Columbia schools approve 5 year superintendent contract
The Columbia board awarded Donald Hagen a five year contract as superintendent with salary set at 17 100 plus 300 travel allowance. Three principals received roughly 900 increases on two year contracts: Donald Roder 11 100 plus 200 travel, William Geldorf 11 700, Royden Garland 13 200. Teaching contracts for 1969 70 go to Catherine Ayers and Gayle Casper.
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Columbia
Donald Hagen
Donald Roder
William Geldorf
Royden Garland
Catherine Ayers
Gayle Casper
Ayers
Indiana University
Baldwin - Wallace College
Copepa
Casper
Baldwin-Wallace
Copopa
Lethal brown recluse spider spreads to 16 states
A University of Missouri study notes the brown recluse, feared more dangerous than the Black Widow, has spread to 16 states in the last 12 years. The spider is described as one of the hardiest species and can survive in harsh conditions.
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University of Missouri
University
Dear Russ Word to Live By and Recluse Spider Report
A reader forwards a motivational piece urging daily effort and faith contrasted with a separate article on brown recluse spiders. It notes the spider’s spread from South America to 16 states, bites including a child in Amherst, and safety tips from a university, with six recorded deaths from bites.
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Russ
Dorothy Grills
Grafton
Spencer's plan for village sewage system approved by state
The state approved Spencer's sanitary sewage system design by Morn Nail and Associates Cleveland. The village must run a profit operation with a qualified supervisor, file regular operation reports, and plan for expansion as population grows. The approval, needed for possible Farmers Home Administration financing, comes amid local tax concerns and prior state county pressure to prevent further construction without the system.
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Spencer
Donald Brouse
Morns Nailami Associates
Cleveland
Abemors
Faromers
Cowzell
Allies repulse tank attack near Laotian border
near the Laotian border Allied tanks beat back a three hour attack by North Vietnamese forces. Three Americans died and 12 wounded as U S and South Vietnamese units held at a gun base 18 miles below the DMZ. Air and artillery strikes followed against DMZ bunkers and Cambodian border bivouacs.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Laos
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Gio Linh
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Principal resigns at Firelands Junior High School
Firelands Junior High principal Duke Shields resigns to take an administrative job in Sarasota Florida starting August. Shields and his wife, a teacher at Elyria McKinley, secured positions in a Sarasota district after being offered three different posts. Shields had been hired July 12 1966 after six years teaching at Tennyson Elementary in Sheffield Lake. He holds a Concord College degree and a Marshall University master’s.
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Joyce Frayer
Henrietta — Duke Shields
Firelands Junior High School
Florida
Shields
Elyria
McKinley School
Sarasota
Fla
Tennyson Elementary
Sheffield Lake
Concord College
Athens
W. Va
Marshall University
Hummington
Gun battle described at Evans trial in Glenville
The Cleveland trial of Fred Evans, a Black Nationalist, opened with testimony about a July sniping incident in which ten people were killed. Police officer Chester Szulaski, injured in the fighting, described returning fire and crawling to safety as gunshots shattered the town truck area.
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Cleveland
UPI
Glenville
Fred
Ahmed) Evans
Chester Szulaski
Evans
Szulaski
French Creek Council weighs state aid for sewer plan
The French Creek Council of Governments considers paying up to 30 000 monthly to keep the sewage treatment facility moving or await OWDA funding. OWDA may cover part of the cost with a 70 30 financing split and potential grant, while Avon Sheffield Lake North Ridgeville return to the council if funding is arranged. The group also hired Johnson and Anderson as consulting engineers.
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Avon
French Creek
Fountain of Youth
Ohio Water Development Authority
OWPA
Sheffield Lake
OWDA
North Ridgeville
Sheffield
Council of Governments
QWDA
Corts
Columbus
Johnson and Anderson
Pontiac, Mich
Candle-started fire damages Woodford Avenue home
A candle used by a child to look under a bed sparked a blaze at 124 Woodford Ave last night causing about 6500 in damage to the house and contents. Three Dickerson children aged 10 11 and 13 escaped unharmed with babysitter assistance as firefighters fought the flames for over two hours.
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Woodford Ave
Ebbia
Lillian Dickerson
State OKs secondary education pilot at Elynn High
State approval was announced today for a pilot program in secondary education at Elynn High School for the 1969 70 school year. The plan, developed by the Elyria Project for Innovative Curriculum EPIC, hinges on federal funds and awaits congressional appropriations.
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Elynn High School
Martin Essex
Elyria Project
Oberlin discusses street repair program at council meeting
City Manager Edward C Smith will submit a proposed street improvement policy to Oberlin Council Monday. The plan places city and property owner financing onus on reconstruction and repairs. Council members aim for a year by year improvement schedule and invite citizen input at the regular meeting.
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Oberlin
Edward C Smith
Smuts
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Cocpopa
South America
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
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Amherst
Dorothy Rathbun
United States
Agency For Funds
Death Watch
Lorain County
Laotian
Firelands
Doke Shields
French Creek Council
Robert Corts
R-13
Jim Walton
Charles Walton
West Bridge St
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Woodford Avenue
Earl A. Schaefer
Schaefer
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Epic Threator
EPIC
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