Alumni marching band debuts at Elyria High Parade
Four trumpet players Sharon Adkins Mary Fraser Kathy Strouse and Sidney Sprague form Elyria High School alumni marching band premiering at the annual Parade of Bands on Thursday. The Sunday Scene features the story and photos by Robert Ohlemacher with photo by John Fazio.
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Elyria High School
Sharon Adkins
Eleventh St
Mary Fraser
Hartford Dr
Kathy Strouse
Coronado Ct
Sidney Sprague
Vassar Ave
Robert Ohlemacher
John Fazio
Ford Cheering Elkins Crowd Juxtaposed With Newark Demonstrations
President Ford faced a warm welcome in Elkins West Virginia with an estimated 100 150 thousand people along a three mile parade route while Newark New Jersey hosted robust police security and anti Ford demonstrators outside the Robert Treat Hotel. Ford stood in the open hatch for portions of the parade and met crowds with Secret Service protection as he toured the Mountain State Forest Festival amid a day of contrasting receptions. A separate Lorain County murder conspiracy case against Dr George P Gotsis dragged through jury deadlock with eight to four votes and lengthy deliberations before a possible retrial or dismissal while foreman Bernabe Garcia and other jurors noted doubts about proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Gerald Ford
Elkins
Virginia
Newark
N.J
Ford
Elkin
Secret Service
Randolph
Jennings
Staggers
West Virgina
George P. Gatsis
Lorain
Denis Radefeld
Lorain County
Joseph R Grunda
Gotsis
John D. Pincura Ili
Robert Gary
Dr. Gotsis
Pincura
Radefeld
Bernabe P. Garcia
Wooster St
Mikus
Galco
George Abraham
George
Abraham
Galeo
Emperor Hirohito and King Olav Visit New York Amid Tight Security
Emperor Hirohito and King Olav V arrived in New York with heavy security after earlier assassination attempts on President Ford. Two Chinese-Americans were arrested in Brooklyn on weapons charges, but officials said no plot was found. Empress Nagako accompanied Hirohito. Olav was greeted by local leaders as the Viking Squad guarded the scene.
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New York
Japan
Hirohito
Norway
Olav V
Ford
Brooklyn
U.S
Secret Service
Nagako
Manhattan
Woods Hole
Olav
Angier Biddle Duke
Viking Squad
Centennial Spirit Sparks Elyria Debate Over Fourth Plans
Elyrians in 1876 faced partisan bickering as the Elyria Constitution and Elyria Republican clashed over who should plan the Fourth of July centennial celebration. The Lorain County Agricultural Society favored a civic fair, while opponents argued the event would become partisan. Despite tensions, area youths began preparations with a bonfire, fireworks, music, and a dawn artillery salute led by Capt. Burdick.
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Elyria
Lorain County Agricultural Society
The
Elyria Republican
Constitution
Agricultural Society
Republican
Society
Burdick
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Gerald Messerman
Cleveland
Joseph J. Galco Jr
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Denk Radefeld
George Gotsis
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Gene Krebs
King Olav
Duke
Spirit of 76
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