Israel and Egypt clash over Suez Canal in major firefight
The Associated Press reports fierce ground and air battles along the Suez Canal the fiercest since 1967. Israeli commandos attacked Green Island before dawn, followed by air strikes across the canal. Egypt said 19 Israeli jets were shot down. Israel conceded two Mirage losses and claimed five Egyptian planes down. Artillery duels lasted over six hours with casualties on both sides. UN observers urged ceasefire as both sides boasted about successes and escalations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suez Canal
Middle East
Green Island
Gulf of Suez
Canal
Sinai Desert
Israel
Egypt
Ile
Kennedy's Chappaquiddick accident investigation unfolds
Senator Kennedy faced an evolving scene after a car plunged into eight feet of water at Chappaquiddick. Miss Kopechne died, Kennedy survived with a concussion and later told police he searched for her. The body was flown to Pennsylvania for burial as authorities studied the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vineyard
Kennedy
Kopechne
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Miss Kopechne
Massachusetts
Edgartown
Joan
Squaw Island
Hyannis Port
Cape Cod
Robert D. Watt
Dunn Gifford
Pennsylvania
Larksville
State Police Laboratory
Elyria man charged after high speed police chase
Ellaria Tollet, a Elyria resident, faces charges of reckless operation fleeing an officer speed ing and disregarding a traffic signal after a pursuit that reached 110 on rain slick roads. Tollet was later arrested in Oberlin after abandoning his sports car and hiding in bushes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Oberlin
James Dwayne Tollet
Charles C
Tollet
West Avenue
Lorain Street
Bed-napper steals bed from Motel Six
Des Moines report says a motel bed went missing last night from a Motel Six. Dale Brunk, manager, describes the thief as possibly stealing a bed and leaving the scene with the missing item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Dale Brunk
Wakeman Plans Annual Homecoming Week Activities
Wakeman village schedules its annual Homecoming for Friday and Saturday with a queen to be chosen from nine contestants. Contestants and sponsors include Pam Hull Investment Club and others. Essays on "Your Community in 79" submitted to judges. The beauty contest is set for Friday at 6 30 p.m. at Western Reserve High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakeman
Villese
Pam Hull
Investment Club
Debbie Nestor
Wakeman Library
Kathy Wall
American Legion
Cheryl Worchester
Nu Tau Sorority
Jeannette Davis
Wakeman Community Club
Coleen Garner
Clarksfield Grange
Lea Pickworth
Future Farmers of America
Suzanne Dalton
Wakeman Grange
Norma Forster
Wakeman Sportsman Club
Western Reserve High School
Honduras accuses El Salvador of cease-fire breach
Honduras charged that El Salvador violated the cease-fire by capturing five towns in their undeclared war. El Salvador countered that Honduran troops fired on President Fidel Sanchez Hernandez during a visit, as the cease-fire sought troop withdrawal by 10 tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
el Salvador
Fidel Sanchez Hernandez
Ing
Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa
Peace Commission of
the Organization of American States
Rio de Janeiro
In Memoriam M. P. Lear Four Years Later
In loving memory of M. P. Lear who died July 21 1995. a cherished name unlocks memory for son Lester and Garra Lear, granddaughter Lois Hebabrand and Fanilly. A beloved face we ne'er forget, memorial note from family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Lear
Lester
Garra Lear
Lois Hebabrand
Fanilly
Judge Dana Reynolds Dies After 41 Years On Bench
Columbus AP news reports retired Common Pleas Court Judge Dana F. Reynolds died after a long illness. He was 85 and spent 41 years on the bench. Reynolds criticized recent Supreme Court rulings he believed let the guilty go free. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at Broad Street Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Common Pleas Court
Dana F. Reynolds
Reynolds
U.S. Supreme Court
Broad Street Presbyterian Church
Carl J. Law
Grafton
Law Rd
Law
Colson Corp
Belden
Orlando
Fla
Elisa
Bauer Funeral Home
Columbia Rd
Valley City
W.L. Vernon
Belden United Methodist Church
Belden Cemetery
Two Injured In East Avenue Second Street Collision
Two persons suffered minor injuries in a two car crash at East Avenue and Second Street last night. Gustine Leffen and Kathy Webber were treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital after the collision between a Lef fen car driven by James Lef fen and an Adams car driven by Linda Adams. Webber was a passenger in the Adams car. No charges were filed.
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East Avenue
Second Street
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Gustine Leffen
Oberlin
Kathy Webber
Grafton Rd
Gustine
Miss Webber
James R. Leffen
Berlin
Linda G. Adams
Williams St
Leffen
Miss Adams
Adams
Youngstown Quiet After Guardsmen Leave City
Youngstown returned to calm after National Guardsmen who were called up to handle racial violence were dismissed yesterday. Police reported all quiet in the early morning hours following the withdrawal.
