Four wounded in Elyria bar holdup shootout
In Elyria, four people were hurt at the L and M Bar as a holdup attempt led to a shootout. Michael J. Oleksa, 56, fought for life after being shot three times, while two men and a woman at the scene were hospitalized under guard. Detectives expect charges of armed robbery and accomplice role against Karen Johnson, Joseph Lewis, and Robert Perkins.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
Michael J. Oleksa
Idlewood Dr
Oleksa
Lorain County
L & M Bar
Lake Ave
Robert Perkins
Lodi St. Joseph
Perkins
Henry Zieba
Johnson
Zieba
Elyria
Lewis
Tornadoes kill 13 in Ohio and Kentucky amid widespread damage
Destructive storms swept Ohio and Kentucky, killing 13 and injuring nearly 200. Wheelersburg Ohio bore the worst loss with at least six dead and 75 injured as rescue crews searched wreckage into daylight. In Kentucky, Falmouth reported heavy homelessness and multiple fatalities near Augusta, with hospitals treating dozens as the twister devastated communities along the river.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Scioto County
Wheelersburg
Clermont
Brown County
John Adkins
Linda Underwood
Walter Ockerman
Tornadoes lash region across several states with injuries and fatalities
Tornadoes struck west and south of Lorain County, passed through Wellington and Medina areas, with a motel near Sandusky hit and cars demolished but no injuries reported. Across Ohio, a 13 year old boy died at Goshen, and another fatality occurred in Ripley, while damage spread to Dover and Smithville Tennessee and Michigan towns.
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Falmouth
Max Goldberg
Augusta
Lorain County
Wellington
Medina
Holiday Inn
Rt. 250
Sandusky
Palm Sunday
Pittsfield
Kentucky
Nicholasville
U.S. Weather Bureau
Big Rapids
Frontier
Mich
Smithville
Tenn
Ohio
Ripley
Hettie Schumacher
U.S. pulls FITIAs out of Viet combat
U.S. Air Force suspends all combat missions for its FITIAs after losses. Allied forces clash in three Mekong Delta provinces near Saigon with 111 Communists killed. In Binh Duong province, 1st Infantry Division seals off a village and detains 26 suspects amid reports of Viet Cong concentrations.
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U.S
Saigon
UPI
Air Force
Hanoi Radio Today
Mekong Delta
Mekong
Binh Duong
US 1St Infantry Division
Chanh Low
Amherst couple’s calm rescue saves three lives
An Amherst pair, Mr and Mrs Mead Petty and daughter-in-law Mildred Petty, rode in a car that was struck and plunged into a lake near Lincoln, Nebraska. They were pulled from the sunken vehicle by three local men as two inches of air remained. Tarnowski says the Pettys remained calm and waited for rescue, a detail they relayed to their daughter after the incident.
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Mead Petty
Mildred
Amherst
Lincoln
Neb
Baumhart Road
Mildred Petty
Zemo Tarnowski
Milan Council to discuss school safety devices
Washington AP reports that W Marvin Watson, 44 year old Texan and White House appointments secretary, has won unopposed Senate confirmation as postmaster general. Watson succeeds Lawrence F. O'Brien who resigned to pursue the Democratic presidential nomination alongside Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
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Washington
W Marvin Watson
White House
Johnson
Senate
Watson
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Robert F Kennedy
Bikini Lut Used More For Lumting Than Swimming
A bikini is described as a lut used more for lumting than for swimming.
South Amherst teachers end weeklong district boycott
In South Amherst, 37 teachers returned to classes after a seven day boycott over the non renewal of head coach Zenovy Chawansky. They demand a one year contract for Chawansky and a teacher evaluation committee while negotiations continue.
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South Amherst
South Amherst Education Association
Zenovy Chawansky
Holiday Inn
Elyria
Tehire Chawansky
Chawansky
Sam Wallace
P. Coleman
Coleman
Teacher Association
John Kavalac
Kavalac
South
Amherst
Jack Walker
Mayon Volcano Dazzles With Fourth Night Lava Flows
Manila reports Mount Mayon erupting for a fourth day with spectacular fiery displays. The Philippine Volcanology Commission says lava flows more than 100 feet wide crackle down its side as night eruptions continue.
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Manila
UPI
Mount Mayon
Philppine Volcanology Commission
Weather A cooling trend with showers near Lake Erie
A cooler day with wind and a chance of a few showers near Lake Erie. Temperatures rise to a high around 73 degrees yesterday afternoon, with a low near 43 at dawn. Tonight will clear and stay cool, with tomorrow expected to be fair and cooler. Details on page.
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Lake Erie
Wales
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Elyria Bar
By Frank Finegold
L& M Bar
Russell Burns Jr
Burns
Columbus’ Children’s Hospital
Brenda Underwood
Portsmouth
Linda
Richard Underwood
Henry Dance
Jeffrey Liming
Goshen
Chillicothe
Dover
First Christian Church
Tura
Central
Milan — Council
Better Health
Elyria Viewicipal Court
Grafton Oberlin
Michael Oleksa
Charles Bulger
Daniel Sadowski
Dick McKinley
Walker
South Amherst School Board
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