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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1966

Page

10

Government Can't Find Bookmakers

Washington reports officials from the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service say finding bookmakers is harder as many go underground. Federal laws over 15 years including taxes on bets and interstate gambling controls have reduced open bookmaker operations. The sports bribery act of 1964 expands federal reach over bribe attempts to athletic teams. Estimates of wagering take vary, with 7.5 billion to 55 billion dollars, and 7,284 people bought the $50 gambler stamp last year.

Washington The Justice de Partment Internal Revenue Service Seem Baton Rouge Louisiana State University FBI

Power Within talk wins top speech honors

Luther Colliver of Armco Middletown Works delivered The Power Within and captured top speech honors at the Toastmasters Club meeting at Eastern Lanes. Robert McGehean served as toastmaster with John Sheehan as icmaster and James Rockovich directing the session.

Luther Colliver Armco Middletown Works Toastmasters Club Eastern Lanes Robert McGehean John Sheehan James Rockovich

Barbs and Jeers at 16 Year Old In House Theft Case

A 16 year old Middletown boy was arrested by sheriff's deputies for a break in on Oct 14 at 3124 Andrew St. Items valued at 336.95 including a TV set radio stereo toaster and dishes were recovered and linked to the boy who is in juvenile detention in Hamilton. In Washington AP Humphrey discusses critics and his political future saying he will be vice president until Jan 1969 and will attend rallies dinners and press conferences across seven states before returning to Washington.

Middletown Sheriff's Robert Jett Andrew St Hamilton Washington Hubert H. Humphrey Hubert John Far East Humphrey Iho Ottawa Wash Ontario Ington Nebraska Colorado Utah Kansas Minnesota Wis Consin Illinois Winchester Harry F. Byrd D-Va Minneapolis Milwaukee Capital

Better Education Top Goal, Pelley Asserts

Democratic congressman candidate James H. Pelley outlined broad education as the top goal for his 24th District campaign. He urged expanded high school technical training, a comprehensive community college system with technical and liberal arts offerings, and an area research program to aid local industry growth. He cited Miami University’s paper technology initiative and proposed financing from state aid federal funds with no strings and industry grants.

Oxford James H. Pelley Pelley Miami University Ohio

Police crack down on firebombings in Oakland area

Oakland police arrested 12 people amid scattered firebombing incidents linked to racial tensions. District Attorney Frank Coakley blamed a school boycott by the Ad Hoc Committee for Quality Education for provoking the trouble, a claim disputed by City Manager Jerome Keithley and Police Chief Robert Preston. Absenteeism rose at Oakland's junior and senior high schools, with the boycott affecting up to 20,000 students and intensifying violence near schools.

San Francisco Coakley Oakland Calif Frank Coakley Alameda County Havenscourt Land Bel Say Ad Hoc Committee For Quality Education Jerome Keithley Robert Preston Yvonn George

Brown urges voter support to retain teachers

Jerry Brown of the Board of Education addressed McKinley Junior High parents urging support to prevent more than 50 teacher losses on top of 26 already cut this year. He warned such cuts would crowd classrooms and reduce individual attention for students. School board president James Finley joined the Q&A, with operation slides shown by Bob Gray and Gary Courts.

Jerry Brown Board of Education McKinley Junior High James ‘C. Finley Bob Gray Gary Courts

Cub Pack 63 Awards Presented at Wildwood School

Cub Scout Pack 63 held a meeting at Wildwood School where Jimmy Farney David Mc Chesney Eddie Carver Mark Spradling Jeff McMullen Steve Hawkins Joel Peck Alan Wray Danny Palmer David Simpson Steven Howard Jimmy Farney Mark Triplett Scott Pratt Pat Newcomb and Steve Wright received awards. Dennis Fox and Freddie Faulkner were inducted into the pack and den mother Eileen Spradling received a two year pin.

Cub Scout Pack 63 Wildwood School Jimmy Farney David McChesney Eddie Carver Mark Spradling Jeff McMullen Steve Hawkins Joel Peck Alan Wray Danny Palmer David Simpson Steven Howard Mark Triplett Scott Pratt Pat Newcomb Steve Wright Dennis Fox Freddie Faulkner Den Eileen Spradling

Hospital Chaplain to Speak at Middletown Church

Dieter Hain, hospital chaplain from Kettering Memorial Hospital, will speak at the 10:45 a.m. worship service at Middletown Seventh-day Adventist Church. His topic is Temperate in All Things. Sabbath School opens at 9:30 a.m. and the youth meeting is at 4:00 p.m.

Middletown Seventh-day Adventist Church Dieter Hain Kettering Memorial Hospital Marshall M. Wright

Three Lebanon Junior Achievement Firms Organized

Three Junior Achievement companies are now operating in Lebanon sponsored by Production Plating Co Marvin's Markets and Lebanon Lumber Co Harry Pratt JA board president announced after a board meeting The Lebanon Middletown JA year brings total area companies to 29 with 651 teenagers in the program Over 1100 youths applied and the acceptance rate exceeded national averages except at Middletown High School

Lebanon Harry Pratt Production Plating Co Marvin's Markets Lebanon Lumber Co Middletown Middletown High School

No Suspect Yet In Spike Murder

In Columbus Ohio AP reports still no weapon and no suspects in the death of Rev. Dr. Robert W Spike who was murdered Monday in a new church center he helped dedicate near the Ohio State University Campus.

Columbus, Ohio Columbus Robert W. Spike Ohio State University

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