Elyria High School Alum Kirkwood Wins Tony Award
Elyria High School graduate James Kirkwood won a Tony Award for co writing the book of the musical A Chorus Line. The production earned nine Tony awards including best book for Kirkwood and Nichol as Dante. Kirkwood paid tribute to his late parents Lila Lee and James Kirkwood Sr. and recalled them on national television.
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Kirkwood
Nicholas Dante
Hollywood
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James Sr
Antoinette Perry
American Theatre Wing
James Kirkwood Sr
Elyria High School
Complete Tony winners listed on Page 5
A report notes Tony winners on Page 5 with remarks from Peggy Hillmer about her nephew Kirkwood and his nerves before the award. Chrissy Wilzak, Elyria Catholic High School graduate and daughter of Leonard J. Wilzak, appears among cast members in a chorus line number from the show that opened last night’s awards telecast.
Jail population boom worse than ever in prisons
Washington based report by Corrections Magazine notes 249 716 persons in state and federal prisons as of Jan 1 10 marking a record high. overcrowding strains space and staff, with many inmates sleeping on floors and ledges. over half are under 30, blamed on postwar baby boom unemployment and tougher punishment.
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UPI
Corrections Magazine
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American Bar Association
the Magazine
Record Warmth Surges Past April Highs in North Ridgeville
A 86 degree April day drew hundreds outdoors as Fran Spike and others enjoyed unseasonably hot sun. Weather observer Ray stand Diederich noted the previous April 18 record of 78 degrees set in 1964 and said today’s 83 degree 1958 mark should hold due to more clouds. Spike, 15, daughter of Les and Mrs. Spike of 376 Gull Rd, Elyria, posed for C T photographer Jeff E Bishop.
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Stand Diederich
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Elyria
C-T
Jeff E. Bishop
Easter Heat Tops New York Parades on Warm Holiday
Easter Sunday brought a record 96 degree heat in New York as thousands shone along Fifth Avenue for the annual parade. Temperatures in Richmond and Washington reached 95 while Hartford also stayed hot, driving crowds to Myrtle Beach beaches.
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Weather Update cool and showers likely
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with lows in the upper 40s to the west and low 50s to the east. Clouds tomorrow with a 10 percent chance of rain tonight and 40 percent tomorrow. Highs in the low to mid 70s with yesterday’s high 86 and early morning low 56.
Lorain Oak Point interchange plan ru led illegal by attorney general
Lorain City Council moved to restrict its share of the Oak Point Road interchange project. The attorney general ruled the price ceiling illegal and a repeal is needed to proceed. State DOT warned of possible bid delay or project cancellation. Local share estimated at 23,733 dollars. The plan to replace a grade crossing with an overpass has faced years of delays and funding issues. Local residents had petitioned for the overpass after years of crashes and two fatalities.
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Joseph Zahorec
Ohio Department of Transportation
Department of Transportation
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Kokinda
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Oak Point
Ohio Highway Department
FBI kills hijacker at Denver airport
FBI sharpshooters killed hijacker Roger Lentz at Stapleton International Airport as he moved from a light plane to a Convair 990. Hostages and pilot escaped unharmed. Lentz had a Nebraska criminal record and was shot multiple times after he demanded a United Airlines jet and circulared the airport for hours.
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Mexico City
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Grand Island
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Marquette
Nebraska
Rosack
Lentz
Larry Turrill
Stapleton
United Airlines
United
GNP surges 7.5 percent near mid seventies peak
The Commerce Department reports the nations GNP grew 7.5 percent annualized for the three months ending in March, lifting output toward its 1973 prerecession peak at $1.616 trillion while inflation trimmed real growth to near the peak. The rise, though preliminary, suggests the economy may surpass the pre‑recession high in the near term.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Elliott Richardson
Richardson
GM predicts second best year hinges on labor talks
General Motors chairman Thomas Murphy forecast 1976 may become the auto industry's second best sales year, but warned success depends on peaceful labor negotiations. He cited current costs, the UAW demand for shorter hours and health benefits, and stressed productivity must stay high to avoid job losses.
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Monaco Royal Couple Celebrate 20th Wedding Anniversary
Twenty years after their religious wedding at St Nicholas Cathedral Monaco Prince Rainier and Princess Grace marked their 20th anniversary from their Paris residence. The couple has three children Princess Caroline 19 Prince Albert 18 and Princess Stephanie 11.
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St. Nicholas Cathedral
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Paris
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