Quakes Hit California Towns Injuring Dozens
A pair of strong Northern California earthquakes near Santa Rosa injured 15 people and damaged buildings. The 9 56 pm and 11 20 pm shocks measured 5.6 and 5.5 on the Richter scale, with only the first causing damage and looting reported at Rosenberg's and Sears Roebuck.
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Lorain Youth Project Director Criticizes Detention Homes
Thomas Peters of the Lorain Pilot Youth Project says detention homes and reformatories harm troubled youth. The remark appears on page 18 amid coverage of local youth services and reform debates.
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Israeli jets strike Egyptian and Jordanian fronts
Israeli planes attacked Egyptian military objectives along the Suez Canal and hit a Jordanian river-front settlement south of the Sea of Galilee after mortar barrages. Egyptian commandos had claimed a strike south of Suez, but Israel dismissed it as minor. The Jordan raid marks the first announced air attack into Jordan in about a month.
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Wet Weather With Showers And Thundershowers Possible
Wet weather expected with showers and a chance of thundershowers early tonight and a low around 60. Tomorrow and Saturday look fair and warmer with highs near 80. Precipitation chance 20 percent late tonight and 10 percent tomorrow with southeasterly winds about 10 mph. Sunset today 7 10, sunrise tomorrow 7 24. Details on page 10. HIGH 77 at 4 40 p.m. yesterday. LOW 58 at 5 a.m. today.
U S stands by Saigon Lodge again tells Reds
Paris reports say United States rejects Hanoi and Viet Cong demand for a settlement without South Vietnam's approval. Henry Cabot Lodge warned Washington will stay inflexible against any plan imposed on Saigon. He urged direct talks and free elections with all parties.
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Lorain GI Earns Bronze Star for Valor in Vietnam
Lorain Army PFC Timothy Pinter, 21, received the Bronze Star with V for valor in Vietnam after braving heavy fire to rescue two wounded comrades from a bunker. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor E. Pinter, a St Mary High School and Lorain County Community College graduate, now in Company D First Battalion 12th Cavalry.
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U.S. Army Losses Fall to Two-Year Low in Vietnam War
UPI reports 95 American GIs died last week the lowest since August 1967 as ground fighting lessens. One American killed and 21 wounded in a brief clash below the DMZ. Total wounded rose to 1 315, with 577 hospitalized, while enemy casualties were 2 382 killed and allied South Vietnamese 308 killed and 806 wounded.
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Milan racer dies from motorcycle accident at fairgrounds
James A. Booth, 23, of Milan, died at University Hospital after a dirt track motorcycle race mishap at Marion County Fairgrounds. Richard Davey, 25, of Mansfield, was also injured. Booth, a Milan High School graduate and Vietnam veteran, rode with the Triangle Motorcycle Club, which declined details.
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Harshaw Chemical Idle As Talks Continue
Pickets from Local 73 and Local 10 of the International Chemical Workers Union blocked the John Street Harshaw Chemical plant at midnight delaying production. About 500 workers in Elyria and 400 in Cleveland are affected as negotiations drag on and wages, cost of living adjustments, and pension changes are sought. Union officials say talks continued with U S mediation help after a failed attempt to reach agreement yesterday.
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Flexible marijuana laws eyed by Nixon administration
The Nixon administration weighs penalties in tune with drug dangers aiming to treat marijuana use as medical rather than strictly criminal. Dr. Roger Egeberg and Justice Department officials discuss milder penalties or rehabilitation, with potential misdemeanor elements. Estimates show wide use among youth and millions of past users nationwide.
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Mexicans Launch Travel Boycott of U S
Mexican civic leaders launch Operation Dignity boycotting nonessential travel to the United States in protest of Operation Intercept. Leaders say border searches threaten tourism and border trade while analysts doubt impact on major smugglers.
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