Black Nationalists clash in Cleveland leaves dead and injured
In Cleveland the Afro Set and Black Panthers clashed early today in Rockefeller Park. Charles Mason Jr. was killed, James Teasley shot, and James Moore wounded, while three Afro Set members beat three Panthers triggering further gunfire at an Afro Set shop and a Panthers HQ on the East Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
UPI
Charles R. Mason Jr
Afro Set
James Teasley
James Moore
Rockefeller Park
Samuel Mayfield
Willie Ogletree
Gilbert Hoffman
Black Panthers
Obituary notices from Lorain County area
Death notices from London and Norwalk areas reveal Jacob van Kanel former London High School principal who died in Columbus after illness. Also Clara Marie Thompson of New London and Julius Istock of Lorain are noted along with burial plans and funeral home details. Local deaths include Sara Dunn Godfrey and infant Kent Ross Carpenter with service times and burial locations.
Lorain Man Steve Wojtko 62 Dies After Short Illness
Steve Wojtko 62 of 2523 East 33rd Street Lorain died today at St Joseph Hospital after a brief illness. Born in McKeesport Pa he worked 45 years in the open hearth department at Lorain Works United States Steel. He was a member of St John Catholic Church. Survived by wife Mary a son Army Pvt Eugene Wojtko at Fort Knox Ky a daughter Mary Janey Russo of Lorain two brothers Alex Elyria Frank Lorain five sisters Elizabeth Jobigg Youngstown Mrs Stanley Niznik Lorain Mrs Warren Belgrave North Olmsted Mrs Edmund Reisner Amherst and Mrs Robert Tria coff Mansfield. Services and parish rosary scheduled with Bodzash Funeral Home and burial in Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
United States Steel Corp
Wojtko
St. John Catholic Church
Mary
Phc
Eugene Wojtko
Fort Knox
Alfred
Mary Janey) Russo
Alex
Elyria
Frank
Elizabeth Jobigg
Youngstown
Stanley Niznik
Warren Belgrave
North Olmsted
Edmund Reisner
Amherst
Robert Triacoff
Mansfield
James M. Bodzash
St. John Church
Calvary Cemetery
Lorain movie man fined for obscenity after juveniles admitted
In Lorain Assistant Prosecutor Henry T. Webber reports city crackdown on exhibitors admitting juveniles to films labeled for adults only. Luis Martinez of US Cinema was fined 100 dollars and costs, six months in jail with the term suspended, after pleading no contest to displaying obscene motion pictures. The film Swapping Swingers was ordered confiscated. Martinez previously faced a two month old fine for showing questionable films to juveniles. Martinez pledged cooperation and Webber warned others as the decency boundary remains thin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Henry T. Webber
Luis Martinez
Broadway
Martinez
West 15Th St
Webber
Lorain hosts reporters tour of lake shipping industries
A busload of reporters and photographers toured Lorain's water oriented industries with the port authority and Ohio Development Department. The visit highlighted Ohio ports’ role in the St Lawrence Seaway's 10th anniversary, including a tour of American Ship Building Co.'s new 7 million dollar drydock and U S Steel's jumbo bulk carrier hull 900. The excursion also covered Roehring Gregory Industries National Gypsum and other lake shipping operations in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Ship Building Co
Lorain Harbor
Ohio
Lorain
St. Lawrence Seaway
Port Authority
Ohio Development Department
County
Roger Doane
Lorain Authority
Col
R. Wilson Neff
U.S. Steel Corp
Neff, Doane
Fred Neuenschwander
Jacob Kamm
Neuenschwander
U.S. Steel
Roehring
Gregory Industries
National Gypsum
Great Lakes
Seaway
Avon teachers pledge to stand firm on salary demands
Avon Teachers Association members voted to uphold their requests for the 1969 70 salary schedule. President Terrence Smith said an Ohio Education Association representative urged mediation to resolve differences with the board of education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AVON
Avon Teachers Association
Terrence Smith
Association
Ohio Education Association
OBA
Board of Education
Smith
Perjury indictments in teen court witness case
Two youths from LaGrange face indictments for perjury after allegedly lying about witnessing a 17 year old break windows at Keystone School in a May trial. Dwight VanMeter and Pete Bailey, both held on $500 bond, are to be arraigned before Judge LeRoy F. Kelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Grand Jury
Dwight VanMeter
Railroad St
LaGrange
Pete Bailey
West St
Common Pleas
LeRoy F. Kelly
Keystone School
Ohio Youth Commission
Columbus
Henry P. Webber
NY congressman opposes Sohio merger
Rep. Emanuel Celler of New York urged the Justice Department to block Standard Oil of Ohio and BP Amoco subsidiary Bri tish Petroleum Ltd from merging. He warned a 25 percent global oil share could reduce competition and create a monopoly amid potential foreign policy issues and antitrust concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celler
United States
Prisoner Kicked in Lorain County Jail Assault
A Lorain County Jail inmate Bernard Broudner, 23, was kicked above the eye by fellow prisoner Robert Howell, 34, as cells were locked at 8 30 p m He was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital then returned to the jail Howell was on an upper bunk and is serving time for intoxication Deputies plan to transfer Howell to Tiffin State.
