Viet Cong execution of American aid official raises fears
The U S Embassy reports the Viet Cong killed American aid official Joseph W Grainger 39 of Hartford Conn abducted last August. Earlier combat included air strikes on targets in North Vietnam and a mortar barrage on Quang Tri injuring ten Vietnamese troops and wounding three American soldiers. Grainger had escaped custody in January then was recaptured and shot Jan 12 according to embassy witnesses. His widow Elizabeth waited in Bangkok with their four children.
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Walker denied entry to Peking after Viet Nam talks
London reports say former Foreign Secretary Patrick Gordon Walker will not be welcome in Peking to discuss Vietnam. He plans a Southeast Asia fact finding tour with stops in South Vietnam Laos Burma Thailand Malaysia and Japan. China accuses Britain of backing U.S. expansion and poison gas use.
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Tornado aftermath discussed in detail and town vows to fight back
Amherst notices indicate council actions on streetlight installation while Elyria teachers assist as storm victims are listed. Several pages cover funeral details for victims, with broader local items including council moves, reapportionment politics, and swearing in of new South Amherst members.
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South Amherst
Northeast Ohio Weather Outlook
Cloudy conditions followed by partial clearing this afternoon. Cooler tonight with a high near 40 to 50 and a low around 20.
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Ohio
Lorain County Reels From Tornado Toll and Cleanup Efforts
Lorain County mourns 18 dead and faces heavy destruction from a Sunday tornado. FHA and Red Cross arrange $1月 month leases on 38 to 50 homes in Ely Village, funded by H and J Development Corp to aid displaced families. Across Grafton and nearby areas, 28 to 32 houses destroyed, with extensive damage to barns and outbuildings. 49 serious injuries, 92 treated in emergency rooms, and multiple families coping with loss across five locales.
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Willow Sts
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Jackal
Elyria plant plans growth move east if council cooperates
An Elyria industry eyeing a westside plant closure hopes to relocate to the Glover Marsh park east of Kennedy Memorial Parkway, with a possible 100000 square foot facility on a 10 acre parcel. City action hinges on extending water and sewer lines into the park at city expense, while officials prepare cost estimates and plans for the extensions.
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Robert Glover
Robert Marsh
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Rhodes pledges aid as Ohio tornado hits Lorain County
Governor James A. Rhodes toured Lorain County tornado sites with Warren Nelson and Col. Anson B. Cook. He pledged federal and state funds for rehabilitation and urged residents to call on state facilities for help while noting Lorain County’s damage as among the worst seen.
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Lorain County
Grafton
Maurice Bittner
Pittsfield
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Toledo
Ohio mobilizes aid after deadly tornado outbreak
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes convened an emergency cabinet meeting as state and federal agencies coordinate tornado relief. An emergency operations center opened in the Statehouse basement with Civil Defense and Adjutant General staff guiding response. Insurance agents deploy to hardest hit counties to assist claims and federal documents for aid are prepared for the Office of Emergency Planning.
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Ohio
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Federal Office of Emergency Planning
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Storm victims cling to life in area hospitals
Two of ten tornado victims remain in critical condition. Hazel Speake, 45, of LaGrange, and Marlene Wilson, 28, of LaGrange, are at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Amy Sheffield, 22, of Wellington, is in poor condition. Dorothy Klier of Pittsfield and Jean Krieg, 49, of LaGrange, are in Oberlin Allen Memorial. Geneva Hummel of Columbia Station is serious at Southwest Community Hospital. her husband and child died from injuries.
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Marlene Wilson
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Oberlin Allen Memorial Hospital
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Pittsfield
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Boone Rad
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Lent memoir reflections on life’s true treasures
In a hospital stay I ponder what real riches mean recalling a childhood in a walk up apartment a dumbwaiter a big summer house bought for 500 and a loyal mother steering the kitchen when a Hungarian cook fell ill the memory anchors a lifelong lesson about value and family.
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