Gawking Drivers Blamed for Turnpike Crashes
Turnpike patrolmen cite gawking and driver inattention for a spate of crashes on the Ohio Turnpike over Memorial Day weekend. Fifty people injured in 23 crashes. incidents concentrated east of the Norwalk Sandusky interchange and between Norwalk and the Elyria Lorain interchange. One woman treated and released at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital. Several drivers cited for violations including driving left of center and failure to drive on the right. Several injuries reported on local routes near Norwalk.
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Turnpike
Norwalk
Sandusky
Elyria-Lorain
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Sylvia Freed
Pittsburgh
David
Pamela C. Leber
State St
Edmonds
Prairie Roads
Robert R. Williams
Bellevue
Linda S. Arnold
Indian Terrace
Gerald M.R. Slusher
Oxford
Dorothy Springer
Route 61
Slusher
Glenna M. Meade
Plymouth
Route 20
Miss Meade
Joselyn Sue Hayes
Greenwich
Susan R. Raftery
Pontiac
Route 99
St Alphonsus School Closes After Nun Shortage
Nearly 100 years after its founding by 80 families the St Alphonsus Parish schoolhouse near Monroeville closes due to a lack of teaching nuns. Sisters of St Francis have staffed it since 1942 and the 61 children must find new instruction as nuns move to inner city social work. Sister Mary Virginia the principal, and Sisters Judith Ann and Rose Ann complete their first year.
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St. Alphonsus
Settlement Road
Monroeville
Sisters of St. Francis
Mary Virginia
Judith Ann
Rose Ann
New London Water Tank Drained for Paint and Repair
The 250000 gallon water tower in New London will be drained and out of service until June 7 for painting and repair. Patrick Cassidy from the village water department says water will be pumped from the well field to the treatment plant and residents should report pressure loss. A watchful duty crew will operate the plant around the clock to facilitate repairs of ice-damaged pitted areas and interior and exterior painting.
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New London
Patrick Cassidy
Village Water Department
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East Main ST
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the Kroger CO
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