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Youngstown
National Guardsmen
Local births listed for area families in Elyria region
A daughter to Mr and Mrs Herbert L Derrick 8202 Jennings Rd Olmsted Falls. Gary Emerson 110 Glenwood St. A son to Mr and Mrs Denver Rutherford 332 Fur Face St. A son to Mr and Mrs Hank Mowery Toledo. A son to Mr and Mrs Jimmy Martin 519 West Third St Asan to Mr and Mrs Thur man Jones 350 National Dr Grafton Walter Reisinger 100 Oakwood Dr Apt 1106 James Jones 215 Brace Ave Sunday.
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Herbert L. Derrick
Jennings Rd
Olmsted Falls
Gary Emerson
Glenwood St
Denver Rutherford
Furface St
Hank Mowery
Toledo
Jimmy Martin
West Third St
Asan
Thurman Jones
National Dr
Grafton
Walter Reisinger
Oakwood Dr
Apt
James Jones
Brace Ave
Clinton Gunter
Fleming Ave
Elyria
Joseph Kobylski
Homewood Dr
James Cajka
Kansas Ave
Gary Drennan
New Lorain Area Birth Announcements Reported
A series of birth notices list newborn sons for families including SIMSIC at 412 North Leavitt Rd and STUMPHAUZER at 43000 Dellefield Rd Elyria, LAURY at 41886 Debra Dr Elyria, and KOBYLSKI at 2042 Homewood Dr. Clinton GUNTER and CAJKA are also named with Elyria addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Simsic
North Leavitt Rd
Joseph Stumphauzer
Dellefield Rd
Elyria
Dalton Hitchens
Olive St
Philip Laury
Debra Dr
Pinkerton provides son. Oleen delivers at Amherst Hospital
A son was born Saturday to Mr and Mrs Robert Pinkerton of 735 Lakeside Ave Lorain. Warren Oleen of 118 Idlewood is mentioned in the same item as a local reference or relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pinkerton
Lakeside Ave
Lorain
Warren Oleen
Idiewood
Allen son born to Mr and Mrs Bob at Wellington
A birth notice reads Oberlin Allen, a son born to Mr and Mrs Bob at SWORD 218 Johns Street Wellington on Monday. Robert STASICK of 271 Boston Ave Elyria listed in the same notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Sword
Johns St
Wellington
Robert Stasick
Boston Avé
Elyria
Bar Lacks Fund Facts in Douglas Case
AP reports the American Bar Association ethics committee formed at St Charles Illinois cannot decide on Douglas past pay from the Parvin Foundation linked to Las Vegas gaming interests. The panel urges judges to avoid outside financial activities that could affect duties as Justice Douglas stepped down in May from the $12 000 a year Parvin presidency after Fortas resignation linked to a Wolfson family foundation check.
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Washington
Williams
Douglas
American Bar Association
ABA
Ethics Committee
St. Charles
Ill
Parvin Foundation
Las Vegas
Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
Family Foundation
Louis J. Wolfson
Elyria notices and local bios mix in regional clippings
Local snippets report weather lore about California and Ohio storms, address changes for Temple Lumber Co, and Elyria Rotary Club board updates. It notes new director appointments, sports-adjacent chatter, and a recent optician credential for Richard V Wohlever with family details.
Area death notices mark Lorain fatalities across city
Lorain area mourns several deaths including Cecilia J. Rath 66 of 1515 West Erie Ave died at St. Joseph Hospital after a heart attack. Laura E. Roberson 69 of 224 West 16th St died at Bayview Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mary A. Hershey 94 formerly of Livingston Ave died in Lincoln Park Michigan. Arleigh D. Hendricks 77 of 103 Grandview Ave died in Lodi Hospital after a long illness. Darryl Reffner 4 of 9885 DuPont St killed in auto truck crash near Wooster. Margaret R. Caton 48 of 539 Keys Dr pronounced dead at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Mary Patton Rutledge Wellington and John Wiles 17 of Valley City also listed among anticipated services and memorials.
