Diane Friend Crowned Pork Festival Queen in Preble County
Diane Friend was crowned queen of the Preble County Pork Festival at the fairgrounds on Ohio 122. The event featured over 100 exhibits, an antique car rally, Bavarian band performances, hog calling, pork use presentation, square dancing, and free admission with smorgasbord dinners from 11:30 am to 4 pm.
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Preble County
Preble Swingers
Charles Estes
Bonnie Lou
Bruce Brownfield
Cincinnati Benefit Raises 35000 for Beverly Hills Fire Victims
The May 28 Beverly Hills Supper Club fire fund reached 35000 with plans to expand. About 6500 attended a Southgate Kentucky concert, far short of Riverfront Coliseum capacity, to aid more than 200 children of 164 victims.
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Cincinnati
Beverly Hills
Southgate
Riverfront Coliseum
Mark Hagstrom
Hagstrom
First National Bank of Cincinnati
Val Bertelson
Air Force negligent care yields $55,000 verdict
U S District Court Judge C Clyde Atkins awarded $50,000 to Michele Pope and $5,000 to Army Sgt James M Pope totaling $55,000 for the death of their unborn baby Jessica Marie after an Air Force Hospital at Homestead failed to provide adequate prenatal care during a Veterans Day weekend delivery in 1975 The Air Force admitted negligence and had offered $15,000 The Pope family argued for much more to cover emotional damages and marriage dissolution
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Miami
Air Force Hospital
U.S. District Court
C. Clyde Atkins
Michele Pope
Army
James M. Pope
Atkins
Air Force
Homestead Air Force Base
Firewood Sale From Eight Ohio State Forests
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources reports dead and deformed timber is cut and hauled to safe locations near Shawnee Scioto Trail Tar Hollow Pike Zaleski Blue Rock Maumee Hocking state forests for sale Monday to Friday. Wood sells for 5 dollars per rick or 15 dollars per cord with a one cord limit per customer. Buyers must provide their own cutting tools and may find limited pre cut wood at Maumee and Hocking forests. Call ahead to confirm supply.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Shawnee
Scioto Trail
Tar Hollow
Pike
Zaleski
Blue Rock
Maumee
Hocking
Ohio State Fair dates set for 1978 in Columbus
The Ohio Expositions Commission announced the 1978 state fair will run 13 days from August 15 to August 27, matching this year’s length. The commission also said 1979 will be a 16 day event to include three weekends, amid concerns from county fairs about overlap.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Expositions Commission
Fire at Second Baptist Church injures three people
At 6:11 p.m. yesterday a fire at Second Baptist Church 116 Se Verity Parkway sent Richard Dixon 20 to hospital in satisfactory condition and Joe Butterfield 78 to coronary care in serious condition. Lisa Gibson 16 was treated and released for numbness at Pershing Avenue 1316.
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Second Baptist Church
Se Verity Parkway
Richard Dixon
Delaware Ave
Pershing Ave
Lisa Gibson
Ardmore Drive
Joe Butterfield
Pee Wee Football Injuries Prompt Emergency Runs at Smith Park
Emergency squad responds to three injuries at Smith Park during Pee Wee football. Samuel Dunlop aged 8 injures his leg. his mother Dixie 35 sustains a leg injury as she helps him. James Willoughby 11 is treated and released for a wrist injury after transport. A prior call found a boy already rushed by private car.
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Smith Park
Samuel Dunlop
Harrison St
Dixie
James Willoughby
Winton St
Frontier program at Malabar Park in Mansfield Ohio
Malabar Farm State Park hosts Ohio Heritage Days on September 24 and 25 with frontier style demonstrations. Activities include black powder gun displays, wild game cooking, soapmaking and weaving as the Ohio Department sponsors outdoor events. Last year the event drew about 5 000 visitors.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Malabar Farm State Park
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ohio Eyes Penn Central Rail Line Purchase
Ohio weighs a lease purchase with Penn Central for 52.2 miles of railroad right of way along the Little Miami River to redevelop the line as a tourist attraction. Federal funding remains uncertain but a funding package is being assembled as bids were invited for tracks ties and bridges.
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Columbus
Ohio
Penn Central Transportation Co
Little Miami River
Ohio Natural Resources
Robert W. Teater
Penn Central
James A. Rhodes
General Assembly
Old Middletown photos sought for city birthday section
The Journal plans a 175th birthday tribute with historic Middletown images from before 1900. Residents may submit photos to editor Paul Day. deemed suitable will be copied and returned. PRISM seeks displays at 44S Main St with Lileen Gomia coordinating, contact via Herbert S. Boren Realtors.
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Middletown
Paul Day
Journal News Room
Journal
South Main
Two demonstrators buried alive at Kent State gym site arrest
Kent State University police dug up two activists buried in dirt near the gym construction. Julia Cochrane passed out from chest pressure but was treated and released. Karen Gordon Gregg Currie and a female juvenile face charges of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
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Kent, Ohio
Kent State University
University
Julia Cochrane
University Health Center
Blanket Hill
Kent State
Miss Cochrane
Karen E. Gordon
Cleveland
Gregg W. Currie
Cleveland Heights
Middletown Community Center Announces Youth and Adult Programs
The Middletown Community Center at 800 Lafayette Ave lists Brownies for grades 1-3 meeting Sept 27, girls volleyball for ages 14-18, women’s volleyball for 18 and up, youth basketball for ages 10-18 with signup deadlines, and an upcoming December Orientation Day with college representatives for high school juniors and seniors. Clarence Lane is chief program coordinator.
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Middletown
Lafayette Ave
Cecelia §. Thompson
Rhonda G. Peebles
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Diane Friend
Pork Festival
Ohio 122
Richmond
Ind
Reinhold Schwartz
Friend
Sheriff
Sheckler
Bruce
USL
State Fair
Frontier Program
Malabar Park
Checker Tax
Kent State Gym
Hole
Kent State Police
Clarence Lane
Frank Rodgers
Armco A.E.I.F
Frestien
Union Sanitary
Joan M. Homan
Crawford Street
Dompany
Park St
2Nd Ave
Grand Ave
Gideon Rd
Trenton Shopping Center
Carlisle Vetheat
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