Ohio lawmakers plan long campus study and immediate action on protests
Ohio House Speaker Kurfess and Senate President Pro Tempore Gray back a joint House Senate study committee to examine campus problems through the summer. Some leaders press for quick legislation to curb student dissent and riots while lawmakers anticipate a cooling off period. Senator Motts proposes a joint study on campus disorders and their causes.
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UPL
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Senate
Ohio
Charles F. Kurfess
Bowling Green
Theodore M. Gray
Piqua
Kurfess
General Assembly
Gray
Ronald M. Motts
D-Parma
Voinovich
J Hunt resigns as Lorain health director to join Cincinnati post
James Hunt resigns as executive director of Lorain County Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation effective June 30 to become Director of Health Planning for the Community Chest and Council of Cincinnati. He has led the agency for one year and previously worked with Pontiac Area United Fund. He urged continued support for county health programs and noted the need for broader campus security action amid Ohio legislative push on campus crimes.
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Mental Retardation
Hunt
Community Chest and Council of Cincinnati
Elyria
Pontiac. Mich
Area United Fund
Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain
Clarksfield School to Close in 1970 71
The New London board of education voted 4 to 1 to close Clarksfield School for the 1970-71 year. Superintendent Joseph Hurley urged action for staffing and maintenance plans amid high per student costs of about 414 dollars noted in 1969.
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NEW London
New London Board of Education
Joseph Hurley
Hurley
Fitchville
James Erickson
Charles Meyer
Edward O'Reilly
Fitchville School
Jean Rippon
Irs
Mary Storrow
New London School
Ann VanSickle
Wellington petitions seek vote on 1 percent tax
Wellington village considers a referendum on a 1 per cent municipal income tax after 282 signatures were presented, led by Mayor Robert L. Young and committee member Ralph Gray. County election records indicate 88 valid signatures from 1,100 voters in the last governor election.
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Robert L. Young
Ralph Gray
Leonard Nagle
Harry Wagner
Genevieve Welsh
Orrin Miller
Gaylord Bassett
Harrison Comstock
Comstock
Lyle M. Clark
Lorain
Oberlin police report draws praise and criticism
Oberlin City Manager Edward C. Smith presented a council report on the May 8 incident involving Chief Robert K. Ferber and Sgt. Eugene Barlow. The meeting drew praise for exoneration of the officers, but critics urged broader interviews and action on racial tensions and policing practices.
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Edward C. Smith
Council
Robert K. Ferber
Eugene Barlow
Hall Auditorium
Smith
Arthur P. Hess
Hess
Robert S. Thomas
Gordon
Barlow
Saul R. Gilford
Gilford
Oberlin to honor Jesse Jackson and Swearer at 137th commencement
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson and Donald K. Swearer will headline Oberlin College commencement week. Jackson, national director of Operation Breadbasket, will deliver the principal address at the 137th anniversary exercises on Monday at 9 30 a m on Tappan Square. Swearer, religion professor, will give the baccalaureate sermon. The class votes end cap and gown traditions with a 15 minute silent vigil before the procession. About 550 degrees will be conferred across two divisions. Jackson is a 1967 Breadbasket leader and Chicago pastor. Swearer specializes in Buddhism and religious history.
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Jesse L. Jackson
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Finney Chapel
Tappan Square
College of Arts and Sciences
Conservatory of Music
South Carolina
Mr. Jackson
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College
Chicago Theological Seminary
Fellowship Missionary Baptist’ Church
Chicago
Martin Luther King, Jr
Swearer
Oberlin College
Miss Ashland College Named Sharon Gray Wins Scholarships
Sharon Gray of Westlake named Miss Ashland College. The brunette freshman earned a $200 Pepsi Cola Company scholarship a Sigma Nu Fraternity $0 scholarship and gifts from Ashland trustees and local merchants. Page 14 column 8.
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Sharon Gray
Westlake
Ashland College
Pepsi Cola Company
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Ashland Adustees and Merchants
Elyria YMCA fund drive reaches 296269 with pledges
Elyria YMCA building fund campaign reports total pledges of 296269 toward a 750000 goal. The Big Gift committee led by Arthur Hudnutt reached 258225 or 43 percent of its 600000 target while 25 percent of the Teams organization goal yields 38044 of 150000. Dr. Robert Perry urged early calls to secure new facilities as procrastination is the campaign’s enemy. A 6 pm Thursday dinner report meeting at the YMCA is planned.
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Elyria Ymca Building Fund
Arthur Hudnutt
Robert Perry
Elyria
YMCA
South Amherst board hears call to remove Coleman
A South Amherst teacher, David Praver, urged the school board to oust Superintendent Wallace P. Coleman at a meeting. Praver cited nonrenewal of his contract for not being state certified and criticized Coleman for poor communication, accrediting disputes, and focus on facilities over teaching. The board and Coleman defended leadership, noting accreditation issues are or were limited and that noncertified teachers exist.
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Wallace P. Coleman
David Praver
Coleman
Ruth
Praver
University of Michigan
Helene Cobb
School Board al
Chronicle- Telegram
South Amherst
Joyce Trottier
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Beatrice Miller
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