Elyria County Eyes Cleveland for Water Supply Areas
Lorain County commissioners rejected Elyria’s plan to sell water to the Carlisle Eaton and Columbia areas. They directed consulting engineers Neff and Associates of Cleveland to pursue water supply negotiations with Cleveland, citing issues with Elyria’s terms and asserting no authority over related infrastructure requirements.
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Lorain County
Elyria
Carlisle-Eaton
Columbia
Cleveland
J. Norman Thompson
Neff and Associates
Thomas Neff
Thompson
Carlisle
Eaton
North Ridgeville
Lorain County Tax Bills Spark Public Complaints
Lorain County tax officials face protests over higher real estate reappraisal driven bills. Auditor Joseph Mitock explains six year reappraisals, done by United Appraisal Co, affect 38 percent of assessed value for tax purposes. Complaints to the Board of Revision must be filed by May 15.
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Lorain County
Joseph J Mitock
Ohio
Lorain
Hugh
West Broad St
Board of Revision
Mitack
United Appraisal Co
Mitock
State Board of Tax Appeals
County mulls court challenge over non pact water rate
Lorain County is poised to sue Elyria over a water rate increase affecting about 700 non pact customers. County Commissioner J Norman Thompson said he would discuss joining with Prosecutor Paul Mikus to block the four and a half fold hike, arguing it may exceed what is reasonable.
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Elyria
Lorain County
J. Norman Thompson
Paul J. Mikus
Thompson
Rubber firms and workers sign pacts today
Akron dispatch notes contracts between the United Rubber Workers union and Goodyear, Firestone, and B F Goodrich to be signed today. Goodyear sealed a tentative agreement in Cincinnati late Wednesday, while Firestone and Goodrich agreed earlier in Dayton and Cleveland. The three employers with over 48,000 URW members had contracts expire at midnight Tuesday, with two Goodyear plant walkouts blamed on communications failure.
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AKRON
UPI
United Rubber Workers
URW
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Cincinnat
Goodact
Firestone Tire and Rubber Companies
Dayton
Cleveland
Goodyear
China Rejects 17 Nation Call for Viet Nam Peace Talks
Peking criticized a group of 17 non aligned nations urging unconditional peace talks on Viet Nam. Beijing called the proposal a deliberate attempt to absolve US imperialism, branding it an arch crime.
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Tokyo
UPI
China Today
Viet Nam
Peking
Where to turn LORAIN COUNTY Community College to open course in re tailing
Amherst council committee to recommend registration fees for contractors. Tuberculosis still deadly disease, president of the Lorain County Tuberculosis and Health Association emphasizes. Oberlin Red Cross emergency headquarters to go out of clothing business at end of week.
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Lorain County Community College
Amherst Council
Lorain County
Tuberculosis and Health Association
Oberlin
Red Cross
Marines Fight Viet Cong Near Da Nang in Morning Clash
A 50 Marine patrol near Da Nang airbase was ambushed by Viet Cong. One Marine was wounded with a scalp laceration, and three others faced heat prostration but were later reported in good condition. The attack occurred about noon four miles beyond the defense perimeter.
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Vichaett Malloy
Mississippi floods Wisconsin Illinois area inundates towns
Mississippi River flood swamps Prairie du Chien La Crosse and Dubuque as dikes brace with 335000 sandbags. crests near 25 feet. hundreds evacuated. sewer outlets reversed flooding streets and injuring downtown areas.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
Wisconsin-Illinois
UPI
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Iowa
la Crosse
Praine du Chien
Grand jury indicts 3 Klan members in Liuzzo murder
Lowndes County grand jury indicted Collie Wilkins Eugene Thomas and William Eaton all white men on murder charges in the shooting of civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo. The judge planned May trial sessions with separate trials if requested.
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Alabama
Liuzzo
James Felder
Hayneville
Ala
UPI
Viola Gregg Lin
Collie Leroy Wilkins
Eugene Thomins
Fairfield
William Eaton
Bessemer
Johnson hopes revive steel talks as strike looms
President Johnson and top officials watched Pittsburgh for signs to restart steel bargaining as the May 1 strike deadline neared. With 10 days to April 30 contract expiration, steel executives warned furnaces could stay idle if negotiations fail.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Pittsburgh
Regents unveil master plan for 650000 college students by 1980
The Ohio Board of Regents released a master plan forecasting state higher education enrollment rising from 145000 to about 470000 by 1980 with major growth in branch campuses. Public hearings will be held in multiple cities next month as the plan outlines enrollment targets, programs, and state support.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Board of Regents
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Summit
Franklin
Stark
Mahoning
Montgomery
Lucas
John Marshall Briley
To 1
Regents
U S increases aid and troops for South Viet Nam
The United States speeds up military aid to South Viet Nam to offset North Vietnamese infiltra tion. Officials say plans call for thousands of US personnel to assist and advise the expanding South Vietnamese forces and to bolster the Da Nang perimeter. Defense Secretary McNamara notes aid could total about 1.0 billion for the year, with total US costs rising as 310 Americans are already in the conflict and carrier air strikes continue.
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South
Viet Nam Vietnam
da Nang
Nguyen Chanh Thi
First Corps
Thi
Thr
Washington
UPI
United States
South Viet Nam
Robert S McNamara
Viet Nam
USW May Issue Strike Call Amid Steel Talks
Pittsburgh United Steelworkers leaders prepare for a possible strike as wage talks stall with 11 major steel firms. USW President McDonald and industry negotiators meet with Mediation chief Simkin to assess possible action while White House pressure looms.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers Union
CUSW
Simkin
Hfe
Gop
USW
David J McDonald
I W Abel
Conrad Cooper
R Heath Lary
US Steel Corp
Washington
George Keely
Johnson
White House
William E Simkin
Us$ Mediation and Conciliation Service
Top Onion
Industry
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