Sunday, May 31, 1998
A Cincinnati firefighter was injured battling a Camp Washington house fire Friday night.
When firefighters responded to a three-story, wood-frame house before 11:30 p.m. on Straight Street, heavy flames were coming from the third floor. The house, which is being remodeled, was not occupied.
Heavy damage was confined to the third floor and roof. Damage was estimated at $25,000. Firefighters said a plumber's torch had been used on the third floor earlier in the evening to solder water lines. Apparently, it was used close to wood framing, which smoldered and later ignited, they said.
Firefighter Michael Wentzel suffered first-degree burns to his neck and second-degree burns to his cheeks and ears. He was treated at University Hospital and released.
MR/DD to report on agency's future
The Hamilton County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities will present a final report on its future at three meetings in June. The report will include comments from people who use the board's services.
The dates and locations are:
June 8, 10 a.m. at the MR - DD central office, 4370 Malsbary Road, Blue Ash.
June 10, 4-6 p.m. at Evendale Adult Center, 9910 Reading Road, Evendale.
June 10, 7-9 p.m. at the Beckman Adult Center, 2600 Civic Center Drive, Bevis.
Middletown man hurt in Milford Twp. crash
A one-vehicle accident in Milford Township early Saturday left a Middletown man in critical condition.
Billy M. Chambers, 38, of Trenton-Franklin Road was driving east on Ohio 73 at high speed when he lost control and drove off the right side of the road, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. The van ran into a ditch, hit two mailboxes, struck a culvert and rolled over twice, the patrol said.
The wreck occurred just after 2:30 a.m. Mr. Chambers was listed in critical condition at University Hospital Saturday afternoon.
I-75 work at Fifth St. to close some roads
As crews gear up to finish work on the new ramp connecting Interstate 75 northbound to Fifth Street in downtown Cincinnati, watch for these lane and road closures between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday:
The Fort Washington Way westbound ramp to northbound I-75 will be reduced to one lane.
The Fourth Street ramp to northbound I-75 will be closed; detour signs will be posted, directing motorists to use the 6th Street ramp.
In addition, the ramp from Fort Washington Way westbound to U.S. 50 westbound will be closed between 9 and 11 a.m. Tuesday.
A detour will route traffic north on I-75 to the Ezzard Charles Drive exit. Traffic will be directed to turn left on Ezzard Charles to Western Avenue, then south to Gest Street onto southbound Freeman Avenue. Motorists can use the Freeman Avenue entrance ramp to westbound U.S. 50.
Priority registration starts June 29 at UC
Priority registration begins June 29 at the University of Cincinnati's Raymond Walters College in Blue Ash. Students enrolled in continuing courses automatically have priority in those courses and can enroll for the next semester.
Information about classes and registration is available by calling 745-5650. The office, located in Room 107 of Muntz Hall on the Blue Ash campus, is open from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Appointments with academic advisers can be made by calling 745-5700.
Mom and quads fine, could go home soon
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Quadruplets born to a suburban Galloway, Ohio, couple at Ohio State University Medical Center could be going home in about 10 days.
Dr. John Seguin said the two sons and two daughters of Steve and Davina Terry were doing well and can leave the hospital once their temperature and body weight increase, and if they continue to hold nourishment.
The quads -- Justin Matthew, Ethan Parker, Zoe Kathryn and Megan Susanne -- were delivered by Caesarean section at 8:55 a.m. Thursday. "I was worried about their lung development. So when they came out crying, I knew they'd all be OK," their mother said.
All were breathing on their own. Their progress may be the result of Mrs. Terry's carrying them to 34 weeks, which is rare for quadruplets. The average gestation period for quads is 29 weeks.
"How in the world she managed to carry the quads for 34 weeks is amazing," said Kathy Whitehead, a neonatal intensive-care nurse for 30 years. "I've never had quads that came in and nobody really was sick."
Leland wins 3rd term as Democrat chairman
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- David Leland of Columbus has won another two-year term as chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party.
The party's state executive committee voted unanimously to give Mr. Leland a third term, party spokesman Mike Brown said Saturday. Mr. Leland replaced Harry Meshel of Youngstown in 1995 after Republicans swept all five nonjudicial statewide offices and took control of both houses of the General Assembly in 1994.
Democrats gained two congressional seats and President Clinton carried Ohio in 1996, but the GOP strengthened its hold to 60-39 in the Ohio House and 21-12 in the state Senate.
The same five state offices, plus Democrat John Glenn's U.S. Senate seat, are up for grabs this year. Republican Gov. George Voinovich faces Democrat Mary Boyle in the Senate race. Mr. Glenn decided not to seek a fifth six-year term.
"Much has been accomplished, yet much remains to be done," Mr. Leland said in a news release. "We need to bring the Democratic Party family together for this important election."
