Wilberforce students win a stronger voice in administration
After two weeks of talks mediated by Cornell professor Frederic Freilicher, Wilberforce University reaches an agreement to implement a grievance committee with equal representation from the president, administration, faculty and students. Prior gains include more black courses and emergency aid. a student boycott and a January 16 fire noted as setbacks.
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Wilberforce, Ohio
UPI
Wilberforce University
Frederic Freilicher
Cornell University
Freilicher
Skyjacking Insurance Offered by Local Travel Agency
Cleveland report says Gateway Travel Service owner Jay H. Gates will pay 500 to any customer aboard a plane hijacked to Cuba. Funds come from agency, as no underwriter could be found. Passengers must return to collect the payout to avoid encouraging hijackings.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cuba
Jay H. Gates
Gateway Travel Service
Gates
Washington
King to get new acting principal at Admiral King High
Lorain board president Ralph G. Brooks says an acting principal for Admiral King High School will be named at tonight's Lorain Board of Education meeting. Richard Ackerman, currently at Southview High School, will assume duties soon, ahead of Admiral King High's opening in September.
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Lorain
Admiral King High School
Burglary Long After Unlocked Home in Lorain
A burglar stole about $600 in coins watches and diamond rings from Gustav Krause’s home at 1621 East 36th Street Lorain. Krause 49 reported the loss after his wife found the jewelry missing at 9:00 am. No forced entry was detected and police say the thief likely used keys missing from a kitchen drawer for two weeks.
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Lorain
Gustav Krause
East 36Th S
Krause
Lewspa
Six year old receives heart transplant in Cincinnati
Christine Corhn, six, received the heart of William Michael Becker after a near ten hour operation at Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati. Doctors report she is awake and alert with no signs of rejection. Becker’s parents and the Corhns met, sharing pictures and tears, as corneas from Becker were transplanted to other patients.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Christine Corhn
Christine
William Michael Becker
Loveland
Children’s Hospital
Robert W. Southwick
Southwick
Wallace Corha
William Becker
Corka
Corhns
Beckers
Ohio
Cleveland Clinic
Freight hits car stalled on tracks in Sheffield
A car stalled on the Norfolk and Western crossing in Sheffield was hit by a slowly moving freight train at 6 40 a m. Bernice E Robinson 52 of 1615 Lehigh Ave Lorain and her son were attempting to push the car across when the flasher lights went on Engineer Tom Jury said he could not stop the 137 car train in time there were no injuries.
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Sheffield
Norfolk and Western
Steve Toth
Bernice E. Robinson
Lehigh Ave
Lorain
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Toth
Tom Jury
Conpeatt
Radio and tools stolen from Sheffield plant break-in
William Watkins of Lorain Alumina Co. reported a break in at the Sheffield plant. A small radio and a set of socket wrenches disappeared, with evidence of a rear window entry and items scattered in desks. A suspect wearing cowboy boots was noted by a witness.
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Sheffield
Bovis
Lorain Alumina Co
William Watkins
Five Year Moratorium Sought On Ohio Death Penalty
Lake County Prosecutor Fred V. Skok asked Governor Rhodes to place a five year halt on capital punishment in Ohio. He cited the case of Fred Esherick Jr. 17, convicted of first degree murder in the slaying of his father in 1967. The request aims to defuse emotional impact and move the case from the electric chair. At least 18 people died in Ohio traffic accidents over the weekend per UPI and Ohio Highway Patrol.
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Painesville
UPI
Lake County
Fred V. Skok
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Fred Esherick Jr
United Press International
Ohio Highway Patrol
Chronicle-Telegram wins typographical award in 1968
The Chronicle-Telegram earned first honorable mention for typographical excellence among U.S. daily newspapers in 1968. The award, from Newspaper Editorial Workshop Services, honors Edmund C. Arnold. Other top finishers were Suffolk Sun, St. Petersburg Independent, and Dubuque Telegraph with Athens Daily News and Tampa Times among honorees.
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United States
Chronicle-Telegram
Edmund C. Arnold
Arnold
Suffolk Sun
Deer Park
N.Y
St. Petersburg
Fla
Independent
Dubuque
Iowa
Telegraph
Athens
Daily News
Tampa
Atlantic kite flight ends on English coast
Ben Blinn and Walter H. Scott launched 18 five foot kites from Nantucket in 1967. One bottle reached the English coast near St Austell. A shell collector John Ord and cousin found it and kept the note. Blinn claims the feat may be first trans Atlantic kite flight.
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Columbus
Ben Blinn
Atlana Ocean
Lindberg
English
Blinn
Walter H. Scott
Nantucket Island
St. Austel
England
John Ord
Cornwall
Edward Dungey
Ord
Give the kids a break in your well read column
K J of Lorain asks to emphasize area’s young men in the military, especially in Vietnam, in a column that welcomes news items or yarns about anyone from 8 to 80. The author notes receiving much mail and pledges to answer cards and letters, urging better response to correspondence.
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K.J
Lorain
Vietnam
O.K
Nixon delays trip as weather keeps him in Florida
President Nixon extended his stay in sunny Florida to this afternoon to monitor weather, missing a White House Urban Affairs Council meeting. He planned to fly back to Washington at 3 p.m. with aides William Rogers and Henry Kissinger, while Vice President Agnew led the council session.
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Key Biscayne
Frs
UPI
Nixon
Florida
White House
Urban Affairs Council
Washington
William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
National Security Affairs
Spiro T. Agnew
Lincoln Birthday Observance Closes Some Banks and Offices
Lorain County and nearby federal offices mark Abraham Lincoln's Birthday as a holiday. Banks mostly open, liquor stores closed, Elyria Savings & Trust main office closed. branches stay open until noon. Courthouses and city halls in Elyria and Lorain locked. government workers off, others operate normally.
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Lorain County
Abraham Lincoln
Elyria Savings & Trust
Abbe Road
Second Street
West Side
Cleveland Street
Lincoln
Elyria
Lorain
Europeans Buy More U S Assets As Europe Invests
Europeans hold more U S assets than Americans hold in Europe. U S restrictions and European demand push cross borders with about 41 billion in European investments in the United States and 35 billion in Western Europe. Convertible Euro bonds issued by American firms rise as Europeans gain indirect participation.
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Brussels
Europe
United States
U.S
Britain
France
America
U.S. Commerce Department
Western
Czechoslovakia
Burglary at Manner's Big Boy in Sheffield Township
Lorain County deputies report a burglary at Manner's Big Boy Restaurant on North Ridge Road East. About 760 dollars was missing from a metal money box discovered by an employee at 3:45 a.m. The lock was pried but no forced entry found. one door was slightly ajar. Only two pennies remained in the box.
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Sheffield
Manner
North Ridge Rd
Lorain County Sheriff's
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Rus & Dov
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