West River Parkway project sparks Elyria council clash
The West River Parkway urban renewal plan faces a roadblock as two Republican council members oppose submitting a nearly $6 million federal grant application. The dispute centers on project impact and timing with Mayor Reichlin supporting the plan while critics claim optimism on downtown access was misplaced.
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Elyria
Scribner Fauver
Council
GOP
Leonard
Reichlin
Fauver
Marguerite Bowman
Rogers to meet ambassadors China venture stirs fears of Asian allies
Secretary of State William P Rogers plans talks with ambassadors as Nixon's visit to Peking raises anxieties among Asian allies from South Korea to Thailand about the impact on regional defenses and alignments. Officials caution on the UN seat for Red China and potential shifts with Formosa.
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China
Washington
William P Rogers
Nixon
South Korea
Thailand
Rogers
Peking
San Clemente
White House
State Department
United States
United Nations
United Nation
Formosa
U.S
7Th Fleet
Pictures From Kissinger Visit With Chou En Lai In Peking
The White House released several pictures taken by Communist Chinese during Dr. Henry Kissinger's July visit with Premier Chou En Lai in Peking. Additional sidelights on reaction to President Nixon's plan to visit Chou appear on page D-10.
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White House
Henry Kissinger
Chou En-Lai
Peking
Nixon
Chou
Two Major U S Labor Strikes Drag On
Federal mediators pressed settlements on Bell Telephone System workers and Union Pacific Southern railroads as a postal service deadline loomed at midnight. Across the nation local level talks aimed to end a three day old strike by 500000 Communications Workers of America against AT T and other groups.
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Bell Telephone System
Union Pacific
Southern
National Postal Service
Communications Workers of America
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Union Pacific and Southern Railroads
Washington
W. J. Usery Jr
Bell System
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Southwestern Bell
Mexico
Canada
Western
Western Union
United Auto Workers
J.I. Case Co
Cholera outbreak hits Afars and Issac territory
AP reports a virulent cholera outbreak in Afars and Issac, the former French Somaliland, with 227 cases since June 22 and 36 deaths. The disease affects about one in 550 residents, prompting health officials to escalate containment efforts.
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Cjibouti
Afars
Issac
French Somaliland
Miss Ohio 1971 Crowned At Cedar Point Pageant
Laurie Lea Schaefer Miss Central Ohio was named Miss Ohio 1971 at Cedar Point. Irene Sidorowicz Miss Lorain County won both the judges talent award and Miss Congeniality. Sidorowicz is a 20 year old Kent State student from Lorain and plans a career as a professional singer. About 2,700 attended the Cedar Point event as 10 semifinalists were chosen from 27 entrants.
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Sandusky
Laurie Lea Schaefer
Central Ohio
Ohio
Cedar Point
Irene Marie Sidorowicz
Lorain County
Miss Schaefer
Athens
Ohio University
Kismet
Miss Sidorowicz
Zigmunt Sidorowicz
2Th Street
Lorain
Admiral King High School
Lorain County Community College
Sidorowicz
Judy Ann Jones
Heart of Western
Weather Outlook Mostly Sunny Then Chance of Showers
Mostly sunny today with temperatures in the mid 70s. Partly cloudy tonight with a low in the upper 50s to low 60s. Tomorrow increases cloudiness with a chance of showers in the afternoon or at night. High tomorrow in the upper 70s.
Lorain County Soap Box Derby Opens In Amherst
The fifth running of the Lorain County Soap Box Derby starts at 1 p.m. with forty youngsters racing their gravity grand prix cars down Rt. 58 in front of Milad Chevrolet. Cars have undergone final inspections as entrants prepare to compete for trophies prizes and a shot at the national derby in Akron next month.
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Amherst
Lorain County
Rt. 58
Milad Chevrolet
Akron
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By Dennis Hessler
Midtown
Rt. 301
Lorain Boulevard
Norm Failing
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Vietnam
Red China
Hanoi
Pekin
Paris
Indochina
Washington-Peking
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Berlin
Mideast
Cascade Pool
Garrett Fitzpatrick
Fred Fitzpatrick
Furnace St
C-T
John Kenney
THE
Postal Service
Waeaebas
Laurie Schaefer
Xenia
Ohio State University
Martha Ann Heil
Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
Ft Thomas
Atlantic City
Derby
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