Fire kills four in Elyria boarding house blaze
In Elyria Ohio two of the dead were wards of Cuyahoga County Child Welfare including Shirley Shepherd seven and Anthony Curry five. The owner Charles Robinson 47 and Edward Glass 48 were also killed. Officials cited possible furnace proximity and code violations that hindered rescues.
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UPI
Cuyahoga County Child Welfare Department
Charles Robinson
Edward Glass
Anthony Curry
Shirley Marie Shepherd
Freight Crash Near Greenwich Kills Passenger
Orville G. Hanson, 59, of Gwinner North Dakota, died after a semitruck hit a panel truck and a tree on Route 224 west of Greenwich in heavy fog. Driver John C. Adams, 26, was cited for unsafe stopping distance. Brockway and Cranmore injured. In separate copy New York report: Nixon finishes Florid vacation and prepares for inauguration with family in Washington.
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Orville G. Hanson
Willard Area Hospital
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State Highway Patrol
John C. Adams
George M. Brockway
Nova
Brockway
Greenwich-Milan
Adams
J.O. Cranmore
Ashland
Willard Hospital
Man Gives 62 Pints of Blood and Stays Ready to Help
Herb Schriner of 50 Cline St. has donated 62 pints to the Red Cross since 1953. He says donation is easy, painless, and beneficial to others. The Norwalk bloodmobile will be at the Eagles Hall from 11 30 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. Monday with a 125 pint quota as local supply tightens.
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Herb Schriner
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Norwalk
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Starving Pets End 30 Day Vigil Near Death
Police break into Mrs. Gwendolyn Schmidt's Colorado Springs home and find a German Shepherd and Siamese Cat near death after starving while guarding the dead mistress. The animals survived on chewed book bindings and water from a toilet. The pets were moved to an shelter.
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UPI
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Raoul W. Ulrich
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Schmidt
Weather forecast for Norwalk turns cooler with mixed precipitation
Rain ends this afternoon and cooler trend follows with highs in the 40s to 50s this morning. Tonight and Sunday remain mostly cloudy and cold with lows in the 20s to 30s. Monday outlook calls for occasional snow with little temperature change. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to NW 10 to 20 mph. Friday highs around 49, lows 37 in Norwalk. Rainfall listed as 0.60 inch. Marriage license applications show George J. Mako and Mary Jane Ball. Birth notice for Patrick Crawford family in Norwalk area.
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Norwalk
Two Seek Local Seats and a Sheriff Named Leader
David H. Becker filed for Republican nomination to be Second Ward councilman with incumbent Russell Cunningham in the race. Harold Hammersmith, Bronson Township trustee, sought re election while Charles B. Roeder of rural Monroeville picked up Ridgeville Township trustee petitions as incumbent. Four indictments from the Huron County Grand Jury included Mario Castro for stabbing with intent to wound and William D. Winter III for forgery. one case resulted in a no bill. Sheriff John Borgia was named Chairman of the Uniform Reporting Committee of the Ohio Buckeye State Sheriffs Association with Douglas Ziegler and Denese Skidmore as members.
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Huron County Board of Elections
David H. Becker
Second Ward
Russell Cunningham
Harold Hammersmith
Bronson Township
Charles B. Roeder
Monroeville
Ridgeville Township
Huron County
Mario Castro
Toledo
William D. Winter III
Colonial Hotel
Norwalk
John Borgia
Ohio Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association
Donald Thompson
Fayette County
Douglas Ziegler
Defiance County
Denese Skidmore
Logan County
Nixon Seeks Soul At Inaugural Gala
Johnnie Taylor and James Brown headline the inaugural All American gala as Black participation expands with Negro bands and committee drive. About 550 attendees paid 10 to 100 dollars, while some students in Negro schools faced anti Nixon notices amid protests.
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Washington
UPI
Johnnie Taylor
James Brown
Richard M
Nixon
Six Hurt In Two Car Crash At Berlin Heights
Six people were injured in a two car collision near Berlin Heights on Route 61 and Mason Road. Kenneth Hinckley, 18, was treated for a brain concussion and in good condition at Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital. Passengers Nancy Pinter, 18, Linda Salisbury, 16, Thomas Mundy, 16, and Alfred Goudreau, 21, were treated and released or sent to area hospitals with minor injuries.
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Kenneth R. Hinckley
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Erie County
Hinckley
Wilbert Cooley
Mason Road
Alfred Goudreau
Vermilion
Cooley
Sandusky
Castalia
Daniel G. VanLoo
Willard
Plymouth
Huron County Sales Tax Tickets Jump 40 Percent in 1968
Sales tax collections in Huron County for the July to December period rose 40 percent from 1967 totals. State treasurer John D. Herbert released figures showing 1968 receipts of $760,989 versus $543,827 in the prior year.
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Huron County
John D. Herbert
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