Tragedy of Viet Nam toll hits Lorain County
Lorain County mourns 68 war dead since 1965 with families sharing grief and anger. Letters from servicemen and widowed mothers reveal pain, memory, and calls to end the conflict as residents reflect on lives lost in Vietnam and the war’s impact on their community.
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Lorain County
Vietnam
Raymond Rupert
Orain
Lapter
Fanulies
Army
T'fe
John L Began
Lorain
Serthn
Fairlawn
Be Win
Joanne Sniteh
Howell
Sheffield Luke
1S Martine Corps
Cpl
John Snitch
Wouness
Joanne
Nixon in Asia Warns Peace Must be Shared by Many
President Nixon warned peace cannot come from the United States alone during a 22 hour stop in Jakarta and Manila. He urged Far Eastern nations to take greater defense responsibility while regional pacts would operate under an American nuclear umbrella. Marcos echoed calls for Asia to bear its own security burden as Nixon pursues a policy of regional cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M Nixon
Jakarta
Indonesia
Asia
Philippines
United States
Far East
Shey
U. S
Presidential
Nixon
Ferdinand E. Marcos
America
Marcos
Pacific
Guam
Manila
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Sukarno
Suharto
Adam Malik
Peking
Moscow
Manila shootout victim linked to plot against Nixon
Police found a homemade pistol and a rough hotel sketch on Alberto Batac, 49, of Nueva Ecija, in Manila after a gun battle near the Intercontinental Hotel. Officials noted possible Huk ties but had no solid evidence of a Nixon plot. no confirmation from Nixon aides.
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Manila
Pl Nixon
Nixon
Huk
Presidential
Intercontinental Hotel
Makati
Intercontinental
Mike Cruz
Makati Po
Kennedy
Senate
Massachusetts
Richard M. Nixon
Weather Outlook With Showers and Thunderstorms
Weather calls for showers and partly cloudy skies today and tomorrow with a chance of thunder showers this afternoon and tomorrow. Lows tonight in the mid 60s. Small craft warnings remain in effect on Lake Erie with variable winds from the south to southwest at 15 to 20 knots.
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Lake Erie
Medina Joins Operation Open Heart Outreach Effort
Lorain County program matching homeless boys with volunteer "fathers" for a two day outing at Chippewa Lake Park on August 25 and 26 expands to Medina. About 20 to 25 youths from the county welfare department will participate with Medina Jaycees coordinating, as Roy Jensen of Lorain County approves the name transfer.
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Lorain County
Medina
Roy Jensen
Medina Jaycees
Larry Smith
Jensen
County Welfare Department
Eugene Getty
Medina Daycees
Chippewa Lake Park
Medina Group
Kennedy Debate Clouds Reelect Hope Amid Crisis Inquiry
Washington analysts say Kennedy may win reelection but his panic in the Mary Jo Kopechne crash risks haunt his presidential bid. tape of his remarks shows confusion after the pond incident, with critics questioning his readiness to handle a crisis and advise a nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward M Kennedy
Massachusetts
Mary Jo Kopechne
Art
Kennedy
Moon explorers return to Hawaii crowd after Apollo 13 mission
Apollo 13 astronauts Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins arrived in Hawaii aboard the USS Hornet welcomed by 6000 residents. A quarantine van lifted the astronauts from the ship and they waved from a window before being taken for processing at Mackay Air Force Base.
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Peart Arbor
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin
Michael Collins
Honolulu
America
U.S
Pearl Harbor
Edwin J. Aldrin Jr
Hornet
Armstrong
Moon
Slezak
Horfiet
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By Dennis Mnesseer
Opinmons
Sif
Parris Island
S.C
Marine Corps
Clarence W. Schneider
Detroit Rd
Avon
Marine Cpl
David F Schneider
Vietnan
Schneiler
Do Savery
Mig Schmender
Agra
Lice Department
Ronald Siegler
By Barb Nieeling
Today's Index
Elyria, Ohio
Inscom
Mansfield
UPI
Mike Mansfield
Edward M. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Panions
Miss Kopechne
Hawaii
Ralph Dighton
Ohio
Wapakaneta, Ohio
John Burns
Wawaii
John
McDina
Armotrong
Aldrin
Collins
Aepter
Mackan Air Force Base
CML
Touton
Manned Spacecraft Center
Lunar
Atvait
Aldrim and
Lunar Theolving Laboratory
The
Space Center
Houston
Space Agency
Space
Terry Slezak
Col. T
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