Raiders hit trouble spots in city crack-down sweep
Four city departments join a crackdown on disorderly venues after a youth program push. Eight sites were named with two chosen for raids including 107 Lowell St where inspector and building staff conducted a welfare check. The effort targeted places linked to youth trouble and illegal activity, with health and building violations issued for remedy.
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Don Miller
Birchhill
Down
Elyria
Broad St
Rhee
Shyla
Maurice Flond
Lowell St
Edward Stankard
Theodore Smith
Smith
Robert §. Stephen
Ray Staskiens
Harold Kienzle
U S B52s Hit Viet Cong Bases Near Saigon in Night Raid
Twenty five to thirty B52 bombers from Guam struck suspected Viet Cong concentrations in Zone 1 north of Saigon. The night mission, SAC’s fifth strike of the war, followed by reports of 2 Americans killed in action and 7 missing or captured. Casualty figures and results remain unclear as censorship limits release of daily battle losses.
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Saigon
UPI
Guam
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Spencer caucus tests village clerk post as mayor bid emerges
In Spencer, a caucus contest for village clerk tightens race while one candidate shifts to a mayoral run. The maneuver signals local political maneuvering as residents await formal nominations and campaign declarations.
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Spencer
McNamara push for U.S. troop increase in Vietnam
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara returned from Saigon with recommendations for higher troop levels and possible reserve call ups. He said recommendations would reflect U.S. commitment to South Vietnam and stressed ongoing combat challenges, including increased Viet Cong casualties and North Vietnamese regulars in action.
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Stewart Hensley Washington
UPI
Robert
McNamara
Saigon
Viet Nam
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Aokad
Ashea
U.S
North Viet Nam
McNdamdra
Grafton mayor Bittner resigns amid council retirements
Grafton Mayor Maurice Bittner resigns effective August 1 after four years on council and amid several peers announcing they will not seek reelection. Kenneth Wagner will succeed as mayor but also plans no reelection. other council members Lilley Boise and Richard Smith leave race. Bittner may stay in the Midview School District as Brush Elementary principal, with options to move from Grafton village.
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Grafton
Maurice Bittner
Bittner
Kenneth Wagner
Wagner
Wag
Ner
William Lilley
Leonard Boise
Midview
Grafton Village
Brush Elementary
W. C. Larson Foundry Co
Lilley
Akron University
Boise
Richard Smith
Body of Oberlin youth found in reservoir
George Jackson, 17, of Oberlin, was recovered after his clothing was found on the Pyle Rd. reservoir banks. His widowed mother Martha President, already grieving for seven family members, was told at 8:33 pm and rushed to Memorial Hospital as friends and relatives mourned the second tragedy in two years.
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Ted Wood
Oberlin
Martha President
George Jackson
Pyle Rd
Allen
Memorial Hospital
Pleasant Weather and Safe Bomber Belly Landing
Pleasant sunny day with a high around 75 to 80 and a clear cool night expected with a low near 50 to 55. Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday in Erie area. Light variable winds today and tonight fair. At Pease AFB New Hampshire a B47 Stratojet made a safe belly landing on a foamed runway after a jammed landing gear. All four crewmen were shaken but not hurt.
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Erie
Pease Afb
N.H
UPI
Air Force Base
Parched Ohio Faces Varied Crops Outlook Across State
Ohio suffers drought in June to July with 71 percent below normal soil moisture. USDA reports indicate crops largely fair to good despite parched conditions for many areas, while southern Ohio sees poorer soybeans and scattered showers affect moisture levels. Chesapeake in Lawrence County tops rainfall at 6.55 inches. Marion records 1.23 inches.
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Columbus
UPI
Department of Agricul
Ohio
Lorain County
Allen Ulrich
USDA
Chesapeake
Lawrence County
Marion
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