Two Teens Drown In Ohio Rivers And Lakes
In Lorain two teenagers died drowning on Monday. Thomas Lee, 14, disappeared after leaping from a rock into the Black River. Greg Witherspoon, 19, drowned after falling from a log at Harmon's Beach on Lake Erie. Coast Guard crews recovered both bodies. In Massachusetts Sen Edward Kennedy met his father at the family compound after Robert Kennedy's assassination and funeral.
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Lorain, Ohio
UPI
Thomas Lee
Black River
Greg Witherspoon
Lake Erie
Harmon's Beach
Coast Guard
Hyannis Port
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Edward
Kennedy
Rose Kennedy
Amish youths ticketed for road racing in Geauga and Middlefield
In Geauga County and Middlefield Amish youths faced tickets for speed racing with horse and buggy with limits as low as seven miles per hour. Sam Yoder 17 of Middlefield cited for reckless driving after losing control on Ohio 87 and striking a motorcycle injuring both riders mildly.
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Chardon
Ohio
UPI
Geauga County
Middlefield
Sam Yoder
State Highway Patrol
Yoder
Ira J. Debord
Novelty
Paris Students Clash With Police During Riot Protests
In Paris thousands of students protested the drowning of a demonstrator, vowing more action. The Latin Quarter endured heavy clashes with riot police as 4 000 to 5 000 students confronted authorities amid tear gas and percussion grenades.
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Paris
UPI
France
Johnson visits Eisenhower and Douglas at Walter Reed
President Johnson visits two distinguished patients at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Former President Eisenhower, recovering from a heart attack, was brought from Palm Desert to Walter Reed. Supreme Court Justice Douglas, 69, is adjusting to a cardiac device implanted a week earlier. North Vietnamese envoys claim a plot to kill Senator Kennedy was possible but offer no proof.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Eisenhower
Palm Desert
Calif
West Coast
Walter Reed
Douglas
Paris
Robert F. Kennedy
Hanoi
United States
Scotland Yard hunts London contacts of MLK killer suspect
London investigators traced possible supporters of the 40 year old escaped convict who killed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They focused on individuals who provided money before his arrest at London International Airport. Reports circulated of funds moving through a Swiss bank in Brussels and Lisbon.
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London
UPI
Scotland Yard
Martin Luther King Jr
London International Airport
Brussels
Lisbon
Ray
Weather Outlook With Humidity And Thunderstorms Tonight
Partly cloudy warm humid conditions continue tonight with scattered showers and thunderstorms ending late. Wednesday remains partly cloudy and cooler. Monday high 93 low 68 with humidity around 76 at 8 am, 59 at 2 pm, 69 at 8 pm. Marriage licenses issued for Rudolph Clark Norwalk and Rupp Chandler Norwalk. Birth announcements for Smith Asmus Heston families.
Tot Receives Kennedy Funeral Train Gift From Ethel Kennedy
Ethel Kennedy sent an 18 inch black and white stuffed dog and a handwritten note to Debra Ann Kwiatek 3 of Linden after a serious head and back injury while viewing the Kennedy funeral train at Elizabeth General Hospital Debra Ann was reported in good condition. Two people were killed when a northbound Penn Central train struck mourners as the Kennedy funeral train passed through Elizabeth. Authorities from five agencies opened investigations including the Interstate Commerce Commission and the State Public Utilities Commission as well as the county prosecutor Elizabeth police and the railroad.
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Elizabeth
N.J
UPI
Ethel Kennedy
Kennedy
Elizabeth General Hospital
Debra Ann Kwiatek
Linden
Penn Central Railroad
Antoinette Severeini
Debra Ann
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Public Utilities Commission
County Prosecutor’s Office
Elizabeth Police
Railroad
Blaiberg Relapse Raises Concerns At Cape Town Hospital
Dr. Philip Blaiberg the world’s longest surviving heart transplant patient faces a relapse from a liver complication and fluid around the heart. Hospital spokesmen say his pulse weakened and the surgical team rushed to assist as Dr Barnard prepares to return from London.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Blaiberg
Christiaan Barnard
Barnard
London
Houston
Tex
France
England
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Eileen
B.M. Nel
Clive Haupt
Louis Washansky
Lightning Strikes Power Pole Cuts Norwalk Service
Lightning hit a power pole at Milan Avenue and Marshall Street cutting power to about 50 northside homes for 90 minutes. Fire atop the pole and hot insulators delayed city crews. The storm also felled trees near Route 61 and knocked out service to 40 houses. Ohio Edison crews restored power into the evening.
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Norwalk
Milan Avenue
Marshall St
Route 61
Ohio Edison
Baltes Awarded Interchange Job on Route 18 Norwalk
A.J. Baltes Inc of Norwalk is the apparent low bidder for the Route 18 Norwalk Bypass interchange with a bid of 888,604, beating Launder and Sons Co of Napoleon at 950,063. The project includes a two lane bridge over the bypass and a 234 foot structure south of the existing roadway, though initial plans did not call for an overpass. Norwalk officials protested to State Highway Director Pearl E Masheter that the intersection would be a death trap.
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A.J. Baltes, Inc
Norwalk
Baltes
The
Launder and Sons Co
Napoleon
Pearl E. Masheter
Norwalk Bypass Opens Ending 20-Year Truck Tape on Main Street
City officials and Chamber leaders celebrate the opening of a bypass at Norwalk eastern entrance. Tom Thompson and Herman Schnell pulled burlap off signs as drivers used the new road early Monday. Residents report markedly quieter Main Street with fewer trucks and less noise, though some still noted traffic shifts and access concerns.
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Janet Conway
State Highway Department
Tom Thompson
Herman Schnell
Norwalk
Laylin Road
Thompson
Schnell
Main Street
Inez Overhuls
W. Main
Howard J. Fisher
Chamber of Commerce
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