Four Departments Battle Four Hours in Sheffield Lake Blaze
Icy winds and freezing temps hampered firefighters from four departments as they fought a fire at the 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry grounds on Lake Road. The blaze destroyed one home and heavily damaged four others with damage estimated at 40 000 to 50 000 dollars. Larry Campbell’s house 23 at the encampment burned while his dog George alerted neighbor Mrs. Georgia Lempertz. Fire crews from Sheffield Lake Avon Lake and Vermilion responded joining forces for four hours until flames were out. Campbell, QVI president, was at work in Lorain when it started. He could not explain the cause.
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Sheffield Lake
Lake Erie
103Rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Co
Lake Road
Larry Campbell
George
Georgia Lempertz
Vermilion
Campbell
Q.V.I
Lorain
Storm abates in Apollo 9 recovery area
Apollo 9 astronauts McDivitt Scott and Schweickart saw improving weather in the Atlantic recovery zone as they completed an eighth day in space. The plan called for more image and navigation checks, with a 10:24 a.m. EST splashdown aboard the carrier Guadalcanal.
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Stuart Roosa
Mission Control
Spacemen
Guadalcanal
Bermuda
Apollo 9
McDivitt
Scott
Schweickart
Henry's famous steaks headline at Min Key Mall
Ad copy touts The Stakes that make Henry's famous with a price of 2.48 dollars. The note uses a proverb contrasting a poor man worrying about meals with a rich man about his last. Location cited as Min Key Mall.
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Henry
Minkey Mall
Amherst mayor repays unreported fines with own check
South Amherst Mayor Jack Walker gave a personal check for 6973.20 to the village treasurer to cover fines and building permit fees not reported since July 1967. He promised to keep books up to date while council members criticize his accounting and a state audit is planned. The council debated action as residents were absent. Walker says his books may not be perfect and expresses distress over the public exposure.
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South Amherst
Jack Walker
Walker
Gladys Reazer
Rex E. Haecker
State Audit Bureau
Reginald Cameron
Swinehart
Grafton Marine Corpsman Decorated for Vietnam Action
Grafton Corporal William C. Styles, on 25 day leave, earned the Bronze Star with Combat "V" for valor during a 12 month Vietnam tour. The citation, signed by Lt Gen H W Buse Jr., details his heroic actions on May 1 1968 at Dai Do in Quang Tri Province as a machine gunner with Company G Second Battalion Fourth Marines Ninth Marine Amphibious Brigade. His surge of suppressive fire and counterattack defense aided Marine evacuation and mission success. Styles, promoted to corporal during service, enlisted July 1967 with training at Parris Island and Camp Lejeune, and will report to Marine Air Facilities Jacksonville after leave.
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Grafton
William C. Styles
Vietnam
William L. Styles
Chamberlain Rd
H.W. Buse Jr
U.S. Marine Corps
Republic of Vietnam
Fourth Marines
Ninth Marine Amphibious Brigade
Dai Do
Quang Tri Province
Marine Corps
United States Naval Service
Parris Island
S.C
Camp Lejuene
N.C
Marine Air Facilities
Jacksonville
Meir named Israel's premier designate in landmark vote
Mrs. Golda Meir, aged 70 and the first woman premier designate, was chosen by President Zalman Shazar to form a new government. She began selecting her coalition, facing a parliamentary election due this fall, with broad support from 14 factions and only three opposing. Meir has a storied record including 1948 peace efforts and 1957 parliamentary grenade attack bravery.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Golda Meir
Israel
Zalman Shazer
Meir
Levi Eshkol
United States
Cal
Elyria North West Bypass Bids Opened in Columbus
Ohio Highway Department opened bids for the 2.6 mile Elyria North West Bypass linking State Routes 57 and 113. Apparent low bid, $3.2 million, was submitted by Harry Miller Excavating Co. Elyria and Mosser Construction Co. Fremont in a joint venture. Construction to begin in May with completion targeted for fall 1970.
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Columbus
Elyria
Ohio Highway Department
Harry Miller Excavating Co
Mosser Construction Co
Fremont
Robert E. Kleinoeder
Associated
Heavy fighting rages near Saigon as Viet Cong shell bases
Viet Cong forces shell more than 60 allied bases and towns near Saigon and Hue as U.S. officers say the action marks the third phase of a spring offensive. In Tay Ninh and other areas, U.S. forces report multiple enemy killed, with casualties totaling five Americans and 120 North Vietnamese.
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Saigon
Hue
U.S
Tay Ninh
1St Air Cavalry Division
Grant
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Central Highlands
Polei Kleng
Kontum
Nine Days Till Spring Amid Snow in Lorain County
Weather observer notes spring arrival in nine days despite a four inch snow. Elyria sees most accidents on a slippery day with 23 in one day and 3 more today. Police report 13 fender-benders in Lorain and minor incidents across Avon Lake and nearby towns as flurries continue today and tonight. Temperatures drop to near 12 this morning, rising to the upper 20s with a 20 percent chance of precipitation tomorrow.
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Ray Diederich
North Ridgeville
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Elyria
Avon Lake
Vermilion
Amherst
Lake
U.S
Cleveland Hopkins International
Cold, Snow Persist With Flurries and Night Chill
Weather reports ongoing cold with snow flurries today and tonight. Highs in the mid to upper 20s, lows in the teens. Snow flurries fade tomorrow with highs near the upper 20s to lower 30s. NW winds 12 to 22 mph today, easing tonight and turning west 10 to 15 mph tomorrow. High 30 at 2 39 pm yesterday. Low 12 at 6 15 am today. Sunset 6 29 pm. Sunrise 6 44 am. Details on page 6.
EHS to Tell Students of Narcotics Dangers
Elyria High School will integrate narcotics education into regular health courses to warn students about drug use. Superintendent George B. Smittle reported to a school community liaison group that teachers are alerted and that officials are reviewing numerous reports of student drug activity.
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Elyria High School
George B. Smittle
SENCE
EHS
Broad Street
Smittle
Smittie
Inci
Dent
Safe guarding Your Teenager Against Drugs series
Alton Blakeslee, AP prize writer, spent months interviewing authorities for a 10 part series published by The Chronicle Telegram. The second article appears on page 3 today. An expanded pamphlet What You Should Know About Drugs and Narcotics is also available with an older coupon on page 14.
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Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
Chronicle-Telegram
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