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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1970
Page
3
AP reports Rome suspends the sound and light show at the Palace of Tiberius after inspectors found cracks in 2000 year old archways. The Palace, built about two years before Christ, lies near the Spectator stands for the summer Specta.
New Delhi AP reports a member of Parliament calls for ministers in the central government and 17 states to employ untouchables as cooks as a step to end untouchability. The item notes a 7 percent untouchable population and touches on unrelated historic references to Rome and Nero.
Federal actions against pesticides fail to cut enviro pollution levels. Despite bans on DDT, 2,4,5-T, and mercury compounds, 75 percent of DDT and 2,4,5-T use remains on crops like cotton and citrus. Legal challenges and slow appeals may keep sales and applications flowing for years.
Hamilton area officials consider converting the former naval training center on Fair Avenue into a police training academy for Butler Warren Hamilton and Clermont counties. The plan leverages the indoor rifle range at Butler County fairgrounds and spots the Nike base near Oxford as another option. Temporary use could become permanent if funding is approved. A separate Union Township note involves a reverter easement blocking a railroad spur into an industrial area, with commissioners seeking a path to resolve the issue with Fifth Third Union Trust Co.
A fire at the Lebanon Correctional Institution Shaker horse barn was sparked by faulty wiring and straw near the entrance. Inmate firefighters, with aid from Mason, Monroe, and Turtlecreek Township units, extinguished the blaze in about an hour, causing about 400 dollars in damage and no injuries. The barn, used for hay storage, likely will not be repaired.
Butler County Treasurer Mark G. Wendel says real estate taxes may still be paid after the deadline with a 10 percent penalty. Payments can be made at the Middletown office or the Butler County Courthouse, by mail, or during business hours. Middletown residents will contribute about 4 million dollars to the current collection, with total figures due in a month.
The rock musical Hair opened in Rome amid censorship as three Italian words were cut from the script by authorities. Censors allow audiences 14 and older, while ANSA noted the nudity is visible only when performers shield themselves. Messaggero praised it as a durable classic on its pedestal with parallels to West Side Story.
Mrs. Edna Cavenaugh, 38, was listed in fair condition at Kettering Memorial Hospital after leaping from a second story apartment as flames chased her up the stairs. The Lebanon fire chief cited a closet fire on the first floor sparked by children playing with matches, injuring three families and causing $7,000 in damage to 105 East Main Street apartments.
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