Amherst Food Fair Fire Destroys Market Gutting Amherst Shop
A morning blaze at the Amherst Food Fair on Route 58 and Middle Ridge Road gutted the market with flames reaching 75 feet. Damage exceeded 100000 dollars. Firefighters from five departments fought the roof collapse and collapsing wall while aerosol cans exploded. No injuries reported. Authorities traced a prior roof fire to trash sparks. two fires deemed unrelated. Water shortages hampered efforts as Elyria provided boost and hydrants opened.
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Amherst
Rt. 58
Middle Ridge Road
Amherst Food Fair
Tom Stoyanoff
Foster Park Rd
Lorain
Elyria
Nordson Corp
Howard Young
Oberlin
Sheffield Township
Lorain County Sheriff's Deputies
South Amherst
Johnson seeks 15.6 billion national health program
President Johnson asks Congress for a 15.6 billion health program to provide medical care for all in need, outlining broad goals and a long path to implementation. The plan targets universal coverage with a phased approach and faces years before measurable results.
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LBJ
Ramsey Air Force Base
P.R
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Johnson urges huge federal health program expansions
President proposes Congress authorize health and welfare standards for drug reimbursements under Medicare and Medicaid. He seeks publication of a drug compendium with generic and brand names. Birth control aid for three million poor women is requested with funding rising from 25 to 61 million. Major provisions include major increases for maternal and child health care, Medicaid child health services, health manpower, and regional medical program expansion.
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Congress
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Johnson
U S fires space lab in egg shaped orbit
The United States launched the Orbiting Geophysical Observatory OGO aboard an Atlas Agena rocket, carrying 25 experiments to study solar radiation and space environment effects. Weighing 1,347 pounds, OGO features a 20 foot solar wingspan and 49 foot antennae, aiming to reach a lunar third of the distance orbit.
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Cape Kennedy
United States
Geophysical Observatory
OGO
Earth
North Pole
Jupiter
Weather With Clouds and Warmer Bowing In Today
Weather report notes increasing cloudiness and wind with a warmer day and high near 40s. Tonight slight temperature drop to the 20s with partly cloudy skies.Tomorrow brings variable clouds and a chance of light snow flurries with colder conditions. Details on page 25.
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Caribe Hilton
Weather Bureau
Reds seize hospital as shelling rocks Kontum
Communist forces blasted allied bases with rockets and mortars and seized a hospital run by American doctor Patricia Smith in Kontum. A German nurse was abducted, one Montagnard patient was killed, and four were wounded. US Marines and air cavalrymen reported heavy action along the eastern DMZ with nearly 300 killed in ongoing clashes.
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Saigon
U.S
Kontum
U. S
Patricia Smith
Seattle
Wash
Kontum City
Highlands
Elyria Gl Soldier Killed in Vietnam Action
Cpl. Wesley DeJarnett, 25, formerly of Elyria, killed in action in Vietnam on February 29. Born November 30, 1942, he attended Elyria High School and enlisted in 196? Details of the loss awaited official word. Funeral arrangements are with Dicken Funeral Home.
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Elyria
Cpl
Wesley DeJarnett
Vietnam
Cpl. DeJarnett
West Thirteenth St
Edna M. Friedman
Cleveland
DeJarnett
Elyria High School
Heas
George de Jarnett
Dicken
Oil tanker Ocean Eagle splits off Puerto Rico reef
The Liberian tanker Ocean Eagle split on a reef near San Juan Harbor spilling 5.7 million gallons of crude oil. Coast Guard and conservation teams rushed to contain the slick as 35 crew members were rescued and port access was closed. The spill threatens beaches including near the Caribe Hilton and marine life. Public officials plan emergency legislation to aid cleanup and response.
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San Juan
UPI
Johnson
Coast Guard
Ocean Eagle
Puerto Rico
Tom Johnson
Congress
U.S. Coast Guard
Tears of defeat mark Lorain cheerleader at sectional final
Lorain High School cheerleader Margaret Kimble cries after Admiral King High School defeats her team 58 to 54 in the basketball sectional championship playoff. The report notes the score and location with a reference to page 29 for game details and page 19 for a civil rights election news quiz.
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Lorain High School
Margaret Kimble
Admiral King High School
Charles Evers
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Luke Black
Kive
Iere Aeeculias
Bity
Joseph Califano
O, Henry
Midway Mall
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Meyer Goldberg
Act On
Actosa
Reds
Elyria Gl
Marine
Khe Sanh
North Vietnam
Navy AG
Enterprise
Red River
Hanoi
U.S. Navy
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
45Th Infantry Division
Duc Duc
da Nang
Senate
Washington
John L. Fazio
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