Freezing hail jolts Middletown area during storm
A freak storm dumped heavy hail in Middletown yesterday afternoon from the Wildwood area to I-75 with ice forming on the roads. State Patrol sent salt trucks along a mile long stretch of I-75 while several fender-bender crashes were logged but no injuries. Morningstar noted a 53 degree high that day and an overnight fall to near the 30s.
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Middletown
Interstate 75
C. T. Morningstar
Journal
Stanley Street
Wildwood
I-75
Dixie Highway
State Patrol
Manchester
Road
Ohio
Monroe
Lebanon
Springboro
Franklin
Eaton
Morningstar
Youth faces charge in death of women
A 17 year old with no license was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide after Gene Stapleton of 141 N Riverside Drive struck two women on Ohio 127 just north of Hamilton. Mildred Sergent 31 and Della Brown 30 died from the crash. Vickie Hubbard 20 driving a second vehicle could not avoid striking Brown. Autopsies planned. road closed for hours during investigation. Donald Newberry owner of the unlicensed car and the driver were charged with leaving the scene and related offenses.
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Hamilton
Ohio 127
Gene Stapleton
Riverside Drive
Third Street
Mildred Sergent
Fairgrove Ave
Della Brown
11Th St
Vickie Hubbard
Fifth St
Hubbard
Leton
Donald Newberry
Noted pianist to be at Miami University Sunday Matinee
Rebecca Penneys, an internationally renowned pianist, returns to Miami University on October 22 for a free performance in the Sunday Matinee Concert series at the Art Museum. She won the Special Critics Prize at the Seventh International Chopin Competition in Warsaw and earned prizes at Santander and Paloma O Shea competitions. Penneys chairs the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in Milwaukee and has taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts.
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Oxford
Rebecca Penneys
Miami University
New Art Museum
Miss Penneys
Warsaw
Poland
International Music Institute
Santander
Spain
Aerosol era ends as EPA bans fluorocarbon sprays
The EPA regulation banning bulk sale of fluorocarbon gases for most aerosol products took effect at midnight. The National Academy of Sciences warns these gases could damage the ozone layer and raise skin cancer risk. Exemptions include certain pharmaceuticals and aircraft maintenance sprays.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
The
National Academy of Science
Earth
Academy
Police Briefs From Middletown Area Report Thefts And Injury
Items worth 250 dollars including a stereo cassette player tapes and a camera head were stolen from Paul Collins vehicle parked at Middletown High School Friday night. A patient in Middletown Hospital emergency room reported being shot in the back of the head with head injury. The suspect was arrested on intoxication charges after becoming abusive to officers. Three antique chairs valued around 90 dollars were taken in a garage break in at Joe Pursiey residence 609 Young Street yesterday.
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Paul Collins
Hathaway Court
Middletown High School
Middletown Hospital
Joe Pursiey
Young St
Gregory sees hope for black voters in shift of power
Dick Gregory told a Middletown audience at United Missionary Baptist Church that America is a cesspool of hate yet sees hope in the rising influence of black voters. He criticized Proposition 13 and US politics, urged honesty, and backed Celeste for Ohio governor, arguing the poor and cities must be helped.
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Dick Gregory
Middletown
America
Gregory
United Missionary Baptist Church
Walter Cronkite
Washiaton
Gregray
Carter
California
Internal Revenue Service
John F. Kennedy
Jim Garrison
New Orleans
Martin Luther King
U.S
Celeste
Ohio
Utilities Commission
Health official Elliot Stern to speak at CORVA meeting
Cincinnati official Elliot Stern of the American Health Planning Association will address the Health Planning and Resource Development Association of the Central Ohio River Valley at its Oct 19 meeting at the Hilton Inn Sharonville. An election of board members will occur and Stern will discuss amendments to the Health Planning and Resource Development Act and the future of health systems planning.
