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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1977
Page
13
A short circuit in a film processor sparked a fire at the Middletown Journal building at First Avenue and Broad Street. More than 25 thousand dollars in damage, seven fire units responded, one firefighter injured, production delayed.
No City Commission candidates had filed for the November 8 election by press time. Incumbents Tom Blake and James Saunders announced their intentions to run. the filing deadline is 4 p.m. today with 576 valid signatures on petitions required. Both showed reluctance to seek third terms as candidates emerge or fail to appear. Two commissioners will be elected.
A morning blaze heavily damaged a single story frame house at 5865 Ethel Ave in Franklin. Firefighters battled the fire with outside help as smoke persisted. Edith Wilmath, inside with three children ages 5, 4, and 13 and husband Mil away at work, escaped as flames began around 10 30 a m and she is unsure of the cause.
Ohio auditors report the general revenue fund received 283 439 55 dollars from the Ohio Lottery Rotary Fund on Thursday. The transfer reflects state lottery earnings allocated to the general fund.
Carmel Mathis leads for president of the Armco Employes Independent Federation with seven opponents in the primary on Sept. 22. Incumbents and dozens of challengers compete for secretary treasurer vice president trustees across East Works and other locales, with forty-one running for East Works trustees and eight nominees from 45 entries overall.
Miami University president Phillip R. Shriver will testify before a U S House subcommittee hearing on a bill to require states to set basic secondary school proficiency standards. The hearing is Tuesday in Washington.
Ohio Pennsylvania New York officials meeting in Washington urge harsher import controls and tax and environmental reforms to revive U.S. steel. They cite plant closings and job losses in Youngstown and other cities, and warn foreign dumped steel harms workers and communities.
Connie Shockey 21 and passenger Linda K Bush 28 were injured when a car veered off Yankee Road into a construction area south of Oxford State Road after the driver fell asleep. The two were taken to the hospital by emergency squad for treatment.
At a recent general meeting the Middletown Jaycees voted to underwrite bus operation costs for the Senior Citizens bus, approving 2177 dollars. They also pledged support for Ted Reeder, former Jaycee Distinguished Service Award recipient, in his bid to guest conduct the Middletown Symphony pops concert.
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes warned at a National Governors Conference that steel imports threaten 170000 Ohio steelworkers and 80000 related jobs. He cited 130 layoffs at Union Carbide Corp. in Marietta and urged federal action such as tariffs or import limits to avert widespread plant closures within six months.
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