Elyria Council and Union to Discuss 15 Percent Raises
Elyria city finance committee and Local 277 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees plan talks on a 15 percent pay hike for nearly all city workers retroactive to August 1. Police, fire and non union staff would get raises after negotiations. A second 5 percent increase is to be set for next January amid the income tax law context. Also on the agenda is the health committee meeting on solid waste disposal and the city landfill.
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Elyria
City Service Employes Union
Tomph
Local 277
American Federation of State
Council
Eugene B. Smith
R-3
Cleveland
American Federation of State County
Trooper Magazine August Issue Praised By Editor Kurt Wachenheim
Russ Davies notes the New York State Police monthly Trooper is distributed free to personnel and retirees, with August issue on page 17. Editor Kurt Wachenheim boasts a polished 28 page edition and a controlled circulation of about 5,300.
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New York State Police
New York
Kurt Wachenheim
British troops to stay in Northern Ireland four months
British forces will extend their peacemaking mission in Northern Ireland for at least four months. Lt Col Charles Millman, commander in Londonderry, said there is no plan to depart and that the tour will last four months.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Charles Millman
Londonderry
Tam
Millman Meets Bogside Defense Committee Over Barricades
Millman told Bogside residents the army would protect them if they pulled down barricades as excavation finished for the Route 301 to Route 10 link. The district remained relatively quiet in Northern Ireland that week.
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Millman
Citizens’ Defense Committee
Bogside
Londonderry
Troops Enter Prague to Quell Czech Protests
AP reports around 800 troops rolled into Prague to curb anti-Soviet demonstrations during the first anniversary of the invasion. Bridges were closed and police set up a roadblock on a third bridge. The crowd near the Communist party HQ remained quiet with no arrests noted as authorities planned eight days of urban defense.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Vitava
Communist Party
Berets claim CIA lied in Vietnam murder case
Lawyer for three of eight Army Green Berets alleges a CIA official lied at a pretrial hearing to cover up mistakes. He says the Army has no evidence and expects charges to be dropped within a week. The targeted Vietnamese double agent was linked to both the CIA and North Vietnam, with conflicting reports on orders to eliminate him. Col. Robert B Rheault led the involved Special Forces unit.
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NEW York
Army Green Berets
Central Intelligence Agency
Rothblatt
Saigon
Green Berets
Col
Robert B Rheault
Vietnam
Hospital opens new cardiac care unit at Elyria Memorial
Elyria Memorial Hospital admitted its first patient to the new cardiac care unit on the second floor. The $75,000 remodel created a five bed unit with private rooms and electronic cardiograph monitors. The system records patient heart activity and alerts three nurses on duty to any changes. Nancy Dilgren, 19, a Bowling Green State University student from Mentor, will study abroad in Europe for a year in Austria France and Spain through the university program.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
A. A. Fisk
Nancy Dilgren
Bowling Green State University
Europe
Austria
France
Spain
UPI
Ohio weekend traffic leaves 29 dead on highways
Weather-friendly late summer weekend boosted travel as Ohio sees 29 fatalities. Two deadly crashes killed seven people on the Ohio Turnpike, including a Carbondale Illinois family and a St Marys couple with their seven month old son, in separate two car crashes.
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Ohio
Carbondale
Ill
St Mary's
Cleveland AFSCME members set to strike city workers
One thousand two hundred AFSCME members threaten a strike in Cleveland starting tomorrow morning over an unresolved dispute with the city government.
County approves culvert repairs in Lorain County
Lorain County commissioners authorized emergency repairs to four flood damaged culverts on Bursley and Stewart Roads to allow school bus traffic next month. Estimated cost per culvert is 3 to 4 thousand dollars with private contractors to submit bids. Federal flood disaster funds will reimburse the county. A Griggs Road bridge replacement is also planned at about 100 thousand dollars.
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Bursley
Stewart
Lorain County
Harvey Holcomb
Holcomb
Griggs Road
Dirksen Finds Life Restarted In All Republican Cast
Everett Dirksen, once the Democratic presidents’ ally, adapts to a Republican White House while serving as Senate leader. He acts as a spokesman at informal events and shares limited briefing notes, with mixed success on nominations and posts under Nixon.
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Washington
UPI
Everett McKinley Dirksen
White House
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon
Johnson
Senate
GOP
House
Dirksen
Nixon
Supreme Court
Wig helps long haired men cover crises in public
Washington AP reports Bob Woodford of the Underground Wig Establishment markets a short hair wig for men with shoulder length hair to handle situations like pumping gas or Army reserve meetings. He has sold several at 45 dollars each and notes some buyers seek a second job or different appearance.
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Washington
Bob Woodford
Army Reserve
Woodford
Keystone girl places second in state Grange vocal solo
Keystone senior Linda Huddleston placed second in the Grange vocal solo contest at the Ohio State Fair. She performed Born Free and I Enjoy Being a Girl, with Kenneth Graham of New Albany winning first and set to represent Ohio at Daytona Beach.
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Lagrange
Keystone
Grange
Linda Huddleston
LaGrange Old Glory Grange
Kenneth Graham
New Albany
Daytona Beach
Fla
Graham
Miss Huddleston
Dellis Huddleston
Keystone High School
Midview High School
Columbus
Marvin Marsh
Ohio State Grange
Marsh
Old Glory Grange
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Berets
CIA
Henry B. Rothblatt
Army
Military
South China Sea
Associated Press
Yance
Clement F. Haynsworth
Teddy C. Thorn
Harmon’s Harbor
Vermilion
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Thomas J. Friend
West Shore Blvd
Sheffield Lake
John H. Knowles
Small Business Administration
John G. Tower
Hilary Sandoval
Illinois
Sen. Dirksen
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