Traffic accidents rise outside county lines while fatalities drop
Sheriff Vernon M. Smith reports 1970 traffic mishaps in Lorain County unincorporated areas rose 7.1 percent from 1969, with 1,067 incidents vs 996 prior year. Fatalities fell by one to 16. Route 20 and Route 82 were the riskiest roads. 4 to 8 pm saw 277 crashes. speeding, failure to yield and drunken driving were key factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Vernon M. Smith
Sion
Sheriff's Deputies
Route 20
Rt. 82
Lorain City Hall bids total 4.27 million. architect pleased
Bid results for Lorain City Hall show a low total of 4 273 320 with 12 general and 12 mechanical bidders. Architect Warren Finkel praised the response and planned to review low bidders before awarding contracts, with construction to start when weather permits.
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New Lorain City Hall
Lorain
Lorain City Hall
Warren Finkel
Finkel
General Jennings and
Charella
New London
Plumb Construction
City Hall
Irving and Hughes Book Case Moves Quietly Forward
Irvings and his Swiss wife Edith face a grand jury in New York probing the books dealings. The jury seeks whether the 650000 dollars paid by McGraw Hill funded the autobiography project. Richard Suskind flies in to testify while John Meier says he knew little about Irving or the book.
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New York
UPI
Clifford Irving
U.S
Howard R Hughes
Irving
Edith
H. R Hughes
Hughes
Richard Suskind
Spanish Island
Mallorca
McGraw-Hill
Suskind
John Meier
New Mexico
Soviet poet Yevtushenko recital draws 5000 to Berea
Disputed Russian poet Yevtushenko held a recital at Baldwin Wallace College in Berea drawing about 5000 attendees. Protesters from the Committee for the Defense of Soviet Ukrainian Political Prisoners carried signs outside Ursprung Gym, accusing him of compromising with the Soviet government while others applauded.
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Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Baldwin-Wallace College
Kiev
Ukraine
Yeviushenko
Committee For the Defense
Yevtushenko
Ursprung Gym
Russia
Vietnam
Dentist predicts billions saved with daily four minute cleaning
Dr. Dennis E. Weyhe of Elyria argues National Dental Health Week highlights preventive dentistry. He cites studies showing casual brushing misses most decay-causing bacteria and that flossing and proper daily cleaning cut decay risk, aided by fluoride use and diet choices. His office is at 475N Abbe Rd.
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Dennis E. Weyhe
Diedra Kerekes
John Kerekes
Nottingham Dr
Tricia Weyhe
Weyhe
Windward Dr
C-T
John Kenney
Elyria
Lorain County Dental Society
Dr Weyhe
Dr. Weyhe
Columbia University
School of Dental and Oral Surgery
Lorain Catholic student stabbed after basketball game
James Callahan 17 was stabbed in the stomach after Lorain Catholic beat Southview as he walked from the school to the parking lot. He was treated in fair condition at St Joseph Hospital. He and a friend could not identify the attackers.
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Lorain
Lorain Catholic
Southview High School
Southview
James Callahan
Robert Callahan
Tenth St
St. Joseph Hospital
Callahan
Friend
Elyria Old-Timers Remember Kaminski Clan and Local Ties
A reminiscence column recalls Elyria figures and families linked to the Kaminski clan. It mentions Tom Kaminski coaching a Polish club team, Steve Kaminski on the Elyria Sports Hall of Fame board, Joe Kaminski’s heart operation in Schenectady, and Earl Lautenschleger and Chuck Hupp in local circles. The piece also notes the Elyria Senior Fellowship Club events and birthdays, inviting reader tips for future columns.
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Elyria
Kaminskis
Tom
Frank
United Polish
Steve
Steve Sr
Elyria Sports Hall of Fame
Joe Kaminski
Steve Jr
Debutante Manor
Schenectady
N.Y
Joe
Neisner’s
Earl Lautenschleger
Helen
Harwood St
Elyria High School
EHS
Earl
Patsy
Hubert W
Bob) Funk
C-T
H. Kellogg Day
Earl Tompkins
Lautenschleger
Fred Welber
Wehlber
Dick McGinnis
Regional Planning Commission
Bill Rennie
George Washington
Jack Zagrans
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Raywood Construction
Lakewood
T. C. Murphy Co
Oberlin
Wilkes and Co
Huron
Spahn Corp
Cleveland
Doyle Electric
Vermilion
Lake Erie Electric
Kress Electric
E. H. Bellard Co
Decatur
Ala
Dover Elevator Co
Mosser Coast of
Wooster
F. Buddie Contracting Inc
Jennings and Charella
Babel
Chronicle - Telegram
Graw-Hill
Berea
Jerry Drake
Buddy Boys
Irkutsk
Siberia
Moscow
Gorky Literary Institute
Russ Davies
Jim Daube
Chronicle-Telegram
Fremont News-Messenger
Jim
Edward Pietch
John Newton
Arthur Giles
Earl Dengate
Bill Rogers
J.C. Merthe
Frank Simmerly
Edgar Gates
Ralph Osborn
Earl Tipton
Ralph Hobill
William Heinzerling
Bill Davies
Harold Gates
Whitey Peters
Clair Converse
Daubel
Edward G. Pietch
Cleveland Ave
Frank Kaminski
Stace
Vic
Joe Stane
Charles
Chuck) Hupp
Chuck
Ruth Lautenschleger
Boy Scouts of America
Mansfield
Bob Funk
Bob
John V. Bara
Franklin Junior High School
John
Elyria High
Hazel Markel
Herman Rolling
Ed Kubuski
John Haynes
Bill Niklaus
Livya Kremm
Don Gurney
Frank Hudak Sr
Marcellus B. Diederich
Charles Butler
Robert E. Boylan
LeRoy Phiel
Bob Baeder
Gordon Brown
Bill Innes
Max French
Dick Ward
Ralph Ball
John Sheehan
Thelma Lehmann
Shirley Jean Pierson
Brandison Ave
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