King Faisal of Saudi Arabia Assassinated in Riyadh
King Faisal, 70, was shot during a Moslem religious ceremony by his nephew Prince Faisal bin Musaed and died later in a hospital. Crown Prince Khalid succeeds to the throne as regional tensions rise over oil and Middle East stability. Secretary Kissinger and U.S. officials condemned the killing as a blow to American interests in the area.
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Elyria School Board Trims Nearly $1 Million In 1975 Budget
Elyria schools cut nearly 1 million dollars and 60 jobs to meet the 1975 revenue of 13.62 million. Reductions, about 27 percent of staffing, include consolidating small classrooms and attrition. Additional funds from state formula revisions could reinstate some cuts. About 200 people attended. Elyria Education Association opposed extensive staff reductions.
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Thomas Showalter
Num
Don Swartz
Griswold Road
Maplewood School
Elyria
Elyria Education Association
Judy Caywood
EEA
Ben V. Myers
Showalter
Prospect
Ely
Hamilton
Windsor
Roosevelt School
Elyria Board of Education
Tragic 14 month old crushed between two cars
A 14 month old girl Tiffany Lynn Hurley died in North Ridgeville when a car rolled backward while her father worked on another car in the driveway. She died of crushing injuries at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Funeral services are planned at Bogner Funeral Home with viewing times published.
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North Ridgeville
Tiffany Lynn Hurley
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Robert Hurley
Lorain County
Robert Thomas
Tiffany
Robert
Cold and cloudy with light snow flurries forecast
The forecast shows variable cloudiness tonight with a chance of snow flurries in the late afternoon and early evening. Overnight low around 16 degrees. Tomorrow remains mostly cloudy and cold with a high in the low to mid 30s and a 20 percent precipitation chance. Winds west to northwest 10 to 20 mph. Sunrise 7 23 a.m. Sunset 7 45 p.m. Details on Page 8.
Conductor Stabs Himself While Conducting, Band Finishes
In Mexico City Cleveland Philharmonic conductor Jose Serebrier was overly passionate and stabbed himself with his baton. Blood gushed on the podium as the baton broke and pieces pierced his hand. He continued conducting for 20 minutes before receiving tetanus shots and promising to conduct again without a baton.
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UPI
Cleveland Philharmonic
Jose Serebrier
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School tax renewals set for Elyria voters on June ballot
Elyria City School District seeks renewal of two operating levies totaling 10.5 mills to fund schools in 1976. The combined levy would yield about $2.87 million, about a third of local tax revenue, and could require closing the district if defeated.
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Elyria City School District
June Blakeslee
Thomas Showalter
Elyria
Thieu orders cabinet reshuffle to form fighting government
President Thieu instructed prime minister to reshuffle the cabinet into a fighting government and invited qualified anti Communist nationalists to join. Saigon radio announced. The refugee problem and military setbacks are continued on pages 2 and 3.
Tight job market boosts willingness to take menial work
In a tight market many job seekers accept menial positions though employers remain selective. Eight agencies report more applicants for such jobs while a few note available roles, with some workers avoiding new posts to protect seniority or due to higher unemployment pay. Local agency heads cite an employer’s market, recession curtailing hiring, and breadwinners joining the search as key factors.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Mildred Hunt
Margaret Wright
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John Fazio
Ridgeville
Christine Marie
Andrew Valachek
Lorain
Robert Hurle
Uniontown
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Manpower Inc
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Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
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