FAA understaffing tied to near miss near Youngstown
Oberlin air traffic center faced severe staffing gaps as two jets narrowly avoided collision 40 miles east of Youngstown on Aug 10. Brecksville sector misread altitudes, enabling a near miss on 35000 feet as controllers to handle multiple roles amid a six position deficit.
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Chronicle-Telegram
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Brecksville
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New York
Arthur Hatton
Oswald Ryan
Washington
Air Traffic Controllers Association
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Towne Crier
Elyria
Girl stabbed victim Agnes Koviak confronts suspect in hospital
Police chief says Agnes Koviak 12 was undecided on whether the youth held as prime suspect is the attacker who stabbed her four times in Elyria. A juvenile officer and two officers transported the boy to the hospital for family viewing before returning him to custody. Witnesses saw a boy matching the suspect’s description near 552 Turner St after the Wednesday assault.
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Agnes Koviak
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Maurice C. Flood
Thomas Graham
James Oster
Flood
Agnes
Third St
Turner St
Stanley Koviak
Soblen's condition worsens after overdose flight attempt
London United Press International reports Dr Robert A Soblen 61 a Lithuanian born American psychiatrist in custody after swallowing barbiturates. His condition remains grave and he shows no sign of awakening as British authorities reassess deportation plans to the United States for serving a life sentence. Scotland Yard leads an intensive probe into how the drugs were obtained and used despite tight security.
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London
UPI
Robert A. Soblen
United States
Scotland Yard
Two sisters survive California plane crash ordeal
In Big Bear California a small plane carrying Trave Lodge executives crashed. Grandfather located Julie Clark aged eight and her sister Laurie six after three days in rugged terrain with no food or water. Both sisters survived while their parents were killed. Julie described the ordeal and thanked rescuers who finally reached them.
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Big Bear
Calif
UPI
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Julie Clark
TraveLodge Corp
William R. Clark
Julie
Mommy
Daddy
Hell Chamber of Commerce to campaign against litterbugs
The Chamber of Commerce in Hell Michigan plans a summer drive in Pinckney State Recreation area to curb littering. Visitors will see trash bags bearing the message Dont throw your trash all over Hell as part of the effort.
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Hell, Mich
Pinckney State Recreation Area
Hell
UPI
GOP proposes Cuba troop pledge similar to Formosa resolution
Republican leaders urged Congress to authorize the President to use troops if needed in the Cuban crisis. Dirksen and Halleck said they would seek a Formosa style declaration, aiming for action before adjournment, and invited Democrats to collaborate, though not yet discussed with Kennedy. They urged calm national unity amid Soviet aid to Castro.
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UPI
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Senate
House
GOP
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Charles A. Halleck
Formosa
Eisenhower
China
Pescadores Islands
United States
Halleck
Latin America
White House
Dirksen
Pierre Salinger
Berlin
Cuba
Kennedy asks reserves for Berlin and Cuba
President Kennedy asked Congress for authority to call up to 150000 Ready Reserve members to active duty due to the tense international situation including Berlin and Cuba. The request covers active duty up to 12 months and spans the period until February 28, with extensions possible for earlier enlistments.
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UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Berlin
Cuba
House
Senate
Newport
White House
Shelters top CD priority in fallout program
The Office of Civil Defense in Washington has given stocking fallout shelters top priority, potentially cutting other aid programs in communities that do not cooperate. Area officials fear liability for damaged or missing supplies, while state and county CD leaders reassure locals that no financial responsibility rests with custodians except in willful negligence. Eighteen suitable Elyria locations were found for stockpiling survival rations and radiation testing gear, pending signed agreements with city officials and building owners.
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Amherst
Office of Civil Defense
Washington
Lorain County CD Organization
Lorain
Elyria
James R. Logan
Ohio CD Organization
Joseph Stockstill
Lorain County
Elyria student lauded by astronaut John Glenn
A Elyria science student earned praise from astronaut John Glenn in a feature on page one column two. The story notes the student’s curiosity and achievements while placing them alongside profiles of notable peers.
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Elyria
John Glenn
Ewe
Cool weather closes Elyria pools for season
The Elyria Recreation Department shuts West Recreation and Eastern Heights pools as temperatures drop and no improvement is expected. Recreation director Charles Hoagland said plans were to keep them open but the cold snap ends the season today.
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Elyria Recreation Department
West Recreation
Eastern Heights
Charles Hoagland
Weather outlook for Ohio turns warmer then cooler
Northwestern and Northeastern Ohio expect sunny skies and a warm day with highs 68 to 75. Tonight will be clear but cooler, lows around 46 to 53. Saturday will be partly cloudy and warmer, with Thursday’s high low 42 to 65 and a year ago Thursday 65 to 85. No precipitation in 24 hours. humidity rising through the day. Sunrise 6 59, sunset 7 30, moon phases noted. Temperatures average 68 in Northern Ohio, below normal, with a warmer trend through Saturday followed by a cooling trend Sunday into next week. Precipitation about one quarter inch, showers possible late Saturday and Sunday.
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Ohio
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