Smith Park Jet Plane's End Marks End of Exhibit
Eight bales of scrap aluminum remain of a silver Shooting Star T-33 trainer once on display in Smith Park for 40 years. The public hammered the plane to pieces, making it a safety hazard before recreation director John Paschal disposed of it for 50 dollars to Cohen Brothers, Inc.
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Smith Park
Air Force
The
Park Board
Wright Patterson Field
Dayton
Municipal Service
Man Shot In Leg In Home Dispute
Curtis Howard, 54, of 711 16th Ave., was treated at Middletown Hospital after being shot in the leg by Charles Matthews, 69, of 1304 Michigan Ave. The incident occurred at 8:30 p.m. at Jo Ann Matthews’ home, following an argument. one bullet from a .22 pistol was fired. The daughter was in another room and no arrests were made.
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Curtis Howard
16Th Ave
Middletown Hospital
Charles Matthews
Michigan Ave
Matthews
Jo Ann Matthews
Grove St
Rioting Retiring Police Early in 1968 Warned
Ohio municipal leaders heard that rioting and civil unrest may hasten retirements among police and fire personnel starting January 1968. Frank Kropp, executive secretary of the State Police and Firemen's Disability and Pension Fund, warned at the Ohio Municipal League conference. A record 800 officials attended as new board directors Dale Helsel and Harry Crewson were elected.
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Frank A. Kropp
State Police and Firemen's Disability and Pension ‘Fund
Kropp
Ohio Municipal League
Dale Helsel
Painesville
Harry Crewson
Athens
Fire Reports Include Grass, Vehicle Blazes Across City
Fire logs cite a 4:39 p.m. grass blaze on the Miami River bank at Carmody Boulevard from a cigarette. At 8:13 a.m. a 2509 Shelly Street car owned by Charles Hampton sustained $500 damage possibly from a flare under the front seat. Investigators probe arson. A 3:50 a.m. blaze at Baltimore Street and Yankee Avenue in a David Wolde vehicle at 2212 Baltimore Street caused by a backfire, $50 damage.
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Miami River
Carmody Boulevard
Shelly St
Charles Hampton
Baltimore Street
Yankee Avenue
David Wolde
Baltimore St
Volunteer Ambulance Service Plan Chosen for Warren County
A joint volunteer rescue squad plan for Franklin Carlisle and Springboro will serve 18000 residents with ambulances. A five-subdivision vote approved forming a group, with a public meeting planned and a potential name NWC Rescue Squad. Eaton Funeral Home offers to donate an ambulance to start the organization.
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Franklin
Carlisle
Springboro
Clearcreek Township
Warren County
Franklin Township
Eaton and Anglesby Funeral Homes
Gerald Miller
NWC Rescue Squad
North Western County
Joe Baxter
Roger Stebelton
John Fish
Clearcreek
Carl Morgan
Eaton Funeral Home
Authors To Receive Awards At Ohioana Library
Four Ohio authors will receive Mar tha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Li brary Book Awards at the 38th annual meeting in Columbus on Saturday October 21 Dr Merrill Patterson library president announced the winners Across categories non fiction Overtaken by Events by John Bartlow Martin biography The Unknown Edwin Markham by Louis Filler fiction Yoshar the Soldier by William Harrington juvenile Walk a Narrow Bridge by Dale Hollerback Fife Martin a Hamilton native served as U S ambassador to the Dominican Republic. Filler teaches at Antioch College. Harrington is a Columbus lawyer. Fife a Toledo native now living in California Cathedral’s 900 year old pillars rotten to the core.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Martha Kinney Cooper
Ohioana Library Book
Merrill Patterson
John Bartlow Martin
Edwin Markham
Louis Filler
Yoshar the
Soldier
William Harrington
Dale Hollerback Fife
Low Springs
Marrington
Columbus
Winchester
Ess
Fife
Toledo Cathedral
California
Warren County Boy 11 Killed in Train Collision
An 11-year-old, John Duane Holcomb of Pleasant Plain, was killed when struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train at about 2 35 p m on Ohio 132 near a railroad crossing in Pleasant Plain Warren County The boy’s body was dragged 110 feet and his bicycle 14 feet after the impact Deputies said the child did not see the train Engineer E E Johnson was identified as the locomotive operator by authorities.
