Lorain County Fair Sees Crowds Hit Record Pace
Attendance at the Lorain County Fair near Wellington rises as 25,207 visitors attended yesterday with a 23,000 forecast for today and a two day total near 45,360 up from last year. Dan Fleener's Hell Drivers injured a man when a crash incident occurred near the fence. Rural residents win daily savings bonds while harness racing and 4-H events spotlight the afternoon program. The Clair Hill Memorial Award will be presented by Robert Barton.
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Neysa Stroup
Wellington
Lorain County Fair
Walter Young
Young
Dan Fleener
Hell
Jimmy Johnson
Johnson
Southern Lorain County Hospital
Farmers of America
Lorain County Agricultural Society
Clair Hill
Chronicle-Telegram
Robert Barton
Pocket device warns heart trouble in pocket size
Three scientists from California unveil VIDA ventricular impulse detector and alarm a compact card sized computer that beeps when ectopic heartbeats occur giving about three days to seek care Inventors are Dr John W Gorman Robert L Chapman and Richard D Lawhorn with offices in the San Francisco Oakland area The device attaches via two chest electrodes and includes a circuit protector to prevent false alarms A prototype exists and a dozen more are in testing ahead of a potential 1971 market launch
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Walnut Creek
Calif
Heartcare
John W. Gorman
San Francisco
California
Robert L. Chapman
Danville
Richard D Lawhorn
Castro Valley
San Francisco-Oakland
Chapman
Kennedy proposes comprehensive nationwide health insurance plan
Sen Edward M Kennedy introduces a bill for a mid 1973 effective national health program covering all citizens with broad services and phased out Medicare and Medicaid. Financing comes from a social security style trust fund with 40 percent federal revenue 35 percent employer payroll tax and 25 percent individual income tax up to 15000. The plan stresses public private partnership not government owned facilities.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
Senate
North Viet Nam talks stall as Thuy skips sessions
At the Paris peace talks the North Vietnamese chief delegate Xuan Thuy again did not attend the 81st session, extending an eight month boycott. His deputy said Thuy would attend next Thursday after a rest following a long trip home. The American delegation is led by David K E Bruce and South Vietnam by Pham Dang Lam. The Viet Cong sent Neu ven Van Tren Thuy as its third man in Paris.
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Paris
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
Nguyen Minh Vy
David K E Bruce
Pham Dang Lam
Neuven van Tren Thuy
United States
Philip C Habib
Weather forecast for Elynia area shows warm, mild days
Fair, mild today with highs in the lower to mid 80s and a warm night with lows around 45. Tomorrow features partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 80s, with a 2 percent chance of precipitation today tonight and tomorrow. Sunset is 8 11 pm and sunrise is 6 48 am. High reached 89 yesterday and low 60 today. Report by Lorais Community Hospital Elyna.
Helicopter shot down. two dead and thirty missing in Vietnam
A large troop helicopter near an outpost was hit by rocket fire, 2 GIs killed and 30 missing. The incident follows other up to date Viet Nam losses, with 52 Americans killed last week and 358 wounded. Additional clashes and air missions reported across Viet Nam near Tam Ky, Can Tho, and the Laotian border.
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Saigon
U.S
Judy
Tam Ky
Vietnam
Combat
Reilly
Sixth Light Infantry Brigade
Can Tho
Mekong Delta
Metallic pollution a serious long term health threat
Washington AP reports a Senate subcommittee heard that toxic metal pollution poses a major, lasting danger beyond pesticides and nitrogen oxides. Dr Henry Schroeder of Dartmouth Medical School warned cadmium and lead pollution could drive degenerative diseases and high blood pressure, while Carl Klein noted daily discharges of 4,800 pounds of lead and 98 pounds of arsenic into the lower Mississippi River.
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Washington
Senate
Henry Schroeder
Schroeder
Dartmouth Medical School
Mississippi River
Soviet arms flow to Egypt aided by Moscow talks
Diplomatic sources report Russia sending heavy arms to Egypt in a near continuous stream after and during a ceasefire. shipments include long range guns SAM2 SAM3 missiles radar and amphibious craft tied to Moscow’s talks with Egyptian leaders. Egypt accuses Israel of ceasefire violations amid Gaza frontier buildup. Palestinian leaders in Amman seek to derail UN talks while Gunnar V Jarring mediates at the UN.
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London
UPI
Russia
Egypt
Suez Canal
Moscow
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Andrei A. Grechko
Israel
Mideast
al Ahram
Cairo
Washington
United Nations
Syria
Iraq
Landmark Chevron oil spill fine draws federal praise
Interior Secretary Walter Hickel calls the $1 million penalty the landmark in Chevron Oil Co case for the Gulf spill. Chevron pleaded no contest to 500 counts after 900 initial counts. fines totaled $2,000 per count. The disaster, tied to a blaze and offshore platform failures, unleashed the worst offshore spill on record, with 35,000 gallons released and risks to oyster beds and refuges along Louisiana.
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New Orleans
Interor
Walter J Hickel
Chevron Oil Co
Gulf of Mexico
Hickel
Washington
Udge Aubr . Rubin
Chevron
Chesron
ATTY
Gerald Galinghouse
Richard Olsen
Gulf
Interior Department
Arto the Trust
Louisiana
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West Road
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Sam
Peopad Tee
Elynia Health Department
Sed Lorais Community Hospital
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Loraia
Lorain County
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Reill
Aritter
Barnett
Shav Valles
Amman
Jordan
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New York
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Yosef Tekoah
Sandor Biro
Hungary
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