Highway 61 Improvement Hearings Outline Route Changes
Ashland division staff outlined two Route 61 projects for Ridgefield and Peru townships at a city hearing. One 1967 project would widen 2.5 miles from Snyder Road to Hasbrook Road, the other would relocate Route 61 north across Old Route 20, contingent on the Norwalk bypass planned for 1966. Residents offered limited input. farmers noted safety gains while Peru Store interests feared traffic diversion.
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Ridgefield
Peru
Ashland
State Highway Department
Snyder Road
Hasbrook Road
Norwalk
Harold Reader
Donald Timmer
Route 61
Donald Bauer
Darryl Smith
Herman Schwabel
Ambush Kills 19 in Vietnam convoy and Krushchev to Poland
In Saigon UPI reports three American officers were among 19 killed as a daylight ambush hit a convoy of 16 vehicles, with 20 government troops and one American wounded. Separately Krushchev plans a July 22 Warsaw trip to bolster Sino-Soviet policy amid tensions with China.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
UPI
U.S
Moscow
Nikita S. Krushchev
Poland
Khrushchev
Warsaw
Weather Outlook and Obituaries Brief
Variable cloudiness today with a chance of light showers and mild highs 70 to 75. Tonight remains fair with lows 54 to 58. Wednesday should be sunny and a bit warmer. Deaths: Elizabeth Meyer Phillips 88 Berlin Heights Ralph M. Tyler 70 Monroeville Anna Ward 84 New London.
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Elizabeth Meyer Phillips
Berlin Heights
Ralph M. Tyler
Monroeville
Anna Ward
New London
Delegates vs Alternates Roil At Republican Convention
Alt delegates totaling 1308 endure cramped seating at the Cow Palace. They sit miles from the platform on hard iron benches while main delegates use cushioned chairs. The long figures and discomfort highlight the tense setup of the convention proceedings.
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Harry Ferguson
United Press International
San Francisco
UPI
Alternate delegate laments GOP chair and unavailable chairs
Edward R. Tuttle of Utah, an alternate delegate, laments cramped seats and lack of recognition while detailing his costly bid to win a full delegate. He describes his efforts, expenditures near 500 dollars, and his aim to sit among “respectable people” at the Cow Palace.
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Edward R. Tuttle
Utah
Tuttle
Cow Palace
Salt Lake City
Scranton Fails to Slow Goldwater at GOP Platform Bid
San Francisco UPI reports Barry Goldwater races toward the Republican nomination as delegates split over civil rights extremism and nuclear weapons planks. Gov. William Scranton presses for liberal amendments but sees little success as Goldwater holds a strong delegate lead on the first ballot. Eisenhower meetings hint at party-wide divisions ahead of the convention continuation.
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GOP
San Francisco
UPI
Barry Goldwater
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen
Thurston B. Morton
Kentucky
John Birch
Goldwater
George Romney
Michigan
Eisenhower
Stanton
Assistant Welfare Director To Be Selected For County
Huron County selects an assistant welfare director through competitive civil service exams. Welfare Director George Lawrence, in place 25 years, says the written test oral exam and experience evaluation will be held Friday August 7. Applications due July 27 from the Huron County Auditor or Welfare Department or the Department of State Personnel.
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Huron County
Huron County Welfare Department
Department of State Personnel
Columbus
Lawrence
History Not Likely To Repeat In 1964 Convention
Dudley A. White analyzes the 1964 Republican race with focus on Goldwater's delegate strength and Scranton's weaker preballot efforts. He contrasts Taft and Lodge tactics from 1952 with Goldwater’s organized operation, noting NBC tech issues and a favorable delegate outcome for Goldwater. The piece ends mid-argument as the Ohio delegation reaction hints at broader momentum.
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Scranton
Goldwater
Pennsylvania
Ohio
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Lewisburg
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H. C. Fleming
van Wert
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dayton
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Marion
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Ohio Edison Company
Elyria
Lorain
Sandusky
Mansfield
Charles Olds
Sandusky Firm
Sandusky Metal Products
Metal Cabinet Workers
Afl-Cio
Holyoke
Mass
NORWA
Norwalk, Ohio
Barry
South
Kupi Telephoto
OUR Man
Dudley A. White
Chicago
Bob Taft
Dewey
Cabot Lodge
Ike
NBC
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