Conquerors of the Atlantic Welcome Paris Style
French crowds mobbed the Concorde era heroes with rose petals echoing Lindbergh's Paris welcome. The 1927 photo shows Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis reception as Maxie Anderson Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman attempted a Le Bourget landing but winds sent them 60 miles away to a wheat field near Aux.
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America
Charles Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Maxie Anderson
Ben Abruzzo
Larry Newman
le Bourget
Aux
France
County Home plan may clarify duties and roles
Medina County Commissioners will review a plan to clarify the County Home superintendent and coordinator duties. Shirley Campbell, appointed County Home coordinator after Shirley Johnson resigned, may handle personnel while Joyce Farnsworth remains administratively in charge. The plan aims to create a check and balance with Campbell as financial monitor and watchdog.
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Jim Woods
Medina
Medina County
John Stricker
Shirley Campbell
Shirley Johnson
Miss Campbell
Stricker
Johnson
Farnsworth
State Personnel Board of Review
American balloonists plan around the world in 30 days
Three Americans who crossed the Atlantic in a balloon say their next venture is a world circumnavigation in 30 days. Abruzzo 48 Anderson 44 Newman 31 cite higher altitude speed to complete the round trip, noting the previous flight cost $125000 and set endurance and distance records.
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Aline Mosby
Paris
UPI
Ben Re Ora
Max Anderson
Larry Newman
Abruzzo
Anderson
Charles A. Lindbergh
France Soir
Medina County nutrition site coordinator cleared for return
Medina County Office for Older Adults reinstates Esther Burkhead as nutrition site coordinator with back pay after a two week suspension. The commissioners also approve forming a county disaster services agency with signatories from Brunswick, Wadsworth, Lodi and 12 townships. Medina and Westfield Center abstain. Mary Strong notes the flood insurance program grant may aid flood plain homeowners with loans and coverage.
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Medina
Medina County
Esther Burkhead
Ms. Burkhead
Doris Abeling
Jeanne Nichols
John Ribar
Sheriff's Department
Brunswick
Wadsworth
Lodi
Westfield Center
Ribar
National Flood Insurance Agency
Mary Strong
Federal Funds
Medina businessman seeks bond during appeal
James E. Tolleson, 36, formerly of 980 W Lafayette Rd in Medina, asks the Ohio Supreme Court for bond to await appeal. He was sentenced to four concurrent terms of one to five years for selling unregistered securities and operating without a license. The state moves to dismiss the request and the petition was filed by his Michigan lawyer. decisions likely after Sept. 11. Tolleson and David Pearson, 41, of Ashland were convicted in May for selling a stock agreement tied to the Success Education Corp. of Medina for 10,000 dollars.
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Akron
Medina
Ohio Supreme Court
Ninth District Court of Appeals
James E. Tolleson
W. Lafayette Rd
Tolleson
Michigan
David Pearson
Ashland
Success Education Corp
Summit County
Norwalk man dies after being struck near Lodi
A Norwalk construction worker, David Jones aged 19, died after a car driven by Charles Tileske 37 westbound on Route 42 swerved and struck him as Jones walked along Richman Road in Medina County. The Medina post of the Ohio Highway Patrol said Tileske apparently fell asleep at the wheel. The crash happened at 5 p.m. at the Route 42 and Richman Road intersection. No citations issued. investigation ongoing. Jones worked for Paul Bleile Construction Co. This is Medina County’s 14th traffic fatality of the year, compared with 17 at the same time last year.
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Norwalk
David Jones
Lodi Communit Hospital
Rt. 42
Richman Road
Medina Post
Ohio Highway Patrol
Charles Tileske
West Salem
Jones
Paul Bleile Construction Co
Medina County
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