Elyria Eyes Early Urban Renewal Step Despite Funding Gap
Elyria moved toward urban renewal after HUD approved starting steps but funds for planning and surveys, estimated at 134,680 dollars, are not yet secured. The plan targets 347 acres in midtown including No 1 area near Rt 57 and new bridge sites. The city expects federal reimbursement and aims to begin execution in 18 months to two years.
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U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department
Leonard P. Reichlin
Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Urban Development Department
City
HUD
Elyria
United States
GNRP
Howard Rice
Rt. 57
West Bridge
West River Road
Third Street
Rice
Humphrey Meets Johnson as 1968 Race Hints Begin
Vice President Hubert Humphrey, unsure about a presidential bid, met with President Johnson for the first time since Johnson announced he would not seek renomination. The day featured mixed signals with a Philadelphia aide hinting Humphrey will run while Johnson prepares to meet Sen. Robert F. Kennedy to discuss national unity. Kennedy campaigns in Pennsylvania amid Johnson’s exit, and McCarthy tightens focus on Wisconsin primary. Humphrey, returning from Mexico, greeted by supporters urging a run, then planned to meet Johnson amid a crowded national political moment.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Humphrey
Mexico City
Philadelphia
James H. State
White House
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Pennsylvania
Len Eugene McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Mexico
Dispute Halts Ohio Highway Contract Awards Over Hiring
State Highway Director Pearl Masheter blames federal officials for blocking roughly 125 million dollars in Cleveland area highway awards amid a dispute over minority hiring. The standstill affects four Lorain County projects and lines of federally funded work in Cuyahoga Summit Lake Geauga Portage Medina and Lorain counties including Rt 10 Rt 58 I-90 and Rt 113 contracts with millions in value awaiting resolution.
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Cleveland
Lorain County
Loram County
Pearl E. Masheter
State Highway Department
Summit County
Carl M. Geupel Construction Co
Worthington
U.S Bureau of Public Roads
Macheter
U. S
Oho
Cuyahoga
Summit, Lake
Geauga
Portage
Medina
Lorain
Oberlin
Wellington
County Line
Rt. 113
West Ridge Rd
Council faces ward redraw after Supreme Court ruling
Lorain County election officials say Elyria and similar cities may have to alter ward maps to comply with one man one vote. Precincts sit with council wards, and a redrawing would reflect varying registered voter counts across seven wards.
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Elyria
Supreme Court
Lorain County
Associated Press
Lorain
Soviets cool to LBJ's peace bid
London reports the Soviet ambassador to Britain rejected a British push for Vietnam peace talks tied to a bombing cutback. Stewart said the move may still contribute to peace efforts. Smirnovsky called Johnson's bombing limits incomplete and not unconditional, aligning with Tass. Eastern European sources say Hanoi believes victory is achieved and will press for hard terms, including US withdrawal.
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London
Britain
Vietnam
Johnson
Moscow
Hanoi
Soviet Union
Michael Stewart
Mikhail Smirnovsky
Andrei Gromyko
Smirnovsky
Stewart
North Vietnam
Washington
Tass
Jets broaden air strikes north of the DMZ
US war planes stepped up attacks on the southern North Vietnam area as President Johnson curbed bombing of Hanoi Haiphong. Bombers flew over 100 missions yesterday, nearly doubling prior raid levels, while Hanoi weighs negotiations versus electoral timing and hopes Moscow and Beijing keep backing its defense.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Johnson
Hanoi-Haiphong
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
United States
Moscow
Peking
Village park mix up sparks council clash
In WELLINTON-Citizens confusion over park use as a village dump prompts council debate on page 2. Amherst Township faces financial risk as grass fires threaten tax funds on page 18. Sheffield Lake backs the “Snoopy” campaign for the Sheffield-Shef field Lake levy. Vermilion council approves 1968 appropriations of 921 408 on page 6. Congress investigations risk delaying new spendthrift laws.
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Vermilion — Council
Daughter of slain parents in critical after surgery
Patricia Cassidy, 12, daughter of William and Ann Cassidy, lies in critical condition after neurosurgery at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Deputies search the Milan area for the shotgun used to kill her parents, while two large soft drink bottles were found at the Cassity home. No definite suspects yet.
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Patricia Cassidy
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Patricia
William
Ann
Milan
Erie County Sheriff's Deputies
Cassity
Oid
Mrs. Cassidy
Lorain Schools Face Credibility Gap in Levy Votes
An eight member panel for the Lorain Education Association says a credibility gap exists among the Lorain Board of Education teachers and the community. The report tied the gap to the defeat of three operating levies during seven months and criticized leadership while urging a definite budget to address chronic under funding and looming educational disaster. It notes a three day teacher walkout and a public perception of breached contracts and overextended superintendent Calta.
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Lorain
The
Education Association
Joel Calla
Callas
Calla
Calta
Weather Update Mentioning Mild Conditions and Showers
The notice reports mild weather with scattered showers and a sunset at 6 53 pm. Forecast includes sunrise tomorrow at 5 39 am and a high of 44 degrees around 3 36 pm yesterday’s low was 30 degrees at 5 pm today details on page 18.
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Searset
Temerrow
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Ealing
Barres
FIETH
Race
Col. i
Kosma J. Glavas
Ber Dees
Warsaw
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Polish Minnistry of Culture
Communist Party
LBJ
Jets
Dmz
George Esper
Tere
Hanot
Wellinton
Amherst
Amherst Township
Sheffield Lake
Snoopy
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake
Congress
Bridge Creston
North Ridgeville
Joe Gluvna JR
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