Jobless claims drop as area unemployment improves
Elyria Lorain employment rises as claimants for unemployment compensation fall to 1 063 in Lorain and 963 in Elyria. July 4 week lows reflect improved conditions while leaders note increased hiring of students and teachers amid national racial equality push led by Powell and Farmer.
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Lorain
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Elyria
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John R. Harri
New York
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Adamous
Harrison
Clayton Powell
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
Pope condemns communism in first encyclical
Vatican dispatch notes Pope Paul VI attacks blind dogma of communism as the era s gravest problem. He says it destroys social systems and denies freedom. Encyclical “ecclesiam suam” addresses church relations, ecumenism, and oppression behind the Iron Curtain amid ongoing civil rights debates.
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UPI
Paul VI
Ecumenical Council
Paul
Sixth Fleet Steams Toward Cyprus Amid Cyprus Tension
The Sixth Fleet headed toward Cyprus from Naples with carrier USS Franklin D Roosevelt, cruiser USS Boston, four destroyers and more than a dozen warships. Rear Admiral Ellis led Springfield and support ships as emergency orders recalled sailors. Enterprise, Long Beach, and Bainbridge were away on a world cruise. Amphibious forces stood by to evacuate 4500 American nationals if fighting erupts.
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UPI
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Springfield
William E. Ellis
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Bainbridge
Johnson Plea Aims to Avert Cyprus War Among Allies
President Johnson from his Texas ranch urged Greek Turkish and Cypriot leaders to prevent a bloodbath on Cyprus. He spoke by phone with Rusk Ball and MacNamara and even called Canadian PM Pearson as tense Mediterranean crisis loomed. He planned further discussions with top officials in Washington.
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Texas
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Robert §. MacNamara
Lester B. Pearson
George E. Reedy
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Mediterranean
White House
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Makarios
Johnson win as anti poverty bill passes in House
The House approved President Johnson s 947.5 million anti poverty bill 226 to 184 in a rare Saturday session. Twenty four Republicans joined 202 Democrats for the administration victory, with mixed support from Democrats. Senate moves to a compromise face state grant and oath provisions. Johnson touts the win as a milestone in his war on poverty.
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Johnson
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Kennedy
Where to Turn Sheffield and Sheffield Lake voters
A compact listing notes upcoming local election details for Sheffield and Sheffield Lake voters regarding a school levy, with reference to page 17 for full coverage and a nod to a news quiz on page 21. The item frames the local civic context and directs readers to supporting pages.
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Sheffield Lake
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Elyria
Five Men Splash Molten Metal At Vanadium Plant
Five workers at the Vanadium Co plant in New Haven near Point Pleasant, West Virginia, were splashed by white hot molten metal when an electrode slipped from a furnace holder on Saturday. None suffered critical injuries.
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Sheppard Faces Tests for Back Surgery at Brentwood
Sam Sheppard, released from Ohio Penitentiary last month after a 1934 murder conviction, was admitted to Brentwood Hospital in Warrensville Heights for tests to determine if back surgery is needed for a slipped disc. The case ties to his past as an osteopath and his Veterans Association division.
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UPI
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Sheppard
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Warrensville Heights
Ohio Penitentiary
Philadelphia
Osteopath Andic Division Veterans Associa
Democrats organize Ohio delegation to national convention
In Columbus Ohio Democrats meet to organize their 128 member delegation for the Democratic National Convention and plan the state campaign. Sen Stephen M Young is expected to be named delegation chairman and Albert Porter to become national committeeman. Coleman did not seek reelection and Helen Gunsett may be reelected national committeewoman with a door to door fundraising drive planned September 20.
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UPI
Ohio
Stephen M. Young
Cuyahoga County
Albert
Porter
William Coleman
Coleman
Helen Gunsett
van Wert
Central Committee
Turmoil Amid Cease Fire Claims In Cyprus Conflict
Turkish jets reportedly raided Cyprus for a fourth day despite UN calls for a cease fire. Greek Cypriot and Greek officials warned of further clashes as reports placed raids on Polis and other villages with casualties and a UN denial of an invasion.
Cyprus Cease-Fire Accepted by Makarios Under UN Request
President Makarios announced Cyprus will honor the United Nations Security Council cease-fire across the island. An official Greek Cypriot spokesman said the government will fully respect the resolution, aimed at lowering tensions and reducing Turkish air strikes. No shooting was reported islandwide as UN observers monitored the situation.
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Stavros Kostopoulos
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Kostopoulos
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Alec Touglas
Downing Street
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Cyprus
Makarios
Cyprus High Commission
United Nations
Nicosia, Cyprus
UPI
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U.N. Security Council
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Royal Air Force
Turkey Accepts UN Cease Fire Call with Conditions on Cyprus
Ankara conditionally backs a general Cyprus cease fire under UN auspices. Turkey demands Greek Cypriots withdraw from villages seized from Turkish Cypriots and restoration of pre August 1 status with UN forces allowed to return to protect Turkish Cypriots. Reports of renewed Greek Cypriot attacks fuel skepticism of Makarios proposals.
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Kekkina
Fatal racial clashes sweep across the South and Midwest
Two people were killed and multiple others wounded in racial violence outbreaks from Dallas to Alabama and Cleveland. In Dallas a white youth, Billy Wayne Wallace, 18, was shot to death after a confrontation near White Rock Lake. In Alabama near Bessemer, a Black man Rennie C. Gates died in an incident prompting sheriff’s deputies to seal the Raimund community. In Cleveland area theaters two separate fights left several youths injured.
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Ohio
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Ses Jhis Horn
White Rock Lake
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Bessemer
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