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Cincinnati
Elliot Stern
American Health Planning Association
Health Planning and Resource Development Association of
Central Ohio River Valley
CORVA
Hilton Inn
1275
U.S. 42
Sharonville
Stern
Siamese twins Sonya Bain dies after separation surgery
Sonya Bain, the more ill of Siamese twins separated at Duke Medical Center after a five hour operation, died from persistent heart failure. Tonya remains in critical condition despite maximum medical support. the operation marked the first separation at the 800 hospital, with the twins sharing hearts and livers and born October 3 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh.
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Sonya
Filston
Tonya
800 Hospital
Arlington Arms murder probes continue after fatal shooting
Middletown detectives investigate a fatal shooting at Arlington Arms Apartments. Anthony Freeman, 25, of 731 Euclid Court Apt. K-1, was shot in the left temple around 5 25 p m at his residence. Investigators are interviewing witnesses and have not released further details.
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Middletown
Arlington Arms Apartments
Anthony Freeman
Euclid Court
Apt
Local incidents list reports scattered injuries and damages
At 5:50 p.m. 1505 Manchester Ave no transport 6 p.m. 320 Garfield St auto fire causes $300 damage. Arthur Burton 28 owner received hand injuries to hospital admitted in satisfactory condition. 5:35 p.m. 3012 Manchester Road no transport 4:30 p.m. Verity Parkway and Elwood Street Jean Bush 47 2856 Wilbraham Road and Kathy Skinner 22. 24 Grimes St pains from accident to hospital both treated and released. 4:25 p.m. 4531 Bonita Drive Apt 112 dryer overheated fire spread to clothes but confined inside dryer $300 damage. 9:13 a.m. Sorg Paper Co Elmer Ray Adams 27 130 Astoria Road Germantown cut above eye to hospital. 9:03 a.m. 2006 Hill Ave Evelyn Scott 56 ill to a treated and released.
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Manchester Ave
Garfield St
Arthur Burton
Manchester Road
Verity Parkway
Elwood Street
Jean Bush
Wilbraham Road
Kathy Skinner
Grimes St
Bonita Drive
Apt
Sorg Paper Co
Elmer Ray Adams
Astoria Road
Germantown
Hill Ave
Evelyn Scott
Deaths and funerals for Briggs Wells Whitt listed
Obituaries and funeral notices for Selma Briggs 69 of 640 Lafayette Ave. with service Tuesday at Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel and burial in Woodside Cemetery. Also W. Acse Wells 82 of 6670 Trenton-Franklin Road died at Midlletown Hospital and Curtis Whitt 74 of 107 Boys Are died at home with services listed. Includes survivors, origins, and funeral timings.
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Middletown Hospital
Frances
Michael
Middletown
Tyrone
Lima
Jackie Mosley
Rose Johnson
Joyce Mack
Dorothy Briggs
Washington, D.C
W. Acse Wells
Trenton-Franklin Road
Scranton
Diamond International
The
Eagles Lodge
Ora
Mitchel
Stanley
Chillicothe
Hazel Gedra
New Lebanon
Edwin Wells
New Carlisle
Orbie Wells
Lebanon
Ruby Gibbs
Martha Johnson
Frenchburg
Joseph R Baker
Rodney Williams
Woodside Cemetery
Franklin Curtis Whitt
Logan Long
Leatha
Mervin
Carlisle
James W
Decatur
Ala
Dallas
Plymouth
Mich
Jewell Pauline Hollingsworth
Camden
Shirley Ham
Eaton Funeral Home
Steve Cadle
Woodhill Cemetery
Funeral Home
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Griggs
Illinois Street
Wendt
Miami
Board of Woodside Cemetery
Woodside Cemetery Association
SPA
Ford
Missionary Baptist Church
Wake
Acse Wells
Curtis Whitt
Monds
Fairborn
Susan Wilson
Chester
Dorsey
Wellington
Rosie
Kettering
May Ied
Raye Atkins
Hoth
Ruth McPherne
Ege
Union Sanitary Sweepstakes
Sam Black
Courtland Dr
Park St
2Nd Ave
Grand Ave
Gideon Ro
Trenton
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