Strange objects ghost across area skies
Constable Eugene Newcomber Sr. and two Erie County Deputies plus two State Patrol officers spotted eerie colored lights northeast of Sandusky around 12 10 a m observing for about 40 minutes before the light faded. Newcomber later saw a vivid egg shaped light near the Soldiers Home hovering about 100 feet above trees and then speeding toward Cleveland.
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Eugene Newcomber Sr
Perkins Twp
Erie County
Erie County Sheriff's Dept
Sandusky
Erie County Sheriff's
Fred Leake
Cedar Point
Newcomber
Cleveland
Soldiers Home
Senate Pushes to End Airline Strikes with Compromise Plan
The Senate seeks a bipartisan compromise to force airline strikers back to work. Congress would order returns or let the President appoint mediators for a 90 day to six month freeze. Senator Morse signals possible changes while organized labor opposes a 28 day end deadline.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Np-Let
Jacob K
Javits
R-N.y
Howe
Everett M. Dirksen
Founder of The Chronicle-Telegram dead at 93
John Frank Burke aged 93, founder of The Chronicle-Telegram, died at 12 10 p m yesterday in Altadena California after about a week of illness. He was born in Bay City Michigan on September 9 1872 and moved to Cleveland at age four after his father died. Burke supported himself through Oberlin Academy and Moody Bible Institute and later became a Methodist minister serving Chicago area churches. He later moved to Elyria and page references follow.
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John Frank Burke
The
Chronicle-Telegram
Altadena
Calif
Ackerman
Mr. Burke
Mabel
Bay City
Mich
Cleveland
Burke
We Age
Oberlin Academy
Moody Bible Institut
Chicago
Elyria
Tragic Ohio Family Drowns Four Children Then Self
In Trumbull Township near Geneva on the Lake, Patricia Smith, 23, allegedly drowned her four children Kevin 4 Kathy 3 Kasandra 1 and Keith 2 months in a farm pond then killed herself. Coroner J R Higerd labeled the deaths homicide and suicide by self. The mother had separated from husband Wilbert since January and had been despondent, living with her mother Mrs John Clay.
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Jefferson, Ohio
Ashtabula County
J. R. Higerd
Higerd
Geneva-on-the-Lake
Trumbull Township
Patricia Smith
Kevin
Kathy
Kasandra
Keith
John ‘Clay
Tom Fasula
Weather Fall Delivers Cool Lorain County Preview
A cool preview in Lorain County reported 48 degrees the lowest since 1886 with a 45 degree low at 5 am at Cleveland Hopkins. Forecasters expect a mild day with a 78 high and no rain, then a warm Friday near 90 with southwest winds 5 to 14 knots over the weekend.
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Lorain County
U S. Weather Bureau
Cleveland Hopkins International
Milan-Berlin Seeks 1.3 Million Bond For New High School
Milan-Berlin Local School District proposes a 1.365 million bond issue to acquire site and construct a new high school. The measure covers 117 acres near Rt 113 and River Rd, with 4.15 mills to fund the project for 21 years. Marr Knapp Crawfis of Mansfield hired as architects for the project.
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Berlin Heights
Jevy
Rt. 113
Milan-Ber- River
Wickellin
Jeffery
River Rd
Board of Education
Construct, Fur. A
Nish
Landscape
Marr, Knapp, and Crawschool
Fis, Mansfield
First Apollo Team Named by NASA at Downey
NASA announced the First Apollo Team at Downey featuring Virgil (Gus) Grissom Edward H. White and Roger B. Chaffee. Grissom and White have space flight experience as the program readies the first Apollo flight expected early next year as a step toward an American moon mission.
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Apollo
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Downey
Virgil
Gus) Grissom
Edward H
Nine American Soldiers Survive Ia Drang Valley Clash
U S forces in Vietnam report heavy fighting in the Ia Drang Valley amid Operation Paul Revere. A rescue platoon from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry, faced intense anti aircraft fire before being overrun, with 9 survivors and 6 wounded among those who reached safety. Airpower including B52 strikes targeted the DMZ with multiple missions reported.
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Joseph L. Gallowap
South
Viet Nam
Saigon
UPI
U.S
Air Force
Navy
North Vietna Drang River
Anifire
Inlavina Dand
Ia Drang Valley
Paul Revere
Aly
Pinyums Ucau
North Vietna
Highlands
Saigon Nam
Morej
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North
1St Air Cavalry Rel
Frontier Open in Amherst Prompts Big Opening Day Crowd
Medina County reports a crowded Amherst opening day as Fair activities drew the largest crowd in years. The same paper notes judging results on page 14 and mentions Denman Road widening progress in Florence Township on page 5.
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Medina County Fair
Florence Township Trustees
Denman Rd
Narrow vote shapes housing bill battles in Congress
In Washington the House faced a tight vote on an open housing provision. A late amendment by Rep Bolling carved out individual owners and small rental properties from coverage, sparking debate over federal reach. Civil rights supporters pressed for a tougher bill while Speaker McCORMACK intervened.
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Washington
House/stern
Richard
Bolling
Ming
Judiciary Committee
Morning Routine Struggles Blur Into Two Basic Tasks
A lighthearted note suggests getting going in the morning boils down to two main chores. The piece hints at the common struggle to start the day and invites readers to relate through humor.
Senate bill to aid home buyers and builders moves forward
A Senate committee backed a measure to ease the mortgage squeeze, aiming to place more loan money in savings and loan institutions so home buyers and sellers can complete transactions at lower rates. The bill requires full Senate approval.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
John
G Tower
R-Tex
Steel price hikes by US Steel join five others
US Steel and four other major mills announced price increases effective Aug 10, adding 2 percent in most cases. The move mirrors earlier raises by Inland, Armco, Jones & Laughlin, Pittsburgh Steel, and National Steel, as costs for basic steel products edge higher.
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Sea
Senate
Pittsburgh
Gia
Seel Corp
Tion Gardner Ackley
Coucil
U.S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Armco
Bor
Inland Armco
Pittsburgh Steel Co
National Steel Corp
Leslie B. Worthinton
WS. Steel
Ackley
Comeil
Astion
Imammeric
Capitol Hill
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Werwis Uy
Sen
Wayne Morse
Dore
C-T Is
Milan
Berlin
IRPHI
Viet Reds
Mens Woo
Mle Citar
Pathandle
Guam
Amherst
Wellington
Oberlin Savings Bank Co
Indians
Baltimore
Frank Robinson
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John W. McCor
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