Rosewall Stuns Smith to Reach Wimbledon Final
In a historic comeback Rosewall battled back from two sets down and one point from defeat to defeat Smith and reach the Wimbledon final. Connors advances by defeating Stockton and weighs in on facing a legend. The day also reports Ohio officials questioning a governor's trip expense and welfare roll reductions, and a California arrest of Card linked to multiple killings and kidnappings.
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Wimbledon
England
Ken Rosewall
Australia
Stan Smith
Sea Pines
S.C
Rosewall
Jimmy Connors
Belleville
Ill
Connors
Dick Stockton
Port Washington
N.Y
OEA Elects Akron Man as President
E Wade Underwood, former Akron Public Schools teacher and Akron Education Association president, was elected president of the Ohio Education Association by the 1972 Delegate Assembly in Cincinnati.
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Columbus
UPI
E. Wade Underwood
Akron Public Schools
Ohio Education Association
Underwood
Akron Education Association
OEA
Cincinnati
New Leader For Canada May Emerge After Election
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp reports Robert Stanfield could unseat Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and lead a new minority government. A CBS poll of 1,200 voters shows Liberal support at 34 percent, down from 36, while Conservative support rises to 33 percent from 31.
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United Press International
Canadian Broadcasting Corp
Robert Stanfield
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
CBS
Trudeau
Liberal Party
Tories
Traffic Toll Under 100 During Fourth of July Weekend
A United Press International survey reports fewer than 100 people died on U S highways in the first 24 hours of the Fourth of July weekend. The coast-to-coast tally lends weight to the National Safety Council's low estimate for the four-day holiday period.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
Weather brief and local life notices from July 5 1974
Partly cloudy cooler and less humid today with a high around 80. Tonight remains clear and cooler with mid 50s. Saturday sunny and warm with highs near 80. 20 percent precipitation today, near zero tonight and Saturday. Winds west to northwest 10 to 15 mph today, diminishing tonight. Marriage license applications list multiple couples from Norwalk, Monroeville, Willard, Plymouth, and Berlin Heights. BIRTHS report two newborns in Willard and New London. Death notices include several individuals from Norwalk Warren Monroeville and Albuquerque.
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Paul W. Robinson
Norwalk
Verdelle Harthan
Clayton C. Lord
Monroeville
Agnes C. van Doren
Clyde
Emory J. Keller
Cynthia K. Kuhn
Willard
Errol G. King
Plymouth
Nancy L. Hostetler
Joseph C. Woodmansee
U.S. Army
Jacqueline L. Dean
Mark A. Hunter
Linda S. Young
Berlin Heights
Stephen W. Tock
Wakeman
Margaret A. Glover
David L. Hughes
Toledo
Martha M. Miller
Jimmy M. Rowe
Janice L. Whitaker
Youth Camp Closed Amid Racism Claims in Ohio
Rev. Arthur Kemp, director of Boys Own Youth Shelter, Inc., says the Coshocton area camp closed abruptly due to the grossest kind of racism. He cites hostility from white residents, boycott threats on bids, and fears about land and school crowding as reasons used to oppose BOYS and its $400,000 grant, though Kemp disputes these concerns.
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Coshocton, Ohio
UPI
Here
Arthur Kemp
Boys Own Youth Shelter, Inc
BOYS
Ohio Youth Commission
Ohio
Kemp
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Coshocton
Washington
ABC
Cambridge
Norwalk Fourth of July Celebrations and Fireworks
Thousands lined the parade route and filled the fairgrounds for Norwalks annual Fourth of July celebration amid heat humidity and a late rainstorm that cooled the crowd. The event featured new acts including an English walking race treasure hunt and country music with a courthouse victory in a city hall to courthouse walk race.
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Norwalk
Fairgrounds
William Ream
John Borgia
Bill Owens
Michael Rice
Robert Lee
Cold Front Triggers Showers and Funnel Clouds in Ohio
A cold front moved into Ohio late Thursday causing showers and thundershowers across several areas. Four funnel clouds were reported near West Alexandria Sidney Enon and Lake Erie near Lorain with no major damage. Thunderstorms damaged property in Tiffin and Fremont as lines went down and power outages occurred. Fireworks shows were postponed at Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport.
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United Press International
Ohio
West Alexandria
Sidney
Enon
Lake Erie
Lorain
Tiffin
Seneca County
Fremont
Sandusky County
Cleveland
Burke Lakefront
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Lakewood
National Weather Service
Buckeye
Marathon basketball duel ends in 2534 tie at Provo
Ten high school players from Orem High claimed a world record after a 45 hour marathon game in Provo Utah ending in a 2534 to 2534 tie. Gary Crowton, 17, led scorers with 1116 points as seven players are regulars on the Orem High team.
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Provo, Utah
UPI
Gary Crowton
Orem High
Norwalk's Alan Johnson retires from NASA after 30 years
Alan D. Johnson former Plum Brook space research center director retires June 30 ending a 30 year NASA career. He and his wife Mary Jane plan a month long vacation with possible trips to New Jersey and North Carolina before pursuing a second career.
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Alan D. Johnson
Plum Brook Space Research Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Plum Brook
Norwalk
NASA
Johnson
Mary Jane
New Jersey
North Carolina
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Canada
Frank Kriews
New London
Michael Phillips
Brian Christopher Horning
James P. Horning
Gertrude Thorpe
Warren
Clayton G. Schild
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Albuquerque
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William Owens
Huron County
Helen Thomas
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Tkach
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Austria
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Dan Rather
Alan Johnson
S. Linwood Ave
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