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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1975
Page
2
The Department of Health Education and Welfare reports many discrimination instances in special education. New guidelines require annual reevaluation, uniform criteria, and non biased testing for the gifted, retarded, emotionally disturbed, and physically handicapped.
Police recovered items from multiple break ins over the weekend during a search at 708 18th Ave. Raymond Sims, 24, was arrested for receiving and concealing stolen property. Fishing gear from 815 17th Ave. and watches from 200 Garfield St. were reported stolen. A lawn mower and two guns remain missing. entry believed through an unlocked window. Bonnie Kabler reported 13.20 missing from 1504 Lafayette Ave. No forced entry signs noted.
A person believed to be a man dressed as a woman took 162 dollars from 62 year old Curtis Howard at 5 am. In the 900 block of Eighth Avenue the suspect grabbed the billfold and fled as Howard offered his own. Officers Hampton and Garry Watson chased the suspect but lost the figure in the 800 block of Eighth Avenue.
Police in Portland reveal that Charles Lewis sheltered the remains of Bessie Staley in a back bedroom for three years after her death, using deodorizers to mask odor. Staley, 79, died of natural causes likely a heart attack. Lewis, 68, is hospitalized in critical condition with multiple illnesses and cannot speak. Grace Mecum and neighbors had long known of their unusual living arrangement.
The Middletown Area Safety Council honors schools with no accidents all year under the Green Pennant Safety Program. Participating schools earn a pennant after a 30 day period and keep it as long as incident free, with final year awards naming Amanda Elementary Babeck Elementary Bloomfield Elementary Doty House Jefferson Elementary John XXIII East West Campuses Lincoln Elementary Monroe Elementary Oneida Elementary Rosedale Elementary Springhill Elementary Taft Elementary Wildwood Elementary and Wilson Elementary.
Elmer R. Dils 89 of Germantown dies at daughter's Dayton home. Survived by wife, four sons, two daughters, sister and many grandchildren. Services at John Arpp Funeral Home with Rev. J.C. Herbert. Carrie L Erisman 92 formerly of New Lebanon dies at Germantown home. Survived by daughter Mildred Winglewich and two sons. Criss Brothers Funeral Home to host calling hours for Clarence E. McConaughey 69 Newark retired Air Force supervisor. Mrs. Lillie Shelly 66 dies Garden Manor. arrangements incomplete. Hamilton area deaths Marie Menke 71 St Anns Church Mass. Earl Hicks 49 Cincinnati memorial service today.
John Sparks of Franklin elected supreme vice commander at the 56th MOC convention in Los Angeles. A WWII and Korean War veteran, Sparks joined VFW in 1944 and the Cooties in 1948, later leading Pup Tent 50 and holding state and district offices. The MOC, linked to VFW, supports hospital work with credits totaling 44 million this year.
Four charges filed against Eugene McIntosh 27 of 112 Park St for a hit-skip that demolished Judy Creech’s parked car on Park Street. Police say a witness led to McIntosh after seeing his vehicle with matching paint and a second pass by the crash scene. Damage estimated at $50 to McIntosh’s car.
A Senate subcommittee report shows nursing homes remain the most unsafe sites for fires, with six deaths per hospital fire. It urges stronger HEW supervision, uniform state enforcement, and mandatory inspector training, noting many facilities lack Life Safety Code compliance.
Warren County officials received a single bid for Chamberlain Road bridge work over Twin Creek that surpassed the engineer's $70,000 estimate by more than 10 percent. Horn & Jones Construction Co. of Lebanon bid $88,248, prompting Pendleton to decide if rebid is needed. He also reported possible completion today of widening and resurfacing on Clearcreek Franklin Road between Ohio 73 and Tamarack Hills.
Lt Gen Edmund F. O Connor vice commander of the Air Force Logistics Command has retired in Dayton Ohio after over 35 years in uniform. He earned the Distinguished Service Medal three times, the nation s highest peacetime accolade.
William Murphy, a three time jail escapee, was transported to Lima State Hospital after recapture following a Thursday breakout with three others. He faced Hamilton Municipal Court arraignment on charges related to the jailbreak and was fired from the sheriff's department.
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