Meat Plant Leveled By Blaze In Corwin
Fire crews from four departments battled a midnight blaze at the Davidson Meat Processing plant in Corwin near Waynesville. Two-hour effort used 1,200 then 800 gallons of water. a motor or walk-in freezer likely caused the fire. The 80 year old plant, owned by Mr and Mrs Murray Davidson, held 30 sides of beef and $12,000 value in loss. Firemen stood by amid flames, heat and collapsing timbers until 4:30 a.m. with no injuries reported.
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Waynesville
Davidson
Corwin
William Sawyer
Spring Valley
Harveysburg
New Burlington
Miami Cemetery
Sawyer
Murray Davidson
Franklin Crowd Welcomes Sen Kennedy On Main Street
A crowd of about 6000 jammed Main Street Franklin to greet Sen John Kennedy as his motorcade neared Dayton and Columbus. Banners waved as the caravan halted briefly at Fourth and Main. Students from Lincoln School Roosevelt Junior High and Marys watched as Kennedy waved to the crowd.
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Main Street
John Kennedy
Dayton
Columbus
Kennedy
Main
Fourth
Middletown
Central Avenue
Lincoln School
Roosevelt Junior High School
Mary's School
Memorial to mark German camp site near Berlin
Berlin AP report says Communist East Germany will erect a memorial next spring on the Sachsenhausen concentration camp site north of Berlin to honor victims.
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Berlin
East Germany
Sachsenhausen
Kennedy Crowd Roars As He Arrives In Middletown
Sen John Kennedy toured Middletown in a 1:03 am motorcade after landing in Dayton and greeting thousands at Cox Municipal Airport. A throng of about 500 gathered outside the Manchester Hotel while more waited along Grand Avenue. Kennedy appeared with Gov Michael DiSalle, shook hands amid cheers, and was escorted to a suite on the hotel’s fifth floor.
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Middletown
Manchester Hotel
Manchester Avenue
Sen
John Kennedy
City
Dayton
Kennedy
Cox Municipal
Teen
Elaine Hohman
Tohunter Road
John R. Wells
Nelbar, Sr
Frank Dobrozsi
Paul Galeese
Manchester
Gov. Michael DiSalle
Journal
Sen. Kennedy
Kennedy Fatigues Show in Newsmen as Campaign Press Corps Wears On
Kennedy showed only slight strain during his vigorous campaign. The real fatigue showed on the corps of newsmen who trooped along with him as he toured.
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Kennedy
Kennedy Sidelights Draw Thousands At Manchester Rally
Kennedy visits Manchester amid a sunny turnout of several thousand adults and hundreds of high school students. Democrats with Lodge headbands mingle with locals as police struggle to manage crowds at the Manchester Hotel. Security tightens in Franklin with Nixon lodge banners as vendors sell Kennedy gear and reporters race to prepare noon speeches.
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Manchester
Broad
Sen. Kennedy
YMCA
Broad Street
Campaign reporters converge on hotel after crowd disperses
Reporters carrying briefcases and cameras head to the hotel desk for room assignments and the press room in the Rose Room. Fifteen special telephones and four Western Union lines are ready. NBC's Herb Kaplow, at the lobby newsstand, notes Kennedy's uncertain whereabouts and the blur of travel with sleep beckoning.
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Herb Kaplow
NBC Television News
Kennedy
Shandon Man Killed In Ohio Crash Near Layhigh Road
Albert Hubbard 29 of Shandon Ohio died early today when his car left a curve on New London Road two miles east of Layhigh Road near Ross and overturned. Coroner Garret J Boone listed internal injuries and suffocation as causes. Deputies said no witnesses saw the crash and the car was found in a ditch. Authorities believe speed caused loss of control. the death was the 25th traffic fatality in Butler County this year.
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Hamilton
Albert Hubbard
Shandon
Ohio
Hamilton County
New London Road
Layhigh Road
Sheriff’s Deputies
Hubbard
Butler County
Thieves Take 1030 Car Tons Of Cigarettes At Kroger
Thieves chopped a roof hole to enter the new Kroger supermarket on College Corner Pike near Oxford early Sunday stealing 1030 car tons of cigarettes worth more than 2300 dollars. Robert Corey is store manager, and sheriff deputies call it the work of professional thieves.
