Avon area to get 514 acre industrial park
Norfolk and Western Railway announced a 514 acre industrial park 8 percent in Avon and the rest in Westlake plus a 30 acre park between Moore and Miller Roads. The land, one of the largest Ohio developments, will be leased to industries and served by I-90 with 14 minute drive to Cleveland downtown.
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Avon
Norfolk and Western Railway
Westlake
Moore and
Miller Roads
Lear-Nagle Road
Bradley Road
Krebs Road
Chester Rd
Railway
Ohio
Ford Motor Co
Lorain
Herman H. Perler
Nicholas Mitock
Alexander Roman
James A. Rhodes
Norfolk and Western
Mitock
Cleveland
Elyria seeks funds for sewer district interim phase
Elyria's Finance Committee warned the May election may not bring funding for the city's share of the Northwest Sanitary Sewer District interim phase. Estimated at 1.19 million dollars, the plan aims to spur industrial and commercial growth with a 632 thousand dollar assessable portion and 558 thousand dollar city share.
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Northwest
Elyria
Robert E. Kleinoeder
West River Road
Ohio Turnpike
Schaden Road
Elyrian Soldier Awarded Bronze Star for Vietnam Service
Sgt. Richard A. Sieminski of Elyria received the Bronze Star Medal along with the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Army Commendation Medal with V for valor for actions in Vietnam. He was promoted to sergeant in Vietnam with the Ninth Infantry Division and is now stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. His mother noted his discontent with the war and his reticence about experiences.
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Elyria
Vietnam
Richard A. Sieminski
Stanley Sieminski
15Th St
Ft. Hood
Texas
Sieminski
Ninth Infantry Division
Six juveniles found guilty of mischief at university riot
In Montreal AP report six juveniles aged 16 and 17 were found guilty of mischief for wrecking Sir George William University’s million-dollar computer center. Social welfare court Judge John Long ordered parents to appear March 12 to show cause why they should not pay damages. the six were paroled to their parents. A seventh juvenile remains held for psychiatric exam. The riot also led to 87 adult arrests on conspiracy charges, with all but two released on bail.
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Montreal
Sir George William University
Social Welfare Court
John Long
Study finds fourth graders watch excessive TV
A UPI report from Fort Worth notes research showing some children watch far more television than parents expect. One student claimed to watch 80 hours weekly, with 25 hours on Saturdays.
Police pay hike demand rejected by Elyria council
Elyria finance committee rejected a 30 percent across the board pay raise for police effective April 1 and dampened a demand by city firemen for a 9000 dollar base pay with adjustments. Members said no raises until after the May primary and noted a 3.5 mill operating levy could not fund such increases.
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Elyria
Malcolm D. McDonald
Jack E. Zagrans
Lodge 30
Fraternal Order of Police
Safety Forces
McDonald
Communists shut main West Berlin highway for three hours
In Berlin the Communists closed the West's main highway to West Berlin for three hours and reported an attack on a U S Army train moving through East Germany. West German officials cited a pistol shot. the American said only a dented window. The incident followed warfare drills tied to Germany's presidential election.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
East Germany
U.S
Frankfurt
Father tells teen son to start fending for self
A casual quip from a father to his teenage son suggests self reliance as a motto while noting a local deal on Henry's famous steaks priced at 2.49 at Mid way Mall.
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Henry
Midway Mall
Spacewalk Reinstated as Schweickart Feels Better
Apollo 9 astronauts James McDivitt and Russell Schweickart resumed part of the planned spacewalk after Schweickart recovered from nausea. Schweickart tested the lunar module’s front porch segment and suit systems while David R. Scott remained aboard the command ship. The crew conducted the day’s tests and prepared for the telecast as the mission pressed toward its May moon flight.
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James McDivitt
Schweickart
McDivitt
David R. Scott
Sehweickart
Earth
Spider
Weather outlook with light snow and cool temperatures
Light snow is possible tonight with a mostly cloudy sky and a cooler day tomorrow. Lows dip to the lower to mid-20s, highs in the low 30s, then partly sunny and cool on Saturday. Sunset today 6 24 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6 57 a.m. High 39 at 4 10 p.m. Yesterday's low 26 at 6 30 a.m. Details page 21.
Jerusalem Hebrew U blast spurs clashes along Suez
A bomb tore into the Hebrew University library cafeteria injuring 25 in Jerusalem. Israeli Arab clashes flared along the Suez Canal cease fire line as UN warned the situation grew more serious. Baghdad reported new Israeli spy trials with Jewish suspects to be hanged despite world pressure.
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Hebrew University Library
Jerusalem
Suez Canal
United Nations
Baghdad
Iraq
Jordan River
Golan Heights
Syria
Little Bitter Lake
West Bank
U.N
Avon Lake Soldier Saves Comrade in Vietnam Hospital
Avon Lake’s Todd D. Bloom 20, on duty as a clinical specialist in a field hospital near Binh Phuoc, helped save a comrade after a mortar attack. Dr. George K. Adams performed cardiac massage as Bloom assisted, the man recovering after 15 minutes of life-saving care. Bloom, a 1966 Avon Lake High School graduate, hopes to study pre medicine upon returning home next October.
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Avon Lake
Vietnam
Todd D. Bloom
Binh Phuoc
Bloom
Dong Tam
Avon Lake High School
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A. RE
Walker RD
Krebs
Ter RD
Kleinoeder
Elyrian
A. D
Richard Steminski
C. W. Boals
International Association of Firefighters
Zagrans
Television
Wellington
Reds
Moscow
Moon
Saigon
UPD
Nixon
Paris
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Sai
Gon
Pham Dang Lam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Viet
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