Miami University Opens Delayed Technology Building
The new 1 million technology building on the Middletown campus opened almost six weeks late after inspectors found deficiencies. Instructors moved quickly to set up equipment and classrooms, with about one third of 2 065 students enrolled beginning classes in the new facilities. Faculty doubled up in offices and labs while construction caught up and 125 additional parking spaces were planned near Logan Johnston Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Miami University
Clare Easton
Eugene Bennett
Thomas Prebys
Recorder
Jef
Logan Johnston
Technology
Three 15-Year-Olds Taken For Burglary
Three 15-year-old boys were arrested on burglary charges after police traced a break in at Kinnamon Service Station on Woodlawn Avenue. Officers found a rear door broken open with three soft drink cases, flashlights, batteries, and shotgun shells outside. An alarm thwarted a separate break in at Tee's Restaurant on Clark Street. A money machine at Robo Wash on Verity Parkway was damaged with unknown losses, and a Manchester Road Van Nest Avenue service station coin box and money changer were emptied.
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Woodlawn Avenue
Butler County
Kinnamon
Woodlawn Ave
Robo Wash
N. Verity Parkway
Manchester Road
Vannest Avenue
Explosion damages UM Institute on North Campus in Ann Arbor
An explosion near midnight at the University of Michigan Institute of Science and Technology on the North Campus shattered windows and a door. No injuries were reported as police sealed the area and custodians had been nearby moments before. It is the second blast in Ann Arbor in recent weeks and the 13th in the Detroit area, targeting a two story wing housing the Great Lakes research laboratory and a 3D photography lab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Institute of Science and Technology
Ann Arbor
Detroit
Department of Defense
University
Great Lakes
Calf Causes Minor Crash Near Bethany Road
Catherine Williams of Hamilton escaped injury when her westbound car struck a calf crossing Bethany Road near the Warren County line in Butler County. The animal, owned by John Reeves, caused $150 damage to the Williams vehicle.
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Hamilton
Catherine Louella Williams
North St
Bethany Road
Warren County
Butler County
Robert Wright
John Reeves
Williams
Deaths and Funerals in Middletown and Nearby
Funeral notices for Dewey Collins 48 of Chula Vista Calif formerly of Middletown who died Oct 5 and will be buried in Miami Cemetery Corwin. Also notices for Frieda McFeeter Sharpe 71 of Trenton who died Sept ? and services at McCoy Leffler and Joseph R Baker & Sons, with burial at North Cemetery Monroe and Butler County Memorial Park. Other lodge service details and hospital death in Middletown Hospital.
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Dewey Collins
Chula Vista
Calif
Middletown
California
Mr. Collins
Salt Lick
Margaret
Peggy
Steven
Daniel
Patricia
Frank Collins
Hamilton
Ewell
Phoenix
Ariz
Frieda McFeeter Sharpe
Cranewood
Drive
Trenton
Middletown Hospital
Joplin
Lyman Ashcraft
James Hounshell
George McFeeter
McCoy- Leffler
E. Eugene Frazer
North Cemetery
Monroe
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Butler County Memorial Park
Jefferson Lodge 90
F&am
Williams
Mrs Grace Sellars Dies At 86 In Dayton
Grace O Sellars 86 of Dayton former Middletown resident died at Middletown Hospital after a stay since March 26. Born in Utica Ohio she worked at John Ross Store before moving to Dayton in 1939. Active in Mt Olive United Church of Christ she survived by brother Ernest Snethen Middletown and half-brother Mervyn Snethen Lebanon. Her husband J Luther Sellars died in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Sellars
Grace O. Sellars
Dayton
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Ernest Snethen
Mervyn Snethen
Lebanon
Services for Denval J. Williams Planned for 3 P.M
Funeral services for 48 year old Denval J. Williams of 57 Stadia Drive Franklin are scheduled for 3 p.m. Details on burial and pallbearers were not provided in the notice.
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Denval J. Williams
Stadia Drive
Franklin
Requiem High Mass for Wilbert Biltz in Cincinnati
Wilbert Martin Biltz 55 of Cincinnati and formerly Middletown will lie in state at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. A Requiem High Mass is set for 9 a.m. Thursday at St John’s Church with burial at Woodside Cemetery. He died yesterday at his residence.
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Wilbert Martin Biltz
Cincinnati
Middletown
St. John’s Church
Woodside Cemetery
McCoy-Leffler
Biltz
Local Obituary and Service Notices
Roy McDaniel aged 51 of 750 Haldi mand Ave is listed with services today. Fred Braun aged 54 of 1175 Cadillac Drive has services at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Mrs Caroline Sandidge aged 84 of 575 Harrison Ave has a service at 1 30 p m tomorrow at Trinity Episcopal Church.
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Roy McDaniel
Haldimand Ave
Klaus-Weigel
Fred Braun
Cadillac Drive
Caroline Sandidge
Harrison Ave
Trinity Episcopal Church
Springboro Annexation Clears Path for 500-Home Plan
Springboro commissioners approve annexation of the 140 acre Creager Farm on Township Line Road in Clearcreek Township north of Ohio 73. Petitioners agent Fred Jones says only two freeholders remain. land released to the village though council action and ordinance passage await two months. The move is linked to a broader annexation push expanding the village size.
