North Ridgeville man charged with murder of elderly widow
John E. Woodards, 25, of North Ridgeville, admitted to deputies that he assaulted and killed 83 year old widow Margaret Van Arsdale early Saturday. He described entering her home, choking her, raping her twice, and leaving in a shocked, bloodied state. The case was fast tracked by sheriff investigators aided by polygraph results and advisory notes from local officers.
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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
Strongsville
West Virginia
Ohio
Mountain City
Tenn
North Carolina
Smith
Ondreyco
John Woodards
Chinese Soviet Talks Go To Recess As Split Widens
Soviet and Chinese delegates paused their ideological talks amid rising divisions in world communism. Beijing’s team met privately at the Chinese Embassy awaiting new guidance after Pravda blasted China, while Izvestia warned of a possible rival headquarters for communism and accusations of Western traps over India aid.
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UPI
Communist Movement
Peking
China
Pravda
Mos
Cow
Izvestia
People’s Daily
India
United States
Washington
Communist Party
United Nations
Eisenhower
Where to turn COMMUNITY COLLEGE approved by state
Lorain council vacation may keep pool rink diamond issue off ballot while Sheffield Lake sewage project is urged. Elyria mayor seeks study on financing a 36 inch water main for growth. Plum Brook reactor near Sandusky goes critical with space age tests. Sheffield Lake school board president says no secret about bond funded construction.
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Lorain
Sheffield Lake
Elyria
Plum Brook
Sandusky
Sheffield Lake School Board
Cleveland Angler Fined for Out of Season Rabbit Kill
A Cleveland angler fishing off the Huron pier received a $50 Erie County Court fine for possessing a rabbit out of season. He admitted killing the animal by throwing a rock after Wildlife Enforcement Officer Paul Wynn found the rabbit hidden in a fish net.
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Cleveland
Huron Pier
Erie County
Paul Wynn
Gromyko Takes Over as Bargainer in Nuclear Talks
In Moscow the second session of nuclear test ban talks began with Andrei Gromyko replacing Khrushchev as lead Soviet negotiator. Harriman and Hailsham met with Gromyko as optimism grows for a possible partial or comprehensive ban while Sino Soviet tensions, Press coverage, and UN statements shape the diplomatic stage.
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UPI
U.S
U. S
W. Averell Harriman
Lord Hailsham
Andrei Gromyko
Spiridonovka Palace
Gromyko
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Peking
Khrushchev
Harriman
Hailsham
Weather summary for Northeastern Ohio
Cloudy with warm spells and scattered thundershowers. Highs near 84 F, lows around 62 to 68 F. Humidity high overnight, then easing. Wednesday looks fair and warm with a chance of afternoon storms. Monday’s temperature range 57 to 76 F. 24 hour precipitation none. humidity peaked at 95 percent early morning and 50 percent by afternoon. sunrise 6 05 a.m. sunset 9 p.m.
Rhodes Signs Pay Bill Increases Unemployment Funding
Gov James A Rhodes signed HB 222 to bolster the unemployment compensation fund by higher employer contributions and stricter benefit qualification. Attendees included Willard P Dudley and Columbus trades unions as Rhodes outlined future city visits and anticipated Little Hoover Commission findings due by September 15.
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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
Drought Stricken Ohio Farmers Rally For Rain Aid
Ohio counties Geauga Ashtabula and Trumbell seek federal drought disaster aid as rainfall remains insufficient to improve soil moisture. Lorain County Extension Agent notes confusion over aid, while some farmers gain from limited irrigation though costs rise and evaporation cuts effectiveness. Ground-water levels show June declines. forecasts predict 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
Emtec seeks zoning change for Space Age Center site
Emtec submitted an ordinance to North Ridgeville Council requesting a change of nearly 56 acres on Center Ridge Road from residential to industrial. The plan envisions a campus type development to attract light manufacturing and research firms while placing deed restrictions to avoid heavy foundry uses. The measure advances to a second reading next Monday and then Planning Commission review with a possible October public hearing.
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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
Planning Commission
James Rafferty
Semtec
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Action Council
Sally Richards
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