Ground Is Broken For New Coliseum
Akron Ohio United Press International reports Cleveland owner Nick J Mileti broke ground for an 18 million enclosed coliseum in Richfield Township. It will host Cavaliers and Crusaders in 1974 with 300 annual events and space for 6 000 cars amid environmental disputes.
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Akron, Ohio
UPI
Cleveland
Nick J. Mileti
Richfield Township
Midwest
Mileti
National Basketball Association
Cavaliers
World Hockey Association
Crusaders
Environmental Protection Agency
Jacksonville Barons
American Hockey League
Cleveland Arena
Ohio
Tri-State
Village Councilman Killed in Train Collision Near North Fairfield
North Fairfield councilman Harold D. Norton 59 died when his car drove onto a Baltimore and Ohio line south of the village and was struck by a westbound train. The accident occurred on New State Road with the train traveling 40 to 45 mph. Norton, a timber buyer for Hipp Lumber Co. and North Fairfield Lions Club president, was pronounced dead at the scene. the engineer was William C. Grim, 64, of Willard. The crossing has no flashers. Norton had moved to North Fairfield six years ago from Norwalk.
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North Fairfield
Harold D. Norton
New State Road
Norton
Baltimore and Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Ptl
Charles Campbell
Huron County
William B. Holman
Chris Sloan
Myers
Hipp Lumber Co
Millersburg
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Upi
U.S
Hanoi
United States
Washington
South Vietnam
Vietnam
FBI Agent Killed in Gun Battle in Charlotte
FBI agent Gregory Spinelli died from head and chest wounds after a gunfight at a still under construction Charlotte apartment complex. Suspect Arthur Mankins was wounded in the leg and arm after a $4000 Winston-Salem bank robbery.
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Charlotte
N.C
Weather turns colder as scattered showers move in
Fan The Record reports a cool night with upper 30s lows and a high around 45. Rain tonight and Saturday morning gives way to showers and possible snow flurries by afternoon with winds shifting from 5 to 10 mph to 15 to 25 mph. Marriage license notices list J Charles Perry III and Brenda Alexander, Daniel Griffith and Dorothy Pheifer, Dennis Wilson and Lillian Wilson in Norwalk and nearby areas.
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Norwalk
J. Charles Perry, III
Brenda J. Alexander
Daniel C. Griffith
U.S. Marine Corps
Dorothy J. Pheifer
Collins
Ashland Faces Vacancy After Fleetwood Modular Plant Collapse
Fleetwood Enterprises built a $142 million modular home plant in Ashland in 1971 72, opened February and closed November nine months later. Deluxe Homes of Ohio employed 100. Fleetwood plans Greenwich plant for mobile homes. Executive Nelson Potter cites misalignment and losses as key factors.
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Ashland
Fleetwood Enterprises
Riverside, Calif
Norwalk
Quincey
Michigan
Ashland Company
Deluxe Homes of Ohio
Fleetwood
Festival Homes of Ohio, Inc
Greenwich
Reflector
California
Nelson
Potter
Boxboard Packaging plans expansion at Ontario Street plant
Boxboard Packaging Co. signs with Roth Construction for an addition linking two buildings on the Ontario Street side. The firm, supplying boxes for national firms, recently extended a labor contract through 1975. construction start date not yet set.
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Boxboard Packaging Co
Walter J. Baisch
Roth Construction Co
Ontario Street
Baisch
Boxboard Packaging
St Paul High Girls to Demonstrate Gymnastic Show This Weekend
Forty five St. Paul High School girls will present a gymnastic show at 7 30 tonight and Saturday. Science Day features projects from four districts at Norwalk Huron County from 9 30 tonight and 11 am to 2 pm Saturday.
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St. Paul High School
Norwalk
Huron County
County Auction Sells Shady Lane Farm Equipment
Huron County Commissioners plan an auction at the Fairgrounds on Wednesday March 28 starting at 1 p.m. Selling will include two tractors plows discs drags and various farm implements plus miscellaneous courthouse items though no office equipment. John Laible supervisor at Shady Lane notes past Amish worker reliance and farmland leasing to John and Paul Metz last year. Evangeline Miller county administrator confirms sale details.
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Huron County Commissioners
Shady Lane
Huron County
John
Paul Metz
John Laible
Evangeline Miller
Huron County Fairgrounds
U S Chicken Price Hits 90 Cents Prompting Donation Pause
UPI reports the Agriculture Department refused to buy 13 carloads of canned chicken for donation as prices rose to 90 cents per pound, up from 67.54 to 69.10 cents last August and 72.49 to 74.16 cents in January. Officials hope the suspension is temporary and bid rounds resume March 27.
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Washington
UPI
Agricultural Department
Batfish Sub Sags Inland Amid $386,000 Debts, Navy Snub
The 329-foot USS Batfish listed to port on the Arkansas River 700 miles inland. Oklahoma officials failed to return it to the Navy due to a $386,000 debt tied to the vessel. The sub earned a presidential unit citation for WWII feats, including sinking three ships in four days.
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Okla
UPI
America
Arkansas River
Gulf of Mexico
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission
Navy
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Ind
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Illinois
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Mansfield
Lillian M. Wilson
Willard
David K.E. Bruce
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John W. Dean III
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Camiguin Island
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George Nigh
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