Troops kill 203 Reds Yanks trap 200 more near DMZ
UPI reports South Vietnamese troops with U.S. helicopter gunships killed 203 Communists in a daylong battle just south of the DMZ. Marines landed from 7th Fleet ships and trapped about 200 fleeing enemy near My Thuy. Casualties included 15 South Vietnamese and two American advisers dead or wounded.
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Boy’s donated kidneys may save two Iowa lives
A 12-year-old Pennsylvania boy who died Christmas Day may have saved two Iowa residents. Mrs. Richard Kerr and Richard Leeper received kidneys in Cleveland after the donor, Richard Stives, died of injuries from a sled accident. The operation followed matching tissue tests and was among the clinic’s fastest, with guarded optimism about long-term success. In New York, Sylvia Szlak’s transplant used a nonrelated donor kidney.
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Charton
Iowa
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Lee County
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West Springfield
Conneaut
Ohio
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Leeper
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Sylvia Szlak
Weekend road toll may hit five hundred forty
Chicago AP reports the National Safety Council estimates 460 to 540 lives could be lost on U S highways during the three day New Year holiday period from 6 pm Friday to midnight Monday. Earlier figures showed 685 fatalities from the same window.
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CHICAGO
Stuart seeks retrial in Lorain County murder case
William J. Stuart of Sheffield Lake filed a motion for a new trial in Lorain County Common Pleas Court claiming irregularities in the court, jury, and prosecution. Stuart was found guilty of second degree murder by an all male jury after about 14 hours of deliberation for the slaying of Larry Rodgers at a Sheffield Lake residence.
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Sheffield Lake
Lorain County Commons Pleas Court
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Dale Barnard
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Larry Rodgers
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Beverly
Arctic cold blankets the nation with 5 more days of freeze
Arctic air continues to grip the country with subzero lows from Minnesota to the Gulf Coast. International Falls reports 21 below zero at 2 a.m. EST as snow falls in the Plains and mountains. Travel advisories surface from Colorado to Iowa while San Francisco endures a 74 degree high.
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Thai and Laos border tensions as Viet Minh groups threaten
Thai Army Chief Gen Praphas says three Communist battalions including North Vietnamese are near Thailand’s northern border with about 600 men trying to cross. Laos reports a general North Vietnamese offensive with attacks on Nam Bac Phalane and Nong Boualao. Laos claims government forces are containing the assaults.
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Laos
North Vietnam
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Meco
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Praphas
Nan province
Chiengral
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Luang Prabang
Phalane
Nong Boualao
Laos Incursions and Thai Tensions Mark Cold War News
Reports from Southeast Asia describe Communist activity near Nakorn Phanom and Nam Bac with potential major moves in Laos and Thailand. Washington officials caution but do not rule out larger military actions as North Vietnamese forces move along the Ho Chi Minh trail. In U.S. auto news, Detroit reports combined sales of 226,900 cars for the Dec 11-20 period, up from last year.
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Hometown Careers Day Set At Lorain County College
Lorain County Community College hosts the second annual Hometown Careers Day with 29 participating units from industry, companies and four school systems. Prospective employers can complete advance prep today and visiting students may discuss opportunities from 5 am to 6 pm, with interviews scheduled if needed.
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Lorain County Community College
area chambers of commerce
Lorain County
Learning about women compared to poker.
A humorous remark compares understanding women to being new at poker, noting that insight costs money and the learning curve is steep.
Innocent plea in Christmas slaying case in Vermilion
Paul Smith of 990 Adams St pleaded innocent in municipal court to first degree manslaughter in the Christmas Eve slaying of his brother Donald K. Smith, 30. A preliminary hearing is set for tomorrow at 4 p.m. Donald, father of six, was killed by a shotgun blast to the neck at close range. Paul, father of four, is held on 10,000 bond. defense counsel Lon Adams. The incident occurred during a dispute at Peter Caplinger’s home, with Paul entering and firing. Paul worked for American Ship Building Co.. Donald for Lake Engineering Co., both of Lorain.
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VERMILION
Paul Smith
Adams St
Donald K. Smith
Paul J. Kopsch
Donald Smith
Vermilion City
Joseph T. Ryan
Smith
Lon Adams
Joseph Grunda
Donal Smith
Peter Caplinger
Caplinger
Parkland Blvd
Coplinger
Grunda
Donald
Kopsch
American Ship Building Co
Lorain
Lake Engineering Co
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