Celia Leaves 22 Dead in Corpus Christi Destruction
Hurricane Celia battered Corpus Christi and nearby towns with 145 mph winds, killing at least 22 in Cuba and Texas as bodies were reported and injuries uncounted. Mayor Blackmon called the scene a shambles while looting and a 24 hour curfew emerged. National Guardsmen and state patrols increased relief efforts as power and communications collapsed. Senator Tower urged presidential disaster declaration amid widespread devastation.
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Tex AP
Celia
Mexico
Cuba
Aransas Pass
del Rio
Rockport
Civil Defense
Dick Hawkins
Corpus Christi Bay
Arkansas Pass
Padre Island
Woman killed when train hits car in Avon Lake
A Fairview Park woman Patricia Cannon, 40, died and Mary Agnes Timony, 39, was injured when their northbound car was struck by a westbound Norfolk and Western freight train at the Jaycox Road crossing. The car was pushed about 40 feet. Timony was not believed seriously injured. The crossing’s safety has been debated by Avon Lake Council and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has urged flashers with cost split, city paying 90 percent. The incident occurred while the women were en route to a golf league at Sweetbriar Golf Course. The train was traveling about 50 mph. Timony and Cannon were from nearby Sycamore Street addresses. The driver was hospitalized at Lorain St Joseph. The broader page included related local notices and a Washington dispatch on Arlington National Cemetery funeral processions.
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Fairview Park
Norfolk and Western Railway
Jaycox Road
Sweetbriar Golf Course
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
Avon Lake Council
Mary Agnes Timony
Sycamore St
Timony
Norfolk and Western
George Brewster
Conneaut
Tate mistrial bid linked to Nixon talk
Defense lawyers in the Sharon Tate murder trial say they will seek another mistrial after President Nixon stated Charles Manson is guilty of eight murders. Attorney Paul Fitzgerald called Nixon's remarks unprecedented and said defendants must be presumed innocent at this trial stage. Nixon later clarified he did not intend to comment on Manson’s guilt or innocence.
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Charles Manson
Ronald Hughes
Paul Fitzgerald
Los Angeles
Nixon
Manson
UPI
Sharon Tate
Charles M. Manson
Washington
Denver
Aztec Chemical pleads innocent in nuisance case
Aztec Chemical president Dr James B Harrison pleaded innocent to a nuisance charge brought by Elyria alleging odors from the plant. Judge Frank Wilcox set a Sept 15 trial date, Harrison posted a $50 bond after the motion to dismiss was overruled. Councilman Klimczak urged safety reviews amid reports of explosive chemicals stored behind the property and ongoing investigations by fire and safety agencies after a recent injurious explosion.
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Aztec Chemcal Co
Garden St
Elyria
Frank Wilcox
Iial
Harrson
Wilcox
Harrison
Ray L. Miraldi
Miraldi
Felix J. Klimczak
Klimczak
Aztec
Elstia Fire Department
Ohio Division of Safety and Hygiene
City council weighs new county building plan
Elyna city council will consider a revised Lorain County administration building agreement. The plan envisions city use of five years for 5.0 square feet, with possible continued use if available, plus city construction and maintenance of a $700,900 double deck structure. County funding totals would reach $200,000 via Elena and downtown merchants.
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Lorain
Elena
Cmnnees
Gahal Resigns as Meir Counters US Peace Plan
Israel's militant Gahal party formally resigns in protest of Prime Minister Golda Meir accepting the US peace plan. Cabinet approves an affirmative reply to Washington while Meir secures a 64-5 confidence vote. Gahal withdrawal leaves six cabinet seats empty in a 24 member coalition.
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Israel
Gahal
Golda Meir
U.S
Middle East
Aftab
Suez Canal
Mrs. Meir
Washington
Shmuel Tamir
Ment
Meir
Weather Forecast With Cool, Sunny Days Ahead
Cool, mostly sunny today with highs in the 70s and a cool night. Tomorrow partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the upper 70s and low 80s. Thursday brings a chance of thundershowers. precipitation near zero today and about 10 percent tonight. Sunrise tomorrow at 6 26 am. Details on page 6.
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Tom Sanset
Lorain County Night With Cleveland Orchestra Planned
Blossom's Lorain County Night offers seats and bus rides for a Sept. 4 event with the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Louis Lane featuring Bonnie Murray Anita Darian and Richard Fredericks. Proceeds aid the Lorain County Arts Council as it seeks 30000 to support local cultural groups.
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Blossom’s
Lorain County
Lorain
South Pacific
Oklahoma
Cleveland Orchestra
Louis Lane
Bonnie Murray
Anita Darian
Richard Fredericks
Arts Council
Pollen Counts Reported For Ragweed Affects Sufferers
Health officers explain ragweed pollen levels vary daily with weather and wind. A zero to ten count yields little effect while 100 to 300 causes moderate symptoms and over 300 may affect many people. counts rise after dawn and fall as plants die, with relief sometimes seen after the ragweed dies.
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Tame
Evies
Dorgan
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