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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1963
Page
19
Two boys aged 5 and 6 were to be questioned after a New York Central freight incident caused 90 minutes of crossing closures. Engineer Francis O Connor suffered deep facial lacerations from a ballast fragment. police note the uncoupling could be accidental amid rapid braking.
A two day smog alert spans a huge area around Cincinnati issued by the Weather Bureau research unit at the Robert A. Taft Sanitary Engineering Center. Scientists warn conditions are ripe for smog today and Friday as pollutants have built up since Tuesday across the broad zone.
Five public hearings and a plea for reclassification of city jobs dominated the City Commission session. Attorney Ben M. Kitchen urged a full job-classification study, noting complaints and created positions since 1950. Public housing zone changes drew little opposition, with neighbors voicing concerns over density and traffic on some sites.
Postman Paul Strong delivering mail on Logan Avenue was bitten on the left leg by a dog that sprang through a screened door at 1829 Oberon Drive. Police say the incident occurred yesterday as he attempted entry.
James R. Howerton, a 14 year Middletown PD veteran, was sworn in as the citys youngest police chief in a brief ceremony in City Manager Charles Thompsons office at 10 10 a m today. On his first day he cleared detective efficiency reports after serving as acting captain of detectives and named Harold Gray 52 to a new post.
Year veteran captain of detectives appointed on a temporary basis as city reorganizes police department. Assistant Chief Sam Moore assists with the transition through the week. New chief starts with 7948 dollars annually, rising to 9071 after three years in the post.
Once a year the frigate Old Ironsides is moved from her berth by three tugs to a turn-around cruise. The slow reversal offsets warping from sun and wind as she is maneuvered for display and maintenance.
A silent sympathy march for the Birmingham church bombing victims is planned for Sunday at 4 PM. The newly formed CORE chapter will lead about 50 participants in an orderly, silent procession from Douglas Park to the new post office, via Minnesota Street Verity Parkway 14th Avenue Curtis Street Central Avenue.
Four persons were injured and treated at Middletown Hospital after two area accidents. First, on Yankee Road south of Sheridan Avenue a northbound car struck a vehicle preparing to turn into a driveway, causing two parked cars to be damaged. Elmer Peck, 35, and Gladys Stamper, 38, were treated for knee injuries. James Anderson, 20, escaped serious injury. Wayne Barker, 25, sustained facial lacerations. Anderson was cited for reckless operation. In a second crash on Rt. 122 north of Rt. 744, Jack R. Wells, 34, suffered severe facial lacerations and leg abrasions. he was cited for driving left of center. An earlier incident on Beissinger Road involved a horse and a paper carrier Archie DePew, 35, with a damaged windshield. All injured were conveyed by Tri-County Ambulance.
A bear and a small sports car collided 20 miles south of Sault Ste. Marie. The car burned after the crash, occupants Jerry Hall and David Neff sustained minor injuries. The bear fled back into the woods.
About 300 campaign solicitors have been contacted and nearly 5300 workers will be reached before the October 1 kickoff banquet at Manchester Motor Inn. The event features a 1923 theme with a variety program by local groups and campus performers, plus talks by campaign leaders emphasizing expansion of membership and agency accomplishments since 1957.
The permanent chairman of the Citizen's Council on Human Relations will be named at the second meeting in the City Building commission chamber at 7:30 p.m. Temporary chairman Robert C. Cordray says committee members will also be named tonight.
National Geographic Society and Smithsonian Institution led Dr. Matthew W. Stirling in Tabasco on expeditions from 1938 to 1946 uncovering archeological treasures. The remote Mexican state yielded key finds shaping regional history and scientific understanding.
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