Vermilion Derailment Disrupts Traffic At Grand St Crossing
A four car New York Central derailment at Vermilion Grand Street caused a major traffic tie up yesterday afternoon. The 3 23 p.m. crash left one car demolished on the north side and another on the south end crushed. Two cars remained upright off the track while the crossing at Decatur Washington and Grand was torn up. The crossing was cleared by 5 17 p.m. after cars were moved toward Sandusky. A journal burning off is blamed for the derailment. No injuries were reported and damage estimates were not available morning.
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New York Central System
Vermilion Police
Grand St
New York Central
Sandusky
Decatur
Washington
Grand Sts
West River Rd
Vermilion
John Benedik
Benedik
Bulldozers battle underground dump fire on Ford Road
Safety Service Director James T. Tracey reported a firm commitment to extinguish the Ford Road dump fire. Dump operator George Brotherton moved three bulldozers to cover air vents and smother the underground blaze started by spontaneous combustion three weeks ago, as Elyria firemen worked on 24 hour duty amid heavy smoke.
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Ford Rd
Safety Service
James T. Tracey
George Brotherton
Elyria
Tracey
Brotherton
Max Joseph
Lyle C. Scott
Scott
To Tell The Truth and Quartets Parade Highlight Elyria News
Erie County veterinarian Dr. Byron P. Merrick of Berlin Heights faces a four person panel on To Tell The Truth on WJW Channel 8 at 3 p.m. Elyria prepares for its 20th Annual Parade of Quartets at Elyria High School Auditorium March 26 at 8 p.m. Emcee is Chester Fox. ticket chairman Nate Berthoff predicts a top local showing.
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Erie County
Byron P. Merrick
Berlin Heights
Wjw-Tv
Channel 8
Merrick
Elyria
The
America
Elyria High School
Chester Fox
Kenosha
Wisc
Sebsqsa
Nate Berthoff
Park Pr
Viet Nam War Seen Long One
President Johnson and British Prime Minister Harold Wilson agreed the war in Viet Nam could continue for years. Johnson said in New York that the struggle may be long and offered no timeframe. Wilson, meeting Soviet leaders in Moscow, warned that without political unity the war would endure for many years. The Amherst Republican Men's Club event is set for March 3 at 7 30 p.m. in the fire station community room.
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Harold Wilson
Viet Nam
New York
Amherst
Burden
Wade
Charles Rice
Pagh
Ee Eats Sion, Discuss the Proposed Count; Persists In Viet Nam
Wilson
Moscow
Elyman 17 Wins State Elks Youth Leadership Award
Don Boddy of Elyria High School, son of Mr and Mrs Don Boddy of 375 Longfellow, has been named the state winner for boys in the Elks Youth Leadership contest. Clifford Stubblefield of Elyria Elks Lodge 465 announced the honor received last night. Awards include U S Savings bonds to be presented at an Elks banquet in Calamhue.
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Don Boddy
Longfellow
Elks
Don
Ohio
Clifford ¥. Stubblefield
Elyria Elks Lodge No
Elyria High School
U.S
Stubblefield
Elks Bannet
Calamhue
Lorain council postpones meeting to tomorrow evening
Lorain mayor and city council postpone tonight’s monthly session to tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the mayor’s office due to three council committee meetings. The report notes custody dispute dates from 1962 when a Lorain father sought to regain custody of his sons and was contrasted with earlier appeals and a high court ruling.
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Lorain
Woodrow W. Mathna
Mathna
Parks press for Ford Rd property sale
The Lorain County Metropolitan Park Commission sued Theodore and Genevieve Jurczayski in Lorain County Common Pleas Court to compel sale of 31 acres on Ford Road. The commission, which agreed to pay 12 400 dollars, seeks to exercise an option from May 25, 1963, for a Black River valley park project.
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Lorain County
March 11 Target Set for Vocational School Resolution
March 11 date set for passage of resolutions by 11 Lorain County districts to join a proposed vocational school district. If approved, a 5-member board will form, with Eliot from each district contributing. bond and operating levies to fund construction and operation follow, with federal aid potentially lowering the millage.
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Lorain County
State Board of Education
Boards of Education
South Amherst
Amherst
Avon
Columbia
Firelands
Keystone
Midview
North Ridgeville
Oberlin
Sheffield
Sheffield Lake
Wellington
Loraine County
J. Corbett Walker
Lorain mayor pushes annex plan amid mixed reaction
Lorain Mayor Mathna frames annex bids as a contest, citing resident support for joining Lorain from Sheffield Lake and signaling possible moves to annex Sheffield Village and nearby townships. Barnhart proposes reunification of Sheffield Lake with the village as a counter, while residents respond to questionnaires with a split 50 50 stance.
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Lorain
Woodrow W. Mathna
Jimmy Durante
Sheffield Lake
Matha
Sheffield Village
Mathna
Elyria
Amherst
Brownhelm
Sheffield
Kopp Elected Senior VP At American Ship Lorain
John B. Kopp named senior vice president of American Ship Building Co at Lorain after a board meeting. Formerly Ingalls Iron Works president and ex vice president at American Ship, he led Ingalls from 1949 to 1963 and advised before the Litton Industries sale.
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Kopp
American Ship
Lorain
American Ship Building Co
John B. Kopp
Ingalls Iron Works Co
Birmingham
Decatur
Ala
Ingalls
William H. Jory Sr
University of Florida
Webb Institute of Naval Architecture
Litton Industries, Inc
Beverly Hills, Calif
Robert A. Gosling
Yale University
Gosling
Northwestern University
Then-Lorain Co
Koehring Co
Stanley J. Lepkowski
Then - Lorain
Lepkowski
ASB Tradesmen back on job after 7 am walkout
Lorain pipefitters at American Ship Building Co. reportedly walked out on the 7 am shift but returned to work by midmorning. An ASB spokesman confirmed the return while noting recent union resolutions supporting company president William H. Jory to boost ASB’s market share on the Great Lakes and beyond.
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Lorain
American Ship Building Co
ASB
William H. Jory
Great Lakes
Armstrong band pianist dies in Ohio at 53
William Billy Kyle Jr. pianist for Louis Armstrong's band died Wednesday in South Side Hospital Youngstown Ohio aged 53. Kyle served as pianist during tours and recordings with the legendary trumpeter, leaving a noted mark in jazz history.
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Youngstown, Ohio
UPI
William
Billy) Kyle Jr
Louis Armstrong
South Side Hospital
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