Johnson signals Viet Nam plan and Midway Mall breakthrough
President Johnson previews Viet Nam decisions to Congress focusing on forces and funding while a Midway Mall groundbreaking in Elyria announces major retailers Higbee’s Penney Sears and Woolworth to create 1 590 plus jobs and a large shopping center in northeast Ohio with 55 acres and 3 000 parking spaces.
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Ralph Betts
David Leahy
John P. Murphy
Midway Mall
Betts
J. C. Penney Co
Leahy
Sears
Murphy
Highees
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
Senate
House
Voice of America
Midway
Ohio
Higbee Co
J C. Penney Co
Lorain County
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Cleveland
Elyria
Fred Sanford
Lyria
Lorain
Woodrow W Mathna
Viscont Mead-Jacobs Co
Richard E. Jacobs
Higbee's
Woolworth
Oberlin Man Dies as Tree Limb Falls on Head
Marroid A. Pitts 63 of Oberlin died when a large tree limb fell on his head while he and a coworker cut timber on the Robert Brill farm in Pittsfield Township. Coroner ruled accidental skull fracture. Pitts born Oct 24 1899 in Pittsfield Township.
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Oberlin
Pittsfield
Marroid A. Pitts
West
Lorain St
Paul J Kopseh
Lorain County
Pitts
Kapsch
Charles Rider
Wakeman
Rider
Robert Brill
Quarry Rd
Six missile site raiders lost in North Vietnam actions
Six American jets were lost Tuesday in raids on North Vietnamese missile sites near Hanoi. One Skyraider crewman was rescued after mechanical trouble forced a crash. In another major operation near Chu Lai, Marines and Vietnamese Marines led a two day sweep that killed 11 Viet Cong and captured 10, with no enemy casualty reported on the final notes.
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North
Soviet Union
Hanoi
Johnson
Saigon
UPI
Harrards
Air Force
Jnst
al Skyraider
Midway
Chu Lai
da Nang
Weather Summary for Lake Erie Area
Fair to mostly sunny with highs 75 to 82. Partly cloudy tonight with lows 52 to 58. Thursday remains fair with little temperature change. Northwesterly winds 15 to 22 knots today and tonight with occasional showers today.
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Lake Erie
Elyria seeks 15 percent raises for police and firemen
Elyria will implement about a 15 percent pay hike for police and fire personnel by Jan 1 1966 following a finance committee vote. First phase 10 percent starts Jan 1 with an additional 5 percent plus 0.25 percent longevity increase to follow. The plan raises entry and rank pay and keeps probationary rules per state guidance.
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Elyria
City Counci
Police and Fire Department
Council
Maurice
Flood
Lyle
Scott
Lorain Woman Found Dead in Bathtub in Tragic Accident
Lorain, Lorain County — The 48 year old Helen Alexander was found dead in her Madison Avenue home with her head immersed in cold bath water. Investigators ruled accidental drowning. Surviving relatives include her mother Vera Alexander, brother John of Parma, and sisters Mary Peltz and Ann Votstko. Services planned at St Mary Church and Calvary Cemetery. The death follows a nearby King event reference but is unrelated to civic matters.
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Cleveland
UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Great Strug Lorain
Alexander
Vera Kolesar
Lorain
John
Parma
Helen Alexan
Mary Peltz
Madison Ave
Ann Votstko
Chicago
O'Lorain
New York
Canty
Paul J. Kopsch
Walter A Frey
Nobel Frize
Elyria
Calvary Cemetery
North
Midview School Board Tackles Preliminary Construction Work
The Midview school board approves initial planning steps for a new school project. Voter approval remains required before any construction proceeds, with details on the page 27 listing.
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Midview School Board
County seeks court ruling on bond legality for county building
Lorain County Commissioners have gone to Lorain County Common Pleas Court to decide if they may issue more than 500000 in bonds without an electorate vote to build a county administration building. Prosecutor Paul J. Mikus filed the application seeking authority to hire Squire Sanders and Dempsey to argue the case. The ruling is needed before any construction decisions to relieve office space shortages.
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Lorain
J. Norman Thompson
Medicare near final Senate approval
President Johnson's fifty six billion Medicare bill nears final congressional approval in the Senate after House ratified the compromise. The measure would extend hospital care to about 19 million seniors and create optional contributory insurance for medical costs with retroactive Social Security payments and payroll tax funding starting next year.
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UPU
Johnson
Senate
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