Hershey Park Plan Approved in North Ridgeville
North Ridgeville council approved a 33 acre Hershey Park plan named for retiring Police Chief Emory Hershey. Site A is 22 acres owned by Ridge Plaza Development with a purchase option, Site B is 11 acres privately owned. The plan includes tennis and basketball courts, a pavilion, amphitheatre, restrooms, a bathing house, and a concession island near a lake, with woodlands and picnic areas and potential baseball diamonds. Estimated land price around 24000 dollars, bought via council bonds paid from the general fund, enabling a park board to oversee construction and future sites.
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North Ridgeville
Paul G. Sweda
Hershey Park
Hon
Emory Hershey
Rt. 76
Bainbridge Rd
Ridge Plaza Development, Inc
Highway Department
Sweda
Planning Commission
House Approves Billion-Dollar Armed Forces Pay Raise
Washington UPI report notes House passage of a roughly 10.7 percent pay raise for military personnel, seen as almost certain despite Johnson administration objections. Debate expected to be one sided as Congress weighs 1967 salary reforms and war funding amid Viet Nam casualties.
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Washington
UPI
House
Armed Services
Johnson
Representatives
Armed Services Committee
Viet Nam
House Committee
Senate
Ridgeville seniors plan picnic
North Ridgeville senior citizens plan a Thursday 12 30 picnic at 6408 Stoney Ridge Rd hosted by Mrs. Myron Cotterman. Attendees should bring a covered dish and two sandwiches as well as a wrapped white elephant gift. Former residents are welcome.
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North Ridgeville
Myron Cotterman
Stoney Ridge Rd
Youth in stabbing put on probation
Wilfredo Ramos Morales, 19, of Lorain, pleaded guilty to an intentional stabbing in a gang fight. Lorain County Common Pleas Judge John D. Pincura granted probation after the plea. Morales, who spoke only Spanish, said he would return to Puerto Rico. He had been in Lorain eight months and the victim, 11 or 12, recovered. An interpreter assisted at the hearing.
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Wilfredo Ramos Morales
Vine Ave
Lorain
Lorain County Common Pleas
John D. Pincura
Morales
Luis Gutierrez
Puerto Rico
Pearson completes Air Force basic training and tech school
DOUGLAS G PEARSON son of Mr and Mrs Jack W Pearson 141 Miami Ave completed basic military training at Lackland AFB Texas He has been selected for administrative specialist training at the Air Training Command School Amarillo Texas A Marmion Military Academy Aurora Tl class of 1962
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Douglas G. Pearson
Jack W. Pearson
Miami Ave
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Air Training Command School
Amarillo
Marmion Military Academy
Aurora
Ohio Senate panel tackles apportionment crisis
Ohio lawmakers confront the reapportionment dispute as the Senate Civil Service Elections and Health committees push to craft a compromise. House may vote soon on housing and education plans while a capital improvements bill stays tied to adjournment timing. The House also passed measures extending license plate purchase time and broadening access to new-trial requests based on new evidence.
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Columbus
UPS
Senate
Ohio
General Assembly
House of Representatives
Senate Education Andree
House
Senate Committee
Columbia Township to hold hearing on car graveyards
Columbia Township trustees vote to hold a public hearing on an amendment defining automobile graveyards on Aug 16 at 9 p.m. at the Columbia Station town hall. The meeting follows a zoning commission recommendation and covers other business including firefighting staff appointments, street abandonment actions, drainage concerns, and tornado-related town expenses.
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Columbia — Township
Columbia Station
Basil Reynolds
Carlisle rezoning request rejected amid mixed votes
Trustees at Carlisle township upheld a rezoning denial for a 42 acre Whitehead Rd property intended to shift from residential to commercial use. The hearing followed community turnout and earlier talks of propane service by Linden’s Propane, with bills, sewer work, and a next meeting set for August 2.
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Carlisle
Whitehead Rd
Ue Lumb
Sam Frabotta
Hremen
Cincin
Linden
Nati Ang
LaGrange
Maid ' S
Stor jSion
States urged to take control of water pollution
Minnesota state legislator Sen Edward G Novak urged states to act first to prevent federal overreach in water pollution rules. Speaking at the Midwest Regional Conference, Novak warned federal standards could undermine local authority and funds if states do not move aggressively and coordinate across agencies. He argued states and locals must set community friendly water quality standards and emphasize pollution, land, air and water recreation as priorities.
