North Ridgeville man admits murder of 83 year old widow
John E. Woodards, 25, of North Ridgeville, confessed to beating and killing Mrs. Margaret Van Arsdale, an 83 year old widow, after entering her home on Rt 82. Investigators say his confession followed lie detector tests and a lengthy interrogation.
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North Ridgeville
Margaret van Arsdale
Lorain County
van Arsdale
Robert G. Thomas
Frank
Woodards
Royalton Rd
Station Rd
Woodwards
Elyria
Rt.2
Ondreyco
Strongsville
West Virginia
Ohio
Mountain City
Tenn
North Carolina
Smith
John Woodards
Talks on world Communist split go to recess in Moscow and Peking
Soviet and Chinese delegates paused their ideological talks amid mounting press criticism over a widening rift. Peking officers met privately at the Chinese Embassy while Izvestia accused Beijing of preparing a rival headquarters and warned Moscow over aiding India. The Public stance suggested no reconciliation this round.
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Moscow
UPI
Communist Movement
Peking
China
Pravda
Mos
Cow
Izvestia
People’s Daily
India
United States
Washington
Communist Party
United Nations
Eisenhower
Community college seek votes for state approved financing
Lorain and Elyria area pages show trustees pursuing voter support after state approval for a community college finance plan. May affect local growth, with other notes on sewage, water main funding, and school bond discussions across Sheffield Lake and nearby towns.
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Community College
E-Seeee Eeeeters
Lorain
Sheffield Lake
Elyria
Cleveland Angler Fined for Out-of-Season Rabbit Killing
A Cleveland angler fishing off the Huron pier was fined $50 in Erie County Court for possessing a rabbit out of season and admitting to killing it by throwing a rock. Wildlife Enforcement Officer Paul Wynn found the rabbit concealed in a fish net.
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Cleveland
Huron Pier
Erie County
Paul Wynn
Gromyko Takes Bargainer Role at Nuclear Talks Session
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko assumes lead at Spiridonovka Palace as U S Undersecretary Harriman and British minister Hailsham join high level talks with Khrushchev having set a hopeful tone. Diplomatic mood split between West desire for a full ban and Sino Soviet tensions evident in parallel discussions.
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U. S
W. Averell Harriman
Lord Hailsham
Andrei Gromyko
Spiridonovka Palace
Gromyko
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Moscow
Peking
Khrushchev
Harriman
Hailsham
U.S
Weather Summary for Northeastern Ohio
Cloudy and warm with scattered thundershowers possible today. High near 84. Tonight partly cloudy warm and humid with thunder showers ending early evening and a low around 68. Wednesday fair and warm with scattered afternoon showers. Monday temperatures ranged 57 to 76 with no precipitation in the last 24 hours. Humidity varied from 95 percent at 5 am to 50 percent at 2 pm. Sunrise 6:05 am sunset 9:00 pm.
Rhodes Signs Unemployment Compensation Bill in Ohio
Gov. James A. Rhodes signed HB 222 to bolster the depleted unemployment compensation fund. Present were Willard P. Dudley and Columbus building trades union members as employers’ contributions rise and benefits criteria tighten. Rhodes announced planned city visits in Ohio including Youngstown and Lima and a Sept. 15 report due from the Little Hoover Commission on state finances.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
Willard P. Dudley
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Columbus Building Trades Unions
Rhodes
Ohio
Youngstown
Bellaire
Martins Ferry
Middletown
Hamilton
Ashtabula
Portsmouth
Chillicothe
Lima
Hoover Commission
Rain shortfalls strain Ohio farmers amid scattered showers
Ohio farmers face persistent drought as showers deliver limited relief. Geauga Ashtabula Trumbell counties seek federal drought disaster aid while Lorain County Extension agents weigh applying. Some crops survive but irrigation costs soar and on farm water use rises. June rainfall below normal and groundwater declines hint at record lows possible. forecast calls for only moderate rain from mid July to mid August.
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Ohio
Geauga
Ashtabula
Trumbell
Lorain County
Paul Leidheiser
Lorain County Agriculture Extension
Harold Spence
Carlisle
Leidheiser
Cleveland Hopkins
Leidweiser
State Department of Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resources
Weather Bureau
Industry seeks zoning change for Space Age Center in North Ridgeville
Emtec submitted an ordinance to relocate nearly 56 acres on Center Ridge Road from residential to industrial use. The plan, named Space Age Center, aims to attract small manufacturers and labs with deed restrictions on construction and landscaping, while aligning with Ohio’s new industrial development push.
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North Ridgeville
Emtec
Center Ridge Rd
Emtee
Russell Dean
Council
Dean
James Rhodes
Ohio
Lorain County
Rt. 20
Lear Nagle Rd
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Empire Spring Co
Convotrol Co
Elyria
Empire
Component Engineering and Manufacturing Co
Los Angeles
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Plum Brook
Sandusky
Sheffield Lake School Board
Amherst
Dear Abby
Wellington
Bargainer
London
France
Britain
John Hovis
Planning Commission
James Rafferty
Semtec
Action Council
Sally Richards
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