Lorin County Soap Box Derby Crowned By Meyers Victory
Kin Meyers wins the third annual Lorin County Soap Box Derby with a pipe finish time of 39.217 seconds beating mobin Molehan for the championship as Victor survives but does not win. The event featured heats with byes and multiple eliminations, and final standings crown Meyers over Molchan with Malchan in second.
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Amuleast
Kin Meyers
Mobin Molehan
Molchan
Wantuck
Truskal
Brian Sarvas
Behm
Brady
Yanick
Peters
Knipp
Meyers
Shafer
Widdowson
Ron Dodson
Minch
Sarvas
Malchan
Great pride for Armstrong family as moon steps thrill nation
WAPAKONETA AP report says Neil Armstrong's parents Viola and Stephen described his moon walk as great and thrilling. They noted his first words That’s one small step for man a giant leap for mankind surprised them and praised Nixon’s call. A NASA spokesman called the discussion on the words thoughtful and historic while relatives watched with delight.
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Wapakoneta
Neil Armstrong
Viola Armstrong
Neil
Stephen Armstrong
Armstrongs
Armstrong
Nixon
Edwin Aldrin Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Herman Weber
Armstrong Family Church
Elyria youths to be handled by Ohio Youth Commission
Seven Elyria High School students arrested last March on marijuana charges have been transferred to the Ohio Youth Commission by Lorain County Juvenile Court Judge Henry P. Webber. The judge suspended one youth’s prior sentence and the commission will determine each youth’s fate following a police and school investigation into a home drug operation.
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Elyria
Ohio Youth Commission
Lorain County
Henry P. Webber
Webber
Youth Commission
Ohio reports 21 traffic deaths over weekend
Ohio reports 21 people killed in traffic accidents over the weekend. The Ohio Highway Patrol lists a double fatality on Friday in Canton. Five deaths occurred Friday night, ten on Saturday, and six on Sunday.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
Ohio Highway Patrol
Canton
United States Leads World in Electricity Output
With under seven percent of global population the United States produces the most electricity. U.S. output is two and a half times greater than Russia, the next highest producer.
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Los Angeles
United States
U.S
Russia
Earrings theft ends in Elyria shooting incident
An Elyria man, Larry Hill, was shot after a fight over eight pairs of earrings. Shumate allegedly entered Hill's home after retrieving a revolver from Hill's car. three shots were fired, two hitting Hill. Both men filed complaints. police advised action by the city prosecutor.
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Elyria
Larry Hill
Parmely Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Shumate
Hill
Mill
Hil
Thll
Will
Green Acres
Oberlin
Valley City youth drowns in pond after failed rescue
John Wiles 17, a Buckeye High School student described as a good swimmer, drowned Saturday evening in a pond on Otis Lyon’s property. Deputies said a party-line phone on another line kept calling, preventing timely fire department contact. Fire divers pulled Wiles from 22 feet of water with help from locals. he was to attend Buckeye High School as a sophomore in September.
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Valley City
Buckeye High School
John Wiles
Howard Wiles
Lester Rd
Medina County
Otis Lyon
Elyria Rd
Ronald
Lyon
John
Chain
Erhart
Lewis Pemberton
James Hutchens
Jerry Winchell
Pemberton
Hutchens
Winchell
Missing air conditioners at Kings Arms Apartments
Three air conditioners valued at 390 dollars were found missing from vacant suites at the Kings Arms Apartments located at 1021 Tower Blvd on Saturday according to police.
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Lorain
Kings Arms Apartments
Tower Blvd
Kennedy charged with leaving scene of Chappaquiddick crash
Police file a formal complaint in Edgartown District Court charging Senator Edward Kennedy with leaving the scene after a weekend wreck on Chappaquiddick Island. Mary Jo Kopechne, 28, was killed. Kennedy was injured but not badly. A hearing is set for next Monday in Edgartown Court House.
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Engartown
Mass
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Martha's Vineyard
Kennedy
Domenic J. Arena
Thomas A. Teller
Arena
Edgartown
Richard J. McCarran
McCarran
Teller
Mary Jo Kopechne
Price rise eyed for cold rolled steel sheet gains
Steel Magazine predicts a price increase for cold rolled steel sheet driven by higher steel labor rates stronger auto demand reduced imports and rising exports. Labor rates are set to climb on August 1 by about six to seven percent with an arbitration ruling likely to raise incentive payments for steelworkers. RAW STEEL output for the week ending July 19 rose 5 percent to 2.58 million net tons while nickel prices jumped again and scrap price remained at 30.17 per gross ton.
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Cleveland
UPI
Steel Magazine
U.S
Steel
The
Elyria Man Charged After Gun Attack on Driver
An Elyria man Codie Tee Hankins 355 South Maple St was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after firing on James Scott 514 West 18th St on Middle Avenue Scott and his two sons aged 14 and 6 were unharmed Hankins also faces weapons firework intoxication and related charges Police found an 82 caliber revolver in bushes near Oberlin Road after Hankins fled and discarded the weapon.
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Elyria
Middle Avenue
Codie Tee Hankins
South Maple St
James Scott
West 18Th St
Hankins
Scott
1Sth Street
Hawkins
Oberlin Road
Vermilion Boy Erik Schafer Feared Drowned After Fall From Boat
Vermilion police continued searching the Lake Erie shore for nine year old Erik Schafer who disappeared after he and his father fell from a four foot boat about 300 feet from shore. No boat searches were reported, and the beach area was being checked Friday night into Saturday morning. Little Joe Boddy, a local banker, was described as having a roguish humor and a Will Rogers like presence in Elysia.
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Vermilion
Vermilion Lake Erie
Erik Schafer
Little Joe Turns Eighty Two as December Comes
The piece notes Little Joe will be 82 in December and reflects on his life and connections. It mentions Ed Sehnarr of Elyria, Sehnarr’s siblings Lillian Schnarr and Dan, a long-time city fireman who died years ago, and Bessie, Mis widow living in Elyria. It also recalls Lorain County’s Advisory Council on Sheriff's Affairs founded in 1967 with Clark Biddle as an early charter member, later Ford plant manager and Iowa transfer.
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Little Joe
Ed Sehnarr
Elyria
Sehnarr
Lillian Schnarr
Taward
Brandison Ave
Schnarr
Dan
Mis
Bessie
Advisory Council On Sheriff's Affairs
Lorain County
Clark Biddle
Ford
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Robin Molchan
Jack Baker
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Joe Begany
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ED Held
John Minch
Richard Smith
Ron Wantuck
Kevin Sarvas
Fred Truskot
Mark Wagner
Randy Odson
Philip Behm
Richard Poje
Pete Wagner
Mike Yanick
Dave Marks
ED Bradly
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Tom Knipp
Jeff Kaplan
Allen Peters
Jeff Mouln
Dan Jeancola
Bob Shafer
Kim Meyers
Larry Machovina
Chard Anthony
Rusty Collins
Neal Widdowson
Ron Dodsoun
Don Peters
Ed Brady
Robin Molehan
the Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria, Ohio
William Korspeler
Edwin Aldrin
Elyrian
Ohio Insurance Institute
Richard Shumate
Lowell St
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Lorain County Savings & Trust Co. Bank
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