North Ridgeville grows as housing boom reshapes city
North Ridgeville’s population rises to about 12,500 to 13,000 as $5,823,610 in 1968 construction starts, with most residential activity in the eastern half. Mills Creek and Pitts De Torre developments add new streets, while commuters seek Cleveland’s proximity.
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Bainbridge Roads
Pitts Boulevard
Rockets strike Saigon as ground war escalates in Vietnam
Communist forces launch simultaneous rocket and mortar attacks on Saigon and key bases, followed by a major ground push against U.S. troops north of the capital. Attacks extend to Long Binh, Dau Tieng, Tay Ninh, and Cam Ranh Bay, with nine bases and airfields under shelling and bombing.
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UPI
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U.S. Army
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U.S. 25th Infantry Division
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Tay Ninh
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USO
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Bien Hoa
Vietnam
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Da Nang
Don Tam
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U.S. 9th Infantry Division
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Western Europe reacts to De Gaulle Market plan claim
London reports say President De Gaulle offered Britain a phased entry into a looser Europe bond in exchange for ending US ties and NATO. Britain and France clash over the plan while Bonn and Brussels warn against undermining European unity and the Common Market.
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Italy
Bonn
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U.S.A
Christopher Soames
Quai d’Orsay
Paris
Izvestia Attacks British Disclosure On European Plans
Izvestia criticized Britain for leaking secret French proposals for a new European economic system. London correspondent V Kobysh noted the move sparked a scandal on the eve of President Nixon’s Western Europe visit and questioned the implications for NATO and U S leadership.
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Izvestia
Britain
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Europe
Nixon
Weather turns cooler with possible rain or snow
The forecast calls for cooler conditions today with a chance of rain or drizzle, possibly mixing with snow. Highs reach the upper 30s to lower 40s, with clearing skies tonight and lows around 25 to 30.
Gumdrop and Spider Carry US Lunar Landing Hopes
Apollo 9 launches test two spacecraft Gumdrop and Spider for a 10 day earth orbit mission. Astronauts James McDivitt David Scott and Russell Schweickart perform docking rendezvous and a two hour spacewalk to validate lunar landing craft ahead of a planned moon landing.
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Russell L. Schweickart
Schweickart
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Mars
Mariner 6
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Tiros
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Environmental Science Services Administration
ESSA
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Eisenhower develops intestinal obstruction
At Walter Reed Army Medical Center officials report former President Eisenhower, 78, showing signs of an acute intestinal obstruction. Doctors are using nasogastric suction and IV fluids to relieve the blockage while his cardiac condition remains stable during his Walter Reed hospitalization since May 14 after multiple heart attacks.
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UPI
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
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George H. Foster
Foster
Walter Reed
Ky and Nixon may meet in Paris to coordinate Vietnam peace talks
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky heads to Paris from Saigon amid reports Nixon will join in Paris for a possible summit Saturday. Observers say a Ky-Nixon meeting would bolster Saigon negotiators against North Vietnamese and Viet Cong demands, though French sensitivities may rise.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
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Nixon
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France
Nixon Arrives in Belgium as Europe awaits his visit
President Nixon lands at Zaventem Airport in Brussels for a brief royal welcome and talks at the Royal Palace with Premier Evskens and Foreign Minister Harmel amid tensions sparked by De Gaulle proposals and European rivalries.
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Gaston Evskens
Pierre Harmel
Red China
Mao Tse-tong
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