Yanks conquer Everest of ballooning over English Channel
Ben Abruzzo Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman, all from Albuquerque, crossed the English Channel heading toward Paris after flying at two miles altitude aboard the Black and Silver balloon. French officials anticipated landing near Chartres by evening with a celebratory welcome planned in Albuquerque later this month.
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Disabled form group to push for rights in Elyria
In Elyria the Lorain County Coalition of Citizens With Disabilities, aided by Jaycees and funding, plans a booklet Guide to Elyria for the Handicapped to map barriers and accessibility. The project aims to help disabled people decide which buildings are reachable, with distribution through Easter Seals, the Chamber of Commerce, the library, and vocational rehabilitation.
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Citizens With Disabilities
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Lorain County Coalition
Weather forecast brief for today and Friday
Clear tonight with lows 65 to 70. Mostly sunny and hot Friday with highs near 90. 10 percent rain chance through Friday. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph tonight. Sunrise 6:38 a.m. Sunset 4:24 p.m. High 89 at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday. Low 66 at 6 a.m. Pollen count 161.
Murder trial unravels tale of open marriage and plots
Lorain truck driver Ralph Schwendler stands trial for aggravated murder in the May 22 killing of 18 year old James Hershberger in Elyria. Prosecutors say Sandra Hershberger hired him to kill her husband Al, placing a bomb on his pickup. A separate plot involved James’s engagement in a staged abduction on Quarry Road. Witnesses describe Schwendler not in the car at the scene while Martin Posey allegedly disarmed the bomb. Sandra Hoffman’s admission of perjury and loan payments to cover the murder are also cited.
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Cleveland school turmoil deepens as Pinkney resigns
Cleveland Public Schools face upheaval after board president Arnold Pinkney resigns amid reduced power to drive desegregation. Deputy Superintendent Charles Leftwich denies resigning while confirming ongoing reassessment of his position and role under U S District Judge Battisti’s oversight.
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Wayne Howard
Cleveland School Board
Doberman guard dogs stolen from Joppa Road home
Robert Johnson of Vermilion Township reported two pure bred Doberman Pinscher guard dogs taken from his Joppa Road residence. The dogs valued at 300 dollars each were chained in the front yard and looted along with 470 dollars in equipment from a shed, Erie County Sheriff's Department said.
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Vermilion Township
Joppa Road
Erie County Sheriff's Department
Ray claims fingerprints would be wiped if he killed King
James Earl Ray told the House Assassinations Committee that if he killed Martin Luther King he would have wiped fingerprints off the murder weapon. He said a clever criminal would avoid leaving prints and cited Band-Aids as one method.
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