Recount Sought After Close Middletown Commission Race
In Middletown the election heated up as the Saunders Sorrell contest for the second City Commission seat neared certification. Final tallies showed Saunders up 110 votes to 5,077 for Sorrell 5,187, prompting discussion of a possible recount. Blake led the remaining city slate with 5,636 votes.
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Chappie) Saunders
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Jerry Brown
Board of Education
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Blake
Joe Gividen
Arthur Jordan
Cleveland White Votes Tip Scales For Stokes Victory
Cleveland Mayor Carl B. Stokes won a thin victory over Ralph J. Perk as early tallies showed Stokes with 119,783 to Perk's 116,601 with four hundredths of polling results. Officials expect final margin around 3,500. Black voters on the East Side heavily backed Stokes while white West Side support rose. Stokes praised a citywide coalition, Perk urged focus on social inequity. Turnout looked near 237,000 projected. Cleveland has 316,000 registered voters.
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Stokes
Cuyahoga County
Ralph J. Perk
Seth Taft
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Vatican denies art theft report from papal apartment
The Vatican rejected an Italian News Agency claim that three paintings worth over 1.5 million dollars were stolen from Pope Paul VI's apartment in the Apostolic Palace. A Vatican spokesman called the report categorically false and noted a 1965 incident involved manuscripts found discarded near Rome.
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Middletown Area Weather Forecast
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for slowly decreasing cloudiness and cold tonight. Low in the 30s. Partly sunny and warmer Thursday. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
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Lindsay Wins Reelection as New York City Mayor
Mayor John V. Lindsay captured a landslide victory in New York City defeating Republican John J. Marchi and Democrat Mario Procaccino. He drew votes from liberal Democrats Republicans and independents praising his stance on ending the Vietnam War and urban policy.
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John J. Marchi
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Marchi
Albany
Washington
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Valley News Deaths and Funerals In Brief
Short notices list local deaths and funeral arrangements with names and dates. Community members are listed in a concise obituary roundup format typical of Valley News pages.
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Ann Landers
Heloise
Valley News
Women’s News
Chuckle About Shapes and Figures in a Humorous Quip
A lighthearted joke notes that too many girls resemble a phrase play on a figure eight. The line uses a playful misdirection to evoke a smile without targeting individuals.
Ohio Vote 19 Fails As 19-Year-Age Backers Concede
Clark Wideman of Ohio Volunteers for Vote 19 said the defeat clears the way for a new drive to amass 485,000 signatures to place the measure on a future ballot. The short term elections amendment also passed, eliminating vacancies 49 days before general elections.
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108Th General Assembly
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Georgia
Alaska
Hawaii
15 Ohio school districts still in dire straits
The Associated Press reports eleven districts will keep bills paid with seven of Ohio’s top financially strained districts spared by Tuesday’s vote. Fremont District passes 9.6 mills but schools close Nov 14 through Jan 5 with tax collection delayed until 1970 by state law. Unofficial results show Lakewood Local and Newton Falls districts rejecting levies, while ten districts face possible closures without new funds.
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Egyptian Commandos Raid Across Suez Border
Egyptian commandos crossed the Suez Canal and attacked an Israeli patrol. Egypt claimed several Israeli fatalities and equipment losses while Israel reported its own killed wounded and a missing soldier. A Cairo spokesman called the raid the most daring by special troops.
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el Shatt
Rhodes Opens Finances To Public Eye In Ohio Politics
Governor Rhodes challenged any accuser to bring evidence of corruption in his office. He denied misdealings and said a Life article alleging funds to free racketeer Thomas Licavoli was false, noting a state investigation refuted rumors and that taxes were paid in full after IRS dispute.
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