Lorain County reacts to King assassination calls for unity
Lorain leaders from churches NAACP Oberlin College and city offices voiced shock at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr s murder. They urged non violence, urged calm reflection and stressed unity across races while Oberlin officials ordered half staff flags and urged renewed commitment to equal rights.
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Lorain County
Martin Luther King
Oberlin
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
HOPE
Dr. King
James F. Long
Burrell L. Scott
Edward C. Smith
Elyria
Leonard P. Reichlin
America
Family Newspaper Page Twenty-One Highlights
The Chronicle Telegram prints Page Twenty-One on Friday April 5 1968 featuring local notices, community notes and brief items from the family section. The page compiles small society items and announcements for residents and readers of the paper.
Democratic candidates speak at Elyria Women’s Club night
The Elyria Democratic Women’s Club hosted a candidates night with 33 candidates listed for the May ballot. Victor F. Stewart Jr. noted all will rally behind the chosen nominee after the primary to assure a Democratic victory in November.
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J. Grant Keys
Elyria Democratic Women’s Club
Charles V. Neeson
Lorain County
Donald J. Pease
Eugene E. Roberts
Victor F. Stewart, Jr
Elyria
Democratic Central Committee
Keys
Elyria Democratic Women's Club
Elyria Woman's Club
Victor F. Stewart Jr
Elyria Central Democratic Committee
Democratic Party
Stewart
Congress
Donald Bartoto
Oberlin
Adrian F. Bedeski
Lorain
Catherine R. Dobbs
Barberton
Henry R. King
George L
Democratic Women's Group
Michael Lotko
Elyria Club
Wellington set for Wellington sesquicentennial July 4 events
The Southern Lorain County Historical Society began plans for Wellington’s week of July fourth celebrations. Highlights include an area wide vaudeville at Lorain County Fairgrounds, a 15 minute town showcase, a bonnets and long dresses theme, antique displays and a no charge antique flea market on the village square with purchases possible. Rev Robert Carlson named sesquicentennial program chairman assisted by local couples.
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Wellington
Southern
Lorain County Historical Society
Lorain County Fairgrounds
Wellington Chamber of Commerce
Robert Carlson
James Herald
Janes B. Wilder
Mayo Wood
Harrison Comstock
Traffic Death Watch for Elyria Lorain County Update
The list urges drivers to stay off the list and drive safely. It notes a traffic death watch for Elyria Lorain County with a yearly comparison to last year and reports 16 fatalities to date.
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Lorain County
Fire bomb maker gets 1 to 5 years
Richard Campbell age 23 from Lincoln & J Oberlin was sentenced to an indeterminate one to five years in Lorain County prison by Judge in a fire bomb case tied to a July Oberlin College Johnson House fire. Co-defendants James Cain age 23 and Madison Grove age 19 pleaded guilty earlier and await pre sentence reports. Professor Sr Oberlin Roth also pleaded guilty and awaits further action.
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Richard Campbell
Lincoln &J
Oberlin
Lorain County
LeRoy F. Kelly
Campbell
Oberlin College
Johnson House
James Cain
Grafton St
Madison Grove
Oberlin Roth
King at Oberlin: multiple visits and security during Civil Rights era
During visits to Oberlin College from 1957 to 1965 Martin Luther King faced security measures and health pauses while addressing students and townspeople. He spoke in Finney Chapel in 1963, explaining a two minute talk due to flu, and in 1965 gave the commencement address after receiving an honorary degree, with authorities tightening protection in 1964 after threats.
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Oberlin College
Robert K. Carr
Dr. King
Oberlin
Martin Luther King
James A. Rhodes
King
Montgomery
Ala
Finney Chapel
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Lorain
Four- government council near reality
In Sheffield Lake city hall the French Creek Water and Sewer District becomes the French Creek Council of Governments. Avon Sheffield Sheffield Lake and North Ridgeville move toward a four community council to study a joint sanitary sewer system and treatment plant with a planned completion by April 25.
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Sheffield Lake
French Creek
Ohio Bureau of Urban Affairs
Koeplin
Sheffield
Avon
Nicholas T. Mitock
Citizens
James Wallace
Francis Young
Committee For Avon
Council of Governments
Ex-GOP Mayors Call Reichlin Plea Undemocratic
Former Republican mayors Oscar G. Dunn Joseph Q. Petro and Fred B. Sanford condemned Mayor Reichlin s call to delay a tax vote as wrong and undemocratic. They urged letting residents decide on the city income tax via referendum or initiative while noting the tax could stay in effect until November.
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Oscar G. Dunn
Joseph Q. Petro
Fred B. Sanford
Dunn
Petro
Sanford
Leonard P. Reichlin
Reichlin
Leas
Duns
Council
John V. Bara
Datcharge
Mom at 592 Broad St Earns Community Tribute
Elizabeth Zellath known as Mom runs Mom's Open Kitchen at 592 Broad St Elyria. Ralph W Densmore praises her as a mother figure and advocates kindness toward her. The notice also mentions Victor F Stewart of Elyria receiving a recognition from Aetna Life as reported on page 22.
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Broad St
Elyria
Elizabeth Zellath
Ralph W. Densmore
Lorain Mall hosts second annual Soap Box Derby finals
A film titled White Lightning and Me will screen tonight and tomorrow at Midway Mall in Lorain County. Derby director Robert Pallante announced the event featuring racing cars, including Dave Gard’s Elyria champion. The July 21 local race, sponsored by Amherst Jaycees, The Chronicle Telegram and four Chevy dealers, offers a $500 savings bond and trophy to the winner who advances to Akron for $30,000 in Chevrolet scholarships.
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Lorain County
White Lightning
Midway Mall
Robert Pallante
Elyria
Dave Gard
Akron
Amherst Jaycees
Chronicle-Telegram
Chevrolet
Prout
Elstia
Bob Beck
Lorain
Milad
Amherst
Ben Lupe
Avon Lake
Nine delegates elected to UAW convention slate
Area local 9 voters chose nine men led by Sim Carr to attend the UAW convention in Atlantic City on May 7. Delegates named are Sam Carr Maurice Kolb Anthony Rotine C W Clark Frank Telakowicz Michael Pohorence John Hunter William Burnette and Charles Gormley. Carr aims for a third term as local president next May and notes a regional director for Ohio and Pennsylvania will be chosen. he mentions a push to back David Sparks of Brook Park who has withdrawn but may reconsider.
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Sim Carr
United Auto Workers Union
Atlantic City
Carr
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
David Sparks
Brook Park
Sparks
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Arthur P. Hess
Preston M. Twyman
Ray 0. Reeder
Twyman
Reeder
McKinley T. Williams
William Wilson
Oberlin College Alliance For Black Culture
Tappan Square
Kennedy
George B. Smittle
George Washington
Booker T. Washington
John F. Kennedy
Roger Crawford
The
County Council On Religion and Society
Crawford
the Chronicle-Telegram
Sesqui
Tokyo
Foreign Ministry
Peking
New China News Agency
John E. Kane
Aetna Life and Casualty
Hartford
Conn
Victor F. Stewart
Tare
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