North Ridgeville to run water system if rates hold
North Ridgeville officials and Lorain County commissioners reached a provisional accord on transferring the county managed water system to the city if rates remain unchanged for current users. Commissioner Keron and Pincura supported the plan, while Ritenauer cautioned on timing and future countywide options. Public talks followed amid past lawsuits and stalled negotiations.
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Ridgeville
North Ridgeville
Keron
Ritenauer
Lorain
Jerry Keron
Ludwig M. Pincura
Fred M. Ritenauer
Nixon visit to Parliament amid muted anti war protest
President Nixon lunched with Queen Elizabeth II then visited the House of Commons to hear Prime Minister Wilson pledge NATO consultation before any US Soviet talks. Outside Buckingham Palace a planned anti Nixon demonstration fizzled as a small crowd booed Nixon.
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London
UPI
Nixon
Elizabeth II
House of Commons
Harold Wilson
NATO
U.S
Buckingham Palace
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Wilson
Edward Heath
Claridge
Ho London
Soviet Union
Eisenhower operation called a cautious success
President Eisenhower remains under care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after an intestinal obstruction operation. Doctors said the procedure was a success at this point and the former commander in chief would be especially careful over the next two weeks while his tired heart heals. Mamie Eisenhower, their son John, and his wife were at the bedside.
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Washington
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Walter Reed
Frederick H. Hughes
Eisenhower
White House
Mamie Eisenhower
John Eisenhower
South Amherst mayor faces possible legal action over permits and funds
Village records show calls for Mayor Jack Walker to account for building permits issued fees collected and fines costs from mayor's court. Swinehart and Reazer push for action, while others delay awaiting the mayor's defense. Clerk Thompson says no one has asked for money yet. The solicitor notes court action would compel accounting of funds.
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Jack Walker
Lowell Swinebart
Stephen J
Hal Pene
Walker
Gladys Beaver
Mies
Swinehart
Fizes
Thompson
Chuckles and bargains mix in odd mall ad copy
Humorous line urges kindness by letting others choose happiness while a quirky ad promotes Henrys famous steaks for 249 dollars at Mid way Mall. The fragment suggests a local shopper note blending humor with a sales pitch.
North Vietnamese assault hits Marines around Saigon
North Vietnamese soldiers in explosive belts struck two Marine camps near the DMZ at dawn. At least 36 Marines killed and 115 wounded, with over 55 guerrillas slain. U.S. losses total 150 dead and 300 wounded since Sunday as Allied bombers rain down and rockets mount near Saigon.
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Saigon
UPS
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Cambodia
Rockpile
Dmz
da Nang
Chu Lai
Kontum
Pleiku
Ban Me Thuot
Quang Tri
Californians Flee Floods and Earthslides Across State
Severe storms drive mass evacuations in six counties from Fresno south as floods and earth slides close roads. In Santa Paula fear grows with 4000 evacuated as creeks swell and two feet of water inundates streets. Weather totals soar with 44 inches in San Luis Obispo and 24 in Los Angeles.
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Santa Paula
Calif
San Luis Obispo
Los Angeles
High Sierras
Ventura County
Sespe Creek
Weather and flood evacuations across California and Ventura County
Flurries end this morning with clearing by tomorrow. Temperatures stay near 30s high and 20s low. In the Ojai Valley 600 spend the night in schools due to Camp Buretti and Rancho Sespe floods. Evacuations cover central valley low-lying areas and Lake Hughes mudslides threaten 15 homes. Red Cross relief centers open in Riverside San Bernardino Orange and San Luis Obispo. Marine helicopters evacuate 3500 stranded in Orange County canyons.
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Ojai Valley
Camp Buretti
Rancho Sespe
San Antonio Creek
Ventura River
Fresno
California
Central Valley
Lake Hughes
Antelope Valley
Los Angeles
Red Cross
Riverside
San Bernardino
Orange
San Luis Obispo
Orange County
Amherst-Terra Lane bridge set to open in six months
Delaware Ohio reports Mrs Lucy Reynolds 78 of Sandusky died from injuries after a single car crash on U S 42 when the vehicle driven by her son Edward Reynolds 57 left the road and struck a fence.
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Amherst
Terra Lane
Ste
Delaware
Ohio
Lucy Reynolds
Sandusky
U.S. 42
Edward Reynolds
Elyria Police Force Faces Dangerous Shortage in 1968
Chief Maurice Fileford reports a manpower shortage at a dangerous level with 49 officers, five below authorized strength and 71 below FBI recommended staffing. The annual police report shows 1968 crime up 20 percent, minor offenses up 8 percent, and juvenile offenses up 21 percent as patrols stretched thin.
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Elyria
Maurice Fileford
Fiieh
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Safety Service
James T. Tracey
Tracey
Flood
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