Final Run of the Wabash Cannon Ball Ends Railroad Era
The Wabash Cannon Ball makes its last journey near Detroit en route to St. Louis as Amtrak reshapes rail travel. Veterans recount long service, a nun campaigned to save it in 1969, and the train traces a course through Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and into the Wabash River Valley.
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Casey Jones
Detroit
Union Depot
J.L. Miller
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis
Ohio
Indiana
Wabash Railway
Norfolk & Western
Wabash Cannon Ball
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Walter C
Jack
Kindlesparker
Perrysville
Ind
Grabill
Maumee
Lake Erie
Wabash River
Fort Wayne
Mississippi River
Steinbrenner denies bidding to purchase Indians
George Steinbrenner III, head of American Ship Building Co, denies reports he offered to buy the Cleveland Indians for six million dollars. He says no talks, bids, or price were ever discussed and expresses concern over how Vernon Stouffer is portrayed by Cleveland papers. He notes conversations with the Stouffer family were friendly and noncommercial and says he has never offered to buy the team.
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Steinbrenner
Cleveland Indians
George Steinbrenner III
Lorain
Ball Club
Cleveland
the Plain Dealer
the Press
Indians
Vernon Stouffer
American Ship Building Co
Cleveland Pipers
Cleveland Papers
Stouffer
Wet look prompts questions at Elyria hydrant scene
Charles Bleck of the American Insurance Association surveys Elyria fire-fighting facilities and directs traffic around a gushing hydrant. The photo by John Kenney highlights the surprising water display as readers are directed to page 39.
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Charles Bleck
American Insurance Association
Elyria
John Kenney
Kotouc cleared of Viet Cong maiming charges in My Lai case
A seven officer jury found Army Capt. Eugene M. Kotouc innocent of maiming a Viet Cong suspect near My Lai by cutting off a finger. His attorney argued Kotouc was not at My Lai during the March 16 1968 combat sweep and lamented the case as a by product of the My Lai massacre.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
UPI
Army
Eugene M. Kotouc
My Lai
Kotouc
Robert Crosby
Nebraska
Weather Outlook With Cooler Temperatures and Showers
A forecast calls for cooler weather with considerable clouds and showers today and tonight. Highs reach the upper 40s to mid 50s, and Lows drop to the 30s. Tomorrow remains partly sunny and cool with highs around mid 50s. Precipitation chances are 30 percent today and tonight, 20 percent tomorrow, with west to northwest winds 15 to 25 mph today diminishing tonight and 10 to 20 mph tomorrow. Sunset 8:22 p.m. Sunrise 6:25 a.m.
Index A waiter is a man who thinks that money grows on trays
A humorous quotation reflecting a waiter’s view on money and earnings. The line plays on the stereotype of service workers equating tips with growth, offered as a wry comment on income expectations in hospitality.
Jailed Capitol blast suspect is 19 year old girl
The arrest of Leslie Bacon, 19, linked to the March 1 Capitol bombing, marks the first major break in a FBI manhunt. Held on $100000 bond as a material witness, she faces a Seattle grand jury inquiry while prosecutors seek her release on appeal. The FBI cites a informant saying Bacon had personal knowledge of events surrounding the blast.
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Washington
U.S
FBI
Seattle, Wash
Leslie Bacon
Atherton
Calif
Miss Bacon
U.S. District Court
Daniel C. Mahan
Capitol Blast
District Court
John J. Sirica
Boyle ousted as trustee in UMW pension fund scandal
United Mine Workers president W A Boyle was ordered to quit as a trustee of the union welfare and pension fund after a civil suit by more than 70 dissident miners. Judge Gesell criticized funds kept in noninterest accounts at a union bank and set June 30 for compliance. The case seeks damages for three years, with a June 21 hearing on compensatory damages but no punitive damages.
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Washington
W.A
Tony’” Boyle
United Mine Workers
Welfare and Pension Fund
U.S
Gerhard A. Gesell
UMW
Gesell
Bayle
Josephine Roche
National Bank of Washington
Fuling
79 Lorain County Soldiers Die in Vietnam War Era
A Lorain County Ohio adjutant general report states 79 county residents died in Vietnam during the decade from January 1, 1961, to December 31, 1970. The county, among the most populated in the area, saw this notable toll in the conflict years.
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Lorain County
Ohio
Genermen
Vietal
Ohio counties tally war deaths by population in Vietnam era
The Soldiers Claims and Veterans Affairs Division reports Ohio counties losses during the war. Ohio total losses reach 2 810 with Cuyahoga leading at 382 and Franklin County 237. Lorain Erie Medina and Sandusky show varied counts. Van Wert had none. Seven counties lost over 100 and seven under six. Deaths after hospital care not included.
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Ohio
Cuyahoga
Franklin County
van Wert
Erie
Medina
Huron
Sandusky
Lorain County
Erie County
Medina County
Raron
Sandusky County
Soldiers Claims and Veterans Affairs Division
Adjutant General's Office
Vietnam
Soldiers Claims Veterans Affairs Division
Parents skip Kent State memorial in protest over son slain
Lorain couple, parents of William Schroeder, one of four Kent State victims, say they will not attend Tuesday memorials on campus. In a prepared statement they call the 1970 shootings a black day in American history, criticize federal and state inaction, and urge accountability and justice for the slain and injured students. William was a Kent State ROTC member and was 20 when he died.
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Lorain
Kent State University
Louis A. Schroeder
Missouri Ave
Ings
Kent State
Ameria
William
National Guardsmen
Bill
Students of America
Schroeder
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Ohio Senate OKs amendment to vote at eighteen
Columbus AP reports the Ohio Senate approved 31 to 1 a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 18. If the House concurs, the measure would go to the November ballot for statewide approval. Eighteen-year-olds already vote in national elections per a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
Ohio
House
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Amtrak
Wardell Price
Price
Prive
Adrian Mich
Ron Joachim
Adrian
Siena Heights College
Interstate Commerce Commission
Norfolk & Western Railway
Jim
Stouffers
City of
Crosby
Wellington
TRG
Wren
Capitol Bombing
San Francisco
Mahan
Off Mine Pension Board
Boyle
John L. Lewis
Miss Roche
Lewis
Viet
Lorain County Administration
Jerry Eschtruth
Middle Avenue
Third Street
Temple Court
Shun Ksu
U.S. Congress
Department of Justice
State of Ohio
Senate
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