Lorain County Vietnam War Casualty Roll Grows
The Lorain County honor list tallies 27 new war casualties from 1965 to last night with Elyria five, Sheffield Lake four, North Ridgeville one, and others in Columbia Grafton North Eaton South Amherst and Amherst. Of 46 county soldiers, 40 served in the Army 32 in the Marines two in the Air Force and one in the Navy. The list, printed today on page A, marks a somber new year as names hardest hit by the Vietnam conflict are remembered.
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Vietnam
County Elyria
Sheffield Lake
North Ridgeville
Columbia
Grafton
North Eaton
South Amherst
Amherst
Lorain County
Air Force
Lorain
Sledding Start Delivers Unusual Winter Photo
A UPI photo from Wilmington Delaware shows a sledbing scene captured as the sled tops a hill crest while a camera on a cable release clicks. The caption notes the image is unusual for the start of the new year and suggests similar sledding on Lorain County hills.
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Wilmington
Del
Lorain County
UPI
Economy ill, be achieved President
Lorain County Printing and Publishing Co notes 1969 ends a decade with inflation, calling the nation economically sick yet organically sound and more capitalistic than socialist. It urges the government to balance budgets and implement equitable tax corrections to defend free enterprise.
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Lorain County Printing and Publishing Co
Jesse James
Labor and tax reform spark calls for wisdom over “smart” politics
The piece argues that quick profit by labor groups ignores job losses from skill pricing and urges bipartisan wage and unemployment policy. It cautions against overreliance on a 3.5 percent unemployment standard, notes dual earner families, and foresees potential restrictive legislation if labor fails its social duties.
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LABOR
New York faces traffic chaos in transit dispute
New York prepares for possible New Year strike disrupting travel for 4.5 million daily riders. City officials seek emergency measures with taxis, extra trains, buses, ambulance shifts, parking limits, and staggered work to limit chaos after a 1966-like disruption.
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New York
UPI
New York City
New York and
American Stock Exchanges
Saike
Floods and snowstorms lash eastern United States in New Year deluge
Thousands homeless as floods and heavy snows plague the southern and central Appalachians, with eight deaths in Kentucky Tennessee and West Virginia. National guardsmen assist, Red Cross deploys disaster workers, and towns from Checkport Tennessee to Fort Blackmore evacuate as storms slow travel from St Louis to New York.
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United Press International
Appalachians
East
Midwest
St. Louis
Detroit
New York City
Appalachian
Camile
General Motors to Shut Plants in January Layoffs
GM plans two shutdowns affecting 12 of 23 plants, delaying output and laying off 3,800 short term workers as 64,600 employees face production cuts. In Washington, Rep. Clarence Long urged FTC probe into possible price hikes by gasoline firms after credit card losses.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors Corp
U.S
Washington
UPS
Clarence D. Long
Dmd
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Tracey urges snow removal parking restrictions in Elyria
Elyria residents are asked to keep parked cars off residential streets from 7 to 10 a.m. to allow snow plows clear roadways. Safety Service Director James T. Tracey warned that cars on narrow side streets could block plows and hinder cleaning efforts.
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Elyria
Safety Service
James T. Tracey
Ohio shuns old hospital system with new mental health plan
Ohio official Martin Janis faces funding shortages as he advances a reform of the mental health system. He promotes moving geriatric patients from overcrowded state hospitals, creating geriatric centers and 37 community centers for prevention and outpatient care to avert chronic illness and reduce long term costs.
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Columbus
Martin Janis
Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
Ohio
Janis
James A Rhodes
Rhodes Administration
Janus
Genotmc
Year of promise, steady growth seen for county
Lorain County enters 1970 with plans for industrial expansions and major projects The Elyria area leads with a $50 million Renascent Square downtown renewal and an $11 million Malcolm Manor development Highway building remains a focus with about $19 million under way and $10 million more planned over the next 15 years A new Joseph and Feiss plant in Elyria and a multi-million dollar American Ship Building drydock project dominate the industrial scene Plans for a new 22 million technical science building at LCCC and airport upgrades Signal a broad outlook for growth across Lorain County with ecclesiastical and civic changes noted for the decade
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Lorain County
Elyria
Cleveland Street
Malcolm Manor
Abbe
Lorain
Joseph and Feiss Co
Lorain County Community College
Ohio General Assembly
Loran County
Five Israeli gunboats reach Haifa amid French uproar
Five Israeli gunboats bought for Israel departed Cherbourg under a ruse then sailed 3700 miles to Haifa. Paris suspended two defense ministry officials over alleged collusion as crowds welcomed the ships. Israeli warships provided cover on the voyage amid Arab unease and a Paris cabinet upheaval followed the incident.
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HAIPA
Israel
UPI
Cherbourg
Haifa
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Defense Ministry
Bernard Craelles
National Defense Secretariat
Louis Bonte
Jerusalem
Golda Meir
Jewish Agency Board
Ble
Paris
Georges Pompidou
Has
Mediterranean
Sicily
Kishon
Agnew to Visit Thieu and U S Troops in Vietnam
Vice President Spiro T Agnew will fly to Saigon after visiting Manila on a 10 nation Asian tour. He will meet President Nguyen Van Thieu at Independence Palace then call on Gen Creigh Abrams and visit U S troops in the field before returning.
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Saigon
Spiro T Agnew
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Agnew
Manila
Independence Palace
Thieu
Creigh Mo Abrams
Vietnam
Am Arms
Sarge
Amania
South Vetnam
Taxpe
Formosa
Maria
Chronicle Telegram Raises Weekly and Sunday Newsstand Price
Effective Sunday January 4 1970 the weekly price of the Chronicle Telegram will be 75 per week. The Sunday edition remains at 15. This price adjustment follows a $4 per ton rise in news print on January 1 and earlier print cost absorption by the Chronicle Telegram. Carriers and motor route drivers will share in the increase.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Weather report with cold, cloudy conditions and light snow
Cold, cloudy day with a chance of snow flurries. Cloudy and cold tomorrow with more snow possible. Highs in the low 40s and overnight lows in the low 20s.
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Stotesbury
Checkport
Tenn
Fort Blackmore
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W Va
Harlan. Ky
Middleboro
National Guardsmen
Lincoln County
Ranger
Yawkey
American Red Cross
Small Business Administration
Virginia
Maine
Nelson A Rockefeller
Albany
Transporta
New York Metropolitan Area
Yorktown
St Loui
Indianapolis
St Louis
Illinois
General Motors
Tracey
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Pompidou
English Channel
Norway
France
Spain
Portugal
Strait of Gibraltar
Elyria Municipal Coar
Sam
T di
Wellington
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