School bus law studied by state officials
Columbus Ohio. E. E. Holt superintendent of public instruction proposed new district regulations on school bus purchase and operation. Key points require assigned seating, 10 percent overload limit, driver certification by county board, mandatory physicals, performance bonds, and a state aid scale from 37 to 92 percent based on property valuation. Lorain county officials and local superintendents weigh impact.
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Columbus
UPI
E. E. Holt
State Board of Education
Holt
Gibbens
Lorain County
C. A. Gibbens
Lorain
County Board of Education
Fire Station Gets Direct Alarm Switchboard
City officials announced completion of a new switchboard at Central Fire Station. Alarm calls now go directly to the fire station instead of the police switchboard. Elyria Telephone Co. installed the fire switchboard at a cost of 124 dollars with a monthly increase of 16.20 dollars for both departments. Police switchboard modernization is underway. The fire department alarm number remains unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Fire Station
Elyria Telephone Co
Safety Service
Joseph C. Cowden
Amherst Fire Station
Cleveland Electric Tuminating Cap
Perilous Ponds Sting Lorain Youths This Summer
A list of pond deaths from 1961 62 warns of hidden dangers near home ponds in Lorain County Ohio. Noted victims include Arthur Wilson 16 Richards Pond. Charles Whitlock 21 a quarry near Lorain. Michael Vanillo 17 North Eaton. Dale Mole 14 Lorain. Michael Knipper 2 South Amherst. Red Cross safety tips urge no solo swimming supervision for children avoid jumping unknown water test ponds ensure safety markers keep rescue tools handy and never rely on floats. Summer swim safety emphasis urges careful pond use to prevent more funerals.
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Arthur L. Wilson
Bell Ave
Richards’ Pond
West River Rd
Charles Whitlock
East 29Th St
Lorain
Rts
Michael P. Vanillo
National Dr
North Eaton
Rt. 10
Durkee Rd
Dale T. Mole
West Lake Rd
Lorain Drive-In
Michael Knipper
Annis Rd
South Amherst
Olive St
Red Cross
Elyria progress group to retry revival plan
Elyria Progress Committee reconvenes to revive efforts after a quorum lapse. Seven members met to plan changes and a June 27 session to discuss making the group effective for the next 35 years, with recommendations to city council in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene B. [Smith
Elyria ‘Progress Committee
Smith
Council
Dent
Aet
Worth
E. H. Robinson
Frank Q
Burrows
Richard E
Baird
Wade Worcester
Jay
Primus
Fred B
Anylford
Franklin Gott
Fried
Two funds may be due Mayor says
Mayor Charles V. Neeson announced plans to meet with Lorain County Auditor Frank Ayres to review unencumbered township funds that could be owed to Elyria. Common Pleas Judge Leroy F. Kelly ordered distribution in January after Elyria's annexation of part of the township, but no distribution has yet occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V. Neeson
Lorain County
Frank Ayres
Elyria Township
Elyria
Common Pleas
Leroy F. Kelly
Clerk Fined 175 in Gaming Charge at Cigar Store
Lorain police fined 175 and costs to Philp J. Schmitz a 31 year old cigar store clerk after pleading guilty to possessing gambling devices. He was arrested following a routine check that found a tip book and punch board on display at Korner Cigar Store Pearl Avenue.
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Lorain
Philp J. Schmitz
29Th St
Korner Cigar Store
Pearl Ave
Burial services for nine year old engineer Jed Smith Foster
Washington reports Jed Smith Foster 9 died Wednesday in the capital. Burial set for Saturday in Plainfield New Jersey. Foster helped build the Panama Canal and was remembered as a child engineer with notable early life.
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Washington
UPI
Plainfield
N. J
Jed Smith Foster
Panama Canal
Elyria School Land Transfer Disapproved by State Official
Ohio School Superintendent E E Holt disapproves the transfer of a 19.66 acre triangle from Elyria City to Clearview Local Schools and will urge the Ohio Board of Education to deny when meeting in Columbus. The parcel valued at 815,540 currently serves two pupils and faces political and financial contention from Elyria board and local petitioners.
