Peace moves amid ongoing Mideast fighting report
Reports of new peace proposals surface as Israeli Air Force targets guerrilla positions in Jordan. Pope Paul VI warns intervention may be needed to halt the cycle of violence. The Soviet Union pushes a peace plan. Beirut orders army defense after a Jordanian skirmish. civilians die in crossfire near Kiriat Shmona.
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Middle East
Jordan
Paul VI
Soviet Union
Beirut
Surete Generale
National Police
Emile Bustani
Israel
Fatah
Menshiyeh
Jordan River
Sea of Galilee
Pope Paul
Turin
la Stampa
Kiriat Shmona
Amman
Gharandal
As-Shuna
United States
Suez Canal
London
Russia
Old Timer Quips About Fate and a Flea
A humorous remark by an elderly man about luck and death suggesting drastic consequences. He quips that if he died and returned as a dog his wife would return as a flea, reflecting a lighthearted, rustic sense of misfortune.
Weather Outlook Mixed Clouds and Snow Flurries
Cloudy with scattered snow flurries near Lake Erie and a high around 15 to 25. Tonight partly cloudy with teens to low 20s. Tomorrow cloudy with light snow and a bit warmer. Saturday unsettled and colder with more flurries. Winds mostly light north to west, variable tonight then east later.
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Lake Erie
Guilock
Record cold grips two thirds of nation amid heavy snows
A cross country cold wave brings subzero readings to the midwest and northeast with gale winds and heavy snowfall. Boonville New York reports 14 inches on New Year's Day raising regional totals. Erie Pennsylvania and northern New England see heavy dumps while winds limit visibility and trigger closures.
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Alabama
Florida
Weather Bureau
Rockies
New England
North Carolina
Lakes
Erie
Ontario
New York
Pennsylvania
Boonville
Erie Interna
Greek plane hijacked to Egypt amid chase and threats
A Olympic Airways DC6 with 104 aboard was hijacked 18 minutes after takeoff from Heraklion Crete and forced to fly to Alexandria then Cairo before refueling and returning to Athens. The hijacker, 29 year old George Flamerides, fired one shot and threatened to destroy the plane as Greek jets pursued.
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Heraklion
Crete
Alexandria
U.S. Air Force Base
Aristotle Onassis
Jaqueline Kennedy
Olympic
Paris
Greece
Gnassis
Skorpios
D. Mavrokefalos-Robotis
First baby of 1969 is a boy Mackey Andress
The New Year welcomes Mackey Andress, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Andress of 656 Lucille Dr. He weighed eight pounds four ounces and arrived at 2 27 a.m. after a New Year’s Eve at home. The mother held him as the family celebrates. Further details on page 27.
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Hig- Tin
Mackey Andress
Donald Andress
Lucille Dr
Mackey
John Kenney
Fatal New Year crash claims Lorain County woman
Sandra Pavlich 20, of Hudson formerly Amherst and Elyria, died at 10:40 p.m. after a two-vehicle crash on Ris 254 and 301 near Garfield Bridge. Her husband Philip 25 in critical condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital. The driver Jack James 28 of Elyria was charged with DUI and failure to yield. The accident remains under investigation.
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Sheffield
Lorain County
Ris
Sandra Pavlich
Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
Phillip
St. Joseph
Sheffield Lake
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Hudson
Elyria
James
Pavlich
Tragic Finding in West Los Angeles Abduction Case
Body of Marina Habe, 17, daughter of screenwriter Hans Habe and actress Eloise Hardt, was found in brush seven miles from her home after an abduction from West Los Angeles. A Great Dane led Frank G. Turner to the scene. Marina had recently attended a date with 22 year old John Hornburg and was a University of Hawaii freshman visiting home. The death appears to be by multiple stab wounds. detectives withheld whether a sexual assault occurred.
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Hollywood
UPI
Marina Elizabeth Habe
Los Angeles
Hans Habe
Eloise Hardt
Turner
Marina
John Hornburg
Hornburg
Matina
University of Hawaii
Traffic toll sets record during New Year period
Traffic toll climbs to 161 deaths in a 30 hour New Year period ending at midnight. AP reports compare with a 1957 wartime high of 160 and note the 30 hour span is the latest for holiday driving. NSC estimates 200 to 260 could die in the period beginning 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
30th Lorain County Vietnam Hero Honored
Lorain native Lt. John A. Kocak 23 died December 19 from battle wounds in Vietnam. The Chronicle Telegram notes the 30th county serviceman lost and explains an omission from the honor roll and the sadness at the oversight.
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Lorain County
Chronicle-Telegram
John A. Kocak
Lorain
U.S. Army
Kocak
Sunday Chronicle
North Fairfield youth dies after two car crash
An 18 year old North Fairfield resident died eight hours after a two car collision on Ridge Road at the crest of a hill. Four others were injured and hospitalized.
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North Fairfield
Here
Lester Honeycutt
Norwalk Fisher-Tins Memorial Hospital
Norwalk
State Highway Patrol
Fing
Ridge Road
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Mont
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Martin
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Sherman Oaks
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