Miami River Cleanup Delayed by Fund Shortage
Federal funds for pollution abatement are lagging, delaying Great Miami River cleanup and pushing back the 1972 deadline. Officials note reduced federal appropriations limit projects and may stagger costs with partial reimbursements once grants are approved. River monitoring stations will track oil, grease, chemicals, nutrients, and other pollutants across Middletown Piqua Dayton Hamilton and the Ohio River mouth.
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Jim Bohman
Mekong
South Vietnam
Great
Miami River
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
FWPCA
Imperial House
Miamisburg
Vanderhoof
Congress
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Cincinnati
Middletown
Irwin Dickstein
State
Miami Conservancy District
Piqua
Dayton
Hamilton
Whitewater
Miami
Ohio River
Green Berets scout unit to perform at Sigat and Sound Spectacular
Explorer Post 26 known as The Green Berets led by Frank Latimer plans a Pledge of Allegiance, drill exhibition, and parade appearances at Barnitz Stadium. The group, active in competitions from Cincinnati to Dayton, funds activities via house painting and car washes, and emphasizes discipline amid taunts from peers.
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Explorer Post 26
Frank Latimer
17Th Ave
Green Berets
Sigat and
Sound
Barnitz Stadium
Cincinnati
Post 26
Latimer
Marine Corps
Washington, D. C
Columbus
Wilmington
Dayton
Armco and Four Firms Reach City Price-Fixing Settlement
Armco Steel Corp and four other firms settled with New York City for 1.145 million dollars over alleged price fixing on subway car wheels. Lawsuit filed January 1966 in US District Court cited identical wheel prices in sealed bids, with a 1963 indictment preceding the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco Steel Corp
New York
Armco
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel
Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp
Edgewater Steel Co
New York City
Wheels
Dairy Union Ratifies Three Year Contract
In Cincinnati 1400 members of Local 98 ratified a new three year contract after a tentative agreement last week. The union represents workers at 19 milk and ice cream dealers in Cincinnati Middletown Hamilton Ohio and northern Kentucky. The pact includes a seven dollar weekly raise each year plus fringe benefits.
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Cincinnati
Middletown
Hamilton
Ohio
Kentucky
Barkell Ready to Build Barkelew Plant in Gar Field Park
Grading finished for a 64,000 square foot Barkelew Plant of Square D Co to be erected in James A. Gar field Industrial Park. The air conditioned structure will sit on a 10 acre lot, large enough the company spokesman says.
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Square D. Co
James A. Garfield
Burglars Loot Parkway Laundry. Gun Missing
Burglars broke into Parkway Laundry at 2225 Verity Parkway and stole about $30 in change plus $12 from a soap dispenser. A .38 caliber revolver was also taken, totaling roughly $107 in losses. An earlier break-in target was Gillen Crow Pharmacy at 4200 Grand Ave, a third attempt in a week.
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Parkway
Verity Parkway
Gillen Crow
Grand Ave
Chair theft reported at Pen Field Avenue home
Ann Brumagen reports two lawn chairs valued at 10 dollars were taken from her porch on Pen Field Avenue. The incident was observed at her residence and remains under investigation.
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Ann Brumagen
Penfield Ave
Butler Voters Face Three Card Balloting Change
Butler County voters will see three voting cards this fall with two sides each. Martin A. Coyle of Coyle Voting Machine says machines will be revised to use a left side punch only, affecting how presidential, judicial, legislative, local, and state issues ballots are marked.
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Butler County
Martin A. Coyle
Coyle
IBM
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Law Enforcers Vow Tough Stance After Middletown Meeting
Police Chief James R. Howerton reports a closed meeting where Middletown officers pledged to enforce the law strictly and seek court action for complaints. The group endorsed a Crime Study Commission, pay increases, and backing by the City Commission, with plans to use subpoenas and civil action against accusers if needed.
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Howerton
Police Department
City Commission
Commission
Torney
Robert Walton
Russell Dwyer
Freshman Orientation Tour and Picnic at Miami University
Miami University Middletown holds a freshman orientation Friday starting at 1 p.m. in Johnston Hall Room 113 with welcome remarks and a talk by campus director Dr. Eugene Bennett. After campus tours there are small group discussions, a 5:15 picnic behind Gardner-Harvey Library, activities, and an 8 p.m. movie in sports attire.
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Johnston Hall
Eugene Bennett
Gardner-Harvey
Bennett
Erroll Flynn’s Son Wounded in Viet War
Sean Flynn 27 son of Erroll Flynn receives a second slight chest wound while filming for CBS with U S troops in Vietnam. He was hit by grenade fragments during a counterattack near an outpost 85 miles south of Da Nang and returned to the Da Nang press center. His earlier 1966 wound is noted. he lists Paris as his home.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
Sean Flynn
Erroll Flynn
U.S
Flynn
Columbia Broadcasting System
Paris
France
Wrecker Service Slogan Promptly Noted in Versailles
In Versailles Kentucky an AP report notes a local wrecker service uses the slogan Our Business Is Picking Up painted on its trucks. The lighthearted phrase highlights a small business ethos in a rural town setting.
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Versailles
Police Briefs Missing silver tea set at Mrs Robbins home
Mrs. Douglas Robbins reports over two weeks several items vanished from her residence at 804 S Main St including a silver coffee urn and a four piece silver tea service. No value listed.
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Douglas Robbins
S. Main St
Missing builder's level at Towne Properties site
Walter Rueszer of 1074 Park Lane reports a builder's level valued at 235 dollars missing from the Towne Properties Inc construction site. The incident concerns property at the active work area and involves the value cited by the witness.
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Walter Rueszer
Park Lane
Towne Properties Inc
Vandals Slash Car Top in City Incident
Unidentified vandals damaged a car owned by Danny Thompson at 845 Ninth Ave last night slashing the vehicle’s top. Police investigating motive and suspects.
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Danny Thompson
Ninth Ave
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Richard A. Vanderhoof
Dickstein
Garcd Beatis
Berets
Dairy Union
J. S. Singletary Co
Clarkton
N.C
le Test Furniture and, Mattress Ca
N. Verity
Scotchgard
Butler
Sol Riegel
Journal
Jim Guthrie
FOP
Fraternal Order of Police
Miami University
Mike
Prosteketiv
Mrotektiv
Duanes
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