Spectacular Band Spectacular at Barnitz Stadium
Nine bands marched in the second Band Spectacular at Barnitz Stadium on Saturday. Featured were a Middletown High School tuba player, Hamilton Taft pom-pom girl, and Lemon Monroe band sponsors. The event, sponsored by the Middletown High School Band Associates, included bands from Fenwick Fairfield Franklin Monroe Taft Madison Middletown Tallawanda and the Freshman High School. Also taking part were Explorer Scout Post 26 and the Hamilton Mini-Circus.
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Barnitz Stadium
Middletown High School
Hamilton Taft
Lemon-Monroe
Middletown High School Band Associates
Fenwick
Fairfield
Franklin
Monroe
Taft
Madison Middletown
Tallawanda
Hamilton
Sheckler
Voters Urged to Register as Election Day Approaches
Residents of Middletown Lemon and Madison townships yet to register must do so by Wednesday at 9 p.m. The Middletown Board of Elections will operate today tomorrow and Wednesday until 9 p.m. For changes or lapses in voting history, those turning 21 by election day must register. Office at 43 S. Main St. opens at 9 a.m.
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Middletown
Lemon
Madison
Y Plans Bus Trip To Reds Game
The YMCA sponsors a trip to the Reds Dodgers game at Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati this Saturday. Open to members and guests aged eight and over. Cost includes transport and admission. 2.50 for Y members and 4 for guests. Bus departs 12:30 p.m. returns about 6 p.m. Advance registration at the Y.
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YMCA
Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati
Church Sponsored Housing Plan on City Agenda
City Commission to hold a public hearing on a church sponsored housing project at Lafayette Avenue and Main Street. United Housing Development Corp proposes a 192 unit Rent-Supplement apartment complex on a 148 acre site with a $2.8 million federally backed budget. The plan, opposed by local groups over segregation concerns, has planning commission preliminary approval.
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City Commission
United Housing Development Corp
Lafayette Avenue
Main Street
United Housing
Planning Commission
Middletown
Fish Kill In Canal Is Checked At Middletown Canal
Officials of the Ohio Division of Wildlife in Xenia report a fish kill in the Middletown Hydraulic Canal near German town Road. Supervisor Tom Fulton says officers will count the dead fish, mainly carp and rough fish, and the kill is not exceptionally large. If a factory dumping wastes is found, the case will go to the state health department. The investigation should finish in a few weeks.
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Ohio Division of Wildlife At
Xenia
Middletown Hydraulic Canal
Germantown Road
Tom Fulton
Fulton
State Health Department
Drug Abuse Topic Set for Shilon PTA Talk
Mike Kilday of Butler Pharmaceutical Association will speak on drug abuse at the Shilon PTA meeting tomorrow at 7 30 p m. The Wayne School building hosts the event where Mrs Jean Swihart, PTA president, welcomes new parents and introduces Shiloh teachers.
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Shilon Pta
Mike Kilday
The
Butler Pharmacetical Associaton
Wayne School
Jean Swihart
Shiloh
Jury Probe At Kent Enters Second Week Of Testimony
In Ravenna Ohio AP a special state grand jury continues its inquiry into May 14 violence at Kent State University entering its second week. About 20 witnesses testified daily over four days before recess. Jury selected Sept 14 and the probe should last about a month. Witnesses at Portage County Courthouse cannot discuss testimony.
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Kent
Ravenna
Ohio
Kent State University
Portage County
Hearing In Deaths Postponed In Lebanon Court
A preliminary hearing for Robert R. Ware in Lebanon Municipal Court was continued indefinitely. Ware, of Florence Kentucky, faces man slaughter and reckless operation charges from a June 16 two car crash on Interstate 75 that killed four women: Elizabeth Septimire, 17, and Carol Pfau, 18, of Lebanon, Frances Rudokas, 45, of Lebanon, and Alice Roe, 60, of Hartville Missouri. Ware had been hospitalized at Middlesboro Hospital prior to his release two weeks earlier.
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Lebanon
Robert R. Ware
Ware
Florence
Ohio Highway Patrol
Elizabeth Septimire
Carol Pfau
Frances Rudokas
Raymond Dr
Rudokas
Alice Roe
Hartville
Theft Loss Runs High as Pair Caught in Cafe Break-In
Two suspects charged with breaking into Sportsman's Cafe at 1100 Garfield St at 2:40 am amid seven weekend break-ins. Losses estimated at 1700 dollars. Police dog team found Rommel and Elme Tolbrook near the scene. Willoughby and Tolbrook jailed. Other burglaries reported include homes on 16th, Wayne, 17th, Minnesota, and Franklin Streets with televisions, jewelry, radios, clocks, and clothing stolen.
