Battle over trees for Basin G near Miami University campus
Middletown officials and Miami University leaders spar over plans to clear Armco Park for Basin G a storm water structure. Bids exceed estimates by about 60 percent prompting cost trimming while engineers count trees to be removed around the damsite and fill dirt area. The project must proceed before University Boulevard extends to Manchester Road with tree removals tied to basin construction and watershed control.
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Middletown
Miami University
Armco Park
Basin G
Ficials
Bank
First National
University
Sunset Street
Dirksen Urges Lukens Candidacy To correct Congress balance
Illinois Senator Dirksen urged Donald E. Lukens as a GOP remedy to lopsided legislation. He attacked the Johnson administration over spending taxes Viet Nam and inflation calling it a burglar in the night. Speakers at the Manchester Motor Inn echoed unity and mobilization for Lukens with Saxbe Moser and Gingerich assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Donald E
Buz) Lukens
Congress
Aunens
Viet Nam
Johnson
Dirksen
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington D.C
GOP
Manchester Motor Inn
Washington
Lukens
Dirken
Chio Atty
William B. Saxbe
Cheryl Cloud
Roger Cloud
Saxbe
Jack Moser
Butler County
Services For Clifford Parsons and Edna Parsons
Clifford Parsons 50 and Edna Parsons 58 of 1912 Scott St. Alum Creek W Va died in a home fire. Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Curry Funeral Home Alum Creek with burial in Charleston. Friends may call today 7 to 9 p.m. at Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Clifford Parsons
Edna
Scott St
Curry Funeral Home
Alum Creek
W. Va
Charleston
McCoy - Leffler
Services for Mrs Martha Amanda Profitt Held Monday
Mrs Martha Amanda Profitt 68 of 3106 Manchester Road will have services at 10 a.m. Monday at Meadowlawn Church of God with Rev Ramah Johnson officiating. Burial follows at Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and at the church Monday after 9 a.m.
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Martha Amanda Profitt
Manchester Road
Meadowlawn Church
Hamilton Deaths Notices Gain Two Local Obituaries
Mrs. Margaret Kelley aged 80 of 135 Webster Avenue will have services at 2 p.m. Monday per Webb Funeral Home. Mrs. Velma Emmert, 71 of 123 North Seventh Street will have services at 2 p.m. Monday per Colligan Funeral Home.
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Hamilton
Margaret Kelley
Webster Ave
Webb
Velma Emmert
Seventh St
Colligan
Driver Nabbed On 2 Charges
Kenneth Ray Ely, 22, of 1005 S. River St., Franklin, was arrested on charges of reckless operation and driving without a license at 11:50 p.m. Friday on S. Main Street. Cpl. James Easter observed his vehicle move erratically, forcing two southbound cars to swerve to avoid collision, and apprehended him on First Avenue off Main Street.
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Kenneth Ray Ely
S. River St
Franklin
S. Main Street
James Easter
Sheriff's Department
Ely
First Avenue
Main Street
Extra Chuckle Boss Prods Quitting Employee Miss Clark
A boss teases Miss Clark about quitting, asking if she means it or is just trying to brighten the day. The exchange shows on the job friction and a humorous tone in a workplace scene.
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Miss Clark
Questions Answers Why Not Have Armco Pay Its Taxes Ahead
The exchange discusses Armco Project 600 and its impact on city taxes. Officials say even after completion it would add about 50 million to the tax duplicate, and paying ahead would not occur. A swimming pool is ruled out for the new high school, and potential budget cuts may affect cafeterias, with children asked to bring lunches if cuts occur.
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Armco
Board of Education
Car Hits Railroad Engine Injures Driver on Charles Street
A 41 year old motorist Glen Williams of 722 Elwood Street was thrown to Middle town Hospital after his 1965 car struck a railroad engine blocking Charles Street at 11 50 p m He was charged with failing to keep an assured clear distance The car was a total loss with 150 damage to the New York Central engine Also treated were Leo M Dirksen 59 Christine Proffitt 5787 Decker Road and Jack Hacker 26 with varying injuries and charges from minor to failing to keep a clear distance.
