Amherst Observes Sesquicentennial Week Queen Crowned
Amherst celebrated its 150th birthday with a Park Ave parade featuring floats bands and officials. Sue Ryan 17 was named Sesquicentennial Queen winning a trip to the New York World’s Fair 150 cash and a trophy. Runner up Suzan Ne Giblin 17 received a $10 prize.
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Park Ave
Lorain County
Memorial Field
Sue Ryan
Mark G. Ryan
High Meadow
Amherst
Sue
Nadine Holm
Frontier Days
Suzanne Giblin
Hume Hill Dr
August Forecast Sees Heat Return with Scattered Showers
The Cleveland area expects a hot humid August with highs in the 87 93 range and scattered thundershowers today and tonight. Rainfall around one tenth of an inch is forecast along with small craft warnings on Lake Erie as humidity remains high.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Cleveland Hopkins
Ares
Tange
Weather Bureau
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Hootenanny sesqui feature in Amherst Town Hall square
The Heralders present a sesqui Hootenanny tonight at 7 30 in Town Hall square with professional performers. Rock and roll street dancing starts at 10 p m. Antiques are on display and for sale from 7 30 to 10 p m at the fire station under Mr and Mrs Joseph Godfrey. Amusement rides and concessions operate downtown 2 to 11 p m daily through Saturday.
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Amherst
Heralders
Town Hall Square
Joseph Godfrey
Amherst float winners prize list for local parade
Third place went to Pamela Harlan age 16 at 474 Sunset Dr who earned $50. The Birthday cake entry from the Junior Woman's Club of Amherst won $150 as best over all a simulated cake with candles and roses topped by Elaine Ockasik of 703 North Main St. First and second for beauty went to Sandstone DeMolay and Amherst Democratic Women's Club, $100 and $50 respectively. Similar prizes for originality noted for the float.
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Pamela Harlan
Sunset Dr
Junior Woman's Club of
Amherst
Elaine Ockasik
North Main St
Sandstone DeMolay
Amherst Democratic Women’s Club
Edison strike ends for UWA at Lorain plant after 12 days
RD UWA members at Edgewater Power Plant Lorain return to work as ratification of a two year contract emerges by a narrow margin. The 12 day strike continues with IBEW still active since July 14 at the Ohio Edison service sites. The agreement provides wage increases of 12 cents hourly for all crews and 7 cents for middle tiers with a 60 percent hospital cost share, retroactive to July 1.
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Utility Workers of America
UWA
Ohio Edison Co
Edgewater
Lorain
International ‘Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Lorain County
TBEW
Ohio Edison
Lake Ave
Ohio Edson
Ak Tron
Akron
Ohio Edisons
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Citiens
Edward 0. Erickson
James Barbuta
Ben Maidenberg
Akron Beacon Journal
Riot in Jersey City Spurs Police Clash and Arrests
Amid a Negro community riot in Jersey City sparked by an arrest, mobs hurled bricks bottles and garbage at police. Eleven officers were injured and fourteen rioters arrested as streets burned. National Guardsmen later patrolled the area to restore order.
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New Jersey
IPS
John Morrison
New York
Harlem
3Edford - Stuyvesant
Poollyn
Upstate
Rochester
Tallahassee
Fla
Leon County
California
Taok
U S Ships Repel North Vietnamese Torpedo Boats Clash
In the Gulf of Tonkin off North Vietnam three PT boats attacked the destroyer Maddox. The Maddox and escorting units returned fire. two boats limped away, one stopped. Navy officials called the attack unprovoked and vowed retaliation if fire was returned.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Maddox
Southeast Asia
Washington
United States
Saigon
Viet Nam
Seventh Fleet
China
North Viet Nam
Ticonderoga
New York
Dean Rusk
Tokyo
Navy
Paul Nitve
Nitze
Gulf of
Oakin
U.S. Pacific
Adm
Ulysses Grant Sharp Jr
North
Sharp
U.S. l
Laos
U.S
Transportation to Ridgeville polls for school levy and bond
North Ridgeville residents may get rides to the polls tomorrow for a 0.5 mill school levy and 235000 dollar bond issue to fund two proposed school buildings. Those needing transportation should call Mrs. Charles Breehne, Lee Road, Mrs. Gilbert Reising, Otten Road, or Mrs. Paul Wise, Root Road.
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North Ridgeville
Charles Breehne
Lee Rd
Gilbert Reising
Otten
Paul Wise
Root Rd
Ranger 7 Opens New Lunar Maps in Minutes
Washington reports Ranger 7 sent 4316 pictures from the Moon Sea of Clouds in 16 minutes 40 seconds. The data may keep five top astronomers busy for about three years to interpret and chart the new lunar detail.
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Washington
Ranger 7
Lewis and Clark
Pacific Northwest
Ranger 7 triumph spurs Mars expedition plans
Ranger 7’s close-up lunar photos boost JPL scientists optimism for a two craft Mars fly-by in November. Mariners 3 and 4 would launch within days of each other, with potential military implications noted by officials.
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Ranger
Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Ranger 7
Moon
Mars
Miles
Red Planet
Plana
Soviets say China broke up meeting in Tokyo
Soviet Union accuses China of breaking up a ban the bomb meeting in Tokyo after a walkout led by Georgi Zhukov. A rival anti nuclear conference supported by the Soviets was opening in Hiroshima, with Tokyo under Japanese party control.
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Moscow
UPI
Unon
Communist China
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Japan
Japanese Socialist Party
Peking
China
New China News Agency
Georgi Zhukov
Where to turn progress on violence and water questions
Two Chronicle telegram writers discuss violence and racial turmoil on Lake side page 17. New London voters will ballot wet-dry issue in November on page 18. A team works to desalt seawater with practical methods discussed on page 15.
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Chronicle Telegram
Lakeside
New London
World War I tank goes missing at fair in Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa police heard a missing vehicle broadcast for an 18000 pound World War I tank reported missing by World Teen Fair officials at the Orange County fairgrounds. An aide added a distinguishing feature calling the relic shocking pink to aid identification.
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Costa Mesa
Calif
Orange County Fair Grounds
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U.S. Supreme Court
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