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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1977
Page
2
State Supervisor Max Werner told the English-Language Arts Curriculum Committee that Middletown and Monroe districts are developing a district-wide English language arts curriculum from kindergarten through 12th grade. In September teachers received a proposed scope and sequence outlining specific English skills.
In a pre opening press conference Graham outlined the crusade message God loves everybody and Jesus died for sin. He described evangelists as gospel announcers and noted responses vary from acceptance to hostility. Questions on finances, Carter ties, and politics were addressed.
Dick Gregory testifies for defendant Cyeatra Ann Carter in the Franklin Project drug conspiracy trial in U S District Court Cincinnati The trial enters its fifth week as Carter faces federal charges linked to a large drug and stolen property ring in the Cincinnati Middletown area. Gregory says he worked with Carter on a water purification project and cites a Catskill health farm meeting, but does not discuss her character directly.
Franklin area Boy Scouts from Carlisle Franklin and Springboro meet for an annual camporee at Woody Bowman's farm on Lower Springboro Road Friday through Sunday. Major activities include long distance orienteering and carved totem poles on display. Sunday morning the Kings Island Firestone skydiving team will jump in and a giant hot air balloon will be inflated and launched.
Michael Rye of Waynesville picked up a hitchhiker on Ohio 73. The pair went to a Middletown residence where three others joined them and then rode to Hetzler Road, where Rye was robbed at knifepoint by the group.
The Butler County joint vocational school board discussed a half mill operating levy to fund the D Russel Lee Vocational School. It would apply across seven districts Madison Edgewood Lakota Talawanda New Miami Fairfield and Ross. Jan 9 Career Day was set for sophomores to explore vo ed careers and arrange interviews.
A city auction of surplus equipment raised about $11,000 after three hours. A 1966 tractor with loader sold for 1700 and fifteen cars plus two trucks brought roughly $6,000. About 100 bidders and 100 spectators attended as police plan another sale for recovered stolen items.
Multiple obituary notices list Carl Reffitt 57 of 217 Harrison St. dying at Grandview Hospital after illness, with services planned at McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home and Machpelah Cemetery. Elizabeth South 71 of 2228 Winton St. dies at Middletown Hospital with burial in Butler County Memorial Park. Dora Mae Wolfe 53 of 11 W Main St. Lebanon dies at home retired from Wright Patterson AFB. Additional notices for Jane Helm 76 of Dayton and Hamilton area deaths are noted with service details.
Lebanon superintendent James Stock told the board that three recent gifts were given to the district. April Fools Productions donated 500 each to Berry Middle School and Lebanon High School for use of the buildings in filming Harper Valley FIA. Russell Williams' parents gave 290 to Lebanon High as a memorial for his automobile accident death.
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