Huron residents protest by blocking traffic over bypass delay
About 75 Huron residents staged a two hour traffic slowdown on Cedar Point Road to press state officials for the Rt 2 bypass. Police reported westbound backups of two miles while organizers said petitions and letters had been ignored. Residents warned traffic problems will worsen in five years if the bypass delays persist.
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Huron
Cedar Point
L. P. Wargo Jr
George Sheard
Wargo
Sheard
Lems
Somone
Change of Pace Electric Car Offers Less Pollution
Valley View reports Electric Vehicle Associates markets the Change of Pace EV built on a Pacer chassis. The 30 to 50 mile per charge car costs about 13,993 and runs about 5.5 cents per mile, with maintenance mainly battery replacement every two years. EVA aims to expand to electric vans and a 30 passenger bus, serving government and private fleets while awaiting longer range batteries.
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Valley View
Electric Vehicle Associates, Inc
Cleveland
EVA
United States
American Motors Corp
Edward Sarian
Warren Harhay
Sarian
Dennis Eichenberg
Jim Kikel
Dave Zapotosky
McCormack
Proposition 9 Cents campaign targets Congress in inflation protest
Huntington launch invites 250000 residents to donate nine pennies each to fund a four ton coin convoy to Washington. The money will be turned over to the Treasury to reduce the national debt, sparking a broader public drive against federal spending. Organizers say the gimmick aims to illustrate inflation’s root causes and enlist regional civic leaders in a two week collection effort.
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Huntington
W.va
Congress
Washington
Treasury Department
John McCormack
Ashland
Ironton
Ohio
Stark
McCormack
Eight hour World Series of Rock ends without further violence
In Cleveland Stadium more than 65,000 attended a concert that concluded Saturday night with only minor problems. Police reported sporadic outbreaks including four shootings, one fatal, amid crowd disorder as thousands gathered from across the country.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Stadium
Ed Rossmen
Weather lookahead: Partly cloudy through Monday with highs in 80s
Cloudy to partly cloudy skies, lower humidity through Monday. Highs in the lower 80s, tonight’s lows near 60. Only a 10 percent chance of rain today and tonight. Details on page D 12.
Belafonte tickets dwindling at Front Row show
Three days remain to order tickets for the Harry Belafonte show at the Front Row on August 16. The C TyArts Council has still some of the 800 reserved seats, with coupons on Page 4-10 and options to ride on air conditioned buses or drive to the venue on Wilson Mulls Road in Highland Heights.
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Ctyarts Council
Harry Belafonte
C-T
Wilson Mulls Road
Highland
Hts
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Rt. 2
Jane Bade
Harhay
Ohio Department of Transportation
I’va
East Coast Electric Utilities
Stephen Stark
First National Bank of Ceredo
Belafonte
George Roose
Cedar Point Inc
Lawrence Meredith
Oberlin
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