Amherst High School Girl Killed By Car On North Lake Street
Debra Vandersommen an 18 year old junior at South Amherst High School was struck from behind by a southbound car on North Lake Street. Police say the driver Rudolph Harsar 32 of Berlin Heights saw the youths just before impact and slowed but could not avoid the collision. The victim dragged 120 feet after impact and died at Amherst Hospital 25 minutes later. Gregory Vandersommen 16 was with her wearing dark clothing. the accident remains under investigation.
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South Amherst
South Amherst High School
North Lake Street
Debra Vandersommen
Frank Vandersommen
Marcy Dr
Amherst Hospital
Miss Vandersommen
Rudolph Harsar
Florence-Wakeman Road
Berlin Heights
Gregory
Rt. 113
Harsar
Gregory Vandersommen
Elma Stacker
S. Lake St
Chronicle-Telegram
Airport authority to seek city and county aid again
Lorain County Regional Airport on Russia Road needs at least 25 000 from Elyria Lorain and the county to continue operations. Officials may seek additional 88 000 from each later and pursue a 528 000 FAA grant with local funds matching 264 000. Existing investments exceed 219 000 from each subdivision.
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Airport Authority
Elyria
Lorain
Lorain County
Russia Road
Harold West
Authority
West
Federal Aviation Administration
Picture Page Tips and Macro Life on the China Border
A special picture page by John Kenney covers how to capture striking photos, with Macro described as a six square mile enclave near Communist China. David J. Paine profiles life there for the Associated Press. Also noted is Jane Russell returning to Broadway in Company, replacing Elaine Stritch, as reported by William Glover.
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John Kenney
Macro
Hong Kong
China
David J. Paine
Associated Press
Jane Russell
Elaine Strietch
William Glover
Sunny
Golden Age Housing Units Seek Elyria Council OK
LMHA seeks federal funds for 200 single unit golden age homes in Elyria. Director Ronald W. Ashley told the community development committee the council should approve by June. LMHA may approve at its May 2a meeting if the council signs off. About 150 Elyria qualified applicants exist.
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Elyria
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority
LMHA
Ronald W. Ashley
Ashley
Elyria Council
Chanal
Suiptlice
Elyrians
Infiltration Route From Laos Stalls Under Heavy Air Raids
North Vietnamese engineers pursued a major infiltration road from Laos into South Vietnam near Khe Sanh. U S air strikes including 40 B52 missions halted activity after the road reached about six miles into South Vietnam. Officials weigh whether the route was for supplies or heavy artillery linking to a tank trail toward Camp Carroll and eastern U S installations.
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Saigon
Laos
South Vietnam
U.S
Khe Sanh
Camp Carroll
Mekong Delta
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
North Vietnam to take 570 POWs back from the South
North Vietnam agreed to receive 570 sick and wounded prisoners of war from the South on June 4, the largest such group to be returned. The move follows a Paris talks offer and was hailed by U S Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker as an encouraging sign for broader prisoner releases.
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Tokyo
UPI
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Paris
Pham Dang Lam
South
Saigon
Ellsworth Bunker
U.S
Bunker
Tran van Lam
United States
Europe
Walk to Freedom by Kate Webb in Cambodia
United Press International reports Kate Webb, Cambodia bureau chief, recounting her release after four articles on her capture by the Viet Cong. She describes illness, rare kindness from a captor, and her subsequent walk to freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Webb
United Press International
Cambodia
Oberlin College drug raids net four arrests
Oberlin police and college security arrested four students in two drug raids at 92 South Main Street and Dascomb Hall on the Oberlin campus. Stephen Morton David Holman and Jed Pollack were charged with hallucinogen counts and sales, with Hoffenberg and Harrow later sought or charged. Bond set, remaining investigations ongoing.
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Oberlin College
Oberlin
Stephen Lane Morton
Kansas City
David Lavassa Holman
Toledo
Jed Michael Pollack
Mt. Vernon
N.Y
Nowery
Hoffenberg
Harrow
Oberlin Municipal Court
South Main St
Larry Nowery
Steve Allen Hoffenberg
Chicago
Dascomb Hall
David
Goldthrope
Holman
Room. Pollack
Morton
Weather look: warmer with sun and mild highs
Cloudy today with highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Clear and cool tonight with lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Mostly sunny and warmer tomorrow with highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Precipitation probability zero today tonight and tomorrow. North winds 10 to 15 mph today, light and variable tomorrow. Sunset today 8 38 p m. Sunrise tomorrow 6 09 a m.
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Ken Rosenfeld
Rockville Court
Rosenfeld
C-T
Rob Thomas
S. Amherst
Mrs. Stacker
East Main Street
Vandersommen
Debra van
By Earel Neikirk
Ae Livestock Bbe Ee
the People
Golden Age
Council
D. Anton
Orfer
North Viets
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Mu Gia Pass
Mu Gia
Laos-North Vietnam
James H. Watkins
Vietnam
A Shau
Michael Lewis Harrow
Merrick
Laura Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas
Jolly Old St. Nick
Virginia
Douglas
Valatie
Albany
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