Riot at Mosquito Dam Jam crowds leads to violent melee
At least 25 injured during the Mosquito Dam Jam near Trumbull County Fairgrounds as rain cuts the concert short. Two Pittsburgh and Bellevue men suffer slit throats, Jeffery Pasquarell of Painesville has a punctured lung after falling into an open manhole. Police quell the riot with help from state troopers and nearby communities.
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Warren
Ohio
UPI
Here
Mosquito Dam
Trumbull County Fairgrounds
Richard Glaser
Pittsburgh
Darrell Saunders
Bellevue
Trumbull Memorial Hospital
Jeffery Pasquarell
Painesville
St. Joseph Hospital
Trumbull Memorial
Trumbull County
Ohio Highway Patrol
Speedway Grounds
J. Giels
Gaslight Drive In hot dog sale and extended dining room notice
Norwalk Township Trustees delay regular meeting from Sept 6 to Sept 7 due to Labor Day. Hot dog sale advertised at 19 cents with dates Mon Tue Wed Aug 30 31 Sept 1 and mentions air conditioned dining room at Gaslight Drive In Rt 250 four miles south of hospital.
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Inn Rt
Hospital
Norwalk
Free Drawing for 10 speed bicycle at Landmark
No purchase required. Deadline August 31. Also notices about produce, peaches at SWABLEY S, skateathon for Muscular Dystrophy, sponsor sheet from Mrs. Ralph Adelman, state holiday closings, a lost pet reward, bowling leagues, and a car crash report in Norwalk reflecting injuries to Annie Meyers and Martin Meyers after a two truck collision on U.S. 250.
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Landmark
Thundering Wheels
Willard
Ralph Adelman
Whittlesey
Boy disengages gearshift. car hits power pole on Benedict Avenue
A 3 year old, Nicholas Zapata of 31 Bouscau Ave, left in his mother's auto after she picked up a pizza caused the vehicle to coast down Benedict Avenue Hill and strike a power pole. Police say the child pulled the gearshift from park and the car crossed three traffic lanes but the child remained unharmed. Police cited several other drivers in separate incidents including a 17 year old for failure to stop after a collision in heavy rain at East Main and North Prospect Street and a 61 year old for improper lane change on East Main Street following a parking-spot exit. A 17 year old, Wayne Sway, was charged after crashing into a pole. a 18 year old, Cheryl Young, was involved in a separate East Main Street collision caused by another driver changing lanes. Two motorcyclists, Rogelio Leal and Roy Welch, were cited for DUI after both lost control near Brown Road. A North Ridgeville man, Robert Mystic, was cited for left of center after a two car crash on U S 20 near Wakeman. Jo Hutchinson sustained contusions from the crash.
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Benedict Avenue
Nicholas Zapata
Bouscau Ave
Maria Zapata
Seminary Street
Norwalk
East Main
North Prospect Street
Elmer
Fletcher
Elmer’s
John C. Kline
N. Pleasant St
East Main Street
Linwood Avenue
Kline
Cheryl A. Young
Berlin Heights
Wayne L. Sway
Milan Ave
Franklin Street
Ohio State Patrol
Bickley
Meyers
Rogelio S. Leal
Vermilion
Roy A. Welch
Sandusky
Brown Road
Leal
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
North Ridgeville
U.S. 20
Wakeman
Robert D. Mystic
Dale M. Walter
Walter
Jo W. Hutchinson
Greenwich
Fisher-Titus
Mystic
Meinke Named To Norwalk Planning Commission
Mayor Goodsite appoints Michael Meinke to the Norwalk Planning Commission. Meinke, 30, replaces Wilfred Hackbush and serves with four city council appointees and three by the mayor. His term expires December 1, 1978. Meinke is secretary manager of the Huron County Automobile Club and president of the Norwalk Jaycees. Commission members are paid forty dollars a month.
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Meinke
Norwalk Planning Commission
Garcaer
Wilfred Hackbush
Norwalk Furniture Co
Tennessee
Orwalk
Commission
Huron County Automobile Club
Norwalk Jaycees
City Council
Lightning disables WLKR radio in Norwalk for hours
A lightning strike hit a transformer at WLKR in Norwalk causing a power outage that lasted about 442 hours. The damage, estimated at 300 dollars, interrupted broadcasts from 5 33 p m Saturday until about 7 00 a m Sunday when transmissions resumed.
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Norwalk
WLKR
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tim Hohman
Lyle Fisher
Swabley’s
North West St. Reward
Kenilee Lanes
U.S. 250
Annie Meyers
Martin F. Meyers
James H. Bickley
Mr. Meyers
Buuperc
James Fletcher
Douglas J. Elmer
Sycamore St
Kubach-Smith Funeral Home
North
Fairfield
Milan
Howe Canning
ITF Blinzley
Mnn
Ust
Mink
Blinzley Furniture
Larry Ware
Ludell
Texas Instruments Electronic Calculator
Value Center
Whittlesey Ave
Huron Plaza Shopping Center
WA Freezer
Freezer Maid
Mr. Coffee Brewers
Wayne Goodsite
Michael
Michael Meinke
Home Savings & Loan
Ender
Park Avenue
E. Perkins
New London
ST. Milan
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