Elyria Pioneers Reach Berea District Finals In Close Win
Elyria Pioneers edged Lakewood 63 62 at Baldwin Wallace College to advance to the Berea District finals against Lakewood St Edward after St Edward defeated Fairview 57 53. The winner earns a spot in the Berea Regional Class AA Tournament. Lorain County teams emphasize strong showings as district play continues.
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Wildlife Week opens with full page features in CT
National Wildlife Week starts March 17 and CT marks the event with a full page of wildlife photos and conservation stories. Joe Cowden leads readers on a city inspection tour in What They're Saying. Dividend Pages include Irish Moore retirement notes, plus The Country Editor The Music Box Scene About Town and Its A Dog's Life across pages 20 and 21.
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Journeying Champion Commuter McGuire Keeps Cleveland Run
Dorothy Funk highlights Michael J. McGuire of Broad St as the area’s famed commuter. For more than fifty years he travels to Cleveland every working day, a ritual noted in The Chatter Box. The feature traces his routine, endurance, and place in local lore.
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Michael J. McGuire
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Elyria handbill ordinance ruled unconstitutional
A judge rules the Today's News handbill ordinance in Elyria unconstitutional citing a newspaper ban. The decision appears on page 1, section 2, alongside a profile of a prominent Lorain eye surgeon at St. Joseph Hospital and coverage on a shopping center developer suing over water service denial. Weather limits turnout affect turnpike workers electing temporary union officers.
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Two Innocent Men Freed After Admitting Robbery Suspect
Two youths imprisoned five months for robbing a gasoline station attendant of 260 dollars last September were released after a year-old suspect admitted the crime. Carmine Gotti and Gilbert reportedly shared the mistaken identity with the actual robber, identified by the attendant at trial.
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Gilbert
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Salvatore Mariorano
U.P
Boys Believed Headed For Cuba Rebel Forces
Three American teenage boys are believed to be headed toward Cuba to join rebel forces. Cuban authorities have alerted all army posts to watch for the youths as they seek to align with the rebels in Havana.
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Heavy Snow Forecast In New England Areas
A large winter storm is tracked toward northeast states with up to eight inches expected in Vermont New Hampshire and Maine. Emergency warnings issued as the system sweeps from Ohio through Pennsylvania toward New England bringing snow by late today into Sunday.
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Russia Announces New Soviet Nuclear Test
Washington in a Foreign Service brief reports AEC Chairman Lewis L. Strauss confirming the Soviet Union has conducted another nuclear weapons test. He states the detonation occurred on March 8 and was similar in size to their recent explosions.
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Parma Police Hearing Delayed by Safety Director
Parma Safety Director Peter Enea announced a hearing on six suspended officers postponed until Wednesday. The delay follows charges that their chief engaged in wholesale traffic ticket fixing, with the patrolmen’s cases originally set for today.
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Earthquake Recorded Near Aleutian Region by UC Berkeley
An earthquake of major proportions, likely in the outer Aleutian Islands off Alaska, was recorded today on the University of California seismograph in Berkeley. Seismologist Don Tocher noted the tremor began at 6:29:58 a.m. PST and centered about 2,900 miles northwest of Berkeley.
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Marine Instructor Sentenced at Parris Island
A Marine drill instructor was sentenced to three months of hard labor stripped to private rank and fined 120 dollars for touching tapping and hitting three recruits at the Parris Island court martial. Walsh of Newark New Jersey was sentenced after two weeks of proceedings.
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Eisenhower Signs Middle East Resolution
President Eisenhower signed the Middle East resolution known as the Eisenhower Doctrine. The measure commits the United States to use American troops if necessary to counter communist aggression in the region and to bolster independence and stability. He spoke of a forward step in U.S. relations with the Middle East and the will of the American people to preserve peace and freedom worldwide.
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Gaza seeks return to Egyptian rule as unrest erupts
Gaza Arabs demand reversion to Egyptian administration less than 24 years after Israeli withdrawal. UN commander Burns unlikely to deploy Egyptian officials. protests disrupt Gaza City with casualties reported. Athens reports new tremors straining 150000 residents indoors in cold rain.
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Cleveland Hopes for 1959 Pan American Games
Ohio officials reported progress toward bringing the 1959 Pan American Games to Cleveland. Mayor Celebrezze said he gained strong cooperation from Governor Pyle and that the consensus favors hosting in the United States, despite Sen Lausche opposing $4.9 million in federal funding and suggesting funds come from State Department sources.
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Six Rubber Firms Fined for Price Fixing
In Denver, six major rubber firms were fined a total of 145000 by U.S. District Judge Jean Breitensten for conspiring to fix prices of industrial V belts. Fines were 30000 for Gates Rubber Co of Denver Dayton Rubber Co of Dayton Ohio Goodrich Tire and Rubber Co 30000 Fines 25000 for I B F Goodrich Co 20000 for U S Rubber Co and 10000 for Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co Charges filed last June.
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Dayton Rubber Co
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Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co
Snowfalls Drift Across East Ohio After System
Eastern Ohio received three to four inches of snow with temperatures below normal. Snow ended early in the eastern section while light flurries were expected near Lake Erie in the next 24 hours. Western Ohio largely escaped heavier snowfall as temperatures drop to the low 30s statewide and fall to 15 to 20 in the west tonight.
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Egypt hints at banning Israeli vessels from Suez Canal
Egypt rejected a Western plan to share Suez tolls and warned that Israeli shipping may be barred from the canal. Abdel Khar Hatem cited the 1888 convention, saying full tolls must be paid and that half payments proposals violate the treaty. Western diplomats fear renewed Middle East violence if Egypt keeps blocking Israeli ships.
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Farmer Finds 2 Bodies On Beach In Mexico
A Mexican farmer found two bodies on a beach in Acapulco and police said they may be two New York tourists missing since February 20. The case involves unidentified victims and ongoing inquiries by Mexican authorities.
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Frantic bank robbery ends with bomb threat and killings
Franco De La Paz testified about corpses found on a Hernal De Gomez beach while describing a bank robbery in progress. A woman and man were said to be strapped to the robber s waist as he threatened to blow up the works unless paid. A explosives expert later dismantled a ticking device at Central Station. Police identified a Brooklyn widow, Mrs Halleck, and her sister Mrs Walnepiois as clients in the case. A key in DeBlois pocket aided the investigation and a bomb in a locker at Canadian National Railways Central Station was dismantled.
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