Poorest Ohio county bears draft era scars in Vietnam losses
In McArthur and Vinton County, Ohio, 13 ailing Vietnam dead mark a community of about 9,420 that recalls a draft inequity debate. Residents like Postmaster T. R. Boring and widow Mrs. Gerry Frye recall boys who went to war, while neighbors mourn and debate fairness, amid a county steeped in prior wars.
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Mcarthur, Ohio
McArthur
Saigon
Ohio
Vinton County
Vietnam
Boring
Gerry Frye
Vinton
SPC
William A Maxwell
Athens
Virgil Griffy
Creola
Vinton County Consolidated High School
Dave Bolender
Gondwin
Thomas E. Peacock
SPS
Roy R. Robinson
Lorain officials seek longer Great Lakes shipping season
Lorain Port Authority Secretary Edward Brohi will attend a December 5 6 seminar by the Winter Navigation Board to discuss extending the Great Lakes shipping season. The focus includes a three year 6.5 million feasibility program and potential new ice breakers to boost local employment and the economy. The conference will draw 2500 invited guests including lawmakers and regional and Canadian interests.
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Lorain
Winter Navigation Board
Brohl
WNB
Corps of Engineers
U.S
Welland Canal
Congress
Mother Goose Wins Wellington Parade Best of Show
In Wellington the Mother Goose Meat with costumed characters entered by the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority won best of show in the third annual Christmas parade. The Sam Katz Memorial trophy was presented by Mrs. Katz to her son Gene. Weather limited crowd size but several thousand watched. Multiple awards were given including best out of town units, best band, best float, and participation trophies for Wellington units.
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Bolender
Francis Peacock
Tom
Wellington
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Sam Katz
Annual Elyria Christmas Parade Set for Santa Arrival
The annual parade sponsored by the Elyria Merchants Association and Jaycees features Santa Claus with bands floats and beauty queens. Grand Marshal R J Fitch Parade Marshall Maurice Flood and Miss Lorain County Judy Sulpizio attend. Judging at 1 p.m. trophies awarded for best floats. The route starts Lodi Street Parking Lot moves along West Avenue Broad Street East Avenue Second Street ending at Ely Park. Santa then visits the Candy Cane House in Ely Park. Mayor Leonard Reichlin greets Santa after the parade.
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Santa Claus
Elyria Merchants’ Association
Jaycees
R.J Fitch
Maurice Flood
Lorain County
Judy Sulpizio
Lorain
Ely Park
Richard Laubenthal
Elyria
Little Joe Boddy
Lodi Street
Elyria Catholic
Tran Stallions
Santa
Leonard Reichlin
West Avenue
Broad Street
Broad
East Avenue
Second Street
Middle Avene
Midwest Bancorporation Eyes Takeover of Central Security
Harold G. Pyle, chief executive of Central Security, urges stockholders to consult the board before selling as Midwest Bancorporation of Cleveland moves to gain control of Central Security National Bank of Lorain County. Investors Wakefield and Rossman head a group holding 25 percent, stating plans to acquire a controlling interest while denying Midwest agency.
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Midwest Bancorporation of
Cleveland
Central Security National Bank of
Lorain County
Harold G. Pyle
Central Security
Midwest
Theodore Wakefield
Vermilion
Raymond Rossman
Midwest Bancorporation
Cleveland Bank
Firelands Community Bank
Wakefield
Midwest Bank and Trust Company of
Rossman
Mid- West
Lorain Bank
WEA
Mayors say aid marks new era for cities
In Indianapolis at the National League of Cities conference, Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell and Indianapolis Mayor Richard Lugar praised federal revenue sharing as the start of a new era for municipal government. They said it shifts decision making from Washington to city hall and broadens local control.
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Indianapolis
South
Midwest
National League of Cities
League
Sam Mussell
Atlanta
Richard G. Lugar
Massell
United States
Gilligan Slams Revenue Sharing as Just Another Federal Grant
Ohio Governor John Gilligan criticizes the federal Revenue Sharing Program as a mere grant to local governments. He urges state and local officials to find effective uses of funds while questioning Congress and state willingness to transfer large revenues to municipalities. He cites Ohio's November income tax repeal defeat and calls for reevaluating public service funding and voter expectations.
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Gilligan
Ohio
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