Layoff of 23 City Employees Begins Friday
Twenty three city workers from multiple departments will receive layoff notices Friday as Elytia faces a fiscal crisis. Police and fire departments remain at current strength. Unpaid bills and federal funding influence savings and staffing. Council may place a half percent city income tax increase on June ballot.
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Elytia
Richard Bergman
Mareguerite
Bowman
CETA
Bergman
Council
Avon Middle School curates Curious Savage in drama club
Ed Haller 14 plays Hannibal, Tracy Burkhardt 18 as Fairy, Debbie Berthold 18 as Mrs. Savage in a Curious Savage production. The widowed Mrs. Savage seeks a 10 million memorial fund left by her husband and weighs drastic measures to outwit greedy step children. Showings at 7 38 p m Friday and Saturday in the Avon Middle School gym.
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Avon Middle School Drama Club
Philip Haller
Miriam Dr. Tracy
Herman Burkhardt
Lake Dr
Debbie
Edward J. Berthold
Case Rd
Avon Middle School
John Fazio
Uranus Found To Have Rings Like Saturn
scientists from Cornell led by Dr James Elliott report the discovery of five thin rings around Uranus, the seventh planet, observed from a NASA Ames airborne lab over the Indian Ocean on March 10. The rings, named alpha through epsilon, are as yet unseen from Earth due to glare, but confirmed by observatories worldwide.
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Mountain View
Calif
Solar System
Uranus
Saturn
James Elliott
Cornell University
Elliott
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ames Research Center
Indian Ocean
Elliott Ex
JFK-King probe counsel quits amid witness death
Richard Sprague resigned as chief counsel of the House Assassinations Committee seeking continued investigation into the Kennedy and King deaths. Hours earlier a key witness, George de Mohrenschildt, shot himself in Palm Beach Florida, a matter tied to Oswald and the probe. A committee spokesman said Sprague quit to press Congress to extend the inquiry.
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Jfk-King
Washington
UPI
Richard Sprague
House
John Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Sprague
Florida
Kennedy
King
Palm Beach
Fla
Richard Wille
George de Mohrenschildt
Dallas’ Bishop College
de Mohrenschildt
William Oltmans
Oltman
Oswald
Dallas
Oltmans
Holland
Brussels
Richardson Preyer
D-N.c
Henry Gonzalez
D-Tex
Gonzalez
Congress
Lous Stokes
Dohio
Stokes
Grand jury Hears Koppenhafer and Miss Ramstead
A special grand jury investigating Amherst police officers and city government heard Arthur Koppenhafer the police chief and policewoman Carol Ramstead. Ramstead faces theft charged at 2700 dollars and Koppenhafer is charged with theft in office for aiding her certification and alleged theft. Ramstead arrived with attorney John Raynes and testified for over two hours. Koppenhafer began testimony around 11 35 p m after previously indicating voluntary appearance.
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Amherst
Arthur Koppenhafer
Carol Ramstead
Koppenhafer
Miss Ramstead
John Raynes
Elyria
Grand Jury
Haynes
Chambers
Oberlin
Chronicle-Telegram
John Haynes
C-T
John Kenney
Reflections on a beautiful day and family notes
A previous record of 76 from 1962 is noted. Dave Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Wilson of 1694 Wheeler Re, LaGrange, and Beth Min Rich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Min Rich of 38679 Overtook Dr., Grafton, are mentioned in a CT photo by Jeff Bishop.
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Dave
Wilbur Wilson
Wheeler Re
LaGrange
Beth
Richard Min- Rich
Grafton
Jeff Bishop
Lake Havasu City and Arizona land grab saga
Arizona's Lake Havasu City development cost taxpayers about 5.5 million dollars. Begun in 1963 on roughly 17 000 acres in Mohave County the project shifted land from federal to state control for Mc Culloch's plans. The desert town grew into a spa community with around 1400 residents, famed for its climate and recreation.
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Lake Havisa Cty
Arizona Desert
McCulloch Corp
Mohave County
McCurloch
Lake Havasu
London Bridge lore in McCulloch’s drive for land profits
A TRE investigation reveals McCulloch’s development push in Arizona included a vast land deal that could net over 30 million dollars in profits since 1953 and cost taxpayers about 535 million in lost school revenue. Key figures cited are state Land Commissioner Obed Lassen former Gov. Paul Fannin late Sen Harold Giss and Assistant Attorney General Charles Hall. The article traces how officials reportedly aided McCulloch’s scheme during 1951-62, with details from documents and interviews, prompting a turn to page 4 for more.
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Caty
Arizona
TRE
Lassen
Fannin
Giss
Royall
McCulloch
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Ocean Front
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Charles Tilton I
Ramstead
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Beth Minsich
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