Lorain County Vietnam death toll reaches 19 this year
Defense figures show Lorain County 19 lives lost in Vietnam in 1968 six months, with total war losses above national average. County rate 15.5 per 100000, higher than the national 12.5. Ontonagon County reports seven deaths for 66.7 per 100000. City tallies list Lorain 17, Elyria 6, Sheffield Lake 4, Grafton 3, Wellington unknown.
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Lorain County
Vietnam
Defense Department
U.S
Ontonagon County
Mich
United States
Lorain
Elyria
Sheffield Lake
Grafton
Wellington
Girl in polka dot dress sighted near RFK assassination site
Police report a girl in a white polka dot dress seen fleeing the area of the Robert Kennedy assassination scene in Los Angeles. The description mirrors an earlier report but details are unclear and no confirmation of identity or linkage to the case has been provided.
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Polka Dot
Los Angeles
Robert Kennedy Assassi
Elyrian denies five year disqualification charge for filing
Elyrian says he filed an election expense statement today denying a wire service report that he would be barred from public office for five years. Franklin Taylor and Edgar W. Millard, both failed U S House nominees, faced similar claims for not filing receipts and expenditures with the Ohio secretary of state. Taylor said he mailed his statement with a receipt. officials said disqualification hinges on proof. Washington and Lorain officials said Taylor is not in danger if the statement is valid. Police canceled an all points bulletin for a mystery woman tied to a Kennedy assassination case after a Lorain youth worker’s claim proved unfounded. The report described a woman seen with a man who allegedly said, We shot him, prompting calls to protect Sirhan Sirhan’s attorney.
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Franklin Taylor
Longfellow Sr
U. S
United Press International
Cleveland
Taylor
Edgar W. Millard
Ohio
Franklin
Charles Blair
Election Board
Chronicle-Telegram
Millard
Lorain
Allpoints
Kennedy
Sandy Serrano
Sandy
Manuel M. Serrano
West 27Th St
California
Pasadena Junior College
Pasadena
Miss Serrano
Surburban
Altadena
Calif
Los Angeles
Tom Reddin
Russell E. Parsons
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Sen. Kennedy
Parsons
Reddin
Ninth Coast Guard District Gets New Leader
Rear Admiral William F. Rea will assume command of the Ninth Coast Guard District aboard the Mackinaw in Cleveland on Friday. He relieves Rear Admiral Charles Tighe, who has led since May 1966 and will head the Eleventh District in Long Beach, California. The Ninth District covers the American Great Lakes region and includes 150 boats, 16 major cutters, and 2,300 crew plus 200 civilians. Admiral Rea previously served as deputy chief of the Merchant Marine Safety Division at Coast Guard Headquarters and is a Philadelphia native, Coast Guard Academy graduate of 1941.
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William F. Rea IU
USCG
Ninth Coast Guard District
Coast Guard
Mackinawhere
Charles Tighe
Great Lakes
Tighe
Eleventh Coast Guard
Long Beach
Calif
Mackinaw
Admiral Rea
Merchant Marine Safety Division
Washington, D.C
Philadelphia
Coast Guard Academy
Ujhelyi criticizes county vote machine purchase plan
Lorain County Board of Elections objects to buying 25 used voting machines from BMD Development Corp for 950 each. Election board chairman Joseph A. Ujhelyi seeks rescission due to lack of written guarantee and bond from the seller. He would support used machines only from reliable suppliers under proper election law provisions. The county awarded the contract amid discussions with the prosecutor's department, with machines previously used in Pima County, Arizona.
