Perot presses humanitarian plan on Hanoi over POW gifts
Hanoi refused to allow H Ross Perot to fly Christmas gifts and aid to American prisoners. Perot proposed flying 1400 canned dinners and medical supplies to Hanoi for North Vietnamese children and to relay packages to Moscow for POWs, aiming to beat a December 31 deadline. He met with Vu Tien, voiced disappointment, and pledged to persevere with humanitarian efforts despite Hanoi’s objections.
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Laos
North Vietnam
H. Ross Perot
Texas
Hanoi
Moscow
Perot
South Vietnam
North
Vu Tien
United States
Bangkok
Los Angeles
Nixon
Two Lorain Children Saved From Fire
Two firemen rushed into a burning Lorain home at 127 Hamilton Ave to rescue Juanita Wilson 5 and Ray 4 from a smoke filled bedroom. They were treated at St Joseph Hospital and released. Kostas and Zolnas entered the home without masks to pull the children to safety as flames swept the front rooms.
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Lorain
Juanita Wilson
Ray
St. Joseph Hospital
Dennis Koltas
Jack Meister
Hamilton Ave
Meister
Kostas
George Zolnas
Meister Sai
William Wilson
FaeSi Rey Billion
Antlers Hotel
Fire destroys 16th century Rose and Crown Hotel death toll tops 11
In Saffron Walden England a four story hotel dating from the 16th century burned with at least 11 dead including two children. Firefighters say the blaze started on the ground floor lounge and guests slid down bedsheet lines or escaped via rear exits. Four more were hospitalized as flames trapped residents in the Market Square building.
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Saffron Walden
England
UPI
Rose and Crown
King's Arms
Delee
Fire Brigade
London
Israelis raid Jordan camps confirms cross-border strike
Israeli warplanes followed Christmas Day raids along the Suez Canal with a brief strike at Arab camps in Jordan. A spokesman said the attacks were retaliation for Arab guerrilla strikes into Israel. Witnesses reported the air strike beginning at a.m. as Israeli aircraft crossed the border.
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Jordan
Israel
Gilead
Tis Arabi
Lebanon
Manara
Tel Aviv
Cairo
Jordan River
Kibbutz
Gesher
Sea of Galilee
Sunday Chronicle previews literature and space rovers
The article teases a Sunday feature on naughty literature and a space probe from Pioneer 10 heading toward Jupiter. It notes a 1972 history feature, public television, and previews of entertainment and education content for tomorrow. The piece also covers Middle East tensions with Israeli and Jordanian forces trading fire near the Jordan River and attacks around the Galilee.
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Pioneer
Jupiter
the Sunday Chronicle
City Hall furnace failure chills Elyria workers
In an annual Christmas incident the Elyria City Hall furnace failed last night forcing nine prisoners to be moved to Lorain County Jail as outside temperatures dropped to the teens. Safety Director James Tracey said repair would occur today while offices including Mayor Reichlin and Tracey’s were closed.
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Lorain County
City Hall
Safety Service
James T. Tracey
Elyria
Leonard P. Reichlin
Tracey
City Council
Finance Committee
City Service
Failure to file campaign expenses could bar winners
Thirteen Nov. 4 election candidates in Avon Lake and nearby areas did not file campaign expense accounts by the Dec. 19 deadline. The election board says late filers may be barred from taking office. two elected candidates filed late and may face a certificate of election issue delay. The secretary of state will be informed and a second list will go to the Lorain County prosecutor.
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Board of Elections
Election Board
Joseph Zieba
Lila Black
John E. Haney
Board of Municipal Utilities
Avon Lake
Ohio
Secretary of State
Joseph Radawec
Avon
Harry E. Hobson
Third Ward
Sheffield Lake
Zieba
Radawee
Hobson
Columbus
Lorain County
Heart lung transplant given to emphysema patient on Christmas
A 43-year-old man with terminal emphysema received a heart and lungs transplant at New York Hospital. A 50-year-old donor provided the organs in a 3 hour 13 minute operation led by Dr. C Walton Lillehe. The hospital said the patient was progressing satisfactorily and would have a bulletin today.
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New York
UPI
New York Hospital
C. Walton Lillehe
Houston
Denton Cooley
St Luke's Hospital
Debra Lynn Lee
Debra
Lorain Man Attacked After Accepting Ride Offer
Lloyd Hooper, 34, of Lorain, accepted a ride from three men on Russia Road and was assaulted and stabbed by one with a knife. He was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital for deep cuts, bruises, and shock after deputies found him near a house seeking help. The incident mirrors similar recent assaults in Lorain County.
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Carlisle
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Russia Road
Lloyd Hooper
Sixth St
Lorain
Lorain County
Hooper
Pauline Dusheniske
Bertha
Russia Rd
Ronald Smith
Richard Murrell
Elyria
Dushenske
Dushenske House
North Ridgeville
U S Pulls 2400 U S Forces From Thailand
The U S Embassy says 2400 American servicemen have been withdrawn from Thailand as part of a plan to pull out 6100 and reduce total U S forces there to 45600, mostly Air Force personnel on bombing or supply missions tied to the Vietnam War. The withdrawal proceeds as expeditiously as operationally possible.
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Bangkok
Air Force Personne
Weather May Snow With Brisk Cold North and East
Considerable cloudiness and continued cold today with a chance of snow flurries mainly north and east. Highs in the mid 20s to low 30s. tonight’s low 15 to 25. tomorrow partly cloudy and cold. Sunset 6:03 pm, sunrise 7:41 am. High 25 at 12:15 pm yesterday. low 22 at 11 pm today.
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C-T
Charles St. Montague
Rockville, Md
National Earthquake Information Center
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Martinique
Alaska
Berkeley
Calif
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Elyria Foundry
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Mommie
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