Fair opens second day with racing and elections at Wellington
Lorain County Fair enters day two as officials aim to top last year's second day attendance of 25,207. Today features Kids' Day and Elyria Day with seven directors to be elected and harness racing activity. chatter notes potential season-best times in Northern Ohio Colt Stakes and pace records by Sport Car and Accurate Time, with race times and key contenders Peninsula to Wellington track.
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Wellington
Kelly Krupp
Kelly
Jack Krupp
Rob Thomas
Lorain County
Lorain County Agricultural Society
Merritt Parker
Northfield
Moxley Meadows
Medina
Baron Real
William Fees
Frank Dettore
Elyria
Parker
Illies
Thieu declares he will run for president this year
In Saigon President Nguyen Van Thieu said he will run on October 3 whether opposed or not. He met provincial chiefs and U S ambassador Bunker amid talk of a possible ballot opposition while U S forces warn of a renewed Communist offensive near the DMZ as B52s raid the area.
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Thieu
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Bunker
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Nixon faces European backlash and labor strikes over surtax
The Common Market protests Nixon's 10 percent surtax and wage controls while labor unions prep a rail strike if contract raises are delayed. Stans vows no retreat, urging mandatory controls post 90 day freeze. Over a million U S workers reportedly delayed pay raises under the freeze as Europe denounces US protectionist stance.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Europe
Common Market
Geneva
Stans
Dennis
United Auto Workers Union
Afl-Cio
Nursing home relief cut sparks bankruptcy fears in Ohio
Welfare reductions announced by state officials cut aid to nursing homes by one dollar per day, with broader cuts to aid programs and tighter Medicaid rules. Lorain County leaders warn the move could drive some homes into bankruptcy as about 750 residents in the county rely on state support. Gov. Gilligan faces a budget delay as the legislature stalls, risking November funding gaps.
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Don Wessell
Oberlin
Lorain County Nursing Home Association
John S. Hanson
Ohio
Cecil Mitchell
Ohio Nursing Home Association
John J. Gilligan
Hansan
Wessell
Lorain County
Repk Wu
Gerard Prinz
Buzzin proof at Lorain County Fair Bill Anderson show
Wellington reports a honey of a show at the Lorain County Fair as Bill Anderson’s country program drew crowds last night. Bees poured from under the grandstand and buzzed around the venue when lights were switched on, but no stings were observed.
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Wellington
Bill Anderson
Lorain County
Obstruction denied in Panther raids
CHICAGO AP The special Cook County grand jury indicted Edward V. Hanrahan and 13 other police officials for conspiracy to obstruct prosecution after the 1969 raid in which Black Panther leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were killed. The charges say obstruction of justice was attempted to aid seven Panthers who survived. Justice penalties range up to $1,000 fine and three years for felony, or $1,000 and one year for misdemeanor.
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Chicago
Edward V. Hanrahan
Hanrahan
Richard J. Daley
Cook County
Daley
Fred Hampton
Mark Clark
Hampton
West Side
Clark
Illinois
Peoria
Ill
Illinois Supreme Court
Richard Jalovec
County OKs parking facility plans for 343 vehicles
Landig plan received county approval for a triple deck parking structure to serve the new county administration building at Middle Avenue and Third Street. The $675,000 facility, slanted decks with integrated ramps, could bid by October, with the administration building bids targeted for next February.
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Middle Avenue
Third Street
Ronald Landig
Lorain County
Leonard P. Reichlin
Reichlin
Elyria
Landig
Landig and Wyckoff
Smith and Clark
Temple Court
Explosion at Northern Ireland Electricity Board kills one
An explosion at the Northern Ireland Electricity Board offices on Malone Road Belfast killed one man and injured 32 people, including 27 women and five men, as workers fled a bomb alert. Police and army spokesmen reported the blast occurred under a crowded staircase in a residential area of the capital.
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N. Ireland
Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Northen Ireland Electricity Board
Malone Road
Capital
Weather Outlook With Showers And Mild Temps Ahead
Cloudy conditions with a chance of showers and thundershowers tonight. Tomorrow remains mostly cloudy and cooler with a 40 percent precipitation chance. Highs in the mid to upper 70s with tonight’s low around 55 to 60. winds from the south to southwest today and tonight, then west to southwest tomorrow. Sunset and sunrise times noted. yesterday’s high and today’s low recorded.
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Slans
University of Kentucky
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Erhood
Wessel
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Ohio Senate
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Buzzin
Edward V, Hanrahan
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