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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1978
Page
2
A Reno era document outlines completion status for Harding House and outlines occupancy and rent ranges. It specifies eligibility with income limits from 6 500 to 200 for certain tenants and 2 to 10 26 for participants, with meals at the American Legion and council offices involved.
The AP dispatch cites a two pronged offensive development in Washington with limited readable details. The fragmentary text suggests strategic moves but lacks clear names dates or places to specify further.
A regional knife show in Ohio draws dealers from several states while the Postal Service proposes electronic mail reforms. The plan includes moving to government rates for large parcels, new lighted delivery devices, and a 1 dollar surcharge for items like threshouts, with testing expected by mid November. A separate section outlines porters and shipping rates tied to new computer aided operations and the use of Western Union print houses for mass mailings. The developments reflect a broader push toward streamlined, computer based mailing and parcel delivery nationwide.
County Judge Homer Pieos sentences nine Middletown men to two to five year terms in the Ohio State Penitentiary after pleading guilty to a break in at the Red Linn Cafe located at 1055 Baltimore Avenue and the office of Dr. John Sawyer at 123 First Avenue in Middletown.
GXPORD David J Hamilley named director of Mian University's Bureau of Fruncation Wield Services replacing John K Batley who moves to assistant superintendent of Hamilton City Schools. Hamillion to oversee research planning panel and service to districts seeking educational resources from Miami's system.
Mihoca Yunitor Achievement company, counseled by Middleya Hospital Assertion, ranked among the top four JA Carpenies. Oli fenetee received an award for overall operation efficiency including production, management, and aid ability. The state competition highlighted improvements in salon accognling and gugal report.
Irmen leads a weekend slate at Towne Mall with stalls and a Tastee public event. The flyer mentions free entries and performances starting around 4 pm, inviting seniors and locals to enjoy tours and portic es among the vendors.
The Franklin City Council on Thursday approved budget cuts and structural changes in the police department. Dispatchers are now simply labeled and the position of police dispatcher aecretary is eliminated, aligning with Donna Sendcur trem's departure. The council shaved 1,055 dollars from the budget and approved a routine street assessment resolution.
Moscow AP Francis Crawford, an American laborer convicted of black market currency dealings, gains exit visa and will fly to Frankfurt. He calls the case a real challenge and says he enjoyed doing business in the USSR. Co defendants received jail or suspended sentences in the five year betting case.
The village council and Springboro Area Chamber of Commerce delay action on a lawsuit accusing the village of setting unreasonable water sewer and trash collection fees. A reevaluation committee led by Robert South is forming to review current ordinances while no immediate action is planned, pending appointment of an administrator to join the committee and interview three applicants. No further court action is expected during the reevaluation period.
Butler County commissioners opened bids for a transitional facility to house residents returning from State Hospital. The project on 129 acres is to be built by the Department of Mental Health with a base bid of 995 900 and alternates. Low bidders included Gebhart of Hamilton for general construction and Capital Fire Protection for sprinkler system. Plumbing and heating bids were over budget, prompting possible rebid after architect analysis by Winkler Ranck Beeghly and Jonffeld.
The Franklin Special Events Committee, approved by City Council, will sponsor a Halloween parade with costume judging on Beggars Night. Second and third prizes will be awarded in five age categories from preschool to adult, with the parade following last year’s route from the City Building to Riley and back.
Curtis Street resident Robert Lacey, 42, was charged with breaking and entering after police found a large box with four fifths of whiskey and cigars taken from the Orioles Club. A broken east window and kicked pool room doors were reported. a toolbox full of money was missing and later found under a porch at 1018 First Ave.
Several death notices from Farmersville Lewisburg Germantown and Hamilton report recent passings. Names include Mrs Vers Gonver 66 of 1409 Grand Ave and Mr Jonas formerly of Colorado who served with Peace Corps. Also listed are Mrs Marjorie Tracy 83 of Garden City and Elizabeth Oberle 88, Clara Bergedick 91, with funeral times and burial plans in Dayton Hamilton and nearby towns. Survivors and service details are provided for families and churches.
Two climbers Jim Wickwire and Lou Reichardt, part of Jim Whittaker’s 13 member expedition, became the first Americans to summit K2 on Pakistan's Karakoram range, reaching the world’s second highest peak 28,250 feet high. A prior 1975 Whittaker-led attempt was halted by illness, storm, winds, and porter strike.
TOULOUSE France AP a French nurse 30 gave birth to quintuplets three girls and two boys at Purpan Hospital. Delivery was difficult and the Mother in good health. The quints were in incubators. She and her husband a computer technician already have a five year old son Sources declined to identify.
Dora Derrico daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter ico 920 Delaware Ave was centerfold in Jet She graduated Middletown High School 1969 and lives in Los Angeles Beverly Hills works for a law firm Attended Middletown Campus Miami University now at Los Angeles City College majoring in business administration Modeling since 1972 including shows education and work as instructor for Redd Fox Productions at Bimbo Agency Appeared in Dedicated to Memory a film for college campuses Also a bookkeeper and Youth Motivation Task Force member aiding ninth grade students Married to Clifford ay from Middleton area.
Cynthia P. Yang, senior instructor in mathematics and statistics at Miami University Middletown, will discuss A Perspective on This Summer in Taiwan at the Program of International Affairs on Sunday. The covered dish dinner and talk, sponsored by MUM and the Middletown Council on World Affairs, begin at 6:30 p.m. in Verity Lodge.
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