County groups back merger to unite Lorain County fund drives
A county panel in Oberlin endorses a three committee plan to merge seven Lorain County fund raising efforts into a county-wide United Fund. Judge David R. Goldthorpe says local groups from Amherst Avon Lake Elyria Lorain South Amherst Oberlin and Wellington will pursue a unified campaign with centralized public relations and equal staff support.
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Oberlin
Lorain County
David R. Goldthorpe
Rt. 254
Lake Ave
Lorain National Bank
Judge Goldthorpe
Amherst United Appeal Fund
Goldthorpe
Amherst
Avon Lake
Elyria
Lorain
Vermilion
South Amherst
Wellington
United Fund
United Fund of
AFLC
Draft deferment shift targets college students and high schoolers
The Selective Service director announced a move to end near blanket deferments for college students and to align draft status with class standing and deferment tests similar to the Korean War era. He said tests and schedules would determine who remains deferred and who faces callups, affecting both college and high school students.
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Washington
UPI
Lewis B
Defense Department
Hershey
Io Man
Wild Night Of Upsets In Area Basketball Action
Last night featured overtime thrillers and 1-point wins as local teams battled amid power outages and standout runs by a starting five. For full scores and tonight’s schedule details, see sports pages 20 to 23.
Elyria merger brings benefits to parks and recreation director
Charles Noagland as holder of the combined posts sees many benefits for Elyria from the merger. Carlisle hobbyists pursue leisure hour pleasures on the ground and looking toward space. Area teenagers are invited in to the fun of square dance.
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Charles Noagland
Parks and Recreation
Elyria
Carlisle
Oberlin council confronts old and new problems
The Woodpile reports on Oberlin council’s cautious stance toward generating new issues while addressing existing ones. In Elyria a week‑long survey of fallout shelters tests 40 buildings but only 3 more prospective sites are found.
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Oberlin Council
Elyria
Intervention sought in AT and FCC probe may precede hearing
The Interdiction group and Western Federal Communications Union seek intervention in the FCC inquiry into charges by American Telephone and Telegraph Co. in provision of communications services. The FCC granted the pre hearing motion and approved requests from the Air Transport Association and the American Newspaper Publishers Association to participate in the probe.
Truck Driver Dies After Flare Incident in Cleveland
Buddy Boswell, 42, of Round Lake TM, was killed Friday night when his stalled truck was struck by a sport car as he attempted to place warning flares. Police described the accident as a roadside blaze hazard scene in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
UPI
Buddy Boswell
Round Lake
Imhen
Bitter cold grips region with record 6 below zero
No relief in sight as Arctic air chills the area. At 3 a.m. the US Weather Bureau logged minus six at Cleveland Hopkins. Temperatures were to rise to about 8 above, then fall again to near 5 below with possible 10 above tomorrow and light snow flurries forecast through tonight and tomorrow. Independent stations in Elyria and North Ridgeville recorded similar lows.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Cleveland Hopkins International
North Pole
North American
Pharmacist Guilty of Cultivating Marijuana Plot
Richard Ceaser a 27 year old pharmacist from South Euclid pleaded guilty in Cleveland to depositing poison on another's property and cultivating five marijuana plants in University Heights as a horticultural experiment He faces up to 50 days in jail and a $50 fine pending a probation report
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Cleveland
UPI
Richard Ceaser
Euclid
University Heights
Ceaser
Blaze at Elyria Ford Road Dump Sparks City Warning
Spontaneous combustion caused a fire at the Ford Road Dump injuring no one as Elyria Mayor Leonard Reichlin and the Fire Department watched flames burn. The area lacks a waterline, and though a pre construction water main is planned, responders must rely on portable gear. The dump, once a municipal nuisance, is now controlled by a North Ridgeville firm restricting waste.
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Elyria
Leonard
Reichlin
Elyriia
Ford Rd
North Ridgeville
Monopoly Clings to Halls of Ivy at Lorain County
A college registration notice at Lorain County Community College hints at a prank influenced by Monopoly. The wall poster tells students not to pay fees or pass Go and to begin again at the library with class cards.
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Lorain County Community College
Yanks press major Cong offensive on Highway One
U S Cavalry and air units overrun two Communist companies on Highway One in South Viet Nam. Air and ground actions inflict heavy Viet Cong losses while helicopters take hits. Casualties light for U S forces. total Viet Cong dead reported around 50 with air strikes totaling 345 sorties.
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Saigon
UPI
1St Cavalry
South Viet Nam
1St Air Cavalry
Genoa
Five Die in Head-On Crash Near Genoa
Five people died and one was injured in a head-on collision on Woodville Route 163 about three miles southeast of Genoa shortly before 7 a.m. today. The victims include Jose Yarrito, 29, of Box 68 Williston, who drove westbound on Route 163. The crash raises Ottawa County's accident toll for the year to eight.
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Genoa
Oak Harbor
Mollgaard Funeral
Woodville
Here
Ottawa County
Bainbridge Post
State Highway Patrol
Jose Yarrito
Williston
Rt. 163
Delayed VFW Meeting Notices Reach North Ridgeville
About 1,400 North Ridgeville residents received letters urging them to attend a VFW post organization meeting. A second session is set for February 17 in the Elyria Savings and Trust Community room. James Allen of Canton says notices were mailed last Monday but delayed, with only 22 attendees at the first gathering.
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North Ridgeville
Veterana of Foreign Wars
P.m
Elyria
Canton
Warren Greer
Chestnut Ridge Rd
Berton Peepers
Allen
Michael J. Lotko
Lotko
Lotka
School funds rise by 20 million in six months
State Auditor Roger Cloud reported that school distribution funds in the last six months of 1961 totaled 150,917,926 dollars, nearly two million more than the same period in 1964, highlighting a funded increase in education allocations.
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Columbus
UPI
Roger Cloud
Cloud
Amvet chief urges broader cold war GI Bill
Ralph E. Hall national commander of Amvets urged a new cold war GI Bill extending benefits to all servicemen from 1955 to the present. He said Congress would introduce the bill and predicted administration support with likely passage, noting previous failed attempts and American casualties in Vietnam dating to 1961.
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The
House
Hall
German airliner crash at Bremen kills 46 passengers
A Lufthansa Convair twin engine airliner with 46 aboard including crew crashed during landing at Bremen. Fire crews said all on board feared dead after the aircraft from Frankfurt struck an open field and burst into flames.
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Bremen
Germany
UPI
Lufthansa Airlines
Houtsman
Frankfurt
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