Cleveland Orchestra opens Blossom Center with strong turnout
The Blossom Music Center auditorium in Cleveland. The 4 643 seat pavilion filled for the opening performance with a total attendance of 5 963. Racial unrest in Akron was blamed for the smaller lawn crowd. Akron Mayor Bal lard imposed a 9 p.m. curfew, then reversed the exemption.
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Blossom Center hosts world premiere consecration by Cleveland Orchestra
Cuyahoga Falls witnessed the Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell premiere the Blossom Music Center with an all-Beethoven program including the consecration of the house. About 6,000 attended the opening amid a 6.6 million dollar project unveiling the pavilion’s dramatic arch and cave-like stage.
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Elysium
Two Die in One Car Crash Near Wadsworth
Two people are dead and two injured after a single vehicle crash on Medina County Road 51 near Wadsworth at 2:45 a.m. Linda Fraser 27 of Seville and Edward Musser 21 of Rittman died. Injured were Alan Kil...
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Alan Kil
Lorain Local 1104 elects 14 delegates to convention
Lorain Local 1104 of the United Steelworkers elected 14 delegates and three alternates to the national convention. An emergency strike poll was added, pushing the convention vote to the background. Delegates include Zampieri Pashkevich Kish DeAngelis Kosco Kran Tomasic Bescak Caruso Koscho Jones Telloni Yancey Jachym. Alt: Kish Jesko Scro fano.
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National Steelworkers' Convention
Lorain Local 1104
United Steelworkers of America
Tony Zampieri
George Pashkevich
Frank Kish
Andy DeAngelis
Andy Ko
Oberlin alumni discuss self-imposed segregation on campus
Oberlin alumni at a family week seminar at Asia House voiced concerns about self-imposed segregation of blacks and whites on campus. Miss Font of the Alliance for Black Progress said whites may be welcomed next fall, while discussion leader Thomas Bechtel noted student and faculty concerns about the black student dilemma. James Long praised ABC as a catalyst for black youth, urged map for shared spaces, and urged man-to-man relations as key to harmony.
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Oberlin petitions seek repeal of the income tax
Oberlin residents submit petitions to City Manager Edward C. Smith urging repeal of the 1 percent city income tax. Circulators include Paul G. Hamlin NAACP Oberlin chapter president and Esther C. Sperry Delores Carter and others. Tax, effective July 1, 1967, raises about $200000 yearly and funds street sewer work and a new fire engine. repeal has failed in prior elections with votes 1208 to 920 in 1957 and a two-thirds split against 0.67 percent in 1963 and 1 percent in 192.
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Edward C. Smith
Paul G. Hamlin
Esther C. Sperry
Delores Carter
Geraldine Donaldson
Elvira Smith
McKinley Williams
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
College Seeks Role as Job Training Hub
A college press release notes the institution could position itself as a hub for job training, outlining potential programs, partnerships, and applied learning options aimed at boosting workforce readiness and local employment opportunities.
Four Lorain police cruisers led on 100 mph chase
Lorain man Raon Herrera, 21, of 3817 Omaha Ave, arrested on 19 charges after leading four police cruisers on a 100 mph chase through downtown Lorain. charges include resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, assaulting an officer, driving under suspension, reckless operation, speeding, and disobeying traffic signals. Kenneth Jones Jr, 22, of 2122 Roosevelt Ave, Eastia, involved in a side‑by‑side drag race. Herrera allegedly ran lights and sped through intersections, prompting backup and pursuit through city streets.
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