Cleveland firm funds county parks expansion with bonds
Lorain County Metropolitan Park Board accepted a Cleveland firm's 1.8 million bond bid from Ball Burge and Kraus to finance expansion and development, boosting park holdings from 2,637 acres to over 3,700 by 1975. Secretary Minert will negotiate land purchase contracts and design-engineer arrangements. Acreage targets include Lake Carlisle 415, Vermilion River 214, Black River 169, Charlmont 125, French Creek 82, Indian Hollow 32. The firm bid a 4.4 percent interest with a 2,502 dollar premium, supporting $1 million for development and improvements. a special meeting will approve contracts.
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Lorain County
Ball Burge and Kraus
Cleveland
Henry L. Minert
Minert
Park District
Lake Carlisle
Vermilion River
Black River
Charlmont
French Creek
Indian Hollow
Wall Opens for First Time in Six Years in West Berlin
Tens of thousands of West Berliners crossed into East Berlin as the border gates opened at nine points just before 6 am. The moment marked the first East visit for West Germans in six years and the first time in 20 years they could reach East German countryside. Border guards relaxed as gifts crossed with little trouble, and crowds cheered reunions amid a fragile shift toward eased tensions and broader East‑West accords.
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Berlin
Berlin Wall
East Berlin
West Berlin
Klaus Schuetz
Wall
East
Connally and chains discuss high meat prices
Treasury Secretary Connally held talks with 12 major food chains in Washington on rising meat prices described as a quiet Texas chat. The Cost of Living Council announced aggressive steps to slow food costs, including intensive IRS compliance surveys and possible prosecutions. Agencies will scrutinize quarterly reports for excessive profits and possible price control violations. Executives from Great Atlantic and Pacific, Safeway, Kroger, Acme, National Tea, Downey, Lucky, Grand Union, Allied Supermarkets, Supermarkets General, First National, and Stop and Shop attended.
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Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Texas
Connally
Cost of Living Council
Council
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Great Atlantic & Pascific Co
Safeway Stores Inc
Kroger Co
Acne Markets Inc
National Tea Co. Dowel Companies
Lucky Stores Inc
Grand Union Co
Allied Supermarket Inc
Supermarkets General Corp
First National Stores Inc
Stop and Shop Co
ITT Chief to Testify Again as Probing Senate Split Over Hearings
Senate hearings on Richard G Klein's nomination proceed amid GOP plans to halt the inquiry. ITT head Harold Geneen testifies again while critics press for an end to the probe. Anderson urged Justice Department antitrust settlements with ITT tied to a 1972 Republican convention boost.
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Washington
AB Ttt
Harold S Geneen
Senate Judiciary Commntee
Richard G. Kleindienst
dHearney
Senate
Anderson
Justice Department
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Congomerate
San Diego
Cloudy cool forecast with rain and snow flurries
Weather bulletin reports cool, cloudy conditions with rain today and tonight, then a chance of snow flurries tomorrow. Highs near 36, lows around 28, with 80 percent rain today, 90 percent tonight, and 30 percent tomorrow. Winds southeasterly 15 to 24 mph tonight, shifting to westerly 5 to 30 mph tomorrow. Sunset 6 49 p.m. Sunrise 6 15 a.m.
Father mocks two kids as he preps for night out
A grumbling father teases his two children about mothers being tired, noting other kids wear out their mothers too much. The scene captures a wary, humorous family moment as evening plans loom.
Lorainite Robert Vieta testifies before Cleveland grand jury
Two persons testify for federal grand jury in Cleveland as part of Justice Department organized crime strike force inquiry. One witness is former Lorain police officer Robert Vieta who was dismissed for alleged mishandling of $176 in evidence money and has sued city and county officials. Information on other witness and grand jury scope was not disclosed.
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Lorain
Robert Vieta
Cleveland
U.S. Justice Department
David Margolis
Leonard Sands
Strike Force
Vieta
John Malinovsky
Malinovsky
Woodrow W. Mathna
It’s a breeze as a kite soars on windy day
A four year old Tim Welch lively on a windy spring day with a long kite string. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Welch of 346 13th Street. C T photo by Chief Photographer John Kenney.
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Tim Welch
Robert Welch
13Th St
John Kenney
Bombs kill two in Northern Ireland amid sectarian violence
In Limavady two civilians were killed by a truck bomb outside a police station and several shops were destroyed by another blast. Protestant mobs attacked Catholic homes and a school as clashes followed Stormont’s suspension and crowds gathered in Belfast.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Limavady
Derry
London
House of Commons
Stormont
Ieeland
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Brandt
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Sever
Gencen
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Dita D. Beard
ITT
Oberlin
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Doctor
U.S
Old Park Road
Britain
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