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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1978
Page
13
Aeronca and Foxjet International terminated their agreement for the first Foxjet plane. A prototype ST-600 compact twin engine aircraft will be developed in Minneapolis under Tony Fox's guidance to meet Foxjet marketing dates and programs.
A 24 year old Middletown man Paul Gordon Sizemore was killed when a car driven by 18 year old Johnny Gibbs left Oxford State Road east of Yankee Road, struck trees and a fence. A second passenger John Boone 19 sustained serious injuries while Gibbs is in serious condition. No charges filed. investigation ongoing. Sizemore served in the Navy, lived on Navaho Street, and is survived by parents siblings and a grandfather. Services set Friday at Yankee Road First Church of God. Burial at Butler County Memorial Park.
Weber named Curtis Peck Jr. Middletown Fire Marshal as defendant in a suit filed last December seeking 100000 dollars for alleged malicious action to close Weber’s Four Seasons Party Room. The dismissal is voluntary with Peck denying the charge.
In Boone County Circuit Court Eugene Gall 32 of Hillsboro formerly Middletown faced murder charges in the Lisa Jansen case. Witnesses including the victim’s mother Tina Jansen identified a bloodstained blouse and items found with Lisa’s body. Prosecution linked a .357 magnum to the crime and noted hair fibers and tracked tires. Gall’s attorney argued insanity and memory loss. The Commonwealth seeks the death penalty with rape cited as an aggravating factor.
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West Virginia seeks a temporary restraining order in U S District Court in Columbus to shut down the WH Sammis generating station in Stratton Ohio within 48 hours unless pollution controls are fully functioning. The bid targets electrostatic precipitators and coal ash limits for seven units amid cross state pollution concerns.
Middfest weekend operations drew 11 food and drink stands, second to the Jaycees air show in the 1960s. Health Commissioner Paul Asmussen reported only minor violations after inspections by sanitarians and noted final cleanup at Smith Park and City Centre Plaza. He urged planning groups to evaluate the event for Middfest 79.
Near West Chester Ohio area reports a 104 acre Voice of America land parcel on Tylersville Road near I 75 declared surplus by the US government. The Lakota school board and Union Township trustees clash over parcel assignments with a mismatch between requests and a letter from Interior. Officials seek 60 acres for schools and 44 for recreation. Interior letter says school district would receive south portion, opposite of request. A GSA official later said land not yet assigned. Rep Windness seeks help. Henderson notes attempts to contact Carter and White House guidance. In other action, Lakota school board hires new teachers and tutors and grants a two year leave for Mary Jane Hale to supervise a reading project.
Police investigated a break in at Middletown Motor Mart on Central Ave with a missing battery charger valued over 245 dollars. A man was questioned over the theft as burglars also hit a new Roosevelt Boulevard fire station site and Woodridge Drive apartments, with paint, brushes, and a pried door noted but nothing confirmed missing.
Gen Hasso von Manteuffel who commanded the German 5th Panzer Army in the Battle of the Bulge died of a heart attack on Sunday while vacationing in the Austrian Tyrol His unit had briefly smashed Allied lines before the offensive collapsed in World War II.
Funeral services for 19 year old Ricky Joe Kelly of 8712 Dayton Oxford Road Franklin will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Gebhart Schmidt Funeral Home. Kelly died in a Sunday explosion and fire at a vacant Miamisburg home attributed to arson. His body was found in the front yard by firefighters. Investigators continue to probe the blast which caused about 10 000 in damage. He is survived by his wife Aja Faye, his father Frank of Carlisle, a brother Tracy of Miamisburg and two sisters Robin Hamerick and Kimberly Ann Kelly of Miamisburg. Rev Lawrence Jackson will officiate. burial is in Hillgrove Cemetery. There is no visitation.
Tanya Thompson won the novice solo for beginners seven to eight in the NBTA contest held Sunday at Garfield High School in Hamilton. Her name was omitted from yesterday’s winners list.
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