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Rommel
Sportsman’s
Garfield St
Barry David Willoughby
Seneca St
Elme
Eugene Tolbrook
Ptl
Donald Wells
Wells
Eva O'Neil
16Th Ave
Isaac Burkhardt
Wayne Ave
Paul Hunter
17Th Ave
Hunter
Laura Day
Minnesota St
J. W McCluskey
Helsel Named Middletown City Manager In Rural Match
Dale Helsel, 43, former Painesville city manager, selected by Middletown City Commissioners to start October 19. He will replace retiring Kothe, bringing a practical, public relations minded approach after nine years in Painesville. The move follows interviews and community checks, with Helsel noting Middletown’s older, New England spirit and ongoing urban renewal efforts.
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City Commission
Dudley Inwood
Inwood
Dale Helsel
Painesville
Helsel
Dan Kate
Hessel
Journal
James Saunders
League of Women Voter
Kothe
Hesse
Middletown
Seven Miami sophomores arrested for marijuana charge
FIRST UNDER NEW LAW 7 Arrested On Marijuana Charge OXFORD Seven Miami University sophomores arrested Saturday night on charges of possession of marijuana, this village's first marijuana arrests since Ohio law reduced the penalty for possession for first offenders Sept. 15, are slated to go to Butler County Court Area I tonight. Out today on $250 bond each and arrested Saturday at about 11:50 p.m. at the apartment of John Duncan Monroe, 19, White Plains, N. Y., on E. Sycamore St., Towers Apartments, Apt. 3 were: Thomas Albertz, 19, Bay Village, William Adams, 19, Delaware, Andrew Battista, 19, Minerva, William Fleming, 19, Knoxville, Tenn. John D. Kosar, 19, Columbus Kim E. Stedman, 18, West Valley, N. Y., and Monroe. Sgt. Ralph Martin of the Oxford police said arresting officers were answering a complaint from a person in the area about a loud party and possible marijuana party at the apartment, Ohio law reduced the charge for possession of marijuana for first offenders from a felony to a misdemeanor effective last Tuesday.
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Oxford
Miami, ‘University
Ohio
Butler County Court Area
John Duncan Monroe
White Plaines
N. Y
E. Sycamore St
Towers Apartments
Apt
Thomas Albertz
Bay Vilage
William Adams
Delaware
Andrew Battista
Minerva
William Fleming
Knoxville
Tenn
John D. Kosar
Columbus
Kim E. Stedman
West Valley
Monroe
Ralph Martin
Oxford Police
Michigan man injured after steering column failure
A 20 year old Michigan man named Robert Savage of Trenton is in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after his car veered off Interstate 75 northbound just inside Franklin. Police report the steering column apparently broke causing the vehicle to leave the road and strike an embankment yesterday morning.
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Michigan
Middletown Hospital
Robert Savage
Trenton
Mich
Franklin
Ohio
Miami Band Day Parade Prepares 27 Bands at Oxford
A 16th annual Miami University Band Day features 27 high schools plus Miami University marching band marching through Oxford and performing at pre game and halftime as the Redskin football team hosts Western Michigan University at Miami Field at 1 30 p m. The event, directed by Nicholas A Poccia, draws about 2500 musicians from southwestern Ohio with early participants from Franklin Lakota Lebanon and more.
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Oxford
Miami University
Redskin
Western Michigan University
Miami Field
Ohio
Lemon-Monroe
Tom Buchanan
Mid- College
Idletown High School
Denver
Nicholas A. Poccia
Fot
Miami
Franklin High School
John Palmer
Lakota High School
William Bornemann
Lebanon High School
William Donovan
Ohio Highways Claim 17 Lives in Final Summer Weekend
Ohio highways claimed 17 lives in the final weekend of summer, down from 24 the previous weekend and about average for the year. The fatalities included three pedestrians and three motorcyclists, with more than half of the dead aged 20 or younger.
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Ohio
Fire damages and property losses reported in three incidents
At 6:24 p.m. on Saturday a fire at 2924 Manchester Ave started from spilled gas in a power mower owned by Raymond Roberts causing $30 damage. Earlier at 2:13 a.m. at 410 Germantown Road a car owned by Martha Wilson had an interior fire likely from a cigarette causing $50 damage. At 7:24 p.m. at Shell Service Station on 49 N Verity Parkway a car driven by Charles Bailey knocked over a gasoline pump causing damage to the car $100 and to station property, with no estimate for the station damage.
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Manchester Ave
Raymond Roberts
Germantown Road
Martha Wilson
Shell
N. Verity Parkway
Charles Bailey
Hemlock Drive
Trenton
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