Pros race down 1050 foot Akron hill for skate championships
Pros Flynn Beardsley and Curt Lindgren preview a 1050 foot hill in Akron ahead of the California Free Former World Skateboard Championships. About 23 competitors will race Sunday and NBC CBS televised coverage is planned. The track, part of the All-American Soap Box Derby venue, will see speeds to 60 mph as contenders seek titles and world records.
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Akron
Beardsley
CBS
Maui
Henry Hester
Dave Dilberg
Don Branker
Professional Skateboard Association
Cincinnati University Becomes State Affiliated University
Cincinnati University adopts state university status amid financial strain and loss of municipal control. President Warren G. Bennis notes $32.5 million more from the state and sustained local autonomy. cites CUNY as last municipal campus, with many city funded colleges fading since the Civil War. City previously provided $4 million yearly plus a 2 mill levy. levy will disappear.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Sheffield Two Station Robbed by Two Men
Two unidentified men robbed Clark service Station at 1685 North Ridge Road of $120. One carried a shotgun and used the attendant Jeff P. Dolezai age 18 as a witness. The pair fled in a 1970 olive-green Mercury after the 8 p.m. incident.
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Sheffield Twp
Clark
Jeff P. Dolezai
North Ridge Road
Lorain County
Sheriff's Deputies
Dolezai
Juveniles Held in Rape Case Near Prospect Street
Five youths aged 12 to 15 were arrested in Elyria after a 14 year old girl was raped Tuesday afternoon in a wooded area near Prospect Street. They were to face juvenile charges in Lorain County Juvenile Court this morning. The girl was walking home from East Park pool around 4 p.m. when the attack occurred.
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Prospect Street
Elyria
Lorain County
East Park
Rhodes signs Ohio budget amid spending lines and vetoes
Ohio's fiscal new year opens with Gov. Rhodes approving a nearly 13 billion two year budget. He vetoed 1.1 million in public employee bargaining provisions while warning about underfunded higher education and Medicaid. The measure increases overall state spending about 18 percent with education and welfare taking about 76 percent. The package includes detailed line items comparing lowers, governor recommendations, and current spending across major sectors. The report notes a later mention of the African honey guide and honey badger interaction.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
General Assembly
Ohio Youth Commission
Milon
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Washington
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Amy
Georgia
Cincinnati U
Sheffield
Lorain
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Energy and Resource
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Lion
Department of Commerce
Environmental Protection Agency
Pastor Matthews
Terry & Chow
Marion
Bethany Baptist
Greater Christ Temple 18Th St
Oberlin Rd
Hugbee’s
Visa/BankAmericard
Stewart
Magnavox Decorator
Model
Magnavox
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