franklin St
Mae Beer
Vance Street
Baltimore St
Laura Armitage
Towne Mall announces 36 tenants for new center
Cleveland developer Jacobs Visconsi & Jacobs lists 36 committed tenants for the Towne Mall Shopping Center at I-75 and Ohio 122 east of town. Anchors Sears Roebuck Elder Beerman and McAlpin already open. Additional small stores include The Limited J B Robinson Jewelers Radio Shack The Gap and Lamark Drugs among others. February target opening for all committed stores. total of 54 small shops planned plus anchors.
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New Towne Mall
I-75
Ohio 122
Here
Robert S. Hirsh
Jacobs, Visconsi & Jacobs Co
The
Journal
Sears, Roebuck
Elder-Beerman Co
McA
Limited
Dunhill
the Earring Tree
Camelot Records
J.B. Robinson Jewelers
Thom McAn Shoes
Jean Nicole
Waldenbook
Hickory Farms
Radio Shack
Carousel
Hot Sam
Flowerama
Paul Harris
House of Fabrics
Athlete's Foot
McAlpin’s
Hirsh
Princeton senior designs a workable nuclear bomb plan
Princeton University senior John Aristotle Phillips outlined a 125 pound device the size of a beach ball that he says could yield about one third the power of the 1945 Hiroshima bomb. The plan relies on public documents and notes substantial costs and triggering explosive details.
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Princeton
N.J
Princeton University
John Aristotle Phillips
Phillips
Frank Chilton
California
Chilton
Rusettes Institute of Technology
U.S. Army
E.I. du Pont Co
Wilmington
del Theodore Taylor
US Nuclear Wea
Los Alamos
Calif
Freeman J. Dyson
Obituary Notice for John Dilgard 75 at Otterbein Home
Lebanon death notice lists John Dilgard as 75 and residing at the Otterbein Home. He died there Friday, with the obituary headline corrected to reflect the correct first name.
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Lebanon
John Dilgard
Ne Journal
Mi Ilgard
Otterbein
Sth Annual Conference on Ohio Water Management Agenda
The Water Management Association of Ohio announces its 5th annual conference to be held October 12 to 14. Topics include floods and droughts water for recreation and energy Lake Erie and water resources research.
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Columbus, Ohio
Sth
The
Water Management Associat of Ohio
Lake Erie
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