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Ohio
E. E. Holt
Elyria City
Clearview
Ohio Board of Education
Columbus
Elyria Township
Foster Park
Middleridge Roads
Elyria Board
George D. Kuebler
Holt
Kuebler
C. A. Garnett
John M. Blake
Margaret Herrick
Elyria Board of Education
Elyria
F. J. Gottfried
Attorneys battle to spare youth in Akron murder trial
In Summit County Court, attorneys for Richard J. Stewart, 18, of Cuyahoga Falls, press to avert the electric chair in the murder and strangling of Judy Sooy, 18, a Kent State coed found dead last September in Stewart’s home basement. Prosecutors say Stewart lured her to a party at the Hathaways, beat her with a hammer, then strangled her. defense motions on juvenile rights and evidence rulings have been overruled as the trial proceeds before a three-judge panel.
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Akron
Richard J. Stewart
Cuyahoga Falls
Summit County Common Pleas Court
Stewart
Judye Sooy
Miss Sooy
Kent State University
Thomas Hathaway
Three Motorists Charged With Traffic Offenses
Mildred Robinson 44 of 412 Clinton Ave was charged by police yesterday at 834 a.m. with failure to yield a right of way. Carl L Mansfield Jr 21 of 120 West Bridge St was charged today at 420 a.m. with disregarding the traffic light at Lake Ave and Lowell St and with driving without a permit. Frederic W Foss 18 of 627 Bell Ave was charged Thursday at 310 p.m. with speeding 55 miles an hour on Gulf Rd between Caroline St and Lafayette Ave.
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Mildred Robinson
Clinton Ave
Carl L. Mansfield Jr
West Bridge St
Lake Ave
Lowell St
Frederic W. Foss
Bell Ave
Gulf Rd
Caroline St
Lafayette Ave
Keogh admits talks denounces bribe in court
New York Supreme Court Justice J Vincent Keogh testified in federal court that he met with an admitted bribe intermediary and Elliott J Kahaner to discuss the Moore case and the justice system transition. He denied taking any bribe money and detailed alleged conversations amid a racketeering trial involving Antonio Corallo and others.
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New York
HTNS
Supreme Court
J. Vincent Keogh
Manhattan
Federal Court
U.S
Brooklyn
Elliott J. Kahaner
Antonio
Tony Ducks
Ence
Leo F. Rayfiel
Sanford J. Moore
Justice Keogh
Moore
Robert M. Erdman
Mr. Kahaner
Kahaner
Erdman
Rayfiel
Joseph Hoey
Hoey
Kahan
Justice Department
Dr. Erdman
Keogh
Justice Seven
Bears cry for better home at Cascade Park
Reporters record the plight of four Cascade Park bears Ely Park bears Betty Gracey Sophie and Hilda living in a damp barred den built in 1919. Young Eyler students argue for a new den, noting cost of 8000 dollars and a failed 1956 park levy. Bears plead for funds to upgrade their habitat.
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Cascade Park
Ely
Betty
Gracey
Sophie
Hilda
Manitoba Woods
The
Park
Elyria
Madhock
Mayor Neeson Basks in Personal Air Conditioning Upgrade
Mayor Charles V. Neeson announced during a crowded press conference that his office is being fitted with air conditioning at his personal expense. Ruth Burkhard, his secretary, noted the warmth in the room as crews install the cooling unit.
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Charles V. Neeson
Ruth Burkhard
Safety Service
Joseph C. Cowden
Self-sufficiency plan urged for disaster survival in county
Cuyahoga County civil defense planning chief James Cowden told Lorain County CD officials at Amherst headquarters that local survival relies on self sufficiency without outside supplies. He outlined an operational plan covering non emergency actions and war emergency readiness, stressing county wide coordination with Avon Lake, Sheffield Lake, Lorain, Amherst Township and others, with drills set for June and July to test communications and emergency medical response.
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Amherst
James Cowden
Cuyahoga County
Civil Defense
Lorain
Amtherst
Cowden
Joseph Stockstill
Lorain County
Avon Lake
Sheffield Lake
Elyria
Elyria Township
Amherst Township
Oberlin
Pittsfield Township
Wellington
Rochester
Rochester Township
Grafton
Huntington
Litchfield
Penfield
Cleveland
Stockstill
Lorain County Medical Association
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Ponder
American Red Cross
Elyria Progress Group
Gottfried
Milton Lewis
John Madhock
Martha Colgan
John Wellerman
C-T
Thomas H. McCarthy
Mayor's Office
CD Aide
Gearview High School
Peri Raperive
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