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Lorain County
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Bernard &. Croudner
West 21St St
Lorain
Droudner
Robert Louis Howell
Drouder
Howell
Croudner
Tiffin State Hospital
Lorain Woman Hurt In Two Car Collision At Intersection
Lorain woman Maria D Olmeda twenty one suffered fractured ribs and back injuries in a two car crash at Livingston Avenue and West 18th Street at 10 55 pm yesterday. She is listed in fair to good condition at St Joseph Hospital. Her husband Wilfredo and their 11 year old nephew Angel Morales were treated at the hospital. The other driver Germaine Glavna 28 was charged with failure to yield the right of way and told police she stopped and did not see the other car before pulling into its path.
Frank A Styler Seeks Elyria Chamber Role From Florida
The letter from Frank A Styler of St. Petersburg Florida claims a self styled role as Special Florida State Representative for the Elyria Chamber of Commerce. He recalls Elyria’s selling points and compares flowers with Cleveland Stadium pains while noting ties to Bernard J Stuplinski, acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
Holland
Bastogne
Screaming Eagle
Florida
Elyria
Cleveland Stadium
Frank A, Styler
Oak Street
St. Petersburg
Frank
Elyrian
Bernard J. Stuplinski
U.S
Northern District of Ohio
Seal's sister act falls on deaf ears
In Tamworth England zoo staff chased Susy the sea lion who had fled into a boating lake after arriving from the United States. Keepers played tape barks and roars from her sister Susan to lure her back, but Susy remained missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seal
Tamworth, England
UPI
Drayton Manor Zoo
Susy
United States
Susan
Susa
Judge sets marijuana trial dates for Oberlin students
Judge John D. Pincura set trial dates for two Oberlin College students indicted in December for marijuana sale. Avery F. Brooks of Gary Indiana faces trial June 24 for selling marijuana in Wilder Hall on October 10. Grosbeck Parham of Fairfield Alabama is scheduled for July 1 for selling marijuana to a police informant in front of Warner Gymnasium on October 5. Both defendants are free on bonds under 2500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Common Pleas
John D. Pincura
Oberlin College
Avery F. Brooks
Gary
Ind
Wilder Hall
Grosbeck Parham
Fairfield
Ala
Warner Gymasium
Cleveland gang clash leaves one dead in East Cleveland shootout
Two God's Children members face murder charges after a rival Psycho Syndicate clash in East Cleveland. Terry Dunlap of Latrobe Pennsylvania died from a neck wound. Douglas Brayson and Arthur Vincent were wounded. Police say an open war followed a merger meeting and recent beatings.
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Cleveland
UPI
Terry Dunlap
Latrobe
God's Children
Psycho Syndicate
Dunlap
Douglas Brayson
East Cleveland
Arthur Vincent
Dayton
Hell’s Angels of California
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Jacob van Kanel
London
South Amherst
London High School
Ray Zeigman
Maine Ave
Joseph Massey
Walnut St
von Kanel
Carmel Hospital
Fast First St
London City
Wilmington College
Ohio State University
London Correctional Institute
Ruth
Edwin
Gretchen) Lilly
Springfield
C. M. Thompson
New London
Clara Marie Thompson
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Raymond Gorman
Holy Cross Cemetery
Julius G. Istock
Julius George Istock
St. Joseph Hospital
Talbot Lane
Mr. Istock
Austria
Lora
Hall Wine Co
Goodman Beverage Co
California
Robert Bazer
Grafton
Emil Dovala
Sheffield Group
Sheffield Township
M. H. Godfrey
Norwalk
Sara Dunn Godfrey
Moravian Villa
Milan
Godfrey
Chatham St
Mt. Comfort
Norwalk First Baptist Church
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Fla
Zeta Chapter
Delta Kappa Gamma
National Education Association
Melvin H
Paul
Linea) Jeffries
New Orleans
James
Anna Grace) van Winkle
San Antonio
Tex
Horace
Collins
Ruth Bondy
Cincinnati
Bessie Bubb
Kubach-Smith
Paul Smith
Woodlawn Cemetery
Lori Rae Vanover
Alfred Vanover
Columbia Rd
Olmsted Falls
Lakewood Hospital
Berea
Kristen
Lou Kepler
Charles Vanover
Robert Carlson
Wellington First Congregational Church
Kent R. Carpenter
LaGrange Cemetery
Kent Ross Carpenter
Richard
Marian Carpenter
Cement City
Mich
Frank Odor
Leland Howard
Foote Memorial Hospital
Jackson
Karen
Kathy
Kevin
Viva Carpenter
Oberlin
J.D. Shisler
Eagle, NY
Frank Birt
Florence Birt
Schwartz, Spence and Bover
Elmwood Cemetery
Birt
Ninth St
Middletown
First Lutheran Church of
George
Arline) Cootz
Ida Abell
Omar
Violet) Krebs
Tod
Robert W. Nehls
Sheffield Lake
Schwartz
Nehis
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Masonic Lodge
Geneva
Ronald
Elmer
Steve Wojtko
East 33Rd St
McKeesport
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home, Inc
Greater Elyria and
Harvey C. Curtis
Ernest W. Scheuffler
Greater Lorain
ASB
Neff
Toledo
Sandusky
Ashtabula-Conneaut
Chamber of Ecommerce
Robert Barnhart
Teacher Association
Fulton
Cach
Anthony
Wolodzko
Mary and
Phil Guastella
Ridge Hill
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