Gregory urges youth as hope for a sick America
Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory spoke to about 1,500 at Lorain County Community College calling young people the nation’s hope amid hunger and social strife. He contrasted historic resistance with current police force bluntness and urged bread and butter issues over mere law and order.
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Selma
Birmingham
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Elyria Catholic High School Stages To Kill A Mockingbird
Elyria Catholic High School presents To Kill A Mockingbird portraying racial injustice in 1935 Maycomb. Atticus Finch is defended by Atticus and his children as actors create atmosphere with strong performances and minimal props. Curtain at 8 in the school auditorium tonight and tomorrow.
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Deep South
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Maureen Witlatch
Jean Louise
Maycomb
Ala
Elyria Catholic
Jean Louise Finch
Jean Louie
Scout
Ise McMillan
Atticus Finch Ahrews
Janowitz
Ralph Hart
Atticus
Hart
Jem Finch Dill
Finch
Rich Radachi
Finches
Dill
Boo Radley
Boo
John Schuster
Bob Ewell
Jim Years
Robert McCullough
Lesson in human nature and a 14 year old trapper
Jeff Lynch, 14, of Grafton, learned a hard lesson about trust when a youth at Maurice Durkee farm claimed permission to trap there but instead tried to drive off with Jeff's traps. Jeff rode his bicycle to the farm on Saturdays to set traps and watched the stranger's actions by a creek before the scene shifted to another page.
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Jeff Lynch
South Durkee Road
Grafton
Jeff
Maurice Durkee
Durkee
Traffic Death Watch Stay Safe On the Roads
A public safety notice urges drivers to stay off dangerous routes and practice safe driving. It emphasizes caution, adherence to traffic laws, and awareness to prevent fatalities. Authorities highlight individual responsibility and community tips for reducing crash risk.
Holt urges renewal of schooling at Oberlin lecture
John Holt, author of How Children Learn and How Children Fail, told a Oberlin audience that the school is not a good place to learn about the world and urged replacing outdated faculty. He argued for education focused on student needs and greater contact with the wider world, and warned compulsory integration can worsen racism.
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Oberlin
John Holt
New York
Finney Chapel
Oberlin College
Holt
Pluralism, Open Housing and One-Room Schools Proposed
A speaker disputes the melting pot idea and argues for cultural pluralism to boost education, advocating open housing and neighborhood schools over busing. He supports smaller classroom models within large buildings and rethinking large-school centralization. John Boettiger will headline a session at Wilder Hall.
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Holt
John Boettiger
Hampshire College
Wilder Hall
Boettiger
Priest cites lack of retarded workers in levies
The Rev. Joseph Goebel, director of all mental retardation programs in the Cleveland Diocese, told about 200 at a Lorain County Council for the Retarded dinner that failed levies may reflect not enough involvement by mentally challenged people. He recalled opposing a religious education program 13 years ago and now stresses viewing retarded individuals as people. The event was at the School for the Retarded on Murray Ridge Road. turn to page 1 for more.
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Goebel
OG Beard
Police Withdraw 150 Officers in Desiré Panthers Clash
Police moved into the Desire housing project to arrest barricaded Black Panthers after fortified headquarters were found there. Police Superintendent Clarence Giarrusso said he ordered withdrawal of 150 officers to avoid a blood bath as negotiations for a 24 hour cooling off period continued amid heavy tension and trespass disputes.
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