Rail strike widens as UTU expands action to six railroads
The United Transportation Union broadens its selective strike to six more railroads drawing White House involvement as negotiators meet after Nixon urged a voluntary settlement. The walkout halts key lines and threatens crops, steel, coal, and auto plants with shutdowns in California, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and St Louis.
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Donald Finley Washington
UPI
United Transportation Union
UTU
Nixon
White House
California
Santa Fe
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Steel
United Steel Workers
Washington
Bessemer & Lake Erie
Pennsylvania
Duluth
Missabe & Iron Range
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
Aton
Appalachia
Ford Motor Co
Break-ins in Rustic Hills Target Homes and Nearby Places
Sheriff reports break-ins and attempted burglaries in Rustic Hills including the Ettling home at 3453 Country Club Drive where bedrooms were ransacked and saving stamp books taken. A prowler was reported at 3428 Country Club Drive. Stolen items include an $800 riding lawnmower from Valley City Community Hall and a car stereo from Red Barn Restaurant area. An engine was stolen from Marathon Service Station on Pearl Road. Minor crash incidents involve Lottie Roose and Michael Turnbaugh. Detectives continue investigations.
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Henry Ettling
Country Club Drive
Rustic Hills
Sheriff’s Department
Ettling Home
Valley City
Marathon
Pearl Road
Apollo 15 Prepares Descent Over Lunar Highlands
Apollo 15 maneuvers into a northern approach over Crisium and climbs to a 10.5 to 67 mile low orbit. Scott and Irwin anticipate the first surface excursion from Falcon as they scout the rugged Apennine foothills for ancient lunar crust. Ground crew report good data and monitor heating.
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Milton Windler
Karl G. Heinze
Falcon
Scott
Tsiolkovsky
Crisium
Heinze
Earth
Apennines
Sierra Nevadas
California
Plains
India
Irwin
Lunar
Alphonsus
County Chorus Nets $220 From Blossom Night Tickets
Medina County Chorus cleared 220 dollars from Blossom Center ticket sales for the Al Hirt Concert last week. Chorus chairman William E. Willis said Blossom paid one dollar per seat, with ticket prices at 6, 5, 4.50 and 4 dollars and 50 cents for a 3 dollar seat, noting losses on bus transportation.
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Medina
Medina County
Blossom Center
al Hirt
William E. Willis
Blossom
Medina County Night funds cover concert and rehearsal costs
Trustees and local officials in Medina County discuss election candidates in various townships and the Medina City ward. Willis notes transportation costs for buses and income from Medina County Night at Blossom Music Center helped cover expenses for the chorus, rehearsal space, soloist, and director. The event was co sponsored by the Gazette and held at the Ratajczak home with publicity by Mrs. Ratajczak.
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Willis
Medina County
Medina County Chorus
Blossom Music Center
A.F. Ratajczak
Nettleton Road
Leedy Seeks Federal Backing for Welfare Programs
State Senator James K. Leedy proposes a federal bill to take over funding and administration of public welfare. He claims Ohio could save about 225 to 300 million dollars annually, freeing funds for other state and local services.
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Washington
James K. Leedy
R-Wooster
State
Senate
U.S. Congress
Leedy
Weather outlook with showers possible this weekend
Cloudy and mild today with a 30 percent chance of rain this afternoon. Tonight 50 percent with showers possible. Saturday remains cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and little temperature change. Highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. Also notes a name correction for Litchfield Buttons-n-Bows Denise Perry previously listed as Dee Perry.
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Litchfield
Denise Perry
Dee Perry
Ohio steel mills begin shutting down for nationwide strike
Ohio steel plants prepare to idle about 40,000 workers as a nationwide strike looms. Major producers include Republic Steel, U S Steel, Jones & Laughlin, Youngstown Sheet & Tube, and Armco. Railroads also targeted by UTU strikes with reports of vandalism and injunctions. UTU president Charlie Luna vows peaceful picketing and cooperation with investigations.
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John T.rady
United Press International Steel Mills
Ohio
Buckeye
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
United Steel Workers Union
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Republic Steel
U.S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
National Steel
Steubenville
Armco
Middletown
Zanesville
USW
Union
United Transportation Union
Bessmer & Lake Erie
Santa Fe
Duluth
N&w
Bellevue
FBI
Norfolk & Western
UTU
Charlie Luna
Washington
Car Wash Aids Medina Police Dog Fund Effort
A car wash Saturday at the Shell Station on N Court supports the Duco Fund. Duco, a trained German Shepherd loaned to Medina Police by Meyers Corp of Cleveland, aims to raise $1,000 to purchase the dog. Local youths organized the fundraiser.
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Medina
Shell Station
N. Court
Duco Fund
Duco
Meyers Corp
Cleveland
Japan Jet Collision Is Aviation's Worst
In northern Japan a Japanese Air Force F86 collided with an All-Nippon Airways 727, killing 161 aboard the 727. The fighter jet’s pilot parachuted to safety. The 727 departed Sapporo for Tokyo with 154 passengers and seven crew including Donn M. Carpenter the sole American. Prime Minister Sato ordered an investigation and disaster inquiry officials rushed to the crash area near Shizukuishi.
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Morioka
Japan
API
All-Nippon Airways
ANA
Saburo Kawanishi
Sendai
Kawaniski
All-Nippon
Toa Airlines
Sapporo
Hokkaido
Tokyo
Japan Self-Defense Force
Shizukuishi
Masataka Kato
Fuji City
Mt. Fujiyama
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Eisaku Sato
Karuizawa
Kyoshiro Niwa
Keikichi Masuhara
Japan Self- Defense Force
Alfalfa Cropping Tips From Ohio Extension Agronomist
Harold K. Thoburn presents August alfalfa guidance for Medina County farmers. He urges well drained fields, soil tests with lime to a pH 6.8 to 7.2, and P and K targets of 90 and 300. Band seed by Aug 10 on firm seedbeds, raise seeding count, and manage weeds with Eptam and 2 4 DB as needed. Monitor alfalfa weevil and leafhopper and harvest first cut by May 23 28.
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Medina County
Don Myers
O.S.A. Extension Agronomist
Ohio
Alfalfa management and soil testing guidance for next year
County Agent outlines harvest timing for alfalfa about every 35 days, potential four cuttings before Sept 15 with regional exceptions, and winter injury prevention with fall cover. Recommends applying 15 lb P2O5 and 45 lb K2O per ton of forage, notes cost per acre, and stresses soil testing as gas gauge for soil nutrients, outlining pH, lime deficit, and mineral analyses.
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Ohio
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Mike Kaspar
Akron
Hank Jaeger
Bennett Lumber Co
Mike
Bennett Home Center
Alan Shiever
Red Barn
Shiever
Lottie Roose
Seville
Rt. 3
Michael Turnbaugh
County Chorus
Liverpool
Robert J. Weigal
Medina Township
J. Norbert Hood
Sharon
Donald Brown
Joyce Rudowski
Wadsworth
Don Chaney
Betty I. Piepho
Ruth Darling
Westfield
Stuart Bartter
Sherrod Duecker
York
Don Muntz
Leslie Ziegler
John M. Jamison
Amelia Garrett
Medina City
Bernard Urban
Steve Petrigala
Brunswick
Portsmouth
Conneaut
Toledo
Brewster
Donn M. Carpenter
Miami, Fla
A Self-Defense Force
Yoshima Ichikawa
Iwate Prefecture
Harold K. Thoburn
Remsen
James Davidson
Albert Emerson
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