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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1970

Page

2

Dayton Man Found Shot To Death Near Franklin

The body of a 26 year old Dayton man was found shot three times a mile east of Franklin. Bradley Wayne Stareper of Floral Lane, Dayton, was identified by relatives after the body was taken to Kettering Laboratories in Cincinnati for autopsy. Authorities said time of death was between 4:30 and 9:30 a.m. and that the discovery was made around 9:30 a.m by three youths employed on the Matt Green farm.

Franklin Dayton Bradley Wayne Stareper Floral Lane Kettering Laboratories Cincinnati Lower Springboro Ralph Young Warren Green Farm O'Bryant Walter O'Bryant Young

Car Jumps Rail Fatal Crash On Ohio 4 Near Overpass

A 23 year old man was killed when a car vaulted a guardrail and fell 40 feet into a valley on northbound Ohio 4 near the overpass. His wife and another couple were injured. Lucille Watson, 62, of 214 Young St., was treated for severe head injuries and later transferred to Mercy Hospital Hamilton. The deceased, Robert Lee Frey, 23, was a Detroit native recently arriving in the area. Four others were injured or treated at Middletown and Franklin area hospitals. This marked Butler County’s 36th traffic fatality of the year.

Lucille Watson Young St Mercy Hospital Hamilton First Ave Middletown Hospital Watson Hamilton Hospital Garret J. Boone Robert Lee Frey Boone Detroit Mich Butler County Shaker Road

Four Accident Victims Remain Hospitalized in Ohio Area

Mrs Lavada Spicer 28 of 225 Finley St improved but in critical care after a train car collision Friday night at Middletown Hospital. Others injured in area traffic also shown improving with updates from hospital spokesmen. Timothy Colinsworth 5 of 512 Garfield St was struck by Jerry Wilder 31 of Cincinnati at 3 10 p m on Neilan Boulevard near 312 Garfield St. Wilder not cited.

Lavada Spicer Finley St Middletown Hospital Marie Sanders Woodlawn Ave Herbert Ward Sands Ave Monroe Samuel F. Jones Winston Drive Hamilton Jewish Hospital Cincinnati John W. Stanzak Corwn Ave Timothy Colinsworth Garfield St Jerry Wayne Wilder Wilder

Grand Opening Delayed For CG&E Building

The new four million CG&E building at Central Ave and Main St will likely open in late November due to unfinished electrical and carpentry work. Construction started about two and a half years ago amid a cement timbers strike. sidewalk work remains incomplete and a temporary opening with provisional sidewalks is possible.

Cg&e Central Ave Main Street Cincinnati

Obituary of Ora Goodpasture 80 Middletown

Ora Goodpasture 80 of 2115 Roosevelt Ave died last night at Middletown Hospital. He retired from Amco Steel Corp security. Survived by wife Hazel a daughter Mrs. Ropert Schneider son William Ross a sister Mrs. Michie O'Brian five grandchildren and three great grandchildren Arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.

Ora Goodpasture Roosevelt Ave Middletown Hospital Security Department Amco Steel Corp

Mrs. Bertha I. Gressle 71 dies in Middletown

Mrs. Bertha I. Gressle 71 of 1007 Midway Street Middletown died yesterday morning at Middletown Hospital after being admitted Thursday. A native of Menifee County Kentucky she had lived in Middletown for years and is survived by husband Earl four brothers and two sisters. Services set for 7 pm Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev G Walter Weber officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm tomorrow at the funeral home.

Bertha I. Gressle Midway St Middletown Hospital Menifee County Gressle Middletown Earl Caris Ingram Mt. Sterling Clay Ingram Kash Ingram Melbourne Fla Herbert Ingram Camden Lucy Maham Nell Hollander Boulder Colo McCoy- Leffler G. Walter Weber Woodside Cemetery

Stockholders Challenge Enquirer Buyout Plan

A minority stockholders suit in U.S. District Court challenges The Cincinnati Enquirer purchase of 60 percent of its stock from E. W. Scripps Co. Filed by Mrs. Jean Whitehouse Ramey she alleges proxy material for the deal is false and misleading. Defendants include E. W. Scripps Co Scripps Howard Investment Co the Enquirer and related entities and 10 directors.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Enquirer E.W. Scripps Co U.S. District Court Jean Whitehouse Ramey Enquirer Kentucky Jack Ramey Scripps Howard Investment Co The Enquirer Enterprises Inc Jack Howard Willam L. McGrath

