It Was A Saturday Night Lorain Will Never Forget
Fifty years ago a tornado struck Lorain Ohio on a Saturday night tearing through Broadway and Erie Street. It killed 78, injured about 1,000, and left 7,000 homeless in 104 seconds. The State Theater and Lakeview Park areas suffered heavy damage and the city faced a $30 million bill and a long recovery.
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Lorain
Ohio
UPI
Broadway
Erie Street
Lakeview Park
State Theater
Cedar Point
Lake Erie
Cleveland Press
Lakeview
Hermann
Moving Picture
Huron County officials report surgeries and drownings in brief
Huron County Commissioner Donald Robertson remains in fair condition after a five hour heart surgery at Cleveland Clinic. He underwent the procedure to bypass a neck blood vessel blockage and is in intensive care with no visitors allowed. In Castalia a man drowned at Lakefront Nickle Plate Park while three others were rescued. James F. Williamson 29 is still missing due to strong currents. Police Sgt. James E. Martin faces potential appeal over a one day suspension for an accidental revolver discharge at the station.
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Huron County
Donald Robertson
Cleveland Clinic
Robertson
Evangeline Miller
Huron
Castalia
Nickle Plate Park
James F. Williamson
Williamson
Micky Bates
Sally Waterfield
Michael Waterfield
Charles Pfefferkorn
Sandusky
Williamson Homes
James E. Martin
Safety Service
Herbert Krogh
Martin
Nixon Greets Russians In Red Square Encounter
President Nixon, stepping from his limousine near Red Square, greeted about 1,000 Russians who grabbed his hand and wished him well. The unscheduled stop followed a wreath ceremony and preceded talks with Leonid Brezhnev at the Kremlin.
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Helen Thomas
UPI
White
Nixon
Alexandrov Gardens
Kremlin
Revolution Square
History Museum
Red Square
Secret Service
America
Brezhnev
Catherine Hall
Henry A. Kissinger
Ex Funeral Director Turns Pastor on a Crusade Path
Ex funeral director Jim Hile returns to Ohio with wife Ann and four children to help promote a teenager focused Christian crusade. He quit a Florida post and now lives by faith raising support while traveling in a Jesus One Way van. His family eats, prays and studies at Bible meetings in St. Petersburg and participates in local church events.
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Jack Brown
Jim Hile
Norwalk
Hile
Florida
Jesus Christ
Ohio
Findlay
Ministerial Association
Christian Missionary Alliance Church
Ann
Dawn
Jim, Jr
Dwight
Jason
Jesus
Heaston-Hile Funeral Home
Heaston Funeral Home
Methodist Church
Land of the Dead
Land of the Living
Tampa Bay Area
Weather and notices from Fan The Record
Partly cloudy today and tonight with variable clouds Saturday. Low tonight mid to upper 50s high Saturday lower 80s. Precipitation chances 16 20 and 20 percent. Winds ENE 8 to 15 mph. Births include a girl for Mr and Mrs William Friend and a boy for Mr and Mrs Mark Mitchell as well as a girl for Mr and Mrs Kenneth Courtright. Deaths listed for Thomas M Stevenson Edward R Farnsworth Mary L Webser and Tilton Risner.
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William Friend
Woodlawn Ave
F-T
Mark Mitchell
Willard
Willard Area
Kenneth Courtright
Thomas M. Stevenson
Berlin Heights
Edward R. Farnsworth
New London
Mary L. Webser
Huron
Tilton
Red) Risner
Nixon Brezhnev Reach First Summit Accord On Joint Ventures
President Nixon signed documents outlining initial concrete results from the Moscow summit. The pact covers joint efforts to combat heart disease develop new energy sources and create safer housing with Brezhnev present in a cordial atmosphere.
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Moscow
UPI
Nixon
Kremlin
U.S
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Belfast Children Head to Minnesota for Six Week Vacation
A group of 126 Protestant and Roman Catholic children from Belfast depart for a six week vacation in Minnesota to escape violence at home. The program funds cover travel and housing, arranged by American Rotary Clubs for youths aged nine to eleven.
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Belfast
UPI
United States
Northern Ireland
David Russell
Minnesota
Russell
Sarah Hughes
Operation Is A 'Success' Goat Mystery Ends in Death
In La Puente California Mary Vail bought a goat to trim the lawn. The goat ingested cash from her purse amounting to 302 dollars. A veterinarian removed 250 dollars in good condition and 50 dollars in fair condition for partial redemption. The total loss included 38.50 and 27.50 for the vet. The operation was deemed successful though the goat died.
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LA Puente
Calif
UPI
Mary Vail
Treasury
Taverns Gain Lottery Sales and New Court Powers
Gov. Gilligan signed bills allowing state lottery tickets to be sold in taverns by permit holders overturning prior bans. The legislature also creates a new court of claims and allows home furloughs up to one week for trustworthy prisoners for family emergencies, funerals, or job/education arrangements.
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Columbus
UPI
John J. Gilligan
Arthur R. Wilkowski
Toledo
Liquor Control Commission
Robert A. Nader
Warren
Sundry Claims Board
Court of Claims
William L. Mallory
Cincinnati
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Dracula and Frankenstein to Play at Towne and Country
The original Dracula and Frankenstein films will be shown at Towne Theater tonight at 8 and again Saturday. Local cinema schedule lists showtimes and theater location.
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Towne and Country Theater
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Cupid
Diane Nemec
Chicago
Sergei P. Ignashev
Miss Nemec
Russia
Ignashev
Fair
James M. Hile
Newalk Tonigh
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