Shortcut leads to death for 3 in Elyria
Walter Adcox showed a pistol to Mercer at the Adcox trailer. The hammer slipped and the pistol fired, killing Mercer as Adcox drove him to hospital. Adcox and Mercer called it an accident. Mercer’s death reported to Lorain Police Chief John Malinowski. Funeral plans announced for the Adcox family and others. services set for Friday with burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
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Walter Adcox
Mercer
Adcox
Lorain
John Malinovsky
Young Adcox
Amherst
Lorain High School
Church of Christ
Walter A. Frey
Fatal walk along railway in Lorain tragedy
Assistant State Editor reports a deadly railroad accident in Lorain where a group of drifters and a local teen were struck and killed by a freight train while walking along tracks from Westgate Shopping Center. Victims are John Butch Cumberledge 28, Carol Cumberledge 23, Joyce Casner 13, and Jim Adcox 17. The Casner family sheltered the Cumberledges for two months after their Reno trek.
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Lorain
Westgate
Erie Ave
Kathryn Casner
Joyce
John ‘Butch’ Cumberledge
Carol
Pennsylvania
Cas“ners
Jim D. Adcox
Carol Cumberledge
Cleveland barbers raise their prices on pay deal
Cleveland barbers voted 70 percent for a 22 month contract raising haircut prices by 50 cents to 5 50 and to 6 next year with hair styling up a dollar starting in June. Union shop workers will gain 35 cents per haircut and a $170 weekly minimum.
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Cleveland (Ap
Cleveland
Barbers Local 129
Black Pots Show How Surface Colors Change Boiling Time
A bright shiny pan heats water more slowly than a soot blackened pot. A stony surface reflects heat while a darkened pan absorbs it, delaying boiling in the bright pan.
Timber Topples on House Waiting Sale
Billie Woodbeck and husband faced a near sale collapse when a hickory tree fell onto the roof of their Detroit suburb home after being weakened by carpenter ants. Prospective buyers halted signing, with workers using chainsaws to clear debris. The damage was minor and a new wood stack was added to sweeten the reoffer.
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Billie Woodbeck
Woodbeck
Detroit
Brady Lake will wait 18 months for new water lines
Brady Lake, Ohio, with 450 residents, faces an 18 month wait before water lines reach homes after 125 wells ran dry and 36 houses lack water. Mayor George Ney notes the polluted Brady Lake and a dropping water table. A deep well project will pump water to a central park while residents fetch it.
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George Ney
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Fire kills seven in Manhattan hotel and sauna
A four alarm blaze at the Everard Baths in midtown Manhattan killed at least seven people and injured ten, with authorities fearing the toll could rise. Fire Commissioner John T. O’Hagan warned responders searched the gutted building, once a gathering place for homosex uals, for any remaining victims.
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Butter Eggs Prices Reported In Columbus Market
AP notes egg and butter sales to retailers in Columbus with varied carton sizes. Large white eggs sold around 66 cents per dozen, medium around 53 to 61 cents, and small about 54 to 56 cents. Poultry prices at Obra farms are thin due to few hens available.
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Census finds crime four times higher than FBI counts
Census Bureau canvassers, using victim interviews, report 40.483 million crimes in 1975, four times the FBI total of 11.256 million. The survey indicates crime leveled off in 1975 earlier than FBI figures suggest, and notes limitations such as excluding murders and certain crime types.
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Wall Street Opens With Broad Advances In Early Trading
Opening the day on four sessions, advances led declines with 111 up and 49 down among 346 issues. About 390 000 shares traded as turnover, while analysts noted late yesterday a boost from blue chip bargain hunting.
Grain prices reported by Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative
The Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association reports yesterday's market close showing Wheat at 1.99 per bushel Shelled corn at 2.15 per bushel Dats at 1.62 per bushel and soy beans at 9.12 per bushel local grain prices and market data.
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Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, Inc
Elderly widow reports theft of life savings
Cleveland police say 64 year old Willie Mae Alexander from the east side reported her cash savings of 12700 kept in a purse under her mattress were stolen this week. The widow said her late husband Otis warned against banks and the home’s front door lock was faulty, police reported.
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UPI
East Side
Willie Mae Alexander
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