Fire tears through Murphy Body Shop complex floods East Broad area
A general alarm fire destroyed the Murphy Body Shop office and adjoining apartments on East Broad Street. Sixteen residents were left homeless as flames rose and smoke filled the area. Firefighters treated a resident for smoke inhalation and a firefighter for a knee injury. The cause remained undetermined with the building to be condemned.
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East Broad Street
Murphy Body Shop
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Donald Norman
Lyle Scott
James T Tracey
Murphy
Riots Rock Cincinnati and Youngstown with National Guard
Violent unrest in Cincinnati and Youngstown calm restored by National Guard rifle squads. In Cincinnati a false report sparked a three hour spree of firebombing and looting with 129 arrests and extensive property damage. A white man was dragged from a car and stabbed to death as riots spread through Avondale and surrounding wards. In Youngstown, Guard troops secured a six hour disturbance in the Negro south side after governors and officials reviewed the crisis.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
National Guard
Youngstown
South Side
Avondale
Noel Wright
Mount Auburn
Christ Hospital
Rockdale Avenue
Reading Road
Hattie Smith
Walnut Hills
West End
UPI
Riots Across Cities Rise During King Death Era
Violent unrest spread from Wilmington to Baltimore and beyond after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. By early today heavy sniper fire hit Baltimore as 10,000 troops enforced a curfew. Arrests topped 3,600. nationwide deaths reached at least 32 with thousands of troops deployed and major damage reported.
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Baltimore
Wilmington
Del
Buffalo
Youngstown
Cincinnati
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Pittsburgh
Columbia
Washington
Chicago
Hill
National
Wheeling
W. Va
National Guard
Silver Star awarded posthumously to Elyria sergeant
An Elyria army sergeant killed in Vietnam last October received the Silver Star for gallantry. Staff Sergeant Jacob Harold VanMeter Jr. was cited for exceptionally valorous action near Bong Son on 7 October 1967, exposing himself to enemy fire to aid wounded comrades before he was mortally wounded. The ceremony was held March 15 at the Pocahontas County Court House, with Col R W Healey presenting the award to his mother, Mrs. Cora VanMeter. VanMeter, 24, had lived in Elyria and LaGrange and was a native of Slatyfork, West Virginia, a former General Motors employee.
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Elyria
Vietnam
Army
Cora VanMeter
Jacob Harold VanMeter Jr
Pocahontas County
West Virginia
van Meter
LaGrange
Slatyfork
W. Va
R W. Healey
Acton
VanMeter
5Th Cavalry
Bong Son
Republic of Vietnam
General
Seven Elyria students win superior ratings in state science fair
Seven Elyria students earned superior ratings at the state science fair in Columbus. From Elyria High School: Ken Butcher Jackson Grant and David Sawyer. From Elyria Catholic High School: Mark Zajac Mary Alice Baer Steve Hammond and Karen Boron. Mary Schaefer of EDCHS received a special chemistry certificate. Karen Boron and Mary Boron invited to Ohio State Fair in August. Three EDCHS students earned excellent ratings. full ERS details unavailable due to spring vacation.
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Columbus
Elyria High School
Ken Butcher
Jackson Grant
David Sawyer
Elyra District Catholic High School
Mark Zajac
Mary Alice Baer
Steve Hammond
Karen Boron
Mary Schaefer
EDCHS
Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
Mary
Where to turn Where to turn NEED for full time city en gineer
The clumsy OCR note lists items on pages four and nineteen. It mentions a need for a full time city engineer in Amhersi, Radar coming to Sheffield on trial, and a line about income taxes and education as a postscript.
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St Amhersi
Sheffield
Funeral for Martin Luther King Jr. draws crowd in Atlanta
The last rites for Martin Luther King Jr. were held at Ebenezer Baptist Church with Vice President Humphrey and presidential candidates present as about 50,000 filled streets outside. A drum major for justice conveyed King's wish to be remembered for justice while a public march followed to Morehouse College. The service featured a taped King eulogy and Mahalia Jackson singing Precious Lord Take My Hand. The casket procession proceeded to South View Cemetery after the service.
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Atlanta
UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
Justice
King
Morehouse College
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLS
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Ralph Abernathy
Abernathy
Spelman College
SCLC
Mahalia Jackson
Lord
South View Cemetery
Victor Williams
U S Message to Hanoi During Camp David Talks
President Johnson announced a direct message from Hanoi during a Camp David break in Vietnam talks. He said the United States had been in contact with allies since receiving the Hanoi message and that talks continued at the presidential retreat in Maryland.
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Thurmont, MD
UPI
Johnson
Vietnam
Camp David
United States
Hanoi
Ing
Grant for Sewage Plant Approved In Ohio County
The office of Senator Stephen Young in Washington announced today that a grant covering 39 percent of the estimated $700,000 cost for a sewage plant and sewer system will boost property assessments by about 10 cents per foot. The project aims to eliminate pollution of a Rocky River tributary, with the Ohio Water Pollution Board ordering the work. County commissioners have not yet finalized action on proceeding with the improvement.
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Sen
Stephen Young
Washington
Roberts
Ohio Water Pollution Board
Weather forecast note for today and tomorrow
Sunny to mostly clear conditions with diminishing winds and a high in the mid to upper 50s. Clear cooler tonight with a low in the mid to upper 30s. Fair and slightly warmer tomorrow with sunset at 7:61 p.m. and sunrise at 5:57 a.m.
County welfare spending climbs 22 percent in 1967
County Welfare Department reports 1967 expenditures rose about 22 percent from 1966 to a total of 4,354,572. Medical costs dominated the rise, totaling 1,072,426 or 28 percent of welfare outlays, with hospital, physician, drug, and nursing home services detailed in the report.
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Welfare
General Hospital
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Eles
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Florida
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John McElroy
T del Corso
Jacob H. Vanweter JR
Ews
U.S
Albertine King
The
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Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Memphis
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