Future Grafton Farm use still in doubt
Officials say the Grafton State Farm remains in future plans but there is no clear purpose. Budget limits hindered progress, with proposals since 1966 for a medium security reformatory shelved repeatedly. Residents oppose expanding the prison, citing safety concerns.
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Grafton
Grafton State Farm
Division of Corrections
Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
BC Sacs
Lucasville
James A Rhodes
Mansfield
Eaton
Elyria Braces Ahead of Deep Freeze Across Ohio
Elyria endures its coldest spell this winter with subzero lows and wind chills near 50 below. North Ridgeville hits six degrees below zero while Pandora in southeastern Ohio sets a state low of 12 below. Other readings include Findlay 11, Mansfield 7, Dayton -6, Columbus -4, Cincinnati -3, and Cleveland 7. Forecasters warn the cold persists with more snow squalls in Northeastern Ohio as the cold front lingers.
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Elyria
North Ridgeville
Ray Diederich
Ohio
Toledo
Findlay
Mansfield
Dayton
Columbus
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Burke Lakefront
Midwest International Falls
Lorain County
Council Bluffs
UPI
Hanoi missile launchers near South Vietnam border
Saigon reports Hanoi moved mobile missile launchers closer to the northern frontier than at any prior point, sparking new engagements with US fighters within three miles of the border. US Command said two air clashes occurred and a protective strike occurred over North Vietnamese territory as SAMs intensified. no American aircraft were damaged. A Lao source noted Pathet Lao banners visible in a valley area once aided by CIA-backed guerrillas.
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Saigon
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Ers
Long Cheng Ridge Falls as Meo Attacks Renewed
Fierce hand to hand fighting raged today along Skyline Ridge after the Meo Tribesmen led by Gen Vang Pao tried to recapture the Long Cheng base overlooking the area. North Vietnamese forces had seized the ridge days earlier amid broader combat across South Vietnam.
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Nied
Long Cheng
Vang Pao
South Vietnam
Cold and snow likely with dangerous wind chills
The forecast calls for very cold conditions with snow in the snow belt and squalls adding four inches or more. High near 18 with frigid night lows around zero, then partly cloudy and colder with flurries. Snow chances 8 percent tonight, 19 percent tomorrow. west to northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Sunrise 7 52 a.m., sunset 5 28 p.m.
IRS to target area stores for price posting violations
A large IRS sweep across Lorain County and northern Ohio will check about 7,500 stores for base price postings under the Economic Stabilization Act. Agents will cite violators on the spot, with fines up to 5000 dollars per day. The operation covers Darke to Monroe counties and Richland County southward, extending into the four year license plate plan discussions in Ohio.
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Internal Revenue Service
Lorain County
Ohio
IRS
Dale S Kauffmann
Darke County
Monroe County
Richland County
Model railroaders to gather in Lorain County this fall
Embree Hoffman outlines an exhibit project with photos by CT Chief Photographer John Kenney in the Family Feature section tomorrow. The piece spotlights a five state gathering of model railroaders and hints at related regional activities. The second feature questions Hanoi's stance on the American prisoner of war issue, asking if North Vietnam will soften, release more prisoners, or misread U.S. sentiment, based on an AP article by Henry M. Aronson following a week in Hanoi.
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Lorain County
Embree H Hoffman
John Kenney
Hanoi
United States
Henry M Aronson
Associated Press
Denmark mourns Frederik IX as Margrethe II becomes queen
A nation in mourning honors King Frederik IX who died after influenza and a heart attack. His eldest daughter Margrethe II succeeds as Denmark's second ruling queen, with no coronation planned and a democratic, welfare-state approach guiding the crown. The royal family and public observe a period of tribute as the king lies in state and his heir begins duties amid a sprawling royal apparatus.
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Copenhagen
Frederik IX
Margrethe II
Denmark
Frederik
Jan
Margrethe
Sweden
Norway
Henri
Prince Joachim
Policeman cites mother's admission in trooper killings
In Concordville Pennsylvania a Maryland state policeman testified that Marilyn Dobrolewski a 19 year old mother of a two year old claimed she killed two Delaware state troopers during a magistrate hearing in a storefront courtroom. She was held for grand jury action on murder charges as she and Irving Hoge were sought in the Jan 5 killings of troopers Ronald Carey and David Carrington.
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Concordsville
UPI
Marilyn Dobrolewski
Delaware
Maryland
Martin J Keating
Dobrolewski
Queen Anne County
Irving Hoge
Keating
Leon Mascaro
Hogg
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Tion
W D Hawke
Hawke
Mansfield Reformatory
S. Viet
Lacs
Pathet Lao
Central Intelligence Agency
Vientiane
Catchen Paprksch
M. Michaels
Peeves and Meister
Lorzia Deneen de
Nixon
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnam
Dmz
Laos
Do Chi Minh Trail
Muskie
Edmuund Muskie
Eugene O Grady
Little Rock Ark
Kauffmann
Jules Danes
Ingrid
Roskilde Cathedral
Cambridge
London School of Economics
Sorbonne
Paris
Daisy
Margrethe IT
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