Slippery roads spark multiple accidents in Rittman
Police report a string of icy road crashes in Rittman and surrounding areas on December 3 to December 4. Victims include William Wachter, 50, and Clifford W. Thomas, 56, with minor vehicle damage and no injuries reported. Other incidents involve Randy Armentrout, 18, and Mark Rastorfer, 18, when ice caused Rastorfer to collide with Armentrout. Levanne Dague, 57, struck Raymond Lance, 42, near Home and Main after Dague could not avoid oncoming traffic. A November 28 hit run near W Ohio injured Raymond Huffman, with the other vehicle unidentifiable. Eugene Fields, 45, reported an injury on E Ohio Ave while stopped in traffic.
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William Wachter
Wall Rd
Wadsworth
Don’s Bar
S. Main St
Clifford W. Thomas
RD No. 1
Randy E. Armentrout
Industrial St
Mark F. Rastorfer
W. Sunset Dr
Rastorfer
Armentrout
Home and Main
Levanne M. Dague
Reimer Rd
Raymond W. Lance
Zigler Rd
Sterling
Lance
Dague
W. Ohio
Raymond O. Huffman
N. Hickin
Huffman
Eugene R. Fields
S. 1St
E. Ohio Ave
Fields
Ohio
Medina
Larry W. Eades
Woodland Ave
Michael J. Pollis
Sterling Ave
Pollis
PCA
David A. Ruckman
Hilty Dr
Nicholas J. Marcovecchio
S. Metzger
Ruckman
Marcoveccio
Karen L. Price
Starlane Dr
Dale E. Hartzler
Hilty
Hartzler
Larry D. Tompkins
State Rt. 3
Creston
N. Main St. Sohie
Jerry T. Bratcher
Rittman Ave
Metzger
Pamela L. Uliman
William
S. Hickin
Ullman
Escalator pioneers a safer way to ride through courage
A historical look at escalators from the 1900 Paris Exhibition to London Earl's Court in 1911 shows initial danger and public resistance. Bumper Harris, an ex soldier with a wooden leg, proves the idea by riding the Earl's Court escalator during peak hours, inspiring public use and confidence. Separate local traffic incidents follow, detailing multiple car accidents with names and addresses.
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London
Earl's Court
Piccadilly
Earl’s Court
Hammersmith
Bumper Harris
Harris
Earl’s Court Station
Bumper
Earl Court
High School Happenings: Gym meet and more
The Gymnastics Team hosts Cloverleaf at 8 30 Wednesday for a compulsory meet as they rebound from a narrow loss to Wadsworth. Wrestling aims to beat Doylestown at home Saturday 7 30 as captains Shook and Lance are announced.
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Cloverleaf
Wadsworth
Doylestown
Srs
Chris Shook
Jim Lance
Chipps
Western Reserve Academy
TIA warning signs of stroke from Marion Wells
A Copley News Service piece explains TIAs as warning signals that can precede a stroke. It notes 20 percent of untreated TIAs lead to lethal or disabling strokes within five years, lists common symptoms, and urges prompt medical evaluation and diagnosis to prevent major brain events.
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Marion Wells Copley News Service
Our
Pat Nixon
Arthur Ancowitz
New York City
van Nostrand Reinhold Co
Ancowitz
Keith W. Sehnert
M.D
Georgetown School of Medicine
Public Broadcasting Act founded CPB funding for education
A historical recap notes that on November 7, 1967 President Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act creating the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to allocate funds for educational broadcasts. The text also references a 1973 veto override and other dated events.
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Johnson
Public Broadcasting Act
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
House
Senate
Nixon
Troxell Nominated for Who's Who at Norwayne High
Diane Troxell a Norwayne High senior earned a place in the Tenth Annual Who's Who Among American High School Students. She is an honor student active in band intramurals pep club chorus majorette letters in softball and track and has two Wayne County contest top finishes. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Troxell of Creston and attends Church of the Nazarene Wooster. Nixon Offer relates to background information on two Watergate conversations sought by investigators.
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Diane Troxell
Norwayne High School
Diane
Wayne County
William Troxell
Myers St
Creston
Church of the Nazarene
Oak Hill Road
Wooster
Lithography hobby makes past visible
Ted Wade, a 50 year veteran stone lithographer born in Germany and a California School of Fine Arts graduate, preserves old barns missions ships depots and schools with Bavarian limestone based prints. He sketches sites before transferring to stone, uses nitric acid and arabic gum, and even hand crafts leather rollers to run the press. His work aims to save history as old buildings face demolition and mis sions fade from view.
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Ted Wade
Wade
California
Chicago
Paris
Germany
Howe moves against Jersey in Council of Safety
The Patriots report General Howe after Fort Washington and Fort Lee, now pressing New Jersey with Philadelphia as possible target. They urge immediate troop levies from Pennsylvania battalions to reinforce the state and support the general cause, citing a recent alliance treaty at Fort Pitt with the Delawares Mingoes and Shawanese and noting de Fermoy’s promotion to Brigadier General.
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Council of Safety
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Howe
Fort Washington
Fort Lee
New Jersey
Argu
Fort Pitt
de Fermoy
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Rittman Press
Wright St
Milton Township
Steven E. Knoppenstein
Mt. Eaton Rd
Bruce D. Middleton
Akron
Wooster Community Hospital
David A. Moore
Barberton
Middleton
Moore
Kloppenstein
Putterin
Pete
Fhaers
Harlem All-Stars
Holland
McIntyre
Williams
Sickman
Grobelney
Robertson
Wise
Travis
Kurtz
Morris
Dottie Moore
American Physical Fitness Research Institute
Moraga Drive
West
Los Angeles
Calif
Connecticut River
Fort Say Brook
San Diego
Troxell
Who’s Who
John Strica
California School of Fine Arts
San Francisco
THE
Patriot Years
Jersey
Doploy News Service
Columbia
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