Mustang lover's Middletown visit charms Ickes family
Joyful exchange of letters between Lee children in Middletown and Bob Koehler of Pauling New York led to Koehler's visit after two years of correspondence. Koehler, a longtime Mustang enthusiast, spoke of breeding plans and his 50 years with horses while sharing views on mustangs' stamina and history.
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Joy Jones
Childish Lee
Bob Koehler
Pauling
N.Y
Koehler
Roy Ickes
Elk Creek Road
Middletown
Carie
Ickes
Mrs. Ickes
National Mustang Association
Newcastle
Utah
Rent-a-camp program extended through October in Ohio
Ohio’s Department of Natural Resources extends the rent-a-camp camping program to Oct 28 after strong turnout. About 2,500 people used 20 equipped campsites at five state parks since May 25 with a $6 nightly rate and seven night limit. Reservations require a $6 deposit and advance form, with gear provided and on-site orientation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Department of Natural Resources
Natural Resources
William B. Nye
Nye
Delaware
Findlay
Harrison Lake
Punderson
Stonelick
Fairgrounds
Delaware State Park
Findley State Park
Wellington
Harrison Lake State Park
Fayette
Panderson State Park
Newbury
Stonelick State Park
Pleasant Plain
Puerto Williams Claims World’s Southernmost Town Status
Puerto Williams in Chile is identified as the world’s southernmost town, highlighting its extreme geographic position near the southern tip of South America and its role as a logistics and research hub in the region.
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Puerto Williams
Chile
Auto hits parked cars and injures rider
Shirley Frazier 20 of 809 S Main St drives into two parked cars in front of 818 Lincoln St causing about 2535 in damage. John Peebles 28 of 818 Lincoln St owned the hit car. Selma Briggs 64 of 816 Lincoln St is the other owner. Carl White 26 of 500 Gideon Road was treated at Middletown Hospital after a motorcycle collided with a median on Woodlawn Avenue.
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Shirley Frazier
S. Main St
Lincoln St
Frazier
John Peebles
Selma Briggs
Lincoln
Carl White
Gideon Road
Middletown Hospital
Woodlawn Avenue
White
Church seeks buyer for Hammond Museum and Castle
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston opens the Hammond Museum and Castle property in Gloucester for sale. The 56 room medieval style castle, overlooking the Atlantic, could cost under a million dollars, though tax records value it near five million. Built in 1925 by inventor John Hammond, it has been Archdiocese property since 1965 and is a national historic landmark.
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Gloucester
Mass
Boston
Atlantic
Paul F. Talbot
Hammond Museum
John Hays Hammond
Hammond
Cybill Shepherd Sues Playboy for 9 Million Dollars
Actress Cybill Shepherd sues Playboy magazine and Hugh Hefner for 9 million dollars over two seminude photos from The Last Picture Show. She argues the publication invaded privacy and violated property rights by using the images without consent. The Memphis native has appeared in TV commercials and on magazine covers.
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Los Angeles
Cybill Shepherd
Playboy Magazine
Memphis
Playboy
Hugh Hefner
Connery Sues Actress Diane Cilento for Divorce
Sean Connery 43 sues Diane Cilento 39 for divorce in London after 18 months separation. The couple wed in 1962, a year before Connery starred as James Bond in Dr No. Cilento is an actress and writer with stage and screen credits.
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London
Sean Connery
Diane Cilento
Connery
Miss Cilento
Secret Agent 007
Prison Safe Puzzle Foiled by Inmate Safecracker
In Canon City Colorado state penitentiary an old safe resisted experts. A parade of inmates tried the tumblers without success. The warden called on inmate Rex the top safecracker who failed. Guards used sledgehammers and crowbars to open the safe.
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Canon City
Colo
Colorado State Penitentiary
Rex
Inmate’s son dies during visit at California prison
At the California Men’s Colony a 15 month old boy visiting his inmate father was beaten to death. Cecil Erwin Richardson, 25, was accused of grabbing the child by the feet and smashing him into a wall three times. Inmates sent $1,300 to the child’s grandmother with a note of regret. Authorities had not decided on charges.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
California
District Attorney’s Office
Unfair trade laws to help buyers
Florida enacts new unfair and deceptive trade practices laws taking effect October 1. Ohio Attorney General William Brown says the Florida law clarify FTC rule precedents, aiming to empower consumers. Brown notes difficulty in pinpointing when a sale to a consumer occurs in pyramid schemes. He spoke at a Florida attorneys workshop.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Ohio
William Brown
Florida
Federal Trade Commission
Brown
Reindeer Horn Trade Feeds Aphrodisiac Demand
Lapps in Sweden reportedly export about 50 tons of reindeer horn yearly to Asia where Orientals use it in aphrodisiac medicines. Major markets include Japan Vietnam and Hong Kong with Communist China also buying. Prices range from 1.10 to 12 dollars a pound though no scientific evidence supports efficacy. Demand outstrips supply.
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Stockholm
Arctic
Sweden
International Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Lapps
Asia
Japan
Vietnam
Hong Kong
China
Beaches at Ohio state parks stay open weekends
Ohio Director William B. Nye announced that six state park beaches will stay open Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 30 while three others will be open the next two weekends. The beaches open through Labor Day normally close at year end. East Harbor Crane Creek Grand Lake St. Marys Indian Lake Kiser Delaware parks stay accessible, Salt Fork Pymatuning and Headlands open the next two weekends.
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Ohio Natural Resources
William B. Nye
East Harbor
Crane Creek
Grand Lake St. Marys
Indian Lake
Kiser
Delaware
Salt Fork
Pymatuning
Headlands Beach
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Madison
Mayfield
Rufus St
Baltimore St
Baltimore
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Springboro
Tom Olkosky
Middletown Paper Board Co
Trenton
Quinn
Lewis Quinn
Faith
Annetta Hand
Charles Johnson
Hannah
State St
Knapp
M.B. Ellington
Kadle Tree Service
Hamilton
Armbruster Hardware
E. State St. Trenton
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Youtsler
Breiel
Jeff
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First Ave
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Wilson-Schramm Memorial
Roosevelt Blvd
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S. Main
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Peck
Starr Floral CO
Home Insulation CO
Home Improvement Center
Central Ave
Shur Fit Dist., Inc
N. Main St
Franklin
Simpson Fence CO
Kolker
Lord Jesus Christ
Christ
Dalton Aluminum
Tom
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Taylor Appliance
Howard Stamm
Kay
Paul C. Ballard
R.e.lovely
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DeBusk
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Taylor Home Improvement
Tsaacs Bros
R. Lacey
Fred
Rowland
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