Willard Centennial Week Celebrates City’s 100th Birthday
Willard marks its centennial from 1874 founding to 1917 renaming with a week of events. Activities include balls for youth and adults, a Centennial Queen crowning, a ribbon cutting, parades, a time capsule, water show, theatre performances, tours of the library and hospital expansion, and expert talks by Doug Adair.
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Willard
Blossoms
Father Nardecchia
Chicago Junction
Kenneth Sommers
V.i.p.’S
Willard High School
Willard Memorial Library
Willard Hospital
Record Ride Streak Surpasses Coaster Rating At Kings Island
Michael Meier and three companions rode the roller coaster for 31 hours and one minute at Kings Island in Ohio setting a new world record by a minute after completing 634 laps. The Supreme Court cleared James Earl Ray to withdraw his guilty plea in the 1968 Martin Luther King assassination case, potentially paving the way for a retrial.
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Kings Mills, Ohio
UPI
Michael Meier
King’s Island Amusement Park
Washington
Supreme Court
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King
Ray
Bride shot by husband in downtown store crowd
In San Francisco a groom, Timothy M. Griffith, is booked on suspicion of murder after police say he fired six shots at his wife Carmen Griffith in front of a department store. A witness tackled him until officers arrived.
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San Francisco
UPI
Timothy M. Griffith
Carmen Griffith
Griffith
Judy Morgan
Keith J. Luce
Huron County Sheriff’s Department
John Borgia
Borgia
Luce
The
Reflector
Huron
Gwendolyn S. Ritz
John Warner
U.S. 250
Eight Bodies Recovered After Flixborough Plant Explosion
Fire teams toiled through Charred Nypro UK plant rubble in Flixborough as rescuers confirmed eight fatalities. Twenty one others remained missing presumed dead, with 105 injured from Saturday’s blast that scorched a ten mile area and lofted a thousand foot plume of toxic gas.
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Scunthorpe
Governors Move Toward Strong Watergate Reform Resolution
Seattle delegates at the 1974 National Governors Conference show broad support for a firm statement to root corruption from government as 45 state chiefs gather to discuss post Watergate reforms.
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Seattle
Wash
UPS
California voters pick governor candidates in Democratic primary
UPI reports California voters will choose among four candidates in the Democratic primary for governor, with Secretary of State Edmund G. Brown Jr. leading in polls. Ronald Reagan retires after two terms as governor, leaving a wide open race.
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United Press International
California
Ronald Reagan
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Reagan
Weather and vital notices for June 3 1974
Partly cloudy today tonight and Tuesday with highs near 75 today and around 80 Tuesday. 20 percent precip risk each period. Winds 5 to 10 mph. Temperatures Sunday 73 to 50. Humidity readings filed. Precipitation total .07. Sun and moon times listed. Births include a girl for Slone of Willard and two boys for Seitz and Matthews with addresses. Deaths note stillborn Helton child and Margie Swartz aged 52 Willard.
Norwalk Names Plan for New Municipal Court
A Norwalk City Council work session will discuss establishing a Norwalk Municipal Court to handle county civil cases under 5000 dollars and all county cases below that amount. If approved, the court would be served by a full time judge and staff with 50 to 65 thousand dollars annual cost split 60 percent city 40 percent state. The proposal would shift cases from Huron County Court and allow Belevue Municipal Court areas to join or keep Mayor's Court as options.
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Norwalk
Ronald Freeman
Huron County Court
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Common Pleas Court
Huron County
Belevue
Myor Wayne Goodsite
Freeman
Municipal Court
Sherman
Lyme
Bellevue Municipal Court
Goodsite
St Marys eighth graders to graduate in Mass
Norwalk reports St Marys Elementary School will hold a graduation Mass at St Marys Catholic Church at 7 tonight for the eighth grade class receiving their diplomas.
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St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Sirloin Prices Jump in Tokyo to 14.70 a Pound
UPI reports a global food price surge as boneless sirloin in Tokyo rose to 14.70 a pound by May from 10.31 in March, while 14 capitals show a general rise in 10 of 14 items. Agriculture Department foresees relief for foreign consumers as prices climb.
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Washington
UPI
Tokyo
Agriculture Department
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
100000 Men Strike In Menswear Industry Across Nation
More than 100000 workers in the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America walked out after weekend talks failed. The strike affects cutters, operators and makers of men and boys clothing across about 700 factories, with 40000 NY workers in the garment center. Union seeks higher wages fringe benefits and longer holidays.
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New York
UPS
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America Union
The
Clothing Manufacturers’ Association
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Rochester
San Diego
Baltimore
Garment Center
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Woodland Street
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Tiffin Avenue
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South Main Street
City Park
Akron, Ohio
Akron Jaycees
Ron Baker
Governors
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Willard Area Hospital
Thomas Seitz
Woodlawn Ave
Robert Matthews
New London
Richard Signs
Norwood Ave
Shane E. Helton
Don Helton
Margie L. Swartz
Norbert Barman
Edwin
St. Paul High School
Robert Kaplan
Amalgamated Union
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