North Vietnam massed 100000 troops may drive August attack
UPI reports top U.S. and South Vietnamese commanders warn North Vietnam has massed about 100000 men in five northern provinces of South Vietnam with potential August offensive. In the same period two Communist ambushes in I Corps killed 24 Americans and wounded 65. Air battles continued with B52 raids near the Cambodian border and a famous dogfight over Vinh where Lt Cmdr Guy Cane shot down a MIG 17. Lt Gen Henry W. Buse warned of a possible nationwide assault as Hanoi pursues leverage in Paris talks.
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Saigon
UPI
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
I Corps
1St Air
Hue
North
Panhandle
U.S. Navy
Cmdr
Guy Cane
New York City
Vinh
Bon Homme Richard
Henry W. Buse
Pacific
Ray Wilkinson
da Nang
Paris
Oe Hoang Xuan
Fa. Ba
Kremlin crisis mounts on Czechoslovakia split tensions
Czech and Soviet Communist leaders met for a second day in a movie house to heal their split amid pressure for a solution. Moscow extended record maneuvers to include East German and Polish troops, while Prague's Rude Pravo warned that Soviet armed intervention could doom its leadership.
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Czerna Nad Tisou
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Kremlin
Moscow
Prague
Rude Pravo
Soviet Union
North Olmsted Man Dead After Fall From Boat
The body of Eddie Kidd 41 of North Olmsted was found in the Vermilion River near Parson's Marina after reportedly falling from a cruiser owned by Willie J. Palmer of Lorain. Coast Guardsmen recovered the body at 2 53 p m and it was sent to Fisher Funeral Home. Relatives are being sought and Kidd's personal effects are with a friend in Avon Lake.
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North Olmsted
Vermilion River
Eddie Kidd
Whitethorn Dr
Willie J. Palmer
Jackson St
Lorain
Kidd
Parson's Marina
Coast
Fisher Funeral Home
Avon Lake
Mexican students riot in Mexico City over police brutality
Paratroopers fired on demonstrators at a prep school in Mexico City as thousands of teens clashed with police. Nearly 400 were injured and about 300 arrested, with reports of a possible fatality. Protesters demanded removal of police and riot commanders and shouted anti American and Latin Vietnam slogans.
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Mexico City
Latin America
New Zealand
Zocalo
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
National Palace
Fidel Castro
Mika Seeger
Pete Seeger
Miss Seeger
Lecumberru Prison
Widening project for Fourth Street bridge awarded in Lorain
A tentative award of 175 527 dollars goes to Associated Builders Supply Co Lorain for widening Fourth Street bridge from two to four lanes. The bid exceeded authorized notes by 5 527 dollars and awaits final council approval after review of legal documents.
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Fourth Street
Associated Builders Supply Co. Lorain
Office of Safety Service
James T. Tracey
Council
Optimist and Cynic Jokes About Dates
A light quip contrasts an optimistic father who makes a date and a cynic who misses one. It uses playful wordplay to define optimism and cynicism in a dating scenario.
Snipers Silence Streets In Gary Amid Turmoil
In Gary Indiana snipers prompted police to fire back and detain 64 as mass patrols restore order after a third night of disorder. Mayor Hatcher announces a 9 p.m. curfew and a 14 member Negro community liaison commission while police seek greater training in countering guerrilla tactics.
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Gary
Richard G. Hatcher
Hatcher
Lorain worker crushed to death at steel plant
A 60-year-old Lorain man, Angel A. Oniz Alicea of 2944 Pearl Ave., was found with his upper body caught between a conveyor belt and idler at United States Steel Corp Lorain Works. He died at 1 15 p m. coroner Paul J Kopsch ruled the death accidental. He had worked in the coke plant 17 ½ years.
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Lorain
United States Steel Corp
Lorain Works
Angel A. Oniz Alicea
Pearl Ave
Saxi
Alicea
Company
Avon Lake eyes income tax amid levy debate
Avon Lake council debated replacing a two mill operating levy with a city income tax. A move to place the levy on the November ballot failed while tax consultants were hired to draft income tax legislation. Mayor Picken warned he would veto, with 10 days left to act, as officials warned of deficits and capital needs.
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Avon Lake
McManama and Keller
Maumee
John Picken
Picken
Mitchell
Finance Committee
Edward Mitchell
Harold Harley
Earley
McManama
Keller
Noel Og
Free Enterprise Touch Emerges Near Czech Soviet Talks
In Czerná nad Tisou, locals at a suburban Tisza restaurant paid about 85 cents for steak, fried potatoes, and cucumber before a conference opened, while today the same meal costs roughly $1.60 as Soviet and Czech Communist leaders confront each other.
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Czerna Nad Tisou
Czechoslovakia
UPI
Tisza
Midway Mall Bridge Opens Ahead of Schedule
Elyria safety director James T. Tracey says the 49th Street bridge over State Rt. 57 near Midway Mall opened to traffic today to ease congestion from repairs at the Griswold Road and Rt. 57 intersection. The east side of Griswold Rd will remain closed during a monthlong project with traffic routing advised for mall access and exits.
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49Th Street
State Rt. 57
Midway Mall
James T. Tracey
Elyria Safety-Service
Tracey
Griswold Road
Rt. 57
Elyria
Lorain
Leona St
Leona
49Th Street Bridge
Tillotson Avenue
Mall
West River Road
Sears
Oberlin tax petitioners face registration shortfall
Thirty one signers of a petition to place Oberlin's one percent income tax on the November ballot are not registered voters. City Manager Edward Smith says 251 governor election voters are needed to trigger a vote. Officials plan to ask signers to remove names and reevaluate before ballots.
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Oberlin
Edward C. Smith
Smith
Douglas Ward
Sheffield Lake Board hires five teachers
The Sheffield Lake Board of Education approved the hiring of five new teachers at its recent meeting. The move aims to bolster staffing across district classrooms and support academic programs pending final confirmations.
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Sheffield
Sheffield Lake Board of Education
Steelworkers miss wage pact offer as strike deadline nears
The United Steelworkers Union executive board failed to receive a proposed wage contract from 11 major steel companies. USW leaders J. W. Abel and Joseph P. Molony did not attend, delaying action to avoid a strike by about 40,000 workers by midnight.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers Union
USW
R. Conrad Cooper
US Steel Corp
Joseph Germano
USW District 31
Chicago
Weather Outlook with Warmth and Thunder Showers
Weather notes predict warmer conditions tonight and tomorrow with scattered thunder. Overnight lows around 50s, highs near 72 degrees. Sunrise around 6:21 a.m. today and tomorrow. Details on page 18.
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Tay & HH
Sumetay
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