Blind draw sets Class A elites in North Ridgeville tourney
In North Ridgeville the Class A sectional drew matchups with Lorain Catholic facing Lutheran West on Feb 27 and Columbia meeting Lutheran East on Feb 26. Upper bracket also features Borromeo Seminary vs Kirtland with later rounds set for Mar 3 and Mar 5. Lorain Catholic led seeding with eight of nine first place votes.
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North Ridgeville
Sorain Catholic
Lutheran West
Coleader
Lutheran East
Columbia
North Ridgeville High
Bruce Boehler
Lorain Catholic
Canton
Borromeo Seminary
Kirtland
Columbia - Lutheran East
Keystone
Cuyahoga Heights
South Amherst
Lutheran West - Lorain Catholic
O Rourke exonerated by Lorain County Grand Jury
After a two day inquiry with 35 witnesses the Lorain County Grand Jury found no indictment in the Feb 2 shooting death of Shirley O Rourke. Edward J O Rourke admitted the shooting claiming it was an accident and was effectively exonerated. The jury reconvenes Feb 24 to review 21 more cases.
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Shirley O'Rourke
Lorain County
Grand
Common Pleas
Paul J. Mikus
Grand Jury
Joseph R. Grunda
Grunda
Smith
O'Rourke
Westlake Country Club
O’rourke
Dennis A
Richard O'Rourke
Shirley
Edward
Ronald Radigan
Lakewood
West Lake
Alexander Roman
Snow Storm Melts Then Returns in Short Lived Thaw
An abrupt warm spell yesterday gave way to a rapid freeze in Lorain County. Temperatures plunged around 7 pm, refreezing melted snow and creating hazardous driving conditions amid an 12 inch snow cover from Monday’s blizzard.
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Lorain County
Snowstorms Continue In Lorain County With Wintery Outlook
A new snow event brings 3 to 4 inches today as more flurries and cold air persist tonight and Sunday. Highs near 20s, lows 5 to 15, with winds northwest 15 to 25 mph. Travel warnings remain in parts of Ohio as crews man plows and salt trucks amid accidents and blowing snow.
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Weather Bureau
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Toledo
Mansfield
Cincinnati
Zanesville
Fed Cuts Discount Rate Again to 4 Percent
The Federal Reserve Board voted to reduce its discount rate from 5 1/4 to 4 percent, the fifth cut in just over three months. The move aims to spur recovery in the sluggish economy and aligns with President Nixon’s policy goals.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Reserve Board
Nixon
Federal Reserve Banks
LCCC begins wide search for new president
About 80 candidates from across the country are expected for Lorain County Community College presidency. Dr. Raymond J. Young will conduct the search to replace Dr. Max J. Lerner, who resigned January 8. The committee, led by trustee Mabel L. Ewing, will screen candidates for a leader who serves students, the college, and the community.
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Lorain County Community College
Mabel L. Ewing
LCCC
Ewing
Raymond J. Young
Max J. Lerner
Dr. Young
Cambodia premier heads for U S hospital
Cambodia's premier Gen. Lon Nol who suffered a stroke last Monday left Phnom Penh for Hawaii to be treated at Tripler U S Army Hospital. The move was announced as authorities said his condition required specialized care unavailable locally.
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Dad
Richard Shelar
Earlene Court
Keven
Stacy
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Hawaii
U.S. Army Hospital
South Viets Overrun Laos Base Camps and Stockpiles
South Vietnamese forces with U S air backing swept through base camps depots and warehouses along the Ho Chi Minh trail in southern Laos. They reported hundreds of tons of munitions fuel clothing and food plus 2000 poultry distributed to troops. U S helicopter missions surged and North Vietnamese losses were tallied at 142 killed with 7 dead and 16 wounded on the South Vietnamese side.
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Saigon
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Highway 9
Lang Vei
Lorain County real estate revaluation tax break story
Walter A. Godfrey reports Lorain County mobile home owners totaling about 1800 will receive a property tax break this year as revaluation effects ease. Norma Jones profiles a Pittsfield brick home damaged in the 1965 Palm Sunday tornado. Howard Cleveland covers Eastgate School PTA reading help project benefiting 32 children. Pat Geisler interviews Lorain County Arts Council executive director on her new role.
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Lorain County
Walter A. Godfrey
Pittsfield
Norma Jones
Chronicle Telegram
Eastgate
P.T.A
C-T
Howard Cleveland
Lorain County Arts Council
Pat Geisler
Council
Chronicle-Telegram
Nixon paints himself as improvised Florida rainmaker
President Nixon earned a modest reputation for weather guesswork during a holiday weekend. After predicting no rain, he then changed his forecast amid a downpour at his Bayside home in Key Biscayne and flew to Grand Cay Bahamas seeking clearer skies. The Weather Bureau recorded over an inch of rain in the afternoon, the first decent shower since November 1.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
Bayside
Grand Cay
Bahamas
Florida
Washington
Air Force One
Weather Bureau
Bereau
Car Smash Crashes Through Wichita Falls Dance Hall Wall
In Wichita Falls Texas a man drove a car into the Ponderosa Dance Hall at 3 45 a m destroying furniture and the bandstand while revelers watched. Twelve others were hospitalized with injuries from the crash and subsequent chaos. The driver fled in his car then struck a parked vehicle breaking his leg.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Ponderosa Dance Hall
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Earel Neikirk
West Road
Dennis
Dennis O'Rourke
Thomas Curran
Mikus
Ohio
Vernon M. Smith
Paul J. Kopsch
Elyria
the Weather Service
Akron
Youngstown
Roger Turner
U.S. Hospital
Janice Arthrell
North Vietnam
Hanoi
China
State Department
Peking
United States
Souvanna Phouma
Robert J. McCloskey
Humbug
Richard the Rainmaker
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