Gilligan Wins Nomination in Ohio Democratic Primary
John J. Gilligan a Cincinnati councilman defeated 72-year-old Sen. Lausche for the Democratic senatorial nomination with backing from the State Democratic Committee and the Ohio AFL CIO. Unofficial returns show Gilligan leading 523,351 to 400,602 as Lausche loses the seat he held since 1948.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Cincinnati
U.S
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
State Democratic Committee
Ohio Afl-Cio
Gilligan
Robert Taft Jr
House of Representatives
Laxche
White
Payne
Thomas J. Herbert
Statehouse
Gilligan Tops Lausche in Lorain County Democratic Primary
In yesterday's primary Lorain County swung heavily for John J. Gilligan over incumbent Sen. Frank J. Lausche. Final county totals show Gilligan 17,087 to Lausche 7,655 with strongest margins in Amherst Oberlin and Elyria among surveyed locales.
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Lorain County
Frank J. Lausche
John J. Gilligan
Gilligan
Lausche
Ohio
Lorain
Elyria
Amherst
Oberlin
Cincinnati
North Ridgeville
Election results highlights across districts and levies
Voters split across races with multiple Democratic and Republican nominees. Adrian Bedleski leads in the 13th District Democratic nomination while Leonard J. Camera and Joseph R. Grunda also secure party nods. Several school levies pass or fail in Amherst Avon Buckeye Clearview Lorain Medina Midview and Sheffield areas. sheriff and common pleas outcomes noted.
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Amherst School
Avon School Levy
Buckeye School
Clearview School
Elyria School
Keystone School
Lorain School
Medina Sheriff
Midview School
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake
House OKs auto insurance study proposal
The House approved a two year government study of the auto insurance industry. The Department of Transportation will oversee a $2 million probe under a Johnson administration proposal. The Senate has authorized an eighteen month study.
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Washington
House
Department of Transportation
Johnson
Senate
Ritenauer Upsets Thompson In Six-Man Democratic Race
In Lorain County a six-man Democratic contest nominating two commissioners resulted in Fred M. Ritenauer defeating incumbent J Norman Thompson for nomination. Ludwig M. Sping and Pincura led, with Pincura garnering 11 149 votes and Ritenauer 8 464 to advance to November alongside two Republican nominees.
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J. Norman Thompson
Lorain
Fred M. Ritenauer
Thompson
Ludwig M. Sping
Pincura
Ritenaver
Paul G. Sweda
North Ridgeville
Fred H. Smith
la Grange
John W. Degan Jr
Kennedy Captures Wins In Indiana And DC Primaries
Robert F. Kennedy secured decisive primary victories in Indiana and the District of Columbia, boosting his Democratic nomination bid. The Indiana win mattered for convention votes while the DC result offered limited impact, with a loss in either race potentially harming his campaign.
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Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Senate
Kennedy
Indiana
District of Columbia
Lorain Leads in 61 Percent Primary Turnout in County
Lorain County set a record primary turnout with 45 860 voters of 88 534 registered. Lorain city saw 61 3 percent of eligible voters cast ballots, Elyria hit 49 7 percent with 9 278 ballots. Key races included county engineer contests and a crowded six man commission race with incumbents facing challengers. Two Lorain men challenged Edward DeChant in a separate race.
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Lorain City
Lorain County
Steel City
Elyria
Lorain
Marine Kegg is Killed in Vietnam Near Quang Tri
A 1 year resident of Elyria, Pic. Don Kegg formerly of Fairview Park died in action in Vietnam near Quang Tri on April 30 after three months in country. He was engaged to Carol Speidel and had planned to wed in 10 months. He is survived by his parents Dorothy Harsch and Wallace Kegg, a sister Diane Tribula, a brother Dan in the Army, and grandparents, with a Speidel household in Elyria noting the loss.
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Vietnam
Pic
Don Kegg
Fairview Park
Wiliam Speidel
North Pasadena Ave
Dorothy Harsch
Vermilion
Wallace Kegg
Lakewood
Quang Tri
Speidel
Marine Corps
Gorden Evans
Census Taker Defined as Man Who Visits Homes
A census taker is described as a man who goes from house to house collecting population data.
Elyria School Levy Defeated by Narrow Margin
Elyria voters rejected a six mill operating levy 5 083 to 4 246 with ward results showing mixed support. Officials warned of cutbacks and planned to place the levy on the November ballot for the same amount as President Ben V Myers pledged reevaluation of appropriations.
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Elyria
Ben V. Myers
Board of Education
Lorain approves 10 mill school operating levy
Lorain voters pass a 10 mill operating levy 7 762 to 6 586 ending a three levy losing streak and avoiding a potential shutdown of the 17 000 pupil system next year. The $2.5 million annual funds will aid buildings materials and curricula with praise for volunteers and comments from Milton Tomasek and Jack Looney.
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Lorain
Milton J. Tomasek
Board of Education
Lorain High School
Tomasek
Ingh
Jack Looney
Lorain Education Association
Cutbacks Seen After College Levy Defeat
Lorain County Community College faces faculty cuts and larger class sizes after Issue 10 failed countywide with 16,118 for and 20,811 against. Elyria and Lorain voters rejected the 1.25 mile 10-year levy with margins of about 56 percent. College president Max Lerner warned of increased class sizes.
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Lorain County Community College
Max J. Lerner
Ber
Lorain
Elyrians
Weather Outlook with Warmer Temperatures Ahead
Partly cloudy and warmer today with a high in the 70s. Tonight and tomorrow bring considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thundershowers. Temperatures show little change tonight, then continue mild tomorrow. Sunset tonight and sunrise tomorrow are noted. High 65 degrees, low 48 degrees reported. Details on page 41.
Elyria's Klyop tops Ohio pole vault mark
Jerry Klyop of Elyria High vaulted 15 feet 3 inches at Fly Stadium to set the highest mark in Ohio high school track history. The previous record stood at 15 feet 1 inch set at the state meet two years earlier.
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Jerry Klyop
Elyria High
Ohio
Fly Stadium
Betleski Gains Commanding Lead In 13th District Nomination
Unofficial returns from most precincts in the rebuilt 13th district show Adrian Betleski, former Lorain city solicitor, poised to win the Democratic nomination for US representative. With 51 precincts in Cuyahoga County still unreported, Betleski leads Catherine Dobbs by 4 739 votes among eight candidates while Republican incumbent Charles A. Mosher runs unopposed. Betleski dominates Lorain County votes and is strongest there, while Dobbs leads in Summit and Medina counties.
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Adrian Betleski
Lorain
Cuyahoga County
Bedeski
Catherine Dobbs
Barberton
Charles A. Mosher
Oberlin
Medina
Summit County
Akron
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Adrian Bedeski
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