Private land fund planned for county office building
A privately sponsored drive aims to raise at least 100000 to help pay for land for the county administration building at Third Street and Middle Avenue. Councilman Peter Van Wormer says downtown merchants are being approached, though names are not disclosed. The fund will be public within days and is expected to cover up to half of the about 200000 land cost, with a bipartisan approach.
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Third Street
Middle Avenue
Peter M. van Wormer
Rat Large
van Wormer
Wellington High School plans stalled by bid overrun
New Wellington High School is under construction off North Main Street. Bids exceed the $1,175,000 bond total by about $300,000, delaying the gym from inclusion until additional funds are approved.
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Wellington High School
North Main Street
US air cavalry battles on Cambodian border for fourth day
US air cavalrymen and supporting planes clashed with North Vietnamese forces along the Cambodian border in War Zone C for the fourth day. The US Command said 43 NVA were killed over four clashes in Tay Ninh Phuoc Long and Binh Long. six US soldiers died and 29 wounded. Casualties also reported among South Vietnamese militiamen. A heavy mortar attack hit Fire Base Flasher with light casualties overall. An American helicopter gunship accidentally fired rockets at a Saigon hamlet, killing three civilians and wounding 11. In Can Tho a home made bomb wounded four at the US cultural center. Four Americans and five South Vietnamese troops were killed when a US helicopter crashed in Quang Duc Province. cause undetermined.
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Saigon
Tay Ninh
Phuoc Long
Binh Long
1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S
Quang Duc
Elections board extends hours for voter signup in Lorain County
Lorain County Board of Elections announced extended signup hours as the May primary deadline nears. Elyria and Lorain offices will open March 21 and 23 with extended hours daily until 9 PM. Eligible residents must register if not already registered, meet age and residency requirements, and transfer cards must be filed by the deadline if changing precincts.
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Lorain
Elections Board
Loram County
Ohio
Armed Services
1970 Ohio license plates go on sale next Monday
The Ohio Auto License Bureau says the 1970 scarlet and gray license plates go on sale next Monday at Lorain County deputy registrar offices. Plates cost 10 dollars plus a 50 cent registrar fee, with title and 1969 registration required.
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Ohio State
Lorain County
Elyria
Eileen Thompson
Lake Ave
Elyria Auto License Bureau
Broad St
Elyria Auto Club
West Ave
Lorain
Gerald Trohacker
Reidsyve
Katherine Thomka
Pearl Ave
Lorain Auto Club
Sixth St
Adelaide Green
Kansas Ave
Holden Confusion Over Names Highlights Local Pals
In Oberlin two men share similar names Leo C Holden and Lee Holden causing mixups in mail and letters. Leo C Holden is a former Oberlin College Conservatory organ instructor for 33 years. Lee Holden is a former teacher football coach and insurance agent. Mrs Holden jokes about the mixups and the Lions Club notes its global size and Ohio membership. The Elyria Lions announce a May flea market at El Rey Grotto Park with future meeting speakers listed.
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Leo C. Holden
West College St
Oberlin
Leo Holden
East College St
Leo C Holden
Oberlin College Conservatory of Music
Lee Holden
Lee C. Holden
Lions International
Lions Clubs
Rotary
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis
Optimist
Lions Club
Ohio
Elyria
el Rey Grotto Park
5000 Miners Return to Work After Safety Committee Reinstatement
About 5000 striking miners in eastern Ohio returned to work after the Ohio Coal Association reinstated three Monroe County Safety Committee members fired at the Allison mine in Capatina Creek near Beallsville. UMW officials and Tom Williams of District 6 said a weekend meeting resolved the dispute.
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Bellaire, Ohio
UPI
Ohio
Ohio Coal Association
Monroe County Safety Committee
Tom Williams
District 6
United Mine Workers
Allison
Y&o Coal Co
Captina Creek
Beallsville
Hoss trial prosecution resumes in Verona police killing
The Pittsburgh prosecution resumes the murder trial of Stanley Barton Hoss Jr. for the Verona police officer’s killing. FBI agents testified he admitted the shooting to them in Iowa days after capture, saying the gun found in Waterloo was the weapon used.
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Pittsburgh
GPS
Stanley Barton Hoss Jr
Verona
FBI
Hoss
Joseph P. Zanella
Daniel F. Dunn
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Iowa
Joseph Zanella
Lunn
No Agnew Nixon will do in city meeting request
U S Rep Samuel L Devine of Ohio faces a diplomacy test after a civic group in his district asks him to help invite Vice President Spiro T Agnew as a speaker If Agnew is unavailable the group suggests President Richard Nixon instead The message reflects eagerness for high profile political presence in a local meeting
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Columbus
UPD
U.S
Samuel L. Devine
Ohio
Devine
Agnew
Nixon
Davis opposes Glenville probe in 1968 disturbance
Cleveland Safety Director Benjamin Davis opposed reopening the 1968 Glenville disturbance probe after the ACLU urged a review. He warned against large expenditures for events more than a year and a half old while stressing focus on current crime. He criticized revolutionary elements and urged police restraint.
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Cleveland
UPI
Benjamin Davis
Glenville
Davis
American Civil Liberties Union
Negro Safety
Department of Justice
Lorain Child Critically Injured in Sandusky Wreck
A two year old Lorain girl was critically injured when two cars collided seven miles south of Sandusky. Her mother Sally 29 and two brothers Scott 3 and Douglas 5 were in fair condition at Good Samaritan Hospital. Alvin L. Stovall 27 of Sandusky was cited for driving under the influence after his car left center on Rt. 250.
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Sandusky
Lorain
Here
Kelly Wilkerson
St. Lorain
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Sally
Scott
Douglas
Good Samaritan
California Avenue
Sandusky Hospital
Powell says busing not entire solution
US Rep Adam Clayton Powell says busing black students is not the complete fix for school segregation. He tells about 250 at Case Western Reserve University that blacks need more self-determination and more qualified black teachers, noting busing is easier in small cities than large areas. Powell describes a revolution and defines black power as rejecting hate toward whites unless provoked.
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Cleveland
UPI
Adam Clayton Powell
D-Ny
Powell
Case Western Reserve University
Protests Lose Steam Says Vietnam Moratorium Lead
Sam Brown, a top coordinator of the Vietnam Moratoriums, told Metromedia Radio News that street protests are losing effectiveness. He urged returning to local community work and door-to-door outreach to connect with people in their neighborhoods.
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Washington
Sam Brown
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