Heavy absentee voting signals strong municipal turnout
Officials of the Lorain County Board of Elections report an unusually large early absentee vote for Tuesday's municipal elections. Nearly 1,400 ballots were returned by noon, with 1,897 voters having applied. Elyria and Lorain offices show 935 and 450 to 500 ballots returned respectively, far above 1967 and 1969 levels.
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Amtrak faces 72.2 million debt by 1972
The Interstate Commerce Commission says Amtrak must obtain more government financing or fall 72.2 million dollars into debt by December 1972. A Nixon administration request for 170 million in loans follows initial 40 million funding and 100 million in loan guarantees.
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Senate Rejects $2.9 Billion Foreign Aid Extension
The Senate voted 41 to 27 to end over two decades of U S foreign aid by blocking a bill to extend the program for two more years. Nixon condemned the action as irresponsible, while leaders warn continued aid remains uncertain and may be handled by a continuing resolution or new bill later.
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Graham ordered to bed after abdominal pains in London
Billy Graham suffered severe abdominal pains while filming at a British television studio and was ordered to bed by doctors, a spokesman said today. The evangelist remains in London for treatment and monitoring as his schedule is adjusted.
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Toledo Senator seeks stiffer penalty for bridge throwing
State Senator Marigene Valiquette of Toledo introduced a bill in Columbus to raise the penalty for tossing objects from a freeway bridge onto a public highway to as much as three years in prison.
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Weather Outlook Warm and Sunny Through Tomorrow
A continuing warm spell with sunny skies. Highs mid 70s today and tomorrow, lows near 40s tonight. Chance of rain near zero today and tonight, about 16 percent tomorrow. Winds SE 5 to 10 mph today, light tonight, SE about 10 mph tomorrow. Sunset 6:25 p.m. Tonight sunrise 7:56 a.m. High yesterday 76 at 1:30 p.m. Low today 44 at 7:00 a.m.
Elyria mayor race interviews lead Coty coverage
The Chronicle Telegram plans tomorrow coverage featuring interviews by Dennis J. Hesseler with Elyria mayoral candidates and color photos by John Kenney. Also, a food class at Elyria Catholic High School highlights big athletes who cook under Sister Agnes Ann. Connie Davis previews Women’s Lib with photos by Carl Skalata. Lorain County Community College’s Student Program Board aims for one controversial program annually. A feature on William Scarborough, Oberlin College 1871 graduate and Wilberforce president, appears in They Had a Dream.
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Lorain County Community College
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Macon
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Oberlin College
Wilberforce University
Law boosts benefits for new jobless in Ohio
Ohio Governor John Gilligan signed unemployment legislation lifting benefits for new claimants starting Monday. Existing recipients won’t see higher payments. The bill raises average benefits about 25 percent, with maximums increasing from 57 to 71 dollars for two dependents and 66 to 84 for four or more dependents. It also adds 13 weeks of extended benefits during periods of high unemployment or when the national rate meets criteria.
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Mrs Gilligan Criticizes Ohio Mental Health Funding Lag
Mrs John J Gilligan told the Northeastern Ohio Teachers Association in Warren that Ohio has inadequately funded the mental illness and retardation drive. She said children are tied to benches and living in their own filth and urged reducing stigma so mental illness is treated like other sickness.
Saigon Tightens Security Ahead of Thieu Inauguration
About 4000 South Vietnamese troops and police imposed strict security in Saigon in the days before President Nguyen Van Thieu's second inauguration. The measures are the tightest since the 1968 Communist offensive and surpass those of Nixon's July 1969 visit.
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Irish bomb attack ruins British posts along border
Irish Republican Army guerrillas attacked eight British customs posts along the Irish border and bombed a Belfast army post. One soldier, a cook for the Scots Guards, was killed while making lunch. Eight civilians were injured when a nearby house collapsed after the blasts.
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Aid cutoff shocks U S Vietnam and UN aid plans
U S officials in Saigon warn South Vietnam cannot finish the fiscal year without foreign aid. Senate vote ends 549 million in economic aid to South Vietnam and 143 million to UN funds. UN and aid agencies express alarm while British press frame the move as isolationist and punitive amid China seating shifts.
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