Nursing Home Plans 130-Bed Facility at Elyria
The Elyria Methodist Home board approves a approximately 1 million 130 bed nursing care building to alleviate a four year waiting list. The new facility will replace the Taft Memorial Building on West Avenue, meeting stricter state requirements. Reverend Leonard R. Dittman and Walter H. Richards note current occupancy is 100 percent and space limits hinder admissions.
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E. C. Witham
Elyria Methodist Home
Leonard R. Dittman
West Avenue
Dittman
The
Chronicle Telegram
Walter H. Richards
Taft
Methodist
Methodists Plan $1 Million Nursing Building
The Elyria Methodist Church seeks funds to build a nursing facility for aging members who cannot qualify for the local home. Officials cite high labor costs and affordability, with a potential $300 monthly charge for care. A $25,000 bequest is noted and government funds may be explored.
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Christian Fellowship
De Gaulle silent on runoff after voter rebuff in France
President Charles De Gaulle, humiliated by a 44.30 percent showing in a seven candidate race, remains in seclusion at Colombey as France weighs a possible Dec 19 runoff. Mitterrand led with 32.04 percent, Lecanuet strong on TV campaigns, results due midweek.
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UPL
Charles de Gaulle
France
Leittest
Francis Mitterrand
Radical Party
de Gaulle
United States
Britain
Interior Ministry
Mitterand
Jean Lecanuet
Lecanuet
Yvonne
Colombey-les-deux-Eglises
Church to lift Friday ban on meat
Vatican reports Pope Paul VI will issue a papal decree permitting Catholics to eat meat on Fridays with exceptions for Good Friday Christmas Eve and one major feast. The move follows long-standing abstinence rules viewed as man-made rather than law.
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UPD
Paul VI
Vatican
Ecumenical Council
UPI
Soviet Luna 8 aims for soft lunar landing today
The Russian Luna 8 spacecraft races toward the moon for a soft landing soon after midnight Moscow time. It marks the fourth Soviet attempt to place instrument packages on the lunar surface and advance plans for manned lunar flight.
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Moscow
UPI
Motorola Stereo Factory Close Offers Deep Discounts
Motorola stereo factory closes offering up to 46 percent off on select models at 356 Commerce Ct. Erb Radio. Free or reduced prices tied to outlet sale and clearance pricing. FA 2-4190.
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Motorola
Commerce Ct
Commerce Cr
Variable Weather With Snow Flurries and Clearing
Cloudy and windy with cooler highs around 3 to 40. Snow flurries end this evening with gradual clearing and diminishing winds. Low tonight 25 to 30. Tuesday looks mostly sunny and warmer.
Gemini 6 advances toward launch as mission pace quickens
Space center reports Gemini 6 systems mated to Titan 2 ahead of schedule while Borman and Lovell prepare for a two week 206 orbit mission. Officials say launch remains set for December 13 with rendezvous plans possible if timing permits.
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Lovell
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Cape Kennedy
Houston Space Center
Obit
Ohio Commercial Apple Crop Down 14 Percent in 1965
Ohio production of apples for commerce dropped 14 percent from 1954 figures. The 1965 crop totaled 3.6 million bushels, with Delicious apples making up 19 percent of the total.
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Columbus
UPD
Ohio
Stop Research Service
Mosher urges FHA and VA action over Elyria homeowners complaints
U S Rep. Charles A. Mosher argues a continuing serious situation over faulty construction in the Abbe Road area of Elyria. He writes identical letters to the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration seeking prompt action and a report at the earliest date.
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Abbe Rd
U.S
Charles A.mosher
R-13
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Mosher
Kligler
Elyria
Tion
Mittleman
Elyria Board of Building Stantion Companies
FHA
VA Regul
Mon
Ing
Washington
Truck plows into crowd killing 115 in Togo
A speeding trailer truck plowed into a snake-dancing village procession near Lome, Togo, killing 115 people and injuring many more including an American Peace Corps worker. The crash prompted investigations into construction and inspection practices and raised questions about contractor oversight in the area.
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Togo
Soutouboua Village
Washington
Peace Corps
Uwtime
Arthur Orleans
The
Orlean Co
Orig
Wilson orders peace plan for Rhodesia
London sources report Prime Minister Harold Wilson plans a contingency peace plan if Rhodesia collapses under sanctions. Officials say Britain considers severe diplomatic moves and possible negotiations once Smith and his cabinet are ready.
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Wilson
London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Brij
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Smith
School Levy Vote Set In Public District
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake voters head to a special election tomorrow to decide the fate of a levy in the district. Elyria High prepares for a conference basketball clash with Findlay as Elyria Catholic falls short in a road loss to Mansfield St. Peter.
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Oberlin
Citizen’s Committee For Better Schools
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake
Page
Elyria High
Findlay
Berea
Elyria Catholic
Mansfield St. Peter
Americans, Viet Cong clash in six hour jungle battle near Saigon
American infantrymen killed over 200 Communists in a six hour fight 35 miles northwest of Saigon near the Michelin rubber plantation. Lt. Col. George Schaffer praised his unit's gallantry as bayonets and knives were used in close combat.
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George Schaffer
Fort Lewis
Wash
U. S
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