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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1965
Page
9
About seventy blooms open nightly at 109 Wurst Court Elyna as the sun hits them. The Primrose plant stands four feet high and three feet across. Flowers last about a month with new blossoms appearing each night. Photographs by Bob White of The Chronicle Telegram staff.
The Lorain County Fourth of July holiday death toll is questioned against a growing population and driver numbers as 1964 trends suggest uncertainty about achieving zero fatalities again. California leads national deaths with 76 and Ohio totals 21. The World Series of Golf at Firestone Country Club Akron is highlighted with Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus contenders and alternate scenarios.
Lorain County 1966 budget hearings reveal department requests totaling 3,304,615 with a 10 percent pay raise for employees and five additional positions. Officials cite growth and mandatory adjustments, noting higher asks for Clerk of Courts and County Prosecutor offices as they plan for next year.
Dr Amon G Fisher, Lorain County Health Commissioner, discussed with county commissioners a proposal to construct a 4500 square foot health department facility in the Fisher Foods building east of the city hall. James F Long, Oberlin Improvement and Development Corp business manager, says OFD would provide space for the 32 member staff while keeping the department payroll in Oberlin.
Elyria prepares for its seventh annual Fourth of July celebration with sunny skies and mild temperatures in the 70s forecast by the Weather Bureau. A Toran County 4 H Club Band concert and a 45 minute fireworks display are scheduled for Sunday evening. rain date is Monday. Police Chief Wallance Flood chairs the committee, WEQI will notify of plan changes, and residents are urged to bring blankets, chairs and flashlights.
Nearly 100 parishioners watched as an 80 foot copper clad steeple was raised on the new Avon on the Green Methodist Church at Detroit Road. The final steeple was set between 8:30 and 11:55 am with copper globe and cross awaiting final assembly. The New England style building, with sanctuary center and wings, should be ready for service in early November, with the steeple seen as an invitation to worship and fellowship.
In Moscow Soviet scientists launched Cosmos 70, the 70th unmanned satellite for outer space flight data. Tass said equipment aboard Cosmos 70 is functioning normally as it circles Earth.
A 837,294 federal grant announced yesterday will fund the county s second Neighborhood Youth Corps project. United Community Services plans a Pilot Youth Project to start for 60 out of school youths by July 12 with 13 weeks of work training at four local sites. Youths will work 30 hours weekly earning 125 dollars per hour, with potential renewal if the program succeeds.
Lorain seeks youth corps funding under the Economic Opportunity Act to save the Dr Pepper Bottling Co plant at 2215 Lake Ave. Beagle warns of closure without noncontract water rates while mayor and local groups offer relocation and support. The program will train 51 boys and 9 girls, placing many in park maintenance, YWCA projects, and Goodwill roles.
Oberlin council weighs annexing the Rt 10 state park as state maintenance ends December 31. Park owner Mrs William C Stetson says she may reclaim ownership if annexation proceeds, while city manager Donald R Marquis urges steps to annex and maintain the site after January 1, 1966.
Jack M Hultz named vice president and general manager of the Pfaudler Permutit division at the Rochester Elyria and Toronto operations. He succeeds the late C Wendell Beck and reports to Donald A Gaudion. Hultz a native of Elyria with Ohio State engineering degree and Harvard MBA, and wife Mary Jo Lump, resides in Pittsford.
New York reports that among 814 million passengers on U S scheduled airlines in 1964 about 200 died in mine accidents while accident fatalities equaled 0.27 deaths per 100 million passenger miles. Supplemental air lines carried about 1 million passengers with no fatal accidents.
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