Warm Ohio breaks records as tornado watch ends
Warmth across Ohio triggered a tornado watch that ended in the afternoon after many cities posted record highs. Temperatures reached near 80 in Cincinnati and 73 in Akron while Lorain County saw 61 degrees before a late-day drop. Dense fog later rolled in with a forecast of more fog and light rain and possible snow, amid high water on area streams and no major floods but road closures in southeast Ohio.
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Black
Elyria
Cincinnati
Akron
U.S Weather Bureau
Cleveland Hopkins
Ohio studies textbook price fix possibility
Ohio investigators consider a price fixing case in textbooks for schools and libraries. The Ohio Attorney General probes possible overcharges after a board action, with district officials noting limited bidding and a focus on academic content over price. A Senate probe has exposed national price fixing by publishers. suits are in progress.
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Ohio Board of Education
Paul Walker
Oberlin
Robert W. Duncan
Whyte
Duncan
board of education
US Senate
Michigan
Pennsylvania
South Africa Plane Crash Kills 21 At Least
Survivors searched for in the Indian Ocean after a South African Airways Viscount crash near Port Elizabeth. Among the dead is Audrey Rosenthal 27 an American with ties to Michigan and California. Four aboard remain missing feared dead. A French naval plane with 13 missing off Cap Finister remains feared lost.
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University of Michigan
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
BREST
France
Cap Finister
Atlantic
Mao army battles strikers reported deaths in clash
Rightwing press reports several hundred killed as Communist Chinese army troops clash with striking factory workers wielding shovels and clubs near the South China river part City. The New Life Evening Post cites arrivals from the area.
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Ike Reagan talk fuels private meeting curiosity
In Palm Springs California former President Dwight D Eisenhower and Governor Ronald Reagan met for 24 hours. Afterward Eisenhower said Reagan must make his own decision about seeking the presidency under the Republican banner.
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Reagan
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Methodists lay stone for $1,000,000 nursing unit
A cornerstone ceremony for The Elyria Methodist Home’s new $1 million nursing unit was held with Rev. Leonard R. Dittman and Rev. Alfred Kreke among participants. The unit will add 126 nursing beds and 12 residential rooms, increasing capacity from 210 to 330, with occupancy expected next September.
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Weather recap with cool drizzle and mixed precipitation
The forecast calls for cool, wet conditions with drizzle and fog today into tonight. Occasional rain Wednesday may mix with snow in the far north, with cooler highs in the 40s to 50s and lows around 40s. Sunset is 6 33 and sunrise 6 41 tomorrow. High 56 yesterday at 1 50 pm. Low 32 today at 6 30 am.
Town founded July 24 1829 at 225 East Ave
A local town traces its founding to July 24 1829 and marks 225 East Avenue as a reference point. The brief notes the date and location as core historical facts.
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East Ave
Dodd Testimonial Fundraising Ties Probe Johnson Involvement
Senate investigators questioned whether then Vice President Johnson knew he helped boost Sen Thomas J. Dodds personal coffers by agreeing to speak at two Dodd testimonials in 1961 and 1963. Testimony described about 170000 in contributions, with over 150000 going to Dodds personal accounts.
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UPT
Senate
Johnson
Thomas J. Dodd
Dodd
Connecticut
Ivan Sinclair
Senate Ethics Committee
Connecticut Democrat
James P. Boyd
Sinclair
Avon Lake Employees Get Pay Raise Across the Board
Avon Lake city employees receive a 642 percent across the board pay increase in a new fiscal adjustment. The move follows the council approving enhanced compensation for staff district wide.
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Commerce labor merger opposed in Johnson plan
AFL-CIO President George Meany and labor leaders told two top administration officials they unanimously oppose the proposal to merge the Labor and Commerce departments, a briefing reported last week.
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Johnson
Labor and Commerce departments
AFL-CIO
George Meany
Stock Market Woes Linked to Household Shopping
A playful note suggests husbands avoid investing due to supermarket routines. The remark ties shopping trips to a reluctance to enter stock markets, reflecting domestic stereotypes in a lighthearted line.
Oberlin postmaster nomination sent to Senate
The nomination of Russell J Krueger as postmaster of Oberlin was sent to the Senate by President Lyndon B Johnson. Krueger, 37 year veteran, has been acting postmaster since February 18 following the death of Gerald Kelier in October 1965. The nomination was recommended by Senator Stephen M Young and Frank Laushe of Ohio with Lorain County Democratic backing.
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Russell J Krueger
Oberlin
Senate
Lyndon B Johnson
Krueger
Gerald Kelier
Stephen M. Young
Frank .J. Lausche
Ohio
Lorain County
Democratic Executive Committee
Public hearing on Lorain airport site faces clash
A long running dispute over the Lorain County Regional Airport pits Oberlin based opponents led by Robert Tufts against plans for a Carlisle and Russia Townships airfield. The FAA hearing in Rocky River could affect construction timelines and access to the 108 acre site.
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Lorain County
Carlisle
Russia
Sailor mistaken for dead in Saigon crash mix up
Navy radio man Charles S Wall of West Monroe Louisiana survived a near fatal aviation crash after missing a flight. A chaplain and telegrams had convinced his family he was dead before a Saigon Navy spokesman corrected the Defense Department misprint. The C47 transport crashed near Phan Rang killing 25 to 30 aboard.
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Pentagon
U.S. Navy
Charles S. Wall
West Monroe
Navy
sail
Wall
Cam Ranh Bay
U.S
Stanley A. Wall
Charles
Defense Department
Phan Rang
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