River search for boy's body intensified after dam incident
The 13 year old Terry Flood disappeared after a boat collision near the Black River dam behind the Elyria Mobile Home Park. Rescue teams from the Erie County Underwater Recovery Team and Elyria Fire Department, along with diver Jim Gallan, conducted an intensive river and cave search despite rain and turbid waters. Flood's companion Peter Nicoletti survived, reaching shore, as authorities extended the recovery operation into a fourth day with no body recovered.
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Terry Flood
Ficiaen
Ray Zahniser
Erie County Underwater Recovery Team
Elyria Fire Department
Peter Anthony Nicoletti
Erie County
Huron Police
Denver Hauser
Zahniser
Sandusky Insurance
Gattan
Zahniser and Hauser
Drug raids target Lorain narcotics network in six arrests
Federal agents arrested six men in Lorain and Cuyahoga counties in a major Drug Abuse Control Bureau operation. The arrests, connected to a northern Ohio drug source, followed a year of investigation prompted by local reporting and emphasize cooperation between federal and local authorities to curb narcotics traffic.
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Lorain
Cuyahoga
Drug Abuse Control Bureau
U. S
Fed and Drug Administration
Ohio
Chronicle - Telegram
Milan Sets Plans for New Post Office
Milan will obtain a new post office after seven years of dead letter issues. The project moves the Milan facility into the special delivery category.
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Milan
Lawrence O Brien
Car Demolished Driver Survives Gruesome Grange County Crash
A 41 year old LaGrange man sustained injuries and was hospitalized in fair condition after his car skidded, left the road, and broad sided and overturned beside Route 371 south of Bead Diagonal Bead late last night. The Elyria Post patrol reported he was driving south when the vehicle veered off the roadway and struck the berm before overturning.
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Elmer Gunter
LaGrange
Elyria Meperia
Elyria
Highay Patrol
Guster
Centre
Gour
Weites
Dorothy Funk Retires After Forty Years at The Chronicle Telegram
Dorothy Funk ends a 40 plus year career at The Chronicle Telegram and retires to house and garden life with husband Bob Funk editor of the paper. She held nearly every newsroom role including proofreader society reporter and city hall beat and was named Woman of Achievement in 1956 by the Elyria Quota Club.
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Dorothy Funk
Bob
Chronicle Telegram
Funk
Elyria Quota Club
Dorothy
The
College backs bond plan boosting LCCC share
Lorain County Community College supports the Ohio Bond Commission plan, expecting more than 1.8 million for the college. President Dr. Max J. Lerner says the OBC funds would fund industrial research training centers, improve facilities, parking, and library resources while keeping the college neutral in political debate.
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Lorain County Community College
Ohio
LCCC
Rhodes
Lerner
OBC
Dairymen hold on cow slaughtering plan
Corning Iowa reports dairy leaders respond to a milk withholding campaign by the National Farmers Organization. Officials decry slaughtering proposals and urge producers to pause actions slated for Friday the 30th, amid mounting industry pressure.
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Corning
Iowa
County moves to transfer TB patients to Pleasant View
Lorain County plans to move 86 residents from the Lorain County Home on Murray Ridge Rd to Pleasant View Sanitorium by May 2. The county commission meets to discuss a single structure plan and the disposal of unused equipment via auction. Outpatient TB care and records will shift to the new Lorain County Health Department Building by May 1.
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Lorain County
Murray Ridge Rd
Pleasant View
J. Norman Thompson
Pleasant
Herst “Township
Richland County
Thompson
Lorain County Civil Defense
Lorain County Health’ Department
Pleasantview
Area roads to receive $22 million in Lorain Erie Huron plan
Four major highway relocations totaling 20.4 miles in Lorain Erie and Huron counties are set to cost 22 559 000 over the next 544 years according to Ohio Department of Highways director P E Masketer. The package excludes beautification and junkyard screening. additional statewide contracts total 26 million dollars since January 1.
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Lorain-Erie-Huron County
P.E. Masheter
Ohio
Department of Highways
Masketer
Baumhart Rd
Lorain County
Avon
Avon Lake
Chester Rd
Erie
Huron Counties
Rt.13
Norwalk
Elyria High sings South Pacific with praise and thunderous crowds
Elyria High School staged South Pacific to top honors with a 1,100 audience. The chorus delivered boisterous singing and dancing as Linda Williams Kenneth Renker and Cynthia Brink led prominent roles. Cast included John Katko Jon Brenneman Robert Gothri James Farr Jennifer Toth Stephen Johnson Harry Tulk and Gus Gladney. Final curtain fell after a lively show ending around 12 16 a.m with strong student performances and delayed cues noticed but forgotten amid applause.
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Elyria
Hill
South Pacific
Linda Williams
Ensign-Neble-Forbush
Kenneth Renker
Emile’ de Aos
Eve
John Katko
Joseph Calbe
Cynthia Brink
Liar
Jon Brenneman
Stewpot
Robert ‘Gothri
Luther Bilis
James Farr
Henri
Jennifer Toth
Ngana
Stephen Johnson
Jerome
Harry Tulk
Bob McCaffrey
Gus Gladney
Hamilton Steeves
Donald Y Pared
Davis
Castel
Seach Evelbwess
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Jim. Daubel
Andrew Shukait
J. Leonard Camera
Camera
Shukait
Frank J. Gall
Frank Gall
Center and
Church Sts
Front St
O'Brien
Robert Hawepile
Milen
West Inte Wee
Otto
Schoepfle
Spruce St
Robin Lowe
Elyria High School
Musical
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