Elyria Parents Hope for Alive Son Held in Hanoi
Maj. Harlan P. Chapman, a Marine fighter pilot shot down over North Vietnam in 1965, was named on a prisoner list said to be returned by two antiwar activists. The Chapmans and Chapman's wife in Fremont voiced cautious hope despite lacking government confirmation of his condition.
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MIKE CLARY
Harlan T. Chapman
Maj
Harlan P. Chapman
Hanoi
Chapmans
North Vietnam
grateful
Chapman
Grafton Rd
Elizabeth
Fremont
Calif
Major Chapman
Elyria High School
Miami University
Marine Corps
Buezie
Chicago
U.S
Elyria
Marion High
Lee Gipson
Gipson
Christmas Truce Marred by Deaths in Vietnam Crisis
In Saigon area a Christmas cease fire failed to prevent violence as four Americans died in a mine blast and several others wounded. A 14 year old boy blew himself up in a churchyard injuring civilians and soldiers near Xuyen Kieu Village. American helicopters evacuated the wounded to Da Nang.
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SAIGON
UPJ
U.S
Xuyen Kieu
Da Nang
Ridgeville mayor vetoes sewage plant takeover
North Ridgeville Mayor Marcellus Diederich vetoed accepting the Crestview Subdivision sewage treatment plant. He said the plant does not meet state standards and a report from state officials is needed before city takeover. Council may attempt to override at a Monday special meeting with a two-thirds vote.
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NORTH RIDGEVILLE
Marcellus Diederich
Crestview
Diederich
John Arnold
Nall Construction Co
Aurensen Drive
Clifton Perryman
Perryman
mayor and construction company
Lorain Worker Dead as Gravel Destroys Truck Bed
An owner operator for The Lorain Trucking Co is killed when a gravel dump at US Steel's new basic oxygen plant site traps him. John A Keller 57 of 142 West 32nd St appears to have fainted and fallen into his truck bed. A Horvitz Co crane operator unknowingly dumps gravel on him. Death ruled accidental from asphyxia. Keller may have been diabetic and in a coma moments before.
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LORAIN
Lorain Trucking Co
US. Steel Corp
Lorain County
Charles Chesner
John A. Keller
Keller
West 32nd St
Horvitz Co
Cleveland
Chesner
Gerald
Akron
No CT Tomorrow Delivers Friday Afternoon Holiday Schedule
The Chronicle Telegram announces no CT edition tomorrow with delivery Friday afternoon for the upcoming holiday. Christmas Day is the only day no paper is published, allowing 10 employees and newspaper carriers to spend time with their families.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Bill opens trade door with Reds
Congress passed a compromise bill in its closing hours to expand trade with the Communist world. The measure ends a tug of war between the House and Senate and eases rules on thousands of items from cars to milk, brassieres, and wigs while retaining Nixon’s discretionary export power. U.S. trade with Communist nations remains a small share of total exports, about 2 to 3 percent.
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WASHINGTON
UPI
Congress
United States
House
Senate
Nixon
U.S
Soviet Union
Weather outlook with cold, snow overnight
Partly cloudy and cold today with highs in the 20s. Snow likely tonight and tomorrow. Lows tonight in the teens and low 20s, high tomorrow in the 20s and low 30s. High 22 degrees at 2 a.m. today. Low 19 degrees at 3 p.m. yesterday.
Santa’s Visit Promises White Carpet in Lorain County
Lorain County enjoys a festive, storm-free Christmas with excellent snow depth for sleighing and a chilly day ahead. Weather notes from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport say a developing system near the Texas Oklahoma panhandle approaches, with fringes expected late tomorrow.
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Lorain County
Ohio
Texas-Oklahoma panhandle
P.S
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Texas-Oklahoma
panhandle
Salvation Army aids 400 families with food and toys
Captain Joseph DeMichaels of the Salvation Army says the Christmas drive reached 400 needy families with food and toys and saved items for those in need. The Not Forgotten Box and Elyria School staff contributed reconditioned toys and canned goods to boost Christmas dinners, with final tallies expected to exceed last year’s totals.
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Elyria
Capt
Joseph DeMichaels
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Salvation Army
Chronicle- Telegram
Not Forgotten
Elyria School
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