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Thomas J. Rath
Lorain
Cecilia J. Rath
West Erie Ave
St. Joseph Hospital
Cleveland
Rath
St. Mary Church
Thomas J
Thomas
Glen Ellyn
Philip
James
George
Sally) Phillips
Vermilion
Mary
Robert I. Mooney
Euclid
Theodore Mooney
Eileen Mooney
New Port Ritchey
Fla
Reidy-Scania
Altar and Rosary Society
L. E. Roberson
Laura E. Roberson
West 16Th St
Bayview Hospital
Cheraw
S.C
Roberson
Second Baptist Church
Missionary Circle
Community Missionary Society
Ann Smith
Brown Funeral Home
Mary A
Arleigh D. Hendricks
Lodi
Grandview Ave
Spencer Township
Spencer
State Highway Department
Hendricks
Spencer Knights of Pythias
Bessie
Vance
Orient
Carl
Oberlin
John
Medina
Maude Walters
South Euclid
Harry
Parker Funeral Home
Spencer Cemetery
Parker Funeral
Medina County Cancer Society
Darryl Reffner
Columbia Station
DuPont St
Baker Funeral
Berea
K. L. Canfield
Assembly of God Church
Columbia Cemetery
Darryl
Wooster
Gerald Reffner
Rebecca L
Jeffery
John Rupp
Akron
Bill Gray
Glenmont
D. D. Caton
Margeret R. Caton
St. Agnes Church
Mark R. Blinn
St. Mary Cemetery
Sudro-Curtis
Rome
Caton
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lorain County
Scranton
Ark
Elyria
Dolphus D
Catherine L
Diana C
Patricia Ann) Willis
Michael T
James P
Marcella Campbell
Rita Kirkland
California
Mildred Markam
Washington
Maria Shelby
Arkansas
Raymond Patton
Ft. Sill
Okla
Lawrence Patton
Leo Patton
Henry J. Patton
Sacramento
Burglary Thwarted at Fireland Inn by Deputies
Erie County deputies stopping business checks thwart a break in at the Fireland Inn in Birmingham around 4 30 a.m. A man broke the front door glass and unlocked it but fled or was intercepted. He stayed briefly inside. nothing reported missing. Investigation continues.
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Birmingham
Erie County
NY trial opens in Ohioan's death
Richard Thomas, 31, of New York, faces trial in the rape slaying of Deborah Neil, 13, of Vickery Ohio. The girl was found dead in an air shaft in a hippie section after hitchhiking east with her boyfriend. Police say she separated from her boyfriend and met Thomas and another man.
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New York
Richard Thomas
Ohio
Thomas
Deborah Neil
Vickery
Manhattan
Burglars Hit Home in Lorain
Lorain police report burglars took 100 dollars and jewelry from the home of Joseph C. Triffiletti on Emerald Drive yesterday afternoon. Triffiletti left for a funeral at about 2 p.m. and returned four hours later. A camera and other items were taken. two young men were seen near the rear about 4 p.m. Entry was gained by breaking a back door glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Joseph C. Triffiletti
Triffiletti
Emerald Dr
Robbery and assault target couple on beach road
A 22-year-old woman and her 26-year-old escort were robbed at 12 15 a m near Beaver Creek en route to Hole in the Wall Beach. Two armed men in stocking masks demanded money, one fired a shot, and the attackers fled. Victims treated for scalp injury and rope burns. witnesses provided limited descriptions.
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Lorain
Norfolk & Western
Beaver Creek
Hole-in-the-Wall Beach
St. Joseph Hospital
Danny
Robbery at Coachman Motel Marks second hit in eight days
The Coachman Motor Lodge at 1724 Lorain Blvd was robbed of 130 dollars early today by a lone gunman. Linda Timko, the night clerk, said the assailant entered after 4 a.m., asked about room prices, then demanded cash from the drawer before fleeing, guided by an apparent accomplice in a car.
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Coachman Motor Lodge
Lorain Blvd
Linda Timko
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Aree Fateti
Lorain St. Joseph
Ramon Gonzales
Lincoln St
Amherst Hospital
Oberlin Allen
Bar
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Pacific Ocean
Riddle
Vermilion Lagoons
Russ Davies
Doris J. Gardner
Foster Ave
Mrs. Gardner
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Temple Lumber Co
Griswold
Elyria Rotary Club
Richard Linde
Paul Nakel
Lyle Reichert
Ken Sommer
Dick Elliott
Bill Fitch
Chick Smith
Rotary
H. Boyd Cameron
K & S Tool and Manufacturing Co
Walnut St
Boyd
Hugh Cameron
Pfaudler Co
Lloyd Cameron
Joe Cluvna JR
The
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Joe
Hubert Gough
Carl W. Wagner Jr
Johnnie Zarka
Richard A. Wohtever
American Board of Opticinary
Frank X. Brandscetter
ARO
Buffalo
Wohlever
Floyd H. Coffman
Coffman Optical Company
Richard V
Marge) Wohlever
Columbus St
M. M. Rutledge
Mary M. Rutledge
Elms
Miss Rutledge
Clarington
North Hill Methodist Church
Lawrence Bezier
William Rutledge
North Royalton
Harold Rutledge
Canton
Norton Funeral Home
George Bender
Jewett
John Wiles
Lester Rd
Bauer
Raymond McLaren
Morgantown
W. Va
Erhart
Buckeye High School
First Christian Church of
Brunswick
Howard Wiles
Virginia M
Suzanne L
Ronald
James Cummings
Marie Preston
Barton Wiles
Tunneltown
James J. Esker
Norwalk
Woodlawn Ave
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Fiskes
Huron County
Norewalk
St. Paul
St. Paul Chu Cn
Betty
Josep Joann
Sullivan
Richard
Kathleen) Hellmann
Cincinnati
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Michael J
Rackford
William E
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Thailand
Edward Esker
Rugene
Christopher
Kubach-Smith
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William Bodart
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American Cancer Society
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