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The Cleveland Press was a daily American newspaper published in Cleveland, Ohio from November 2, 1878, through June 17, 1982. [1] From 1928 to 1966, the paper's editor was Louis B. Seltzer .
Robert Clayton Henry (July 16, 1921 – September 8, 1981) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Springfield, Ohio from 1966 to 1968 as one of the first black mayors of a midwestern city; however, this achievement is frequently overshadowed by fellow African American mayor Carl B. Stokes, who was elected mayor of Cleveland in 1967.
Carl B. Stokes, first African American mayor of a major US city, mayor of Cleveland 1968–71; Louis Stokes, 15-term U.S. Representative to Congress; Lori Stokes, journalist and news anchor; Amasa Stone, philanthropist, railroad magnate, bridge builder; Robert D. Storey, philanthropist, university trustee, corporate director; Rich Stotter ...
Jesse Owens (1913–1980), track and field; set three world records in one day while in college at the Ohio State University; won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics; raised in Cleveland, and attended college in Columbus; Jerry Page (1961– ), boxer; born in Columbus; Alexis Peterson (1995– ), basketball combo guard; born in Columbus
Jane Henson, 78, American puppeteer, co-founder of The Muppets, cancer. [27] Ted James, 88, English cricket player . [28] Ibrahim Zeid Keilani, 76, Jordanian politician, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs; Member of the House of Representatives (1993–1997). [29] Adrian Leftwich, 72–73, South African political activist, lung cancer. [30]
NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio (AP) — A 3-year-old boy was fatally stabbed by a woman as he sat in a grocery cart in a supermarket parking lot. Investigators said Tuesday that they believe it was a random ...
C. J. Prentiss, Ohio State Senator, founder of Policy Matters Ohio; Andrew Puzder (B.A., 1975), CEO of CKE Restaurants/Secretary of Labor-designate (for President-elect Donald Trump) Shawn Richards, member of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis [1] Kahlil Seren (MSUS, 2010), first elected mayor of Cleveland Heights, Ohio; Carl B ...
Carl Stokes: Democrat: January 3, 1967 – January 15, 1968 Stokes resigned after winning election as Mayor of Cleveland. Phillip DeLaine: Democrat: January 15, 1968 – December 31, 1970 DeLaine lost the party renomination in 1970 to John Thompson. John Thompson: Democrat: January 3, 1971 – October 16, 1986 Thompson died in 1986 while in ...