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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1971

Page

2

McGovern Protest Over Saigon Church Meeting Riot

Sen George McGovern protested President Thieu after Saigon officials alleged he unknowingly met Viet Cong cadres at a Roman Catholic church during a rock and fire bomb barrage. McGovern pressed for a full inquiry, saying the claim insulted him and noting the attendees included priests and professionals.

Saigon George SS. McGovern Nguyen van Thieu McGovern Thieu U.S Ellsworth Bunker South Dakota

Explosion Rocks Tu Do Nightclub in Saigon

An explosion wrecked the Tu Do night club in downtown Saigon injuring or trapping several people. A large bomb reportedly caused the blast, which followed days of fire bomb attacks on American military vehicles. Police sealed the area near the Caravelle Hotel where Sen. George McGovern was staying.

Saigon Tu Do Tu Do Street U.S Caravelle Hotel Sen George McGovern South Dakota

Women Stevedores Start Work at Providence Wharf

Anna Tavares and Angelina Watkins, both mothers, begin work as stevedores at Providence municipal wharf amid skepticism from male colleagues. They face tough tasks as newer, heavier loads arrive, with some predicting they may not last.

Providence R.I Anna Tavares Angelina Watkins Providence Mu

World Press Shocked At Attica Riot Coverage

British reporters who visited New York's Attica prison after the riot that left 41 dead describe a shocked world. European papers ran lengthy accounts under horror filled headlines. Commentators blame racial pressures inside the penal system for the uprising.

London America New York Attica Europe U.S Mexico City el Heraldo Mexico North Vietnam Quan Doi Nhan Dan Vatican l'Osservatore Romano

Attica Revolt Provokes Global Commentary and Lawsuit

International outlets and leaders dissected the Attica Prison uprising while a Middletown couple sues for 75 000 after a .22 pistol discharge at a service station. The case cites permanent injuries and lost wages in Butler County Court.

Hamilton Tion Thetown Butler County Middletown Dennie F. Henry Brucilla Vannest Ave Ralph Gilbert Germantown Road Gilbert Sohio Clarence Collinsworth Talton Drive Henry

Semi Crashes On 122 West Of Ohio 744

A tractor trailer overturned on Ohio 122 west of Ohio 744 near Jacksonburg injuring driver Lee Lewis 40 of Lincoln Illinois and causing $6000 damage. The Big H Country Farms truck knocked down a pole and rolled into a ditch. Lewis suffered minor injuries.

Ohio Jacksonburg Lee Lewis Lincoln Ill Big H Country Farms Lewis

Butler County Sheriff Promotes Charles M. Combs to Lieutenant

Sheriff Harold J. Carpenter announces Charles M. Combs of 747 Springvale Drive is promoted to lieutenant. Lt. Combs serves as warden of the Butler County jail.

Hamilton Butler Harold J. Carpenter Charles M. Combs Springvale Drive Lt. Combs Butler County

Deaths And Funerals In Middletown Area

Obituaries report Herbert Collins 66 of 411 Tytus Ave died at Middletown Hospital. Services, burial details, and memorial gift options listed for multiple local residents including Mrs. Wilma Creech and others with numerous survivors and funeral arrangements noted.

Herbert Collins Tytus Ave Middletown Hospital Bailey Funeral Home

Daisy Bell Danner 90 dies in Middletown Hospital

Mrs Daisy Belle Danner, 90, of 316 Yankee Road, died at 3 am at Middletown Hospital where she had been a patient since July 19. She was a member of the WCTU and the Lydia Sheare Bible Class at First Baptist Church. Her husband Samuel died in 1957. Surviving are three sons Thomas Eugene and Donald of Middletown and two daughters Mrs Ruth Close and Mrs Helen.

Daisy Belle Danner Yankee Road Middletown Hospital Danner WCTU Lydia Sheare First Baptist Church Samuel Thomas Eugene Donald Middletown Ruth Close Helen

Mrs Helen Maham Dies at 83 in Monroe County

Mrs Helen W Maham 83 of Mt Pleasant Home Monroe died at 920 p.m. Tuesday at Middletown Hospital Arrangements incomplete at Vorbis Funeral Home Lockland

Helen W. Maham Mt. Pleasant Monroe Middletown Hospital Vorbis Funeral Home Lockland

Death of Betty McCarthy in 605 14th Ave resident

Betty McCarthy aged 47 of 605 14th Avenue died at 5:30 a.m. in hospital after a year of failing health following open heart surgery. Funeral arrangements were pending at Bailey Funeral Home.

Betty McCarthy 14Th Ave Middletown Hospital Bailey Funeral Home

Mrs Lucy Baker 67 Dies After Heart Attack at Home

Mrs Lucy S Baker 67 of 354 N Gebhart Church Road died Monday at home after a heart attack. Survived by Ora her husband a daughter Mrs John Bender Germantown a son Ora K Phoenix a brother John Lauver Miamisburg and five sisters all of Dayton. Four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services set for 10.