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Oxford
Kroger
College Corner Pike
Robert Corey
Sheriff's Deputies
Police Briefs Reported Thefts And Missing Youths
A 17 year old boy was arrested on a purse theft from Mrs. Ada Henry at 126 Curtis St and taken to the Butler County Juvenile Detention Home in Hamilton. Emanuel Howard Jr. suffered a scalp wound after being struck near Moonglow Cafe at 1600 Garfield St. George Lindsay, 15, has been missing from 801 10th Ave since 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Cincinnati Police Department
Ada Henry
Curtis St
Butler County
Hamilton
Emanuel Howard Jr
Calumet Ave
Garfield St
George Lindsay
10Th Ave
Thefts Reported Across City Police Log
Thefts included four wheels and tires from Ronald Ket ron’s car on Eldora Drive two bicycles from Clayton Street and 612 15th Avenue two flags from Ernest Kulusiy on Reyn olds Avenue and five hubcaps a radio and an aerial from Middletown Auto Sales. Vandals damaged two city bus windows at Pearl Street and Lawn Avenue and cut a porch screen at 1305 Wrenn Court. Police arrested Jack Norris aged 53 of Newport, Kentucky on Crawford Street and Sherman Avenue on a driving while intoxicated charge.
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Eldora Drive
Clayton St
15Th Ave
Ernest Kulusiy
Reynolds Ave
Middletown Auto Sales Co
S. Verity Pkwy
Pearl Street
Lawn Avenue
Wrenn Ct
Jack Norris
Newport, Ky
Crawford Street
Sherman Avenue
Man Injured on Kennedy Plane Incident
A man sought medical aid at Middletown Hospital after claiming a policeman stepped on his toe while boarding the Kennedy plane in Washington. Photographer Bill Weith chased a rushed man whose arm became tangled with a flashgun cord, saving the camera from loss.
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Middletown Hospital
Washington
Bill Weith
Journal
Bill
Man Unhurt As Truck Turns Over in Marshall Road Incident
A Franklin man escaped injury when a sanitation truck turned over on Marshall Road at 11:35 p.m. The top heavy vehicle, driven by John Williams Jr., hit a ditch and overturned, causing an estimated $1,400 in damage. Police noted the truck’s large tank contributed to the loss.
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Franklin
Marshall Road
John Williams Jr
S. Dixie Highway
Franklin City Council opens meeting with blank agenda
Franklin City Council headed into tonight's meeting with a blank agenda. Chairman Charles Moore noted a few items might need clarification. City Manager Leland Orendorff left this morning for the International City Managers Association convention in San Francisco and will return Thursday.
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Franklin
Charles Moore
Leland Orendorff
Scout Troop 9 Camps at Stonybrook With 17 Girls
Seventeen Girl Scouts plus leaders Mrs. Aaron Fields and Mrs. Carl Widdel spent the weekend camping at Stonybrook. The expedition featured hiking, outdoor cooking, and overnight camping under troop supervision.
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Stonybrook
Aaron Fields
Carl Widdel
Drowns in Fair Pit at Butler County Fairgrounds
Dale Hacker 11 of 834 Greenwood Ave. Hamilton drowned Sunday in a drainage pit off Fair Avenue at the Butler County Fairgrounds after apparently falling from a fishing start. Companions Charles Eu banks 12 and Larry Smith 11 reported attempting a rescue. George Owens 313 Fair Ave. retrieved the boy, but he died at Mercy Hospital. Dale was a Madison School fifth grader. survived by parents and seven siblings. Coroner Boone called the pool highly hazardous and urged county city action.
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Dale Hacker
Woodrow Hacker
Greenwood Ave
Fair Avenue
Butler County Fairgrounds
Mercy Hospital
Charles Eubanks
Tenth St
Larry Smith
Buckeye St
Dale
Ram
George Owens
Fair Ave
George Pfirman
Marvin Ingram
Madison School
Garret J. Boone
Dr. Gerber Named Trustee in Ohio Cancer Society
Dr. David M. Gerber was elected at large trustee of the American Cancer Society Ohio division. He is one of 17 trustees named to the 6th member board for a two year term. Dr. William J. Flynn of Youngstown was chosen to succeed Dr. Arthur G. James of Columbus as president of the state division.
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David M. Gerber
American Cancer Society
Ohio
Gerber
William J. Flynn
Youngstown
Arthur G. James
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