Israelis claim jets down 4 Cairo MIGs in Gulf clash
Israelis say four Egyptian MIGs were shot down in a dogfight over the Gulf of Suez. Egypt disputed losses citing two Israeli Mirages shot down. Cairo radio quoted a military communique about airspace incursions and interceptions. Israel claimed 25 Egyptian warplanes down since June 1967.
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Gulf of Suez
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Cairo
Ain el Suk Neb
Mustaphael Hennan
Hassan Kamel
Ali Baghdadi
Suez
Ras Issaran
Port Suez
Bomber strikes lift first convoy into Ben Het frontline
Saigon reports the first supply convoy reached Ben Het in six days after five B52 strikes against remaining North Vietnamese forces besieging the Green Beret outpost for 56 days. Advisers say Communists may head toward Cambodia to regroup with allied air power pounding them. Sixty days into the siege, casualties rose among the 200 defenders, with 14 Americans killed.
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Ben Het
Green Beret
U.S
Highlands
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Saigon
Grafton and nearby seek higher pay for mayor and clerk
Village officials in Grafton and nearby municipalities plan salary increases for the mayor and clerk as a step to balance local budgets. Henr ietta school levy discussions focus on Firelands budget needs. Milan and Vermilion reports mention raises for public affairs staff and bridge-raising considerations by port authority members. In Vietnam coverage, a U.S. relief convoy reached Ben Het as bombardments and air strikes continued around the regional siege with B52s and 3,500 South Vietnamese troops supporting the camp operations. Civilians suffered casualties from attacks in Khanh Hung and nearby theaters amid ongoing fighting near Da Nang and Saigon.
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Dak
Ben Het
Expected 550 to 650 Auto Deaths Over July 4 Weekend
The National Safety Council estimates 550 to 650 traffic fatalities may occur from 6 p.m. tomorrow to midnight Sunday. Ohio Gov. James A. Rhodes joins officials urging caution, with state stats predicting up to 38 deaths and 1,800 injuries during the holiday period. The governor urges drivers to act responsibly to prevent tragedy.
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National Safety Council
Chicago
Associated Press
Council
Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Rhodes
Heavy rain hurts Lorain County corn output
Lorain County's corn crop suffers from persistent rain said Art Walkden of the Agricultural Extension Service. Stalks three to four inches high turn yellow and may die. consumer corn output likely drops, while fodder storage rises.
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Lorain County
Art Walkden
Agricultural Extension Service
Walkden
Tremors Panic Tourists in Italy Across Rome Corridor
Five earthquakes rattled an arc of tourist towns near Rome at the start of vacation season. Shocks were felt within 17 miles of Rome with the worst damage in Civitavecchia where a five story building was evacuated.
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Civitavecchia
Tyrrhenian
Pleasant Weather With Mild Temperatures Across Lakeside Region
Variable winds and mostly clear skies yield highs around the mid to upper seventies with near 70 near Lake Erie. Lows in the mid to upper fifties, showers possible tomorrow night and Friday. Sunrise is early, sunset about nine oclock, details on page 2.
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Lake Erie
School Bombed in Grand Rapids Amid Racial Violence
Grand Rapids Central Christian High School was fire bombed last night as racial violence flared for a second straight night in the city's predominantly Negro Southeast Side. Police arrested 28 persons and reported about a dozen fire bombings and attempts in the area with flare ups in each of the last three summers.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Grand Rapids Central
Women Use Makeup To Hide Truth From Men
A humorous note suggests women use makeup to keep men from seeing the real truths between lines. The line frames makeup as a tool for concealment and social misdirection.
Rhodes OKs funds and welfare checks mailed in Ohio
Ohio Governor Rhodes signed the $4.1 billion biennial budget after long debate over restructuring the state's controlling board. Welfare checks totaling about $25 million were mailed to over 300,000 recipients today, with Rhodes hoping they'd arrive before the July Fourth holiday. He vetoed a $1 million driver license photography funding item, and the bill creates changes to the controlling board including new members and representation.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Senate
House
Rhodes
Controlling Board
Leaky valve delays Apollo 14 countdown at Cape Kennedy
A leaking ground fuel valve halted the Apollo 14 dress rehearsal for over three hours at Cape Kennedy delaying the simulated launch planned in two weeks. Four technicians repaired the valve on the 250 foot level of the umbilical tower and the countdown resumed toward a one hour 50 minute simulated launch. Armstrong Collins and Aldrin were not present during the interim hold.
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Nell Armstrong
Michael Collins
Edwin E. Aldrin
Apollo
Launch Control Center
Armstrong
Collins
Aldrin
LaGrange Marine Receives Silver Star for Valor
Staff Sergeant Charles L Dunbar of LaGrange earned the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry on Jan 4 1969 in Vietnam as a platoon sergeant with Company T1 Second Battalion Fifth Marines. He moved under fire directed suppressive fire aided wounded Marines and silenced an enemy bunker at Quang Nam Province.
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LaGrange
U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam
Set Dunbar
S-Spt
Dunbar
Vincent Dunbar
Baumhart Rd
Amherst
Mig
Sandra Bahl
Wakeman
Sspt
Second Battalion
Fifth Marines
Republic of
Due Due
Quang Nam Province
Shen
Sgt
Spt
Lorain parade to honor famed artist Dohanos grand marshal
Lorain selects Steven Dohanos longtime illustrator and native son as grand marshal for the International festival parade starting at 6 p m with Dohanos riding behind the color guard police mayor and Lorain High School band. He will later oversee a 9 p m art exhibit preview at May Sheffield Center with a $150000 collection heavily secured. The Lorain appearance includes a reunion with three brothers and marks three days of Dohanos serving as honorary festival chairman.
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Lorain
Steven Dohanos
Dohanos
Lorain High School
Westport
Conn
May-Sheffield Center
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