Wakeman Homecoming Festival Opens Despite Rain Deluge
Rain late in the day failed to dampen Wakeman Homecoming as outdoor events continued. Parade drew about 60 units with Donettes of Lorain taking top parade honors. other winners included Huron County Pony Breeders, 1907 Ford owner Edgar Adams, and various majorette and drum corps groups. Parachute jump by Don Hawley marked his 200th jump. water fight wins went to Perkins Township, Florence Township, and Townsend Township fire departments.
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Ing
Pamela Roberts
Gary Eaton
Lorain
Huron County Pony Breeders Association
Norwalk
Ford
Edgar Adams
Mickey's Cadets of
Elyria
Lake
Don Hawley
Ashland
Hawley
Perkins Township
Florence Township
Townsend Township
Congregational Church
Mosher backs drive to repeal right to work section
U S 18th District Rep Charles A Mosher of Oberlin announced support for repealing 14 b the right to work clause of the Taft Hartley Act. He expects bipartisan backing for final passage in the House with time for full debate and amendments. he opposes gag rules and doubts Senate outcome. Mosher argues uniform national labor laws are needed and the right to work clause undermines that goal.
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Mosher
U.S. 18Th District
Charles A. Mosher
Oberlin
Senate
Ohio
Lake Erie
Velez Fined and Given Suspended Sentence in Election Case
Lorain man Louis Antonio Velez was fined 50 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 30 days in county jail, all suspended, after a jury convicted him of making a false statement on his nominating petition for Lorain’s Fifth Ward council seat. The jury found him not guilty of perjury and another felony false statement. Judge John D. Pincura noted the offense as a technical violation and urged election-law policing for orderly elections.
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Louis Antonio Velez
Lorain
Common Pleas
John D. Pincura
Velez
Meyer Gordon
Pineura
Notable Elyria Notes and Local Color Columns
Russ Davis and family visit Elyria renewing old friendships while living in Florida. Patti Loeb, daughter of Elyria residents, has become a United Airlines hostess in Chicago and shares a love of baseball and cards with Red Sox pitcher Bill Monbouquette. Dick DiLuciano hints at a police department polo rumor, then quips about helmet mixups and a Christmas pen collection, closing with a nod to Snoopy the bloodhound and a friendly aside to Hi Rude.
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Clint Hopkins
Grafton
Elyna
Cliff
Grafton Road
Hopkins
St. Petersburg
Fla
Elynia Foundry
Chromalloy Corporation
Florida
Elyria
Patti Loeb
Joe Loeb
Ohio Vending Machine Inc
United Air Lines
Chicago
Patti
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Phillies
Red Sox
Bill Monbouquette
Mombo
Monbouquette
Beantown
Snipers and coal workers in gun battle at Seagraves coal yard
In Harlan Kentucky state police report no injuries after a gunfight lasting about an hour at the Seagraves Coal Co commissary. Officials say snipers fired from surrounding wooded mountains while five to six employees returned fire from at least three hill locations. The operation lies 16 miles from Harlan on Ky 387 and has been the scene of earlier incidents.
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Harlan
UPD
Seagraves Coal Co
Ed Taylor
Seagraves
Taylor
Ohio suspends Elyria tavern liquor permit for Sunday ban
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control suspended licenses for Frank's Bar at 1659 Oberlin Rd in Elyria for on premise consumption and carry out of wine or liquor on Sundays. The action, effective Aug 11 to Sept 1, 1988, cites violations of the Sunday sale ban. A separate 2 day suspension was issued for similar offenses, and a third permit faces a 2 day suspension for a separate violation.
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Columbus
Elyria
Haslises
Ohio de
Oberlin Rd
Prosecutor probes CB Jamboree fallout in Lorain County
Lorain County Prosecutor Paul J. Mikus ordered sheriff's investigators and assistant prosecutor Richard Laux to review complaints about the ill fated Citizens Band Jamboree. Allegations include unpaid employees and unawarded prizes, plus a $5,000 note issued by promoter Raymond Moore to Lake Erie CBers, Inc. The event drew about 4,000 attendees before officials intervened July 18, ending the weekend gathering at El Rey Grotto Park.
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Raymond Moore
Lake Erie
Cb’ers, Inc
Ondreyco
Laux
Moore
Canada
el Rey Grotto Park
King to lead Cleveland voter drive amid white protest
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr will head a voter registration drive in Cleveland this week while a local segregationist group prepares to picket his public appearances. King arrives Tuesday with 12 organizers already in town and plans rallies at the Arena and an outdoor meeting at Heights Christian Church in Shaker Heights to push a civil rights coalition.
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Heights Christians Church
Shaker Heights
Two Escapees Sought From Ohio Honor Camp
SANDUSKY Erie County deputies hunt two escapees from an honor camp at the Mansfield Reformatory on the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home grounds. Robert Mitchel, 23, of Cleveland, 5 feet 10 inches, 130 pounds, and Charles Leonard Johnson, 24, of Laas County, 6 feet tall, 151 pounds, fled the site after jumping a fence at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile Oberlin hosts 100 attendees at a weeklong National Association of College Stores seminar for college bookstore managers and staff at East College Street office.
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Sandusky
Erie County Sheriff's Department
Mansfield
Oberlin
National Association of College Stores
East College St
Congress weighs new Viet Nam mandate calls
Washington analysts report rising U S military commitment in Vietnam sparks congressional debate. Senator Javits warns Johnson may face grave problems without a new mandate while others urge Senate debate on policy and risk of escalation. Republican leaders complain Democratic omission of GOP input.
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Congress
Viet Nam
Washington
UPA
Johnson
Jacob K Javits
R-N
Southeast Asia
New York Republican
Javits
Senate
U.S. Viet Nam
White House
Rivers
House
Armed Services Committee
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Melvin Laird
Wisconsin
Laird
America
Reconstruction of Rt 301 near Sheffield planned for spring
State highway officials inform The Chronicle Telegram that Rt 301 from Rt 611 to routes 6 and 2 will be rebuilt next spring with widening to 22 feet. The proposal aims to shift traffic flow for Lorain County Community College on Abbe Road, though Sheffield has not yet reacted. The transfer of 301 from Gulf Road to Abbe Road remains contested, with Sheffield wary of possible reversal of 201 funding.
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Ohio
State Highway Department
Chronicle Telegram
Gulf Rd
Abbe Rd
Sheffield
Elyria
Lorain County Community College
Elyria Water Works sets 17,290,000 gallon daily record
Safety Service Director Jack M. Birchhill announced a 17,290,000 gallon 24 hour water pump record at Elyria Water Works. The prior high was 17,060,000 gallons. Birchhill noted the pumping went without difficulty and expected no problems meeting demand during the hot spell.
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Elyria Water Works
Safety Service
Jack M. Birchhill
Birchhill
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