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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1959

Page

4

Hamilton Preps Obscenity Rule for Youth Offenders

Hamilton City Council planned ordinances with fines and up to six months in jail for adults who manufacture or distribute obscene material. Minors under 18 would be treated as juvenile delinquents for obtaining or purchasing such material, with provisions to aid the Youth Aid Bureau. The package also limits teen activity after 8 pm and requires guardianship for those out late, with penalties up to $100 or six months' jail.

Hamilton Youth Aid Bureau Howard F. Wilson Police Aid Bureau David Black Destic Relations Juvenile Court

Arkansas pupil placement ruling averts Little Rock style clash

A federal appeals court upheld Arkansas pupil placement laws at Dollarway, easing tensions over integration near Pine Bluff. The court reversed a judge’s order to admit three Negro students and left intact the framework guiding school assignments under the 15 standards, while protests and calls for broader desegregation continued.

Little Rock Ark Arkansas Dollarway Pine Bluff Bruce Bennet U.S. 8Th Circuit Court of Appeals St. Louis U.S. Dist Aexie Beck Here Beck Dollarway School Board U.S. Supreme Court Alabama National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People

Appeal On Cincy Law Is Rejected

CINCINNATI RP Joseph L Marshall a Cincinnati magazine distributor lost an appeal of a Municipal Court conviction for possessing indecent literature Common Pleas Judge Louis J Schneider upheld the jury verdict Marshall convicted December 3 received a suspended three month workhouse term and a $400 fine He argued the city law conflicted with state law which makes knowingly possessing smutty literature a felony The judge said the city can punish possession of indecent literature even if the person did not know of it.

Cincinnati Joseph L Marshall Common Pleas Louis J Schneider Marshall Schneider

Enrollment at Miami Tops 6412 Amid Ongoing Processing

At end of first half-week of classes Miami University reports a record paid enrollment of 6412, with more to come as late paylines are processed. Registrar and bursar offices note 200 pre-registration cards from last spring and summer await clearance, likely raising official figures in coming weeks.

Oxford Miami University Miami

Ex-Senator Neff Trials Kickback Case Faces Trial

Former State Senator Samuel G. Neff and four others go to trial on extortion and conspiracy charges. Jury selection completed. judge weighs motion to quash indictments. Defendants Edward Nitsche Robert Yoho Leon Kaleta and James Macry are former highway employees accused of taking contractor kickbacks.

Beaver Pas Samuel G. Neff Morgan H. Sohn Neff Edward Nitsche Robert Yoho Leon Kaleta James Mac

Mae West Born in Brooklyn with Noted Beauty

Stage and screen star Mae West was born in Brooklyn to Matilda Dilker and rose to fame amid her era.

Mae West Brooklyn Matilda Dilker

Urban Boss Named At Hamilton

Hamilton names Har ry L Norman from Dayton as commissioner of urban redevelopment and secretary of the Urban Renewal Agency. He will start Oct 12 succeeding John Borah who left for a Denver planning post. Norman brings eight years with Dayton city, overseeing renewal projects totaling 18 million dollars and serving as assistant civil defense director. The Hamilton program seeks housing for families to be displaced in the Second Ward.

Hamilton Howard F. Wilson Harry L. Norman Dayton Hamiton Urban Renewal Agency Norman John Borah Colorado Hamilton Urban Renewal Second Ward

Loaded Brief Case Found In Lancaster Street

A brief case with over 78 000 dollars in cash checks and blank money orders was found on a Lancaster street after Allen E Strettmatter reported it vanished from his parked car. Police traced his movements and recovered 997 dollars in cash 77 000 in blank American Express money orders and 453 in checks. It likely slipped from the auto as he entered.

Lancaster Allen E. Strettmatter American Express Co American Express Strettmatier

Welfare Worker Faces Embezzlement Charge in Ohio

Helen M. Butler, 62, a former Ashtabula County Child Welfare Board worker, will be arraigned in Common Pleas Court in Vermilion on October 5 on embezzlement charges. She is free on a $1,000 bond after a grand jury returned two indictments totaling $1,072.

Historic Shift as Volkswagen Plans Peoples Shares

Reports from Bonn describe Volkswagen stock to be offered to small German investors, shifting ownership from state to middle and lower income individuals. The Peoples Shares program, born in Austria in 1955, expands to Britain and beyond, with rules favoring employees and small installments.

Bonn Volkswagen Atlantic Britain Austria R. Kamitz Kamitz Adenauer Peoples Preussag

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