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Lorain County Board of Elections
Joseph A. Ujhelyi
Election Board
Ushelyi
BMD Development Corp
New York City
Pima County
Arizona
IBM Voting
Automatic Voting Machine Co
Boy seriously hurt in Lorain street fight
A street clash between two youth groups in Lorain sent 15 year old Eddie Hannibal to St Joseph Hospital in guarded condition with stab wounds. 14 year old Ronnie Patton and 13 year old Joe Patton suffered multiple injuries and were treated and released. Police questioned suspects and ordered all youths to appear at the Juvenile Aid Bureau. Also: Humphrey to visit Cleveland July 1 ahead of Nixon July 10 visit in Ohio
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20Th Street
Ashland Avenue
Joe
Ronnie Patton
19Th Street
Hinton Avenue
Hannibal
Ashland
20Th
Joe Patton
Proposal to fund tutoring aid for needy students across Ohio colleges
The Ohio Board of Regents backed a $430 000 program to aid students from poverty backgrounds. Elyria's LCCC would receive 10000 for tutor assisted efforts with university seniors guiding freshmen. Allocations include 70000 to Ohio State and Central State and smaller shares to others.
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Ohio Board of Regents
Cleveland State University
Ohio State
Central State
Kent State
Cleveland State
Ohio
Akron
Toledo
Cincinnati
Youngstown
Wright State
Miami
Bowling Green
Cuyahoga Community College
Lakeland and
Sinclair Junior Colleges
Columbus and
Clark County Technical Institutes
Elyria store halts gun sales under Schottenstein policy
Elyria City Family Dis count Center, part of Schottenstein Departments Stores, halted sale of guns and sent firearms and ammo back to warehouses. Store manager Ike Solomon cited policy adopted after public concern over RFK assassination. Scholfenstein controller Kenneth Jorgensen announced the move. Solomon said weapons were being removed two weeks earlier. Toy guns and weapons are not affected.
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Elyria City
Beardless Wellington Firemen Jailed In Town Raid
Wellington firemen were arrested during a routine training session as the Beardedless department faced a raid by the Keystone cops amid Wellington’s sesquicentennial prep. Family ties surfaced with Fire Chief Bill Webber’s brother and father involved in the jailer and judge roles. A crowd gathered as the men were taken to jail for not growing beards, shaving permits being mocked by a firefighter salary joke. The raid was the third this week as the town nears June 29 to July 6 celebrations.
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Wellington
Rolland S. West
An. Webber
Ernie Good
Richard Goepz
Jack Perry
Bob Webber
Fire Department
George Foster
Lorain man among four inmates in power-plant protest
A 38 year old Lorain man, James McQueen, was one of four Ohio Penitentiary inmates who climbed onto the prison power plant platform and refused to descend for about two hours on Thursday. McQueen is serving 20 to 50 years on three armed robbery counts. The other inmates were Charles Fulton, Freeman Thrash, and Fred Jefferson. They surrendered their weapons and were removed with no resistance. They will face prison summary court Monday after an investigation.
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Columbus
Lorain
Ohio Penitentiary
James McQueen
West 13Th &J
E. L. Maxwell
Maxwell
Charles Fulton
Freeman Thrash
Trumbull County
Fred Jefferson
Cuyahoga County
Teamsters exhibit paintings at New York union center
An exhibition of paintings by Teamsters union members in the New York area has opened at a union sponsored art center. Union drivers, including Saul Solomon center director, say the studio work offers therapy and a welcome outlet after long routes.
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New York
Teamsters Union
New York Area
Saul Solomon
Art Center
Lorain Men Report Robberies On City Streets
Two Lorain men describe separate street holdups. Carl Baginski, 46, says three assailants attacked him near West Alley off 14th Street, stealing his $85 wallet. he offered no description. Ramon Herr, 22, reports being attacked at 24th Street and Reid Avenue about 4 a.m. and was treated for bruises. Summer coats shed as the season changes.
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Lorain
Carl Baginski
West 21St St
Baginski
Ramon Herr
Omaha Ave
St. Joseph Hospital
24St Street
Reid Avenue
Avco strike ends as 430 workers approve contract
In Cincinnati Avco Corp electronics workers from IBEW Local 1942, totaling 430, voted 2,220 to 40 to approve a 26 month labor pact ending a walkout that began June 11. The agreement provides wage increases of 31 to 48 cents over the next 13 months.
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Cincinnati
Avco Corp
Electronics
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
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