Corn harvest woes hit Erie and Huron farmers
In Milan and surrounding areas hundreds of acres of sweet corn ripened early due to hot humid weather. Canneries struggled to handle the surge, leaving unharvested or unsellable corn while markets in Cleveland drew loads of corn. Some growers fed surplus to hogs as shipments stalled. Officials noted excellent kernels but poor saleability and said they had not been asked for assistance.
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Erie
Huron
Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain County
Cleveland
Erie County
Lima curfew aims to curb disturbances at admiral king game
Lima officials coordinate with Lima Senior and Admiral King High schools as an 8 p.m. curfew for under 18s without guardians is imposed after last week's football disturbances. Police and county sheriffs set measures, seating limits and ticket allocations to keep the Lima stadium safe tonight.
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King High
Lorain
LIWA
Admiral King
Lima Senior Athletic Department
Admiral Hing
LaGrange officer wins Distinguished Flying Cross for Vietnam service
LaGrange born Capt Willard Chuck Johnson received the Distinguished Flying Cross for more than 300 combat missions in Vietnam. The 27 year old Air Force pilot spent a 30 day leave with his parents at 310 West Main St. in LaGrange after a year based in Da Nang. Johnson flew the Bird Dog and Super Skymaster aircraft, directed air strikes against enemy positions, and aided defense of Army forces during the Tet Offensive. He also earned two Vietnamese Crosses of Gallantry and the Air Medal.
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LaGrange Air Force
Willard
Chuck” Johnson
Vietnam
LaGrange
Williard L. Johnson
West Main St
Johnson
Air Force
da Nang
Tamky
Unis
Elyria ok recertifies workable urban renewal program
U S OK grants city recertification for Elyria workable program paving the way for a Gold en Age Center project and federal funds for three urban renewal efforts. Mayor Jane Reichlin said the seven part program is a prerequisite for grant in aid and loans, with Rep Charles Mosher pressing HUD for status.
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Elyria
Jane P. Reichlin
Reichlin
Charles Mosher
R-13
Mosher
Chronicle‘Telegram
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Washington
Chicago
Reichim
Housing Assistance Administration
Goodell Sworn In as New York Junior Senator
In Washington UPI Charles FE Goodell took the oath as the new junior senator from New York replacing the late Robert F. Kennedy. Elyma to begin 13 story $2,573,000 Golden Age project housing 181 low income elderly units with Mosser Construction. Federal recertification enables urban renewal plans in Elyria with three projects and 200 additional housing units for elderly.
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Fourth Street
Mosser Construction, Inc
Fremont
Elyma
Fuller Road
Malcolm Manor
Cleveland
East Bridge
Malcolm Court
Reichlin
Shoes on a Heifer shines at Ohio State Fair display
Here it is fair farm fashion at Wellington with Bev Burge 18 and Nancy Saxe 17 of the Wellington Happy Farmers. They represented Lorain County at the Ohio State Fair earning an outstanding rating for their hoof care demonstration. Their entry titled Shoes on a Heifer showed proper cow hoof cleaning and earned alarm clocks as prizes.
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Wellington
Bev Burge
Nancy Saxe
Wellington Happy Farmers
Lorain County
Mitock Cited For Saving Mom’s Life
Avon Mayor Nicholas T. Mitock received a grateful letter from 16 year old Peggy Wendorff after he helped save her asthmatic mother by performing mouth to mouth resuscitation and external heart massage during a night round with a police officer. An ambulance arrived with oxygen.
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Avon
Nicholas T. Mitock
Peggy Wenderit
Peggy
Wendorff
Miriam Ave
Mitock
Jet
Peggy Wendorff
Where to turn Where to turn NEW LONDON-Findlay congressman calls for status report on federal planning funds
A congressman from New London Findlay urged a status report on federal planning funds in a page 17 brief. An Elyria item reports LORLIN attorney named vice chairman of the Lorain County Community College board of trustees on page 2.
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New London
Findlay
Lorlin
Lorain County Community College
Elyria
Outnumbered U S forces rout enemy near Tay Ninh
U S infantrymen outnumbered two to one blasted 860 Communist soldiers from a Cambodian border outpost and forced a rout toward sanctuaries. There were no U S fatalities with 12 wounded as jet fighters strafed fleeing Reds and South Vietnamese militia counted 83 Communist dead. New fighting flared near Tay Ninh City as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops pressed in.
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Saigon
UPI
Tay Ninh
U.S
Tay Ninh City
Buell
Birthday Oddity Ties to 13 in Cincinnati Life
Cincinnati resident Harry L. Donovan born December 13, 1910, marks his 53rd birthday. Observers note that his age, street number 904, the letters in his name, and the calendar date all align with the number 13, a quirky superstition-free coincidence.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Harry L. Donovan
Donovan
Lerner Pushes Levy Passage as Community Stake
Lorain County Community College seeks a 25 million dollar levy with Max J. Lerner noting citizens have more at stake than the administration. He calls for local leaders to campaign and stresses cost barriers, including a January 100 dollar student fee hike after a levy defeat in 1967. Enrollment is upcoming with about 3,200 to 3,400 students this year and 1,600 freshmen.
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Lorain County Community College
Max J. Lerner
College Board of
Jasi
Lerner
Elonn
Lorain County
Board of Trustees
Whnch
Pollen count halted in Loram area amid late season
Loram Health Department stops daily pollen counts as of today with a spokesman saying the count is zero. Elyria chemist Ernest Bartha reports a 14 reading and notes late season weather makes pollen activity unlikely. Hay fever expert credits 1968 as a mild year with few symptoms overall.
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Loram
Ernest Bartha
Elyria
Chronicle-Telegram
Weather improves with sunny periods and mild highs
The day brings sun and a warm outlook with highs in the 60s to 70s and a clear cool night. Tonight will be cool, with a sunset at 7 41. Tomorrow starts sunny and warmer with sunrise at 7 06 and a high near 65 by 4 pm.
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