Cascade Park Closed After Storm Floods
Cascade Park remains closed until further notice after storm damage and flood waters. Parks chief Charles R. Hoagland urged residents to stay out and parents to keep children away while cleanup continues with city crews and volunteers limited by safety concerns.
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Cascade Park
Tas Bean
Florin Parks and Recreation Board
Charles R. Hoagland
Parks and Recreation
Hoagland
Richard Gibbons
Parks and Recreation Department
Elyria Parks and Recreation Department
Black River
Cascade unity saves hundreds as storm hits park
On July Fourth evening in Cascade Park, radio hobbyists and local officials used citizens band communications to guide crowds to safety as winds of 60 to 70 mph battered an antenna. Jack Kelley monitored the scene from Lorain while William Graw and Donald Yoder joined Randy Schunk in coordinating the emergency response.
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Park
Jack Kelley
Indiana Ave
Lorain
U.S. Steel
Citizens
Taria
Elyria
Cornell Ave
William Graw
Cascade Park
Donald Yoder
Preston St
Lorain County Emergency Communications Inc. CB Group
Randy Schunk
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Kelley
Citizens Band Radio
Radio Emergency Associated Citizens Team
REACT
Apollo 11 crew rehearse launch as moon mission nears
Neil Armstrong Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin practice blastoff in a command module simulator under Houston supervision. Ground crews inspect Saturn V stages and fuel systems as countdown readiness tightens. A minor time shift nudges Armstrongs moonwalk from 2 19 to 2 21 am EDT on July 21.
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Neil A. Armstrong
Michael Collins
Edwin E. Aldrin
Houston
THE
Space Agency
Armstrong
Armstrong leads moon mission planning and training
Space achievements dominate weekend talk as Neil Armstrong outlines the mission objective to reach the moon and return. He and his crew worked late in Houston with intense study and training while Cocoa Beach awaited the launch, attracting thousands and straining area resources.
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Armstrong
Houston
Reagan backs Hayakawa for permanent SFSU president
Gov. Ronald Reagan said he would vote for S. J. Hayakawa to become permanent president of San Francisco State College. Hayakawa, a noted linguist, was serving as acting president during student uprisings last year.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
S.J. Hayakawa
San Francisco State College
Hayakawa
Rhodes Prays Amid Ohio Storm Toll and Damage
Gov James A Rhodes prayed for victims and survivors after July 4 storms in northern Ohio. He toured Vermilion Norwalk and Wayne Coshocton Holmes Wooster amid 37 dead 250 injured and $30 million in preliminary damage estimates across 23 counties. Coast Guard reported 13 missing likely safe. search operations ended.
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Wooster
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Rhodes
Vermilion
Lorain
Norwalk
Huron County
Coast Guard
At & P.m
Richard M. Nixon
Huron
Medina
Erie
Coshocton
Holmes
Wayne Counties
Mild and cloudy with chances of showers into tonight
Weather forecast notes mild temperatures with mostly cloudy skies and a chance of showers tonight. Daytime highs expected in the mid to upper 70s to lower 80s with easing winds as fronts pass, then more clouds and a risk of thundershowers Thursday followed by cooler, cloudy conditions Friday.
Old-fashioned kitchens praised by a housewife view
A columnist notes that traditional kitchens with old-fashioned housewives offered value superior to many modern designs. The piece contrasts nostalgic domestic scenes with contemporary trends, highlighting practicalities, family routines, and cultural expectations of home life.
Storm linked crash kills mother and daughter in Wellington
In Wellington Township a July 4 crash at Route 18 and West Road killed Elyria mother Mrs. Clifford Friend, 21, and her 2 year old daughter Donna M Shelley. A missing stop sign due to the storm and high winds contributed to the two car collision.
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Elyria
Wellington
Clifford Friend
Harwood St
Donna M. Shelley
Ri I
West Road
Guardsmen to Leave Norwalk After Rains Relief
About 130 Ohio National Guard members on duty since Saturday will be dismissed at noon today, Mayor William Finch said. He commended the 145th Infantry Regiment and city police for keeping order after a reservoir burst caused $1.5 million in damage and left power limited to downtown and residential areas. The curfew and emergency measures will end as power relies on the city plant until repairs are complete early next week.
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Norwalk
Ohio National Guard
William FE. Finch
Finch
145Th Infantry Regiment
Ohio Terrison
Vineh
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Wash
Mi Infantry
Robert Hetherwick
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St Marlin Kersakas
Hillsdale
N.J
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Oak Grove
Kersakas
William G. Westmoreland
Army
Wayne County
Coshoc
Seth Metis
Elyria Memorial
Lenore B. Cataldo
Hamilton Ave
Joyce L. Cataldo
Cataldo
Susan Cataldo
Southern Lorain County Hospital
Seluria Memorial Hospital
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Rt. 18
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