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Lebanon
Pleasant Plain
Baltimore & Ohio
John Duane Holcomb
Robert Holcomb
Ralph Young
Warren County
E. E. Johnson
Cash Stolen From House Allegedly By Thief
Mrs. Vola Burton reports $1200 in cash missing from a metal box under her bed in a suitcase at 2013 How ard Ave. Police say the thief may have used a skeleton key and that the crime could have occurred within the last three weeks. No forced entry was found.
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Vola Burton
Howard Ave
Burton
Coin Machines in Bank Basement Break-In Reported
Four coin operated machines in the basement of the First National Bank at 2 N Main St were broken into yesterday between 9 30 and 11 am. A pay telephone was stolen and at least 30 dollars was taken from the soft drink machine. Ottis Leslie a bank maintenance man found the scene at 11 am. machines were intact at 9 30 am.
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First National Bank
N. Main St
Ottis Leslie
Curtis St
Cruiser Wrecked In Cineo Chase In Cincinnati Suburbs
A high speed pursuit in Hamilton County ended with gunfire and the destruction of a police cruiser. Four youths led a chase through Reading Evendale Blue Ash Sharonville and Montgomery before stopping in Montgomery. Driver Dave Gauthier 20 faces multiple traffic charges. Passengers Preston P Thompson 18 Thomas L Ferris 19 and a 14 year old girl were arrested.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Montgomery
Dave Gauthier
Deer Park
Reading
Evendale
Blue Ash
Sharonville
Preston P. Thompson
Madeira
Thomas L. Ferris
CG&E Reports Higher 1967 Net Earnings
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co and subsidiaries reported net earnings of 1.92 dollars per common share for the year ended August 31 1967 after preferred dividends up from 1.82 dollars in 1966. Gas and electric sales rose with 3.8 percent and 4.9 percent gains respectively.
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Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Trains Held Up By The Redskins
Trains halted by discovery of an ancient Indian burial ground north of the West Virginia border delaying construction of the New Waynesburg Southern Railroad as curators sifted bone fragments pottery and tools.
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Waynesburg
Iron Horse
West Virginia
Gov Reagan's Daughter to Speak in Monroe Meeting
Maureen Reagan daughter of Gov Ronald Reagan will speak at an open meeting in Monroe at 8 p m Wednesday at the Congress Inn. The event is sponsored by the Warren County Republican Women’s Clubs and she will discuss Issues and What To Do About Them.
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Maureen Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Congress Inn
Monroe
Warren County
Republican Women's Clubs
Miami Student To Speak Here On The Ten Commandments
Mark Leventhal a Miami University sophomore from Shaker Heights will speak on The Ten Commandments Today at 7 30 p m October 2 during a Winmore Class meeting at St Pauls United Church of Christ. The program is arranged through the university Speakers Bureau backed by the Department of Speech and the Alumni Association.
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Mark Leventhal
Miami University
Shaker Heights
Winmore
St. Paul's United Church of Christ
Department of Speech
Boy Hit By Car Breaks Leg In Front Yard Incident
Five year old Chris Wright of 6706 Germantown Road was struck by a car driven by Walter Wirtley 63 of 6996 Germantown Road at 545 pm in front of his home. He suffered a broken leg and facial cuts and was listed in good condition at Middletown Hospital. Deputies stated no charges were filed.
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Chris Wright
Germantown Road
Middletown Hospital
Walter
Wirtley Auto
Dynamite Blast Damages Steel Truck Near Armco Site
Police investigate a dynamite explosion that slightly damaged a steel hauling truck at Steel Transportation Co on Tytus Ave. A partly burned fuse was found under the vehicle. Driver James Salyer Dayton reported his license number was taken by pickets near Grand Ave and Wicorf St after leaving Armco Steel Corp. The blast, likely from one stick of dynamite, bent a pin on the truck’s fifth wheel.
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The
Steel Transportation Co
Tytus Ave
James Salyer Dayton
Grand Avenue
Wicorf Street
Armco Steel Corp
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