Infamous Williamson clan warned on rogue home repairs
Homeowners are urged to beware aggressive fly by night salesmen selling cheap home improvements. The Williamsons and allied aliases target roofs, paint, and driveways, taking money then leaving customers with ongoing leaks and peeling paint. The clan, estimated at 500 to 1,000, is noted for dialect and shifting names, with reports of up to 300 paid for resurfacing that fails after rain.
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Williamsons
Williamson
U.S
Johnston
Keith
McGavin
Carroll
Youth dies as 150 clash with police in Lawrence
An 18 year old, Harry Rice of Leawood, Kansas, was killed by a gunshot during disturbances near the University of Kansas campus as about 150 youths clashed with police. A graduate student was wounded, and a patrolman was injured by a brick as protests continued in the Negro section amid fires and vandalism.
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Lawrence, Kan
Harry Nicholas Rice
Leawood
Kan
University of Kansas
Merton RK. Olds
Topeka
Don Dalquist
Rick Donald Dowdell
Dowdell
William Garrett
Eugene Williams
Elyria Council weighs joint landfill study cost and site
Elyria City Council moved to cooperate with Lorain County Planning Commission on a proposed joint county landfill study amid concerns over cost per ton and site location. Nine sites are under review as residents protest potential landfill sites. a private firm plan to operate and haul waste was discussed with cost cited at about 55 000 for a compacting station.
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Elyria
Lorain County Regional Planning Commission
Marguerite Bowman
Richard P. Seward
D-1
Planning Commission
Leonard P. Reichlin
Reichlin
Paaention
Bowman
Train kills former Elyria head coach in Sandusky crossway
A freight train struck a station wagon at the Graded Pipe Street crossing near Sandusky killing Harold Block 57 of Huron and Allan Brian 47 of Sandusky. Block formerly coached Elyria High School basketball, leading the Pioneers to a 15 7 record and regional bids in 1950 51. The crossing has seen a dozen accidents since 1947.
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Sandusky
Elyrian
Harold Block
Center St
Huron
Elyria High School
Allan
Brian
Merriweather St
Kent
Pipe
Penn Central Railroad
Block
Penn Central
J. J. Northrop
Toledo
Northrop
Four Ohioans killed as car hits two trees
A car ran off a rural road near Spencerville Ohio and struck two trees killing four youths. Patricia Rigdon Monti Cello Mike Bogel and Ronald Grigsby died at the scene or soon after, with Robert Fast dying later at St. Rita's Hospital in Lima. The crash followed another four- death on Saturday on I-70 near Lima.
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Spencerville
Upi
Ohio
State Highway Patrol
St. Rita's Hospital
Lima
Patricia Rigdon
Monticello
Mike Bogel
Celina
Ronald Grigsby
Robert Fast
Index Any boy who is eager to Mow the lawn is too young to.
A short editorial note argues that any boy eager to mow the lawn is too young, reflecting a cautious stance on initiating boys into chores too early.
Vietnam to end tiger cages on Con Son Island prison
Saigon promises immediate dismantling of the infamous Con Son Island tiger cages and replacement by new disciplinary cells. About 9,000 prisoners are held there, with several hundred in the small multi‑occupant cages. An Information Ministry spokesman said surveys of correctional facilities will lead to improvements as finances allow.
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Saigon
Con Son Island
U.S
South Vietnam
Con Son
South China Sea
Information Ministry
Nguyen Ngoc Huyen
Augustus Hawkins
D Calif
William R. Anderson
D-Tenn
Island
Weather and lightning: forecast and notes
Weather outlook calls for 50s tonight with a few showers and cooler days. Partly cloudy tonight lows near 52. Tomorrow mostly sunny and warmer with mid 70s. Thursday appears fair and warmer. Sunset 8 55 pm today sunrise 6 13 am tomorrow. High 60 yesterday noon low 54 at 3 am today.
Cost of living inches up four tenths in June
Washington AP report shows consumer prices rising four tenths of a percent in June easing the inflation pace yet still 6 percent higher than a year earlier. Average weekly pay rose $1.65 to $120.05 for about 45 million workers, but purchasing power remains down year over year.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Kidnapped Girl Slain Near Lansing in Holdup Case
Laur ie Murninghan 16, daughter of former Lansing mayor Max Murninghan, was found murdered in high grass near a lake after being abducted during a Gallagher Gift Shop holdup 12 days earlier. Police chief Derold Husby vowed to pursue suspects. autopsy results pending.
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Lansing
Mich
UPI
Boas
Laisa Marana
Derold Husby
Max E. Murninghan
Husby
Husky
Munninghan
Gerald W. Graves
Laurie
Miss Murninghan
Gallagher
Christine Gallagher
Elyria to deploy VASCAR speed guns soon
Elyria police will begin using VASCAR speed detectors next month to curb speeding. The devices, mobile and effective without radar flaws, have been held by the department for two months. Mayor Leonard P. Reichlin said licensing by the state requires three months. Police train as council hears speeding complaints from residents.
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Elyria
Leonard P. Reichlin
Reichlin
Peter van Wormer
Lorain County plans free outpatient medical center
Lorain County residents form the Community Health Association to discuss a county health center in South Lorain funded by federal aid. An 8 p.m. Thursday meeting at the Red Cross building will elect a board from 21 nominated directors and shape services, staffing, and building needs with Dr. Albert Fisk leading the effort and Dr. David G. Miller as a visiting medical director.
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Lorain County
Community Health Association of
Red Cross
West River Rd
South Lorain
Albert Fisk
Elyria
Fisk
David G. Miller
Hough - Norwood Family
Cleveland
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