Four youths on Riverside joyride end in tragedy
Four high school youths started a spur-of-the-moment river ride in Santa Ana California using a two man raft and an inner tube. One youth, William Dischner 16, is missing and presumed drowned after their craft hit a hidden dam in a 20 mph current. The others, Craig Park 17 Randy Howard 18 and Robert Dischner 18, are shown reacting to the accident.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Craig Park
Robert Dischner
William Dischner
Randy Howard
Storms lash California in deadly nine day siege
California reeled from a brutal stretch of storms with rain hail and snow across the south and high Sierra snow. Death toll reached 93 with eight more feared dead and 20 missing as property damage neared 138 million dollars. Governor Reagan called it a tragedy and federal aid was promised.
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Los Angeles
California
Navy hearing probes Pueblo loss with Bucher testimony
Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher detailed his radio appeal for aid after the USS Pueblo was seized by North Korean forces on January 23, 1968. Adm. Frank L. Johnson testified about U S and allied responses while officers in Seattle and Washington played roles in the inquiry. The five admiral panel reviews why rescue planes never appeared and what higher authorities knew.
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Coronado
Calif
United States Navy
Pueblo
Lloyd M. Bucher
Frank L. Johnson
Japan
White House
United States
Johnson
Bucher
U.S
Navy
Air Force
Church and Racism Conference Featured This Weekend
Readers are invited to attend the C O R A conference on The Church and Racism this Friday and Saturday. The notice directs interested parties to Page 22 for details and confirms event timing and venue.
American Standard announces major Elyria expansion project
American Standard Inc. announces a multi year expansion at its Elyria plant. A $2 million 211000 square foot warehouse will be built on Woodford Avenue to free space for production and expand assembly capability. Electrical system upgrade valued at $300000 is planned with completion by June 30 and full production by August.
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American Stand, Inc
Woodford Avenue
Sheehan
Wesley L. Wright
Elyria
American Standard
Wright
Trustees seek more time to study fire department rules
CHATHAM trustees request additional time to review proposed fire department regulations. The article notes ongoing discussions and the need for clarity on enforcement and safety standards as details are examined.
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Chatham
Weather outlook with rain and mild temperatures today
Cloudy and mild with intermittent rain and drizzle today into tonight. Highs in the 40s. Winds from the south to southwest at 10 to 18 mph today, light and variable tonight. Sunset 5 40 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7 41 a.m. High 44 at 6 a.m. Low 28 at 9 a.m. Details on page 28.
London quadruplets born healthy after C section
Doctors report four babies born to Mrs. Ann Randall are in good condition and expected to live. The two boys and two girls were delivered last night by Caesarian section after premature birth. Randall, an art teacher, had fertility treatment during her four years of marriage.
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London
UPI
Ann Randall
Mideast spy trial opens in Baghdad amid tension
Iraq held a mass spy trial amid claims Israeli forces massing for action in Jordan. Up to 35 suspects were reported, charged with spying for the United States Central Intelligence Agency. The event followed hangings of Jews and Iraqis for spying, drawing international protest and calls for intervention.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Jordan
Egypt
Middle East
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
London
Revolutionary Court
Abdullah Salloum Samerrai
Israel
Samerrai
Beirut
Levi Eshkol
Babylon
Syrian Diplomat Shot in Baghdad
The Syrian Foreign Ministry says a Syrian political attaché was shot and wounded in Baghdad by an Iraqi intelligence officer while driving in his car. The ministry did not release the diplomat’s name.
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Damascus
Syria
UPS
Syrian Foreign Ministry
Baghdad
Foreign Ministry
Lease-purchase considered for new Lorain courthouse
Lorain County commissioners weigh a lease-purchase plan to fund a new courthouse or administration building. Private investors would build and lease to the county with a purchase option, location to be chose by the builder with county approval. Phase 1 remodeling nears completion at about 51000 dollars, adding a courtroom and related facilities.
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Lorain County
Jerry Keron
Keron
Refugees fear for hijacked son reunion in Miami
A Cuban refugee family arrives in Miami to greet son Luis Sierra Valdes 36 hijacked on a National Airlines jet over the Gulf of Mexico during a New Orleans to Miami flight. After eight hours the hijacked passengers, including Sierra, return to Miami as the family expresses relief at reunion in a free country.
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Miami
Cuba
Havana
Dolores Valdes
Luis Sierra Valdes
National Airlines
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Fireman Injured in Lorain Saturday Loses Left Leg
Lorain fireman Elias Lee aged 37 was injured when a brick wall collapsed during a Pearl Avenue fire. Doctors at St. Joseph Hospital removed his left leg below the knee. Lee, a ten year veteran, was listed in fair condition and planned a Florida trip in March. He is described as one of the department's best and had volunteered for a famous 50 mile JFK hike. Also injured was Daniel McNutt, listed in good condition.
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Lorain
Elias Lee
Lee
John F. Kennedy
Daniel McNutt
Walters
West 19Th St
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Nixon
High Sierras
Mammoth Mountain
Authori
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Annapolis
Okinawa
Mullaney
13Th Naval District
Seattle, Wash
George L. Cassell
Pacific
Cassell
NATO
Atlantic
Richard Fryklund
Secretary of Defense
Pentagon
Washington
Meyer Goldberg
William P. Sheehan
Jennings and Charella Construction
New London
E. Ralph Simms
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Thant
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Big Four
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Eltyas Lee
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