Drought disaster aid sought for Lorain County farmers
Lorain County joins Ohio counties seeking federal drought disaster aid. Agriculture official John Haugh mailed the request to use hay on retired land pending approval from Governor Rhodes and the U S Department of Agriculture. The drought limits hay and feed, but officials say livestock liquidations are not imminent, with rain improving crops.
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Lorain County
Ohio
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation
John Haugh
ASC
Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Haugh
A. J. Blackwell
Protection Credit Assn
Blackwell
Jobless pay modification law blasted in Ohio
The Ohio AFL-CIO blasted Gov. James A. Rhodes after signing the unemployment compensation modification bill. Secretary-Treasurer Elmer Cope said the law will mean $16 million a year less for Ohio unemployed workers and benefits employers, not workers. He argued it tightens eligibility and delays fund recovery, betting against a spike in unemployment.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
AFL - Cio
James A. Rhodes
Elmer Cope
Cape
OAS Urges Duvalier to End Abuses and Allow Refugees
The Organization of American States calls Haiti’s President Duvalier to halt civil rights abuses and grant safe conduct passes to political refugees, seeking protection for those fleeing the republic.
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Washington
UPI
Council of the Organization of American States
OAS
Francois Duvalier
Republic
Oberlin Leads Offense Against Elm Disease Push
Oberlin pushes an attack against Dutch Elm disease with plans and actions outlined on page 16 as Lorain County reports many referral sales cases and a state drive against fraudulent referrals. The section notes Elyria NAACP members’ approval of leadership work and Columbia Township to act against a picnic grove with other local updates across Milan Amherst and Grafton areas.
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Oberlin
Lorain County
Columbia Township
Fireman shot in Savannah amid anti segregation violence
Violence flared during a Charleston anti segregation demonstration in Savannah Georgia as a Negro fireman was wounded. Police and state troopers dispersed hundreds of demonstrators after brick throwing and arrests. A white teenage car occupants fired at a residence and two youths were halted at a drive in restaurant.
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Charleston
Savannah
Warnell Robinson
Robinson
Cambridge
National
George Horner Jr
Trouble for Castro grows with Latin leaders unite
Special to The Chronicle Telegram reports a new, unified anti-Castro movement forming in Central America led by figures such as Luis Somoza Munoz Marin and Juan Bosch. Artime departs Florida with 600 followers claiming U.S. aid is unavailable as sabotage and guerrilla tactics rise amid shifting activity toward Central America.
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Fidel Castro
Central America
United States
Florida Keys
Latin America
Luis Somoza
Nicarauga
Munoz Marin
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Castro
Manuel Artime
Florida
Artime
Somoza
Juan Bosch
Bacardi Co
Mexico
Somoza-Marin-Artime Group
Missing 24 Million Bushels of Wheat in Austrian Trade
Washington reports a vast grain disappearance tied to a 40 million bushel barter with Austria. About 24 million bushels vanishing, worth around 32 million dollars, reportedly diverted to West Germany and other nations. Senate probes, funding requests, and inspector general inquiries follow.
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Washington
Austria
Department of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
West Germany
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
John J. Williams
Del
Freeman
Russia
U.S
Department
Lester P. Condon
Sen. Williams
Eisenhower
Vienna
Herald Tribune
J. K. Mansfield
State Department
Residents protest pollution control measures in Columbia Township
Lorain County Health Department faces fierce local opposition as residents claim zoning delays hinder home building while the department bars new permits to curb Plum Creek pollution. They cite untreated sewage from nearby developments and cross county laxity, with officials noting a 1960 permit for a now-abandoned plant that never met standards.
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Columbia
Lorain County Health Department
Health Department
Claude Krueck
Columbia Township
Robert Kline
Plum Creek
Line
Krueck
Columbia Hills Garden Estates
Medina
Cuyahoga Counties
Weather update for Northeastern Ohio
Partly cloudy, warm and more humid today and tonight with scattered thunder showers. High near 84 to 90, low 65 to 71. Considerable cloudiness, warm and humid Thursday with thunder showers. Tuesday temperatures 78 to 87.
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Ohio
Single SpectatorAt Budget Hearing Despite Public Interest
Only one spectator attended most of the budget hearing before Elyria city council. The session began at 7 p.m. with budget readings. about 10 people arrived at 7:20, including Abbe Road area delegates. No comments were offered during the hearing, and the budget was approved unanimously at the council meeting.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Abbe Rd
Confessed slayer backed by family in Lorain County case
The family of 25 year old John E Woodards rallies to his defense after he confessed to the sex slaying of 83 year old Margaret Van Arsdale in Columbia Township. Woodards pleads innocent to murder in municipal court and awaits grand jury action as investigators compile evidence.
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Columbia Station
Alfred Reuss
John E. Woodards
Jaycox Rd
North Ridgeville
Woodards
Lorain County
Sheriff Department
Michael Ondrey
Margaret van Arsdale
Royalton Rd
Ondreyco
Woodard
Strongsville
Reuss
U. S
Tennessee
Bluefield
W. Va
van Arsdale
Remembering Captain Connie Terry in Vietnam
Audrey Terry is told her husband Captain Connie Terry died June 27 near Can Tho in the Mekong Delta when his plane was shot down. The U.S. Air Force captain, a Texas A&M graduate and father of two, was deeply respected by colleagues in the First Air Commando Group and remembered at a Saigon chapel memorial.
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Yolanda Coronato
Chicago
Bien Hoa
Viet Nam
UPI
Audrey Terry
Connie
Condon Hunter
Terry ID
Dennis Wade
Can Tho
Dallas
Mekong Delta
Texas
Texas A&m
Air Force
Dennis
Audrey
Korea
Pacific
le Hoai Son
First Air Commando Group
Little Green Chapel
Saigon
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Eet
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Amherst
Amherst Contract Bridge
Grafton
Lorain
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Nicaragua
Panama
Moza
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Billie Sol Estes
Rhode Island
By Jack Birchhill
State
G. A. Hall
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board
Hall
Barbara Woodards
Terry
Robert Miller
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