Petition Seeks Lorain Annexation of Ford Plant Area
A 48 signatory petition seeks annexation of about 2000 acres in Black River and Brownhelm townships to the City of Lorain including the Ford plant under construction. County Commissioner President Jo Norman Thompson noted the petition, filed after the prior attempt was dismissed for lacking resident freeholder majority, will be formally presented to the board at its quarterly meeting with a hearing date to follow after required advertising. Frank Nardini acted as agent. earlier petition had 29 signatures. Public turnout at the prior hearing exceeded fifty Brownhelm area residents, many opposing annexation due to potential tax hardship.
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Ford Plant
Brownhelm Township
Black River Township
Lorain
Black River
Brownhelm
Ford
Thompson
Frank Nardini
Loram
Nardini
Andrew Keep
Beng
Lora‘n
U S Delays Missile Production As Russia Advances
Washington sources say the United States maintains its lead in long range missiles while Russia speeds ahead with tested ocean crossing capability. Officials note no production cuts now, but future production rates are viewed as academic as the U S focuses on testing the Atlas ICBM and IRBM.
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Russia
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Wash
Energy Subcommittee
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Dwyo
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Unseasonal Southern Fog Delays Cleveland Area Travel
A dense fog from warm southern air blanketed the region delaying air traffic at Cleveland Hopkins Airport until 8 21 am and slowing commuters across Lorain and Cuyahoga counties. Visibility ranged up to one mile by mid morning amid drizzle and 100 percent humidity with no reported accidents.
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Senators Hear 2 Stories On Union Vote
George Crosby, 38, a former Jones & Laughlin employee, claims he received $10 for stuffing 35 marked ballots in favor of United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald during last February's union election. He says Marty Llewellyn of Local 1843 at J and L Hazelwood plant provided the ballots and money in an affidavit to the Rackets.
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Jones & Laughlin
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Marty Llewellyn
Hazelwood
Crosby
Llewellyn
Suboena
John L. McClelland
D- Ark
McDonald
Donald C. Rarick
Charman
Rarick
Weather and political notes merge in tense Ohio report
Northeastern Ohio sees partly cloudy skies with warm highs near 82 to 88 and a chance of afternoon or evening thunderstorms. Winds shift east to northeast 10 to 20 mph, humidity rising, with readings about 5 to 10 degrees above normal and a precipitation outlook of one-quarter to one-half inch through Monday or Tuesday. Separate political coverage notes Llewellyn charging Crosby with criminal libel and union election results, including McDonald beating Rarick and discussion of union dues.
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Ohio
Lake Ene
GMTo Lay Off 2000 At Euclid General Motors Plant
Union officials said about 2000 workers at General Motors Euclid Fisher Body Plant will be laid off next as the factory prepares for model changeovers. Production is not scheduled to resume for at least two weeks after the layoff.
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Stassen Still Hopes For Accord
Harold E. Stassen, returning home from London, remains hopeful for an accord. He is quoted emphasizing continued negotiation and possible diplomatic steps toward settlement.
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London
Harold E. Stassen
Tineen Te A Dade
Ridgeville Project Price Deadline Extended For New Financing Try
In Ridgeville the county plans a 30 day extension to allow bidders to finance a $1 million water system project. Bids were to be received Tuesday for mortgage revenue bonds to fund the work. The extension follows a 1955 water contract and aims to ensure adequate supply when the system becomes operational.
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Ohio
A. Zorin
George Meany
West
Tntals
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Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council
Lorain Ford Opens Temporary Offices Next Week
Ford Motor Company announces temporary offices in Lorain for its executive staff and eight departments. The Masonic Temple Building at Fourth and Washington will house 12 executives and 8 other Ford personnel until the Brownhelm Township plant site is ready next spring. Departments include industrial relations planning engineering purchasing manufacturing standards production traffic and plant management.
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Memphis
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Where To Turn Merchant Group Sets Up In Elyria
A local merchant group in Elyria approves formation of a new organization with funds to promote sales. A county medical group endorses the Asian Flu vaccine and urges inoculation. The education committee discusses beyond high school cohorting and state population statistics. The Lorain school board tables a recreation proposal for VOY.
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Elyria
Lorain
Mrs Martin active in Elyria schools PTA dies at 71
Mrs Julia Riley Martin, 71, widow of Carl W., former Elyria postmaster, longtime school and church volunteer, died at home 316 Tenth St at 3 30 p m yesterday. Born North Canton December 25 1885 she moved to Elyria in 1900 and held two terms on the Elyria Board of Education beginning 1934, serving as president in 1937.
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Elyria
North Canton
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First Baptist Church
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Elyria City
Baby Atom Blast Fired Over Nevada Desert
Atop Angels Peak, scientists detonated a small nuclear device named Franklin Prime as part of a safety test for eye protection materials. The 14th atomic blast of the two shot summer plumbbob series occurred 5:40 am Pacific time. The device was released from a plastic balloon, 730 feet above the desert, with the balloon anchored to the ground.
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Nevada Proving Grounds
Civil Rights And Aid Bills Pass
Washington lawmakers wrapped up the 1957 session with rapid Senate and House action on major pending measures. The civil rights bill, the foreign aid package, and the FBI files bill cleared for presidential transmission, though not in the form the President requested, with the Senate approving a hard fought immigration measure and mass postmaster nominations. The civil rights bill grants the attorney general power to back voting rights with injunctions, targeting southern voting practices, and the bills were expected to be sent to President Eisenhower for signature.
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Leftist Officers Control Syria Report
Cairo sources report leftist army officers hold power in Syria undermining Presidents Nasser and Kuwatly, with Col Abdel H. Serraj and Gen. Ali Bian directing government machinery and replacing key provincial power figures. US envoys in Beirut consider the new threat to Middle East peace as Henderson and Gallman discuss the situation. Jordanian officials dispute formal talks in Istanbul.
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United Press
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Syria
Gamal A. Nasser
Egypt
Shukri el Kuwatly
Abdel H. Serraj
Ali Bian
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Rivri
Nasser
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Loy Henderson
Berut
Middle East
Mrs Barkley Denies Romance With Speaker Rayburn
Mrs Alben Barkley says she has no romance with Speaker Sam Rayburn, 71, and only enjoys his company. The 46 year old widow dismissed gossip after Rayburn escorted her to several parties recently.
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Alben W. Barkley
Sam Rayburn
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Rayburn
American first to see Antarctica
The chronicle brief notes that Commander Charles Wilkes, an American explorer, was the first person to reach the Antarctic continent in 1840. It also offers a classifieds line urging readers to explore potential cash value in unused items through Fairfax classified ads.
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