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Springboro
Creager
Township Line
Fred Jones
Clearcreek Township
Ohio
Apollo 7 crew stay on mission despite cold symptoms
Flight planners noted the Apollo 7 trio had completed 14 of 20 top goals as their 11 day flight progressed beyond one third. Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham were reported to have bona fide colds while Schirra also showed symptoms, though officials expected to finish the planned duration.
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Donn Eisele
Walter Schirra
John Zieglschmid
Walt Cunningham
Last Stronghold Now Biafran Ghost Town
UN OAU and allied observers tour Ikot Ekpene and report ongoing fighting near Umuahaia as Nigerian forces hold the town by day and rebels retake it at night. The Red Cross cares for about 250000 in the area with another 200000 unofficial refugees. Observers warn of malnutrition, refugee fears, and a heavy humanitarian burden amid the push to end Biafran resistance.
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Skot Ekpene
Biafra
Umuaha
United Nations
Organization of African Unity
Britain
Canada
Poland
Sweden
3Rd Commando Division
Red Cross
The
Theodore Sachan
Kiel
Germany
Port Harcourt
Ikot Ekpene
Ayo Ariyo
Israel Osafor
Umuahaia
Whih
French Concorde Prototype Set for Maiden Flight
French prototype of the British French Concorde supersonic airliner is to fly first from Toulouse in late December or early next year. The British version will follow about six weeks later, according to Minister Anthony Wedgwood Benn.
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London
Toulouse
France
Anthony Wedgwood Benn
Parliament
Armco Names Fred Sander as Project Purchasing Agent
Armco Steel Corp announces Fred T. Sander as project purchasing agent for Raw Materials and Purchasing. Sander will relocate to Houston in October and has been with Armco since 1962, advancing this year to senior buyer MRO equipment purchases. He is a University of Miami graduate.
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Fred T. Sander
Armco Steel Corp
W. M. Schuck
Sander
Houston
Armco
MRO
University of Miami
AIM Drive Aims For 25000 Fund-Drive Opens in Middletown
AIM Drive has launched its annual fund-raising with a goal of 25000 matching last year. AIM president E H Thorsteinson says broader programs by the Middletown Fine Arts Center Middletown Symphony and Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts boost attendance and support. Income from patrons plus member contributions underwrites utilities rent and staff costs beyond fees.
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Arts In
Middletown
AIM
E H. Thorsteinson
Middletown Fine Arts Center
Middletown Symphony
Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts
Aimhas
Fine Arts Center
Thorsteinson
Indian is Captured After 12 Day Hunt
Indian Lawrence Factor was found in the forest near Fillmore Oklahoma 12 days after a manhunt began for him and his son The hunt started October 3 following the discovery of his wife Juanita Factor 31 strangled and buried in the woods near their home Factor 43 faced murder charges and was held in Carter County Jail Authorities said the son survived on persimmons peanuts and bread and witnessed helicopters during the search
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Tishomingo
Okla
Lawrence Factor
Juanita
Factor
Carter County
Ardmore
Johnston County
Herman Ford
Wayne Warthen
Dist
Burke Mordy
Fillmore
Here
Warthen
National Guard
Deborah
Donald
Police Cruiser Theft Foiled in Memphis
Memphis police arrested two men on charges of breaking and entering a parked police cruiser and burglary. Officers on foot patrol had responded to a call and found three men attempting to steal the patrol car's shotgun. one suspect escaped.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
Jear
Robert Taylor Calls Lung Tumors Benign
Actor Robert Taylor, 58, whose right lung was removed last Tuesday after discovering small tumors, has been declared benign by a hospital spokesman. The surgery was reportedly due to a fungus infection. Taylor remains in good condition.
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Robert Taylor
Santa Monica
Calif
St. John’s Hospital
Taylor
Flocked Wallpapers Popular in 17th Century Rolls Four Feet Wide
Flocked wallpapers enjoyed popularity in the 17th century and were sold in wide rolls measuring four feet. The material combined texture with decorative patterns, appealing to households seeking distinctive interior design during that era.
Unidentified Flying Objects Sighted by Air Force Record
Between 1947 and 1964 the United States Air Force logged 8 763 unidentified flying objects sightings. The data reflects a broad range of reports across years and locations within the United States.
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United States Air Force
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City Campus
Prebys
Tee's
Clark St
SRL Uy
Main St
Mrs
Frieda Sharpe
Wilbert Bilt
Apollo
Schirra
Wéeal
Biafran
Joseph T. Kiep
Democrat
Kiep
J. E. McCain
F. Weinman
Clinton, Midd
Canary Lane
Ham
Pol. Adv
NEW Life Temple
Trenton Franklin Rd
Dean Sheets—Pastor
Rev. Dean Sheets
Middletown, O
Lemon-Monroe High School
Middletown High School
Irving
Carl S0es
YMCA
Civic Association
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