Elyria Leads Ohio Central Cities in 1970 Population Gain
A U S Census Bureau study shows Elyria as the fastest growing central city in Ohio from 1960 to 1970, with a 22 percent rise to 53 427 residents. Toledo Middletown Mansfield Columbus Lorain follow with smaller gains, while Youngstown Cleveland and Cincinnati report losses.
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Bureau of the Census
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Cleveland
Cincinnati
Tiny Tim Delights Lorain Fans at Roy Radin Revue
In a Lorain High School benefit, Tiny Tim delighted young fans by serenading 13 year old Mary Irwin during a show sponsored by the Lorain Fraternal Order of Police. Tim and George Jessel headlined. Jessel arrived during the performance. The event highlighted a busy night at Admiral King High School. The census shows Elyria Lorain as a fast growing metro area with 18 percent population rise, ranking behind Columbus and Springfield, while Ohio counties show varied growth and housing expansion.
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William Pennington
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Lorain
Ohio
Elyria - Lorain Standard
Lorain County
Rogers pleads at UN to keep Chiang's China in seat
Secretary of State William P. Rogers urged the United Nations to retain Nationalist China, arguing ousting would be perilous. He outlined a six point plan for Mideast Suez talks and noted Soviet willingness to discuss arms control as SALT resumes. He urged Berlin access accord and hinted at East West EU talks.
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Rogers
United Nations, N.Y
William P. Rogers
United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
United States
Taiwan
Girl killed in three car crash near Strongsville
A morning crash on Royalton Road near Prospect Road in Strongsville left Christine McKenna 13 dead and six others injured including Sharon Kopania 13 Kim Greene 15 Wendy Wear 16 and Leslie D Haggard 19. Haggard faced charges for driving an unsafe vehicle as investigators continued.
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Patricia Haas
Delmere Dr
Berea Southwest General Community Hospital
Secon
Royalton Road
Miss McKenna
Leslie D. Haggard
Olmsted Falls
Berea Hospital
Sharon Kopania
Ted J. Kopania
Ambour Dr
North Olmsted
Kim Greene
Carl W. Greene
Stearns Rd
Haggard Auto
Wendy Wear
Jerrold D. Wear
Walter Rd
Haggard
Prospect Road
James E. Carter
Seville
Jerome L. Dials
Wellesley Ave
Carter
Dials
Berea
Weather Outlook With Cooler Breaks Across Region
Weather fair and cooler today with variable cloudiness and highs in the 70s. Tonight will be clear and cooler with lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Tomorrow remains fair with little temperature change and highs in the 70s. Precipitation probability is 20 percent today and 10 percent tonight and tomorrow. Winds southwest to west 10 to 20 mph today, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph tonight. Sunset today at 7 65 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow at 7 26 a.m. High yesterday was 82 at 3 p.m. Low today 62 at 7 a.m. Details on page 7.
Thieu wins 91.5 percent in South Vietnam vote
Thieu secured 91.5 percent of votes with 5.5 percent against him in a high turnout election, while opposition charges of rigging surfaced. Officials cited missing or replaced ballots, stolen boxes in Da Nang, and observers reported discrepancies amid widespread turnout reported at 87 percent of over 7 million registered voters.
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Nguyen van Thieu
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Thieu
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Ngo Cong Duc
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Failed hijacker kills pilot wife in abortive Nashville hijack
In Jacksonville a hijacking attempt on a Nashville to Atlanta charter flight ended with the hijacker George Mallory Giffe Jr killing his wife Sue and himself after firing on FBI agents. Co hijackers Bobby Wayne Wallace and Randall G Crump were not injured, and pilot Brent Downs was shot. Wallace was arrested on air piracy charges. a bomb threat was ruled unfounded. Authorities say the crew was forced onto the plane before taxiing toward the runway.
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Atlanta
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Quentin Downs
Bobby Wayne Wallace
Randall G. Crump
Wallace
Crump
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Downs
Jim O’ Conner
O'Conner
Giffe
O’conner
Jacksonville International Airport
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Mack Brothers
Larry Wayne Reed
Reed
West Coast dock strike hits 96 days sets record
The West Coast longshore walkout reached its 96th day with mediators reporting progress in San Francisco. The ILWU and Pacific Maritime Association held a four hour session in New York City and plan another meeting today as 15,000 workers idle 208 ships costing California about 1.5 billion dollars. Meanwhile on the East Coast 45,000 ILA members work from Maine to Texas amid a contract dispute over guaranteed pay. The UMW strike across 20 states continues, seeking higher top pay and welfare fund boosts, with Norfolk and Western announcing layoffs.
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San Francisco
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California
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Texas
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UMW
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