Miamisburg Lucy S. Baker N. Gebhart Church Road Ora John Bender Germantown Ora K Phoenix Ariz John Lauver Ada Spiedel May Hollop Anna Fritz Jessie Evans Dayton

Franklin-Harry Gribble 64 Dies in St Petersburg Florida

Harry Gribble formerly of Franklin died Monday at his home in St. Petersburg Florida from a heart attack. He retired in 1969 as personnel manager for Stone Container Co. Survived by wife Margaret a son Joe Franklin a stepson David Hisey Franklin a daughter Peggy Woodward Springboro two brothers Joe Franklin and Stanley Dayton a sister Elizabeth Prior Dayton and nine grandchildren. Services Friday at Eaton Funeral Home with Rev Kenneth Yarick officiating burial Woodhill Funeral Home Thursday evening.

Franklin Harry Gribble St. Petersburg Fla Gribbble The Stone Container Co Margaret Joe David Hisey Peggy Woodward Springboro Stanley Dayton Elizabeth Prior Eaton Funeral Home Kenneth Yarick Woodhill Cemetery Funeral

Prominent Preble County Farmer Dies in Oxford

Camden Willard S. Guuckian aged 68 of 4972 Sugar Valley Road Oxford died Monday at McCullough Hyde Hospital Oxford. He belonged to the Hampshire Swine Registry Association and the American Milking Shorthorn Society and served on the Preble County Farm Bureau Exe cutive Advisory Committee. He was a former officer of the Ohio Seed Producers Association.

Franklin Carl Shorty Myers 72 dies after heart attack

Carl Shorty Myers a Franklin resident and Wallace Cafe bartender died at home Tuesday from a heart attack. Survived by wife Edna, a son Joe, two daughters Marjoe Harrison and Eileen Myers, three brothers and three sisters, and three grandchildren. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Anglesby Funeral Home with burial in Springboro Cemetery. Visitation Friday 2 to 7 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Franklin — Carl Shorty) Myers N. Main St Myers Wallace Cafe Edna Joe Franklin Marjoe Harrison Sarasota Fla Eileen Myers Miamisburg Herbert Edward William Milford Bertha Griffith Newport Minnie Senner Owensville Helen Hamishense Cincinnati Sawrday Anglesby Funeral Home Springboro

Paul E. Null Dies After Heart Attack Hospital Stay

Paul E. Null, 58, of 2400 West Upper Springboro Road Springboro, died at 4 15 a m in Middletown Hospital after being treated since suffering a heart attack Monday.

Franklin Paul E. Null Springboro Road Springboro Middletown Hospital

Mom's car hits bus injuring 4 year-old

A 4 year-old boy sustained a forehead injury when his mother's backing car struck a stopped school bus on Girard Avenue at 3 23 p m. Joey Leis was hurt while Shirley Ann Leis said her gas pedal stuck and she shifted into reverse. The bus driver David McKeever reported no damage.

Girard Avenue Joey Leis Shirley Ann Leis Middletown-Eaton Road David McKeever Park St Michael Wilson St. Marshall Road Christopher Dorn Manchester Road Cynthia A. Wilson Marshall Road Rosedale School

Police Briefs Reported Cash Missing From Funeral Home

Police said more than 422 dollars in cash was taken from a safe at Hi-Fy Funeral Home 15 7 9 p.m. Friday. A paper bag with several small packets of suspected marijuana was found by a woman along a fence at Wilson School. Field tests suggested the substance was marijuana of low grade.

S. Verity Parkway Wilson School United States

Levey Heads Civic Division In Middletown Campaign

Barry J. Levey an attorney and former state representative will lead the Middletown Civic Association campaign for new members in 1971. The eight area chairs include Gene Schaefer Tony Tenore Dr Ralph Kah Charles W Sutter Dr James Fiessinger Don Smith Jack ONeill and Levey himself. During the Fair Share Campaign donors at or above the recommended level will not be solicited while noncontributors will be contacted by volunteers.

Barry J. Levey Middletown Civic Association Gene Schaefer Tony Tenore Ralph Kah Charles W. Sutter James Fiessinger Don Smith Jack O'Neill Levy

Funeral services scheduled for three local residents

Mrs. Arizona Pennick, 69, of 427 Bank Ave., will have services at 10 a.m. Thursday. Charles Greggerson, 82, of 759 Ridgewood Ave., services set for 2 p.m. Thursday. Walter Beinkemper, 79, of Hamilton, will have private services.

Arizona Pennick Bank Ave Webb Charles Greggerson Ridgewood Ave Klaus-Weigel Walter Beinkemper Hamilton Proeschel

Thieves Take Over Eighty-One Thousand in County Loot

Butler County police report four break-ins yielding a total of 1358 dollars. At Elks Country Club maintenance shop 713 dollars in loo items were stolen. Cecil Aighley’s home lost six shotguns valued at 30 dollars. William Norvell’s residence saw two guns worth 285 stolen. Edith Begley reported a 20 dollar cash theft.

Hamilton Butler County Charles Shouse Elks Country Club Hamilton-Middletown Road Cecil Aighley Howe Road William Norvell Michael Road Edith Begley Hogue Road

July births at Middletown Hospital favor girls

The month of July saw 73 baby girls and 64 boys born at Middletown Hospital. Middletown residents delivered 82 births, Franklin residents 28, with smaller counts from Tremon, Carlisle, Miamisturg, Lebanon, and other nearby communities totaling one each.

Middletown Hospital Middletown Bath Franklin Tremon Carlisle Miamisturg Lebanon West Chester Excello Hamilton Springboro Foster Somerville Germantown Cincinnati Blountsville

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