Jet fuel blamed for Atlanta expressway crash
Investigators report jet fuel was placed in both wing tanks of a private plane that crashed into a car on an Atlanta expressway. Six people died and 34 were injured. A power plant specialist found a milky white emulsified substance in the right tank and samples were sent for analysis. The plane carrying 32 passengers was bound for Fort Myers and was funded by Lehigh Acres Inc. to view land for possible purchase. A signed sales slip indicated 200 gallons of jet-A fuel had been pumped before takeoff from Dekalb Peachtree Airport. Pilot listed as James Cannin.
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Atlanta
UPI
John H. Reed
National Transportation Safety Board
Reed
Maine
Fort Myers
Fla
Lehigh Acres, Inc
J. Cannin
Dekalb- Peachtree
James Cannin
Ohio Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Toll Tops 30
United Press International reports 33 people died on Ohio roads over the Memorial Day weekend. California had 32 deaths. The toll included 26 traffic deaths from Friday evening to Sunday midnight, with four motorcyclists four pedestrians and one bicycle rider among victims. Drownings totaled eight and miscellaneous accidents three. A jumper near Columbus died when his chute failed.
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Ohio
United Press International
Columbus
Deaf preschoolers feel siren sound at fire station visit
Crestwood School deaf class pupils aged three to six visited Elyria’s Number One Fire Station. The event let the children feel the siren’s vibration to “hear” it while Lieutenant Chester Mavda led the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crestwood School
Sean Court
Robert Court
Newfer Ct
Elyria
Marcia Peters
Pape Arphiyre
Eugene Peters
Obertin Rd
Ellen Harding
Norman Harding
West River St. Elyria
Chester Mavda
Andrew Barchfeld Jr
John Keanes
Ohio college truck strife cost at 150 million
A statewide AP survey estimates spring unrest across Ohio schools and highways cost about 150 million in lost business property damage wages and law enforcement. The 35 day Teamsters strike in northern Ohio accounts for 120 million in idled production with 26 million in wages lost in the Cleveland area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio College
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Associated Press
Wildcat
Greater Cleveland Growth Association
Youngstown Chamber of Commerce
GCGA
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Elyria Catholic High School Closes Chapters with 224 Graduates
Graduates at Elyria Catholic High School held their final collective moment in the school coliseum during last night’s commencement. Stephen Ross, among 224 graduates, received his diploma from Rev. Martin T. Engelhardt, dean of Lorain Deanery South, as teachers, instructors, and the school band looked on.
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Elyria Catholic High School
Stephen Ross
Martin T. Engelhardt
Lorain Deanery South
John Fazio
Ohio politics and local press ties to 1968 campaigns
Russell Davies Bill Klucas, a former C T sports editor, worked for William B Saxbe and then Paul W Brown after Saxbe became attorney general and later joined Brown’s staff. Klucas from Collins, married to Judy Moos of Elyria, resides in Columbus with his in laws the Moos. An uncle-niece pair among seniors appears on page 18 column 7.
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Bill Klucas
C-T
William B. Saxbe
Saxbe
Ohio
U.S. Senate
James A. Rhodes
Paul W. Brown
Ohio Supreme Court
Brown
John J. Gilligan
Bill
Klucas
Collins
Judy Moos
Elyria
Jarvis Road
Columbus
Judy
Paul E
Margaret) Moos
Crestview
Moos
Sears Roebuck & Co
Midway Mail
Elyria High School Honors Rev Reginald Winbush at Baccalaureate
A standing ovation greeted Rev Reginald Winbush at Elyria High School baccalaureate services where his speech Bridges Over Troubled Waters urged graduates to join the hard work of solving world problems. Fellow clergy and the EHS band accompanied the ceremony at Ely Stadium.
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Reginald Winbush
Elyria High School
Winbush
Bethany Baptist Church
Ely Stadium
Arnold Olsen
Fellowship
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Safety Council
California
By Larry Hein
Erling
Elyria Catholic
Russ Davies
Boy
Idea
Montreal
Robert Shatilla
Shatilla
Quebec Starcraft, Boatbuilders
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