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Columbus
Minnesota
Edward G Novak
St. Paul
Midwest
Council of State Government
Novak
Farihar
Elyria Man Donates Eighth Pint to Blood Bank
Jack Washka of Elyria has become the latest Gallon Clinic member by donating his eighth pint of blood to the Lorain County Blood Bank at Elyria Memorial Hospital. A 25 year resident, Washka lives at 1119 Fast River Street and works as a machine operator at Ridge Tool Co. He attends St Pauls United Church of Christ and collects coins as a hobby.
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Jack Washka
Gallon Clinic
Lorain County
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria
Washka
Fast River St
Ohio University
The
Ridge Tool Co
St. Pauls United Church of Christ
Elyria Municipal Court Saturday arraignments and fines
A list from Elyria Municipal Court details multiple defendants and penalties. Names include Gary Indfathirr, William Dangelo, Dwe L Corbett, Eugene W Sceats, William Yetoyltz, Carlton Newton, Jack C Datiin, Tily Moore, James G Horton, Richard F Guba, Robert D Garner, Thomas C Larimer, Horace Lee, Ernest W Lyon, Jayne Prosper, Robert E F Allen, and Thomes McMatten. Offenses range from speeding and unsafe vehicle to defective brakes and no highway use tax with fines from $10 to $100 and varied confinement or license suspensions.
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Gary Indfathirr
Lota
Darke
Li- William Dangelo
Hoogenbaom
Vassar Ave
Eugene W Sceats
Naxie
William I Yetoyltz
Strongsville
Carlton
Newton
Ridge Rd
North Ridgeville
Jack C Datiin
West Ave
Tily Moore
Spruce St
James G Horton
Garden Qt
Richard F Guba
East 4Th St. Lorain
Robert D Garner
Washington
Thomas C Larimer
Reid Aye
Lorain
Horace Lee
Cleveland
Ernest W Lyon
Hudson
Viet Nam Leader Vows War Resolve Against U S
President Ho Chi Minh of North Vietnam renews a pledge that his country will prevail in the Vietnam War. He claims the North has fought Japanese fascists and defeated French colonialists and will continue fighting American imperialists until total defeat.
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VOKYQ
Ho Chi Minh
North Viet Nam
Chicago Woman Shows Distinct Hand Proportions
A Chicago woman’s hand measurements reveal a shorter thumb than a man’s and a relatively longer index finger. Her wrist also swivels with greater ease, suggesting notable anatomical variation.
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Chicago
Clare Booth Luce Swims With Porpoises in Hawaii
Author and former Congresswoman Clare Booth Luce vacationing in Hawaii with Henry Luce at Sea Life Park Honolulu. She holds Lei’s dorsal fin for a brief pool ride, noting porpoises are elusive and too fast to catch.
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Clare Booth Luce
Sea Life Park
Honolulu
Hawaii
Henry Luce
Post Office innovations 'dangerous' says Hays
Washington Congressman Wayne L Hays warns that the Post Office should focus on mail delivery not experimental reforms He lists three dangerous figures including an alcoholic with whiskey an arsonist with matches and a past master general who favors experiments in postal policy.
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Washington
Wayne L Hays
Ohio
Post Office Department
Lorain cadets attend ICAP bivouac at Valley City
Seven air patrol cadets from Lorain County Squadron 1108 Cavin Air Patrol joined about 200 cadets from Group 11 in an ICAP bivouac weekend gathering held in Valley City. Participants included Scott Serazin Michael Masny Donald Glauner Vernon Burgess Everett Burgess Nadya Michaels and Phyllis Landis from nearby towns.
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Lorain County
Cavin Air Patrol
Valley City
Group 11
Cleveland
Scott Serazin
Michael Masny
Donald Glauner
Vernon
Everett Burgess
North Ridgeville
Nadya Michaels
Lorain
Phyllis Landis
Amherst
SCORE Washington mobilizes 2000 volunteers for small business help
More than 2,000 retired business executives have volunteered to aid SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, providing expert counsel to small companies seeking guidance and mentorship across Washington.
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Score Washington
SCORE
Service Corps of
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