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Glen Williams
Elwood St
Middletown Hospital
Williams
Charles Street
York Central
Leo M. Dirksen
N. Verity Parkway
Christine Proffitt
Decker Road
Clinton Street
Columbia Avenue
Hacker
Lukens Attacks Congress as Budget Growl Echoes
Lukens castigated the present Congress as Lyndon s lap dog not watchdog. He said the government exceeded its budget 11 times in six years while urging labor management and housewives to cut back. Johnson reads the funny papers not the headlines and went to Manila instead of facing the election truth. Johnson is due home next week.
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Lukens
Congress
Lyndon
Johnson
Manila
Asia
Struth
Corn Picker Burns Man Critical in Butler County
Elmer Huber, 69, of 2931 Ross Millville Road, was pulled from a corn picker after his tractor caught fire Friday afternoon. He suffered third degree burns to one leg and other injuries, trapped about an hour before firefighters freed him with a cutting torch and medical staff treated him at Mercy Hospital.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Elmer Huber
Ross- Millville Road
Robert Wright
Cep
Robert Stewart
Huber
Mercy Hospital
Garret J. Boone
Ross Township
Five Middletown Officers to Receive Commendations
Five Middletown police officers and a cadet will receive letters of commendation from Chief James Howerton at the city commission meeting. The honors recognize their bravery in rescuing Mrs Emma Parsons from a burning home and freeing Miss Mary Witters trapped in a car fire.
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Middletown
James Howerton
City Commission
Ptl
Merle Stethem
Richard Davis
Don Mathis
Richard Bugitzedes
Martin Wright
Mathis
Richard Bugitzedes Wright
Emma Parsons
Police Briefs Stealing, DUI in Local Districts
Police report that Pat Conover, 24, of 2% Park St. reported $350 stolen from his billfold left on a Falls Cleaners counter at 301 N Clinton St. James T. Jones, 28, of 1722 Fleming Road, charged with driving while intoxicated after being stopped in the 1800 block of Columbia Ave at 1:45 a.m.
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Pat Conover
Park St
Falls Cleaners
Clinton St
James T. Jones
Flemming Road
Columbia Avenue
Fire Runs Across Two Homes In Middletown and Roslie Wright
A furniture fire at 1811 Howard Ave. sickens Martha Moore 66 and sends her to Middletown Hospital in fair condition after 3:40 p.m. Friday. A separate kitchen incident at 901 Sixth Ave. Roslie Wright residence caused by overheated grease in an oven causes no damage.
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Howard Ave
Martha Moore
Middletown Hospital
Sixth Ave
Roslie Wright
Two Injured In U S 27 Head On Collision Near Hamilton
At 2 30 a m two car crash on U S 27 just north of Hamilton Cleves Road left Ernest M Ratliff 25 of Connnersville Ind severely injured with nose and facial injuries and a hip fracture. He was admitted to Mercy Hospital in fair condition. Shirley E Humphreys 31 of Cincinnati was treated and dismissed for possible chest injuries. Ratliff driving south crossed left of center and hit Humphreys car head on. he was pinned for about an hour and freed with pry bars by sheriff s deputies.
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Hamilton
U.S. 27
Hamilton‘Cleves Road
Mercy Hospital
Ernest M. Ratliff
Connersville
Ind
Shirley E. Humphreys
Cincinnati
Ray Thomas
Sheriff's Department
Ratliff
Cenister
Humphrey
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Dletown
Basin F
Dix Road
Engineers’ Office
City Public Service
C. A. Boeke
Boeke
University Boulevard
Chester Road
Mac
Berlin
South Korea
Goldwater
Bobby Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Jim Rhodes
Don Gingerich
Thornton
Martha Profitt
Stan
Stanley M. Perin
Pol. Adv
Corn Picker Burns
Man Critical
Stethem
Davis
Bugitzedes
Parsons
Twe
Mary Witters
Union Road
Neibar St
Miss Witters
Old South
Fenwick Grad
Columbia Ave
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