Year that was: Romney sparks explosive 1968 year for politics
A rapid sequence of political shocks marks March 1968. McCarthy wins New Hampshire, Kennedy reconsiders, Rockefeller hints at a bid, and Johnson rejects a second term. Global monetary fears rise as a gold rush crisis prompts a two-price solution. Copper strikes end with wage gains for workers.
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Avon High School breakfast honors grads at college
Avon High School hosts a breakfast for the graduates now attending college. Sponsored by the Student Council the event invites juniors and seniors to learn firsthand what college life is like at 9 a.m. in the high school cafeteria. An ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 50 miles long.
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Connie Stevens Birth Spund Named Tricia Second Child
Connie Stevens 31, wife of Eddie Fisher, welcomed their second child a daughter named Tricia yesterday. Fisher, 99, was previously married to Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor. Bob Hope Day set for California Sunday with a creative citizenship award by Gov. Ronald Reagan after Hope’s Vietnam troop tour. Weegee the photographer died in New York, famed for Naked City and his street work. Sophia Loren and Carlo Ponti face Italy’s largest city tax bill totaling 1 million in taxable income with 147000 taxes. Loren credited 560000 earnings. Sarah Rettew celebrated 104th birthday in Lititz after 80 years in Lancaster, recalling Civil War era father’s Union Army service.
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Youth council hosts New Year's Eve party
Elyria area youths attend a New Year's Eve celebration sponsored by the Elyria Christian Youth Council. The evening costs $1, with dancing 9 p.m. to midnight in the First Congregational Church Great Hall. Guests proceed to St. Andrew's Episcopal Church for a buffet and the color film Bye Bye Birdie starring Ann Margret and Dick Van Dyke, remaining until about 2:30 a.m. with parental permission.
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Lorain County group visits Canada on goodwill tour
A 17 member Lorain County Community College Pi Beta Mu group travels to Canada for four days. Advisor Bruce L Summa coordinates meetings with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and compares Canadian retailing with U S practices. Masher arranged the premiere meeting and presented a U S flag flown over the Capitol.
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Viewers weigh in on Gunamoke and TV lineup shifts
Readers critique Gunamoke and current game shows while debating quality and representation on CBS and ABC. Letters praise Gunamoke and Ross Martin while criticizing Camera Three Newlywed Game and liquor portrayal on TV.
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Arthur Brown Concert Cancelled At Cleveland Hall
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown appearance set for Sunday at Cleveland Music Hall is canceled due to a conflict of performance dates for the group.
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