Franklin School Levy Debate Details Four Alternatives
Franklin residents packed a high school meeting as the board explained four options to fund schools with a 4 mill renewal and a 6 mill addition on the November ballot. Alternatives include passing the 6 mill, defeating it and borrowing, or a drastic 13.62 mill plan, with state action looming if funds run short. Leaders urged support for the 6 mill while outlining potential state oversight or charter loss scenarios.
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Earl
Tom) Hudson
Hudson
Civic Campaign Starts With $4405 In First Week
The Civic Association reports $4405 raised in week one of the three week Fair Share Campaign at the Manchester Motor Inn. Divisions show industry 2958 retail 567 professional 775 government 105. Kick off breakfast cost about 150, Banquets for solicitors cited as higher. another report meeting set for next week.
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Manchester Motor Inn
Q. R. Reeder
Richard Noe
Noe
Large Pheasant Crop Predicted in Texas Panhandle
Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists in the Panhandle forecast a strong pheasant crop for hunting season near December 31. Roadside counts in July and August show 54 percent of hens carrying tagged broods, indicating healthy populations.
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Austin
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Panhandle
Tme
Police Detective Nichols Admitted After Illness
Policeman and City Detective Douglas Nichols aged 36 was in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital after being admitted for observation Wednesday evening. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance from his home following a bout of illness.
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Douglas Nichols
Middletown Hospital
Nichols
Franklin Schools Apply Funds to Stay Open Through Election Day
Franklin school district grapples with a $300,000 debt after a Sept. 24 closure date. Superintendent DeWitt Terry says monthly state foundation money about $98,000 plus accumulated tax funds will keep operations running until election day, with creditors pressed for payment and a potential $150,000 bank loan ruled illegal on 1972 real estate tax. The district seeks an advance on tangible property taxes around $132,000 and will continue operating unless tax money arrives.
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roCree
State Foundation
DeWitt Terry
Terry
Dallas Powers of
Franklin
Death Here Linked To Abortion
Middletown Hospital reported the death of a 33 year old woman from peritonitis after an abortion performed in New York. Butler County coroner Dr Garret J Boone said abortion is illegal in Ohio but not in New York and he will confer with Prosecutor Richard J Wessel on the legality of Ohio doctors referring patients to New York agencies.
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Hamilton
Middletown
New York
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
City approves reroute of Ohio 73 and 4 traffic changes
Public hearing in City Commission chambers cleared the plan to make Verity Parkway and Canal Street a one way route and Clinton Street a one way northbound. A final decision is expected within a month or two from J Phillip Richley with potential start in January and completion by next spring.
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Canal Street
Clinton Street
J. Phillip Richley
Ohio Department of Highways
Division 8
Highway Department
R. Paul Christiansen
Middletown
Verity
Vail
Girard Avenues
Canal
Verity Street One Way Pair Proposed To Ease Clinton Traffic
A plan would convert a half mile northbound route from Girard through Clinton to Verity into a three lane one way pair. Property owner Ralph Gingerich fears loss of land access, but officials say urban renewal parking would keep access and the reroute lowers costs versus widening Clinton.
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Canal
Clinton
Verity
Ralph Gingerich
Baltimore Street
Christiansen
Gingerich
Carlisle residents may skip July August garbage hike
Village Solicitor Stan Kolb says residents can ignore the extra two month charge for July and August with a choice to pay September and October. The council will decide billing before Oct 25 and a federal ruling on the increase is awaited.
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Carlisle
Stan Kolb
Sharon Stogner
Internal Revenue Office
Cincinnati
Council
Aeronca Lays Off 60 More Employees
Aeronca Inc announces about 60 additional layoffs at its Aerospace Group plant on Germantown Road in Middletown. Officials cite order backsliding by major contractors but stress the plant remains financially sound with roughly half the January workforce remaining.
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Aerospace Group
Germantown Road
Journal Today
Aeronca
Congress
Torrence
Calif
Middletown
Young City Commission Candidate Hospitalized After Emergency Appendectomy
Dennis Jena, 19, the citys first under twenty one candidate for City Commission, underwent an emergency appendectomy at Middletown Hospital after a stabbing like attack. He expected a week in hospital and two weeks home rest, and may withdraw from the race with his brothers campaign help.
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Young City Commission
Middletown Hospital
Dennis Jena
Mel Ferrer Hospitalized in London Overwork
American producer Mel Ferrer, 54, is hospitalized at the London Clinic after collapsing at home. A spokesman says his condition stems from overwork. Ferrer is Audrey Hepburn’s former husband and is now married to Lisa Souktine of Belgium.
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London
Mel Ferrer
Ferrer
U.S
Audrey Hepburn
Lisa Souktine
Plastics Division Outlines Bottled Beverage Push
The Plastic Bottle Division of The Society of the Plastics Industry says carbonated soft drinks beer and whiskey will begin to appear on retail shelves in plastic bottles.
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New York
Jpetail
the Society of the Plastics Industry
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