Bus Crash Kills Four Clevelanders Injures Forty Five
Rescue workers pry trapped passengers from a Continental Trailways charter bus after a Pennsylvania Turnpike crash. Four dead include Kathleen Askew, 28, of Cleveland. 45 hurt with eight in critical condition. Rev Leroy Carter and others aid victims amid wreckage and rain.
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Continental Trailways
Baptist Church of Cleveland
Philadelphia
Carter
Kathleen Askew
Here
Joseph W. Pegano
Pittsburgh
Greyhound
Fire devastates Wakeman farm home killing family fortunes
A Wakeman farm home on Townline Road was destroyed by a late evening fire that began about 9 p.m. while the Slanczka family was visiting relatives in Elyria. Firemen from Wakeman Camden and Kipton battled the blaze about three hours. The Slanczkas have endured multiple tragedies including the deaths of two sons in auto accidents and a crib death. The origin of the fire is undetermined and damages are not yet estimated. Community members began collecting aid for the family through local residents.
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Wakeman
Camden
Kipton
Slanczka
Elyria
Nicholas
Robert
Jacqueline
Slanczkas
St. Mary's Catholic Church
First Oberlin bottle ban offender convicted
James E. Bell, 49, of 165 Groveland St., became the city’s first convict for possession of non returnable containers after pleading guilty to three disposable beer cans. He was fined $10 with $5 and court costs suspended. additional charges tied to a crash and suspended jail time were resolved in court. The city council had banned non returnables effective Jan 1 with fines from $10 to $50.
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Oberlin
James E. Bell
Groveland St
David Goldthorpe
Bell
South Professor Street
Inmate Denied New Trial for Death of Stepson
Glenn Damron, 23, a Greenwich man, was denied a new trial and release under shock probation for manslaughter in the 1969 death of his stepson Kelly Earl Wilson. He remains in Huron County Jail serving one to 20 years after a three judge panel found him guilty of manslaughter and not guilty of second degree murder.
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Norwalk
Greenwich
Ohio
Glenn Damron
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Huron County
New London
Kelly Earl Wilson
Wellington Community Hospital
Damion
Damron
Robert Vetter
Seneca County Common Pleas Court
Harry Bozarth
Hancock County Common Pleas Court
Joe Moorhead
Lorain Telephone to Resume Contract Talks
Lorain Telephone Co and its union are set to resume talks tomorrow at 4370 as they seek a new contract before the May 1 expiration. Negotiators met April 6 over wages, working conditions, and language issues, with Thomas Mitchell saying the union expects more trouble with the Pay Board than the company.
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Lorain
Lorain Telephone Co
Gua Uintia US AueLica Ata
Thomas Mitchell
Mitchell
Ronald Bellottie
John Holland
Jim Parker
R. E. Trinter
M. J. Tormasek
Green-Up Time In Lorain County Planting Trees Aims to Improve Area
Lorain County residents are asked to join the Green-Up program to plant trees and improve air quality, reduce erosion, and beautify homes. The Lorain County Green-Up Committee, led by Don Miller and Arthur Blackwell, outlines tree selection guidance and meeting plans at the Agriculture Center on Telegraph Road.
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Lorain County
Don Miller
Chronicle-Telegram
Arthur Blackwell
Cooperative Extension Office
Telegraph Ad
Blackwell and
Gil Baker
Production Credit Association
Doren Portman
Peter Brown
Elyria Kiwanis Club
Agriculture
Telegraph Rd
Blackwell
ECHS and Area Students Win State Science Honors
Six Lorain County students earned superior ratings at State Science Day in Columbus. Elyria Catholic High School earned a special trophy for at least 80 percent of its projects rated superior with no ratings below excellent. Names include Kathleen Leuser Duane Lee Terri Moulder Neal Fildes Margaret Leuser and Thomas Schmidt. Nancy Gilles received an excellent rating.
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Lorain County
Elyria Catholic High School
Exposition Center
Columbus
ECHS
Mohican
Kathleen Leuser
Seph Leuser
Michigan Ave
Duane Lee
South Amherst High School
Hubert J. Lee
Thomas Schmidt
Eddie Schmidt
Lake Ave
All of Elyria Catholic
Church leader urges women to back rights measure
Dr. Robert V. Moss national president of the United Church of Christ urged women to work locally and at the state level to promote the equal rights amendment. He noted only 2 of 9,000 UCC ministers are women and few become pastors. youth representation was praised but elimination of discrimination was questioned. Polly Daehler of the LCC urged leadership training for women and called for constructive rebels.
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Oberlin
Robert V. Moss
United Church of Christ
UCC
Eighth General Synod
Firelands
Moss
God
Son
God the Holy Ghost
Jesus Christ
Pas
General Synod
Polly
Carl) Daehler
State Women’s Board
LCC
Ieft
Jinny Fitzgerald
Amy Schank
Ann Craig
Alice Goodwin
Dave Willcox
Craig
Oberlin College
First Congregational United Church of Christ
John Payne
Avalon to Sing at Benefit Show for Local School
Frankie Avalon headlines a one day benefit at Lorain Palace Theatre with two shows at 2 pm and 8 pm to support the Lucy Idol School for the Retarded. Proceeds help finish a Vermilion school building funded by private donations and Lorain County boards. Local acts The Nombres Cor ky Bruck Judy Hunt the Country Mods and the Biz Grove Orchestra also perform with Larry Kenney as emcee. Tickets on sale at area banks stores and the Palace Theatre box office.
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Frankie Avalon
Lucy Idol
Lorain Palace
Lorain County
Vermilion
Lorain
Nombres
Cor
Ky" Bruck
Judy Hunt
Country Mods
Biz Grove Orchestra
Larry Kenney
Wkyc Radio
Louis Cohn
Lorain National Bank
City National Bank
Central Security National Bank
Erie County
Mary's
Palace Theatre
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Townline Road
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Camron
Romford
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Tina Chirgwin
Puddles
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Bechtel Rd
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State Forester
Art Tewksbury
Oberlin Savings Bank
J. Corbett Walker
Agricultural and Stabilization Conservation Service
George Hyatt
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Lester Demaline
Nurserymen’s Association
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Nancy M. Gilles
Donald Gilles
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