Trash littering Miami River costs $19000 to clean up
Twenty nine high school students ages 15 to 17 collected about 33 tons of debris along the Great Miami River this summer. A floor safe a $1 bill and even a dead goat were among the finds. Total cost of retrieval neared $19,000 with funding from state and federal sources and the conservancy.
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Great
Miami River
Miami Conservancy District
Dayton Board of Education
Conservancy
Miami Valley
L. Bennett Coy
Conservancy General Manager
Watt
Dayton
National Alliance of Businessmen
State Bureau of Employment Services
Hospital Gets New Gift Shop
A new gift shop called The Added Touch will open October 1 in the new lobby at Middletown Hospital. Open to all Middletown residents, proceeds go to the hospital. Merchandise from Chicago and New York, plus Christmas decorations, will be offered with plans to stay open through the holidays and later year round.
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Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Robert Davies
Hospital
William Ratman
Wilson Breiel
Davies
Civilian Dean at Annapolis Dies at 55
Dr. A. Bernard Drought, first civilian dean of the U S Naval Academy in 1964, died Friday in Annapolis Md. He was 55 and helped modernize and expand the academy’s academic program and facilities.
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Annapolis
Annapolis, Md
A. Bernard Drought
U.S. Naval Academy
Naval Academy
Dayton woman dies in Butler County crash
Ebony Jones, 22, of Home Avenue Dayton, died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after a 1968 compact car left Hamilton Trenton Road near Busenbark Road. Driver Joe Groce, 29, of Dayton, suffered a severe leg injury. Police say Jones was thrown from the car when her companion grabbed the wheel fearing an oncoming vehicle.
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Butler County
Dayton
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Ebony Jones
Home Avenue
Garret J. Boone
Hamilton-Trenton
Busenbark Road
Trenton
Joe Groce
Bolander St
Groce
Troubles On Campus Topic To Be Discussed
Edward Brandabur a University of Illinois professor will address the Butler County Medical Society on student unrest and the SDS movement at the Hamilton Elks Club Tuesday. A 6 30 p m social period precedes dinner at 7 p m New members will be installed and Dr Robert Kappers will become president succeeding Dr Joan Varney Dr Salvador Alatorre will be installed as secretary treasurer Delegates to the Ohio State Medical Association are Dr Robert Johnson and Dr James Smith
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Edward Brandabur
University of Illinois
Butler County Medical Society
Hamilton Elks Club
Brandabur
SDS
Students For A Democratic Society
Robert Kappers
Hamilton
Joan Varney
Middletown
Salvador Alatorre
Ohio State Medical Association
Robert Johnson
James Smith
McGovern Dewdrops 72 Bid Contingent on 1970 Results
Sen George McGovern of South Dakota said he is thinking seriously about a Democratic presidential bid in 1972. He would defer a decision until after the 1970 congressional elections in Omaha Nebraska.
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Omaha
Neb
George McGovern
South Dakota
Rites Set For Slain Soldier and Ex-Policeman Fox
Funeral services for Sgt. Robert Leroy Fox of Waynesville and former Middletown policeman will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home, with burial in Fairview Cemetery at Gratis. Fox served eight years in the U.S. Army and rejoined Middletown Police as a sergeant last February. He was killed in his sleep by a fellow soldier who faces court martial. He is survived by his wife Sandra Hedger Fox, his parents, a brother and two half-siblings. Friends may call Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Robert Leroy Fox
Waynesville
Middletown
Korea
McCoy-Leffler
Fairview Cemetery
Gratis
Frank Sowards
John Scottnicki
Dayton
Fox
Vietnam
Sandra Hedger Fox
Ray Hedger
Leroy Fox
Camden
Worker Breaks Both His Legs at Armco Steel Plant
Joe Klamo a 47 year old rigger leader at Armco Steel Hamilton plant was admitted to Mercy Hospital after falling ten feet while using a crane boom as a scaffold. He suffered fractures of both legs at the ankle and was listed in fair condition last night.
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Joe Klamo
Lindale Drive
Hamilton
Armco Steel
Mercy Hospital
Klamo
Mrs Louise Huffman 77 of Middletown Dies at Hospital
Mrs Louise Huffman 77 of 16 Burton Road Middletown died at 8 45 a m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after four years of failing health She was lifelong Middletown resident Faith United Methodist Church member Survived by husband Arthur three daughters Mrs Earl Larsson Mrs Juanita Hume and Florine Huffman all of Middletown three sons Edward A W Jr and Frederick grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral services will be at 10 20 a m Tuesday at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home burial in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call tomorrow at the funeral home from 3 to 9 p m
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Louise Huffman
Burton Road
Middletown Hospital
Huffman
Middletown
Faith United Methodist Church
Arthur
Earl Larsson
Juanita Hume
Florine Huffman
Edward
A. W. Jr
Dayton
Frederick
US Army
Thailand
Red Cross
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Clifford D. Stearns
Woodside Cemetery
Guaranteed admission for all to colleges proposed at Dayton conference
At a Dayton gathering funded by the College Entrance Examination Board and Antioch College, educators urged guaranteed admission and financial aid for all students, especially minorities. Delegates formed NAME to push nationwide programs, calling for needs-based grants, inclusive curricula, community involvement, and greater public funding for minority higher education.
