Viet Cong Launch Major Offensive Across South Vietnam
Viet Cong forces launched their largest operation of the war striking dozens of towns and cities during the lunar New Year cease-fire. Allied forces fought back from house to house, with Da Nang and Pleiku heavily damaged and airfields hit. Casualties and captures were reported, while U.S. losses were described as lighter.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Vo Nguyen Giap
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Khe Sanh
Moscow
Pleiku
Nha Trang
South Vietnam
Giap
Dian Bien Phu
Qui Nhon
Ho Anan
Kontum
Ban Me Thuot
UPI
Lorain Education Association Gains Bargaining Agent Status
Lorain School Board formally recognizes the Lorain Education Association as the bargaining agent for district teachers. Lorain County reports dairy farmers worry about imitation milk’s potential market impact.
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Lorain — School Board
Lorain Education Association
Pittsfield
Lorain County
United States presses diplomacy over Pueblo siege as Koreans hold crew
One week after the Pueblo seizure 83 crewmen remain held as North Korea interrogates specialists. Officials expect a cautious release after extensive questioning, while the White House pursues diplomatic channels and limits military posturing. Security Council talks falter amid private negotiations.
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White House
Anoth
Private ambulance firm to take over some funeral homes calls
Elyria funeral directors will stop providing emergency ambulance service after midnight tomorrow. John Majoras of Lorain will run the private service, with at least four ambulances on 24 hour call. Several local funeral homes will sell their ambulances and the new firm may also handle hearses. a few will retain their own emergency rigs.
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Elyria
Harvey C. Curtis
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home
Cleveland
Galion
John Majoras
Lorain
Curtis
Majoras
Yellow Cab Co
Abbe Road
Elyria Armory
Oberlin Road
Dicken
Wainright
Bogner Funeral Home
North Ridgeville
Fulton Funeral Home
Grafton
Sudro-Curtis
Funeral Homes
Bittner-DeCarlo, Reichlin and Goldcamp
Flooding Drives Families From Vermilion Area Homes
Lorain County bears the worst flood since 1959 with Vermilion River rising over roads and flooding trailer parks. Evacuations spread from Mill Hollow to Birmingham Trailer Park as roads like Rt. 28 and Rt. 60 flood, with Red Cross and Salvation Army aiding evacuees in motels and shelters.
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Vermilion River
Birmingham
Olympic Club
Vermilion River Park
Vermilion
Mill Hollow-Bacon Woods
Lorain County
Rts. 28
Rt. 60
Rt. 113
Ernest Horner
Huron County
Meree Evans
Franklin Flats
Huron River
Milan Township
Mill Hollow
Richard Bulam
Salvation Army
American Red Cross
Roland Fleming
North Ridge Rd
Fleming
Beaver Creek
Amherst
Plumb Construction Co
Arthur Koppenhafer
Wakeman
Clarksfield
Quarry Road
Rt. 303
Betts Road
Gore Orphanage
Rolfe Road
Mill Hollow Park
Vermilion Eyes Dynamite Blast to Break Ice Jam
Vermilion officials plan to dynamite the ice jam at the harbor mouth as Coast Guard Cutter Kaw presses into Vermilion to clear a path. Weather offers hope for flood easing with lingering drizzle and a thaw in the forecast, while runoff and rain threaten renewed rises.
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Vermilion
Coast Guard
Kaw
Vermilion Harbor
Lake Erie
Weather forecast colder with mixed clouds and sun
Colder air moves in with rain ending by afternoon and a high in the 40s. Variable clouds persist tonight and tomorrow with lows in the 20s and a high near 44. Sunset today at 5 41, sunrise tomorrow at 7 40. Details on page 17.
After Driving On Freeway Barrel Ride Through Falls
A reminiscence notes the unusual loneliness of a barrel plunge over Niagara Falls during rush hour traffic on the freeway, contrasting the spectacle with personal solitude.
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Niagara Falls
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Robert Rolinson
C-T
Ray Goll
Asia
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Westmoreland
Guerril
Las
Dean Rusk
Defense
Roberts. McNamara
Clark M. Clifford
McNamara
United Nations
Security Council
Field
Bucyrus
Pinewood
East River Street
Black River
Charles Hoagland
Safety Service
James T. Tracey
Cascade Park
Photoscape
Richard
Janice Arthrell
U.S. Weather Bureau
Cleveland Hopkins
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