Lorain County Fair Opens With 7000 Attendance On Day One
Wellington reporters note a brisk start as Lorain County Fair drew about 7000 on opening day. Fans queued for Gene Autry and Annie Oakley shows at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Sheep judging was postponed, junior beef showmanship crowned Clyde Archer of LaGrange, and Wallace Fortune of Killek won lightweight horse pulling.
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Hoffa vows liquidation of business ties amid extortion claims
James R. Hoffa pledged to liquidate all private business interests after Senate rackets investigators revealed his wife earned an estimated 62 500 renting equipment to a Teamsters organized trucking company. He denied extortion charges while defending his and his wife’s business dealings and positioned questions about his record as outside the committee’s scope.
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Hoffa testimony questions plot to gain control of New York port
Hoffa faces cross examination as Kennedy probes his labor history and alleged links to hoodlums like Johnny Dio and Tony Ducks. He downplays counts, noting about 17 police pickups with three convictions and disputes police authority. In Akron, a 10-year traffic fatality-free record ends after a Route 5 pileup as weather briefings note sunny highs near 75 and other regional conditions.
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Bandit Steals 1300 From Medina City Loan Co
A bandit robbed Medina City Loan Co in Bellevue stealing 1300 after forcing employees to remove shoes and walk to a back room. He spread thumb tacks on the floor to hinder pursuit. The suspect, about 35, stocky in a blue denim jacket, fled. The same method was used in a prior robbery at the firm’s office two weeks earlier.
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County Fair Schedule Highlights Gene Autry and Minnie Pearl
At Melody Ranch Round-Up stage Gene Autry and Annie Oakley perform at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. In open class judging begins at 9 a.m. Poultry and rabbit judging starts at 9:30 a.m. Nutrition projects judged 10 a.m. to noon. Harness and pony races run on the half mile track with mechanized starting gate at 1:30 p.m. Minnie Pearl stage show at the grandstand at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
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Four inmates escape Stark County jail at Canton
Four prisoners battered a cell door and window to escape during a 9 a m exercise period at Stark County jail Canton Sheriff Harry Grossglaus said the four fled through a window after removing a hinge pin and a heavy mesh screen They wore civilian clothes and included Charles Sheplin Jr Ralph Piccolo Howard Clark and Jack Lee Tipple Piccolo had briefly escaped from police two weeks earlier and was recaptured in Dover Ohio
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Balloon Flight Sets Record Then Climbs Again Over North Dakota
Maj. David Simons atop a redesigned balloon reached 100000 feet or about 19 miles in a test ascent, drifting south-west toward North Dakota as landing plans shifted. The Air Force notes the flight will inform space travel research and medical data for high altitude crews.
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Soviet submarine base fears widen in Middle East crisis
United Press reports mount over Soviet plans to base submarines in Syria, raising NATO worries. Cairo and Beirut dispatches note Arab fears, rumors of technicians, and Syria’s possible alignment with Moscow as Western diplomacy debates a response. Political tensions ripple through Jordan Egypt and the Baghdad Pact amid the Syria crisis.
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Union Aide Calls Steel Price Increases Exorbitant
Washington UP report says Brubaker of United Steelworkers accused steelmakers and others of using unions as scapegoats for rising prices. He testified before Kefauver's subcommittee that price hikes in steel and related costs reflect profits and management strategies rather than wages.
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Ohio maps 2500 miles of repaving plan expanded
Columbus The State Highway Department announced over 2500 miles of Ohio roads will be repaved this year doubling the original plan. Highway Chief Charles Noble ordered an additional 1100 miles across 82 counties with 1000 miles of surface treatment also included at an estimated cost of 12.6 million dollars. Bid openings begin August 30 with further dates set to complete the project before winter. Erie Huron Lorain roads added to the schedule.
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Sterns Deny Red Spy Charges in U S Citizenship Renunciation
Alfred Stern and his wife, once U S ambassadors to Germany, deny Soviet spy charges and say they renounced American citizenship two months ago while in Prague with Paraguayan passports. They claim Morros fabricates accusations to fuel espionage hysteria and say the United States pressured Mexico to constrain their travel.
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Buying Cuts Stock Dips Buying Cuts Stock Dips
A strong buying wave swept the New York stock market before noon, erasing early losses and lifting steels and oils. Ticker tape lagged three minutes as floor activity surged, with International Business Machines among laggards turning higher along with higher priced chemicals after an initial morning decline.
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