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Dayton
Ohio
College Entrance Examination Board
Antioch College
National Association For Minorities Education
Whch
Lawrence Barclay
College Entrance Board
Copperhead Snake Killed Near Peast Town Ohio
A 14 year old Franklin boy shot and killed a copperhead in a wooded area near Peast town. Mark Majors fired two .22 caliber bullets into the snake’s head as it coiled in a small tree. The reptile measured 37 inches and was confirmed as copperhead by a neighbor after examination.
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Ohio
Franklin
Peasttown
Mark Majors
Jeffery Drive
Wilshire Heights
Cecil
Majors
Germantown Road
Young Majors
Charles Rhodes
Miamisburg Coach Cut After Game Incident
A Miamisburg High School assistant football coach was knifed and treated after a 24-6 win over Franklin High. Billy Thompson attempted to disarm a student who pulled a knife on a Miamisburg player. Police said several arrests were made near the high school and labeled the event a small brawl. Thompson received stitches at Kettering Memorial Hospital.
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Miamisburg
Franklin High School
Billy Thompson
Joe DiMatteo
Ptl
Ron Schul
Thompson
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Bowman's Garden Store hit by theft and vandalism
Police report says a $125 typewriter was stolen and an outside watering system activated, causing damage at Bowman's Garden Store, 1210 Neibar St. A door was forced open. Mrs. John Tramuel of 107 Lafayette Ave reported a theft of a watch, a ring, and a radio worth $155, with a front floor glass broken to gain entry.
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Bowman's Garden
Neibar St
John Tramuel
Lafayette Ave
Monarch butterflies roost in Bethany yard crowds shift
Two large monarch swarms settled in a Bethany yard at 6410 Cincinnati Dayton Road. Mrs Dorothy Tucker at 6456 Cincinnati Dayton Road tried to photograph them but her flashgun failed. Neighbors note the insects migrate and rest on cool nights.
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Bethany
Paul Ross
Cincinnati- Dayton Road
Dorothy Tucker
Cincinnati-Dayton Road
Injured Marine Back In States
Marine Lance Cpl. Gary L. Binnix, son of Robert E. Binnix of 27 Crawford St., has been transferred to the Naval Hospital at Great Lakes Illinois to recuperate from wounds suffered last month in Vietnam. He was on patrol duty in Da Nang when a napalm bomb exploded near him, severely burning his left leg and knee. He was moved to Great Lakes from a military hospital in Tokyo, Japan.
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Lance
Gary L.binnix
Robert E. Binnix
Crawford St
Great Lakes
Orientation Tuesday For Center Staff
An orientation meeting for volunteers at the Middletown treatment center of the Ohio Valley Clinic for Brain Injured Children will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. at St Luke United Presbyterian Church. Speakers include Charles Burhns, Dr Joseph Peil, Norene Timmer, and Pat Wilkerson. A basic explanation of the Dolman Delacate theory will be presented and films shown. The clinic opens Monday Sept 28 with eight children to be treated.
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Middletown
Ohio Valley Clinic
St. Luke United Presbyterian Church
Walton Court
Charles Burhns
Joseph G. Peil
Norene Timmer
Pat Wilkerson
R.N
St. Luke Church
Physician Named In 224 337 Suit In Butler County
Vernon L. Sheard of Middletown filed a 224 337 damages suit in Butler County Common Pleas Court against Dr Henry L Floyd of Hughes Hospital alleging negligent esophageal dilation on Sept 22 1969 caused a stomach perforation and peritonitis leading to his wife Jane M Sheard s death on Sept 30 1969.
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Hamilton
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Henry L. Floyd
Headgates Road
Hughes Hospital
Vernon L. Sheard
Linn Road
Middletown
Jane M. Sheard
Sheard
Middletown Sailor Aboard USS Independence Deployed
Middletonian Petty officer John S. Alfrey 21 a shipfitter aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Independence is ordered to the Jordan area of the Mediterranean. Alfrey son of Mr and Mrs William Alfrey of Excelle is a 1966 Lemon Monroe High School graduate and former Journal carrier.
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Independence
Middletown
Jordan
Mediterranean
John S. Alfrey
William Alfrey
Excelle
Lemon- Monroe High School
Journal
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