Fourth of July weekend patrols target highway safety
United Press reports heavy patrols on major highways as CARE operations resume in 44 states for the four day holiday weekend. At 5:30 a.m. EDT at least five traffic deaths were recorded in Arizona Colorado Florida and Indiana. The National Safety Council warns 650 to 750 may die and 28 000 to 33 000 could suffer disabling injuries between Friday evening and Tuesday midnight. Weather foresees scattered thunderstorms and warm conditions with a 70 percent tonight and 60 percent Sunday chance of rain.
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Arizona
Colorado
Florida
Indiana
CARE
National Safety Council
Vincent L. Tofany
Tofany
Cleveland official suspended over offensive letters to social agencies
Cleveland city official Howard Goldman faces suspension after mailing city stationery letters to social service agencies promoting a Leisure Health Spa project with vulgar lines about clients. Mayor’s office confirms civil service hearing planned. gym site closed by fire authorities for code violations.
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Cleveland
Social Service Agencies
Recreation Department
John S. Nagy
Howard Goldman
Nagy
Goldman
Navy Park
Talks set as Elyria city walkout averted
A weekend walkout by Elyria city employees appears avoided and bargaining will resume between city council, the firemen union IAFF Local 474, and AFSCME Local 277. A 6:30 p.m. Monday session at city hall for the firemen follows a Friday night closed session. The AFSCME Local 277 contract expired at midnight Friday and members vote today on extending it, while the firemen vote to continue working pending progress in negotiations. The city has not offered a new deal, with $450,000 reportedly still on the table.
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Elyria City
Council
Marguerite Bowman
Joe Gaughan
International Association of Firefighters
City Hall
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
Stan Wojdyla
Local 277
Wojdyla
Gaughan
David Daley
Daley
Beekman Downtown Hospital
Lee Baker
Beekman
Fountain Reopens After Summer Repairs In Elyria
Just in time for the holiday, Ely Park fountain returns to life with dancing waters and shade for a family. City crews turned it on Friday after vandalism damaged fixtures. Electrical work on colored lights and minor water line tweaks remain before full operation resumes.
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Elyria
Ely Park
Elec
Trical
Rob Muller
NYC Mister Softee Explosion Kills None but Injures 162
A frozen custard truck exploded in Lower Manhattan near City Hall injuring 162, with 16 in critical condition. Police initially blamed a bomb but found a faulty compressor. cause to be determined in two days. Surviving witnesses described a war like scene with shattered glass and blood.
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New York
UPI
Lower Manhattan
Vietnam
Army
Jim Camino
City Hall
Canino
Camino
Nassau
Fulton
Mike Davis
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