YMCA Pool Rescue Leaves 14-Year-Old Hospitalized

A 14 year old boy nearly drowned in the eight foot pool at the YMCA yesterday afternoon in Middletown. Lifeguard Paula Marts 19 pulled him from the water and he was revived with oxygen by firefighters and treated at Middletown Hospital. He was later admitted to Fort Hamilton Hospital with a possible head injury.

Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton YMCA David Gamble Fifth Ave Paula Marts Middletown Fires Department Middletown Hospital Dick Jones Miss Marts

Champion Paper Strike Ends After Union Votes

The 2700 member Local 1967 union accepted a contract with U S Plywood Champion Paper Co ending a month long walkout in Hamilton Ohio. Voted 1152 in favor to 4547 against the agreement includes wage increases of 28 cents first year and 25 cents in each of the next two years. U S Plywood Champion Paper is the region's main industry.

Hamilton Ohio Paperworkers Union US Plywood Champion Paper Co West Abrams United Papermakers and Paperworkers Union U.S

Veteran and wife share tale of overcoming handicap

In a profile by Kathleen Krumm a veteran who lost a leg in Vietnam discusses his path back to work after returning in 1969. He and his Monroe wife describe resilience, dating after service, marriage, and the challenge of being seen as normal rather than defined by disability.

Fritzsche Saundra Vietnam Sheckler Southeast Asia Philadelphia Naval Hospital Steel Company

Fire Damages Hardware Store and Tavern in Gallipolis

Fire gutted Farm Equipment Hardware Store and Joe's Place Tavern in downtown Gallipolis late Friday into Saturday. Firefighting units from Gallipolis State Institute and Point Pleasant, West Virginia, helped contain the blaze. no cause yet determined. Witnesses reported a two-story building loss and local residents recall wartime memories as a veteran named Don Fritzsche returns home.

Gallipolis

Zimmer Quits Ohio Regents After Absent Meetings

William Zimmer, 63, of Cincinnati, resigned from the Ohio Board of Regents where he had served since 1963 and chaired Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co. He cited business as the reason amid criticism over frequent absences from board meetings. Chancellor John D. Millett said Zimmer missed the last 10 or 12 meetings and a replacement will be named within weeks.

Columbus, Ohio William Zimmer Cincinnati Ohio Board of Regents Zimmer Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co Regents John D. Millett John McElroy James A. Rhodes

Rhodes Announces 147800 Anti Poverty Grants Across Ohio

Gov. James A. Rhodes announced 147,800 in federal grants for anti poverty programs in ten Ohio counties. The largest, 53949, goes to Community Action Agency of Columbiana County in Lisbon for neighborhood center programs and administration. Other grants include 38685 to Hancock Hardin Wyandot and Putnam CAC Findlay and 31608 to Pickaway CAC Circleville.

Columbus Ohio James A. Rhodes Community Action Agency of Columbiana County, Inc Lisbon Hancock - Hardin - Wyandot and Putnam Community Action Commission Findlay Pickaway County Community Action Organization, Inc Circleville

Powell and Wife Attend Church with Nixon in D C

State Sen. Walter E. Powell and his wife Bobbie travel to Washington D C to attend church with President Nixon. Powell, a candidate in the 24th District race, planned a reception after the service before returning home.

Powell Washington Walter E. Powell Bobbie Washington, D. C Richard Nixon Manchester Motor Inn League of Women Voters

Nations collaborate on offshore herring study from submarine

Halifax Canada and the United States and the Soviet Union jointly conduct a scientific project to study Atlantic herring spawning beds from a submarine. Canada supplies the eight ton Pisces I submarine. The United States provides the fisheries research vessel Albatross IV from Gloucester Massachusetts and the Soviet Union offers the research trawler Alferas.

Halifax N.S Canada United States Soviet Union Atlantic Fisheries Research Board of Canada Gloucester Mass Russia Alferas

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