Saigon rocked by massive satchel blast in Cholon
A satchel TNT explosion in Saigon's Cholon district killed at least eight and possibly 13, with dozens more feared buried under rubble. U.S. forces reported clashes, killing Viet Cong guerrillas and capturing suspects as rescue teams cleared wreckage of two buildings. Authorities blamed Viet Cong terrorists and noted intensified attacks around Saigon with ongoing operations and arrests.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Sagon
Raymond Wilkinson
Danny Winfield
Ponca City
Oklo
Marine Lance Corporal Kellogg slain in Vietnam quarters
Gregory James Kellogg 20 a Marine lance corporal and husband of Carol Kellogg of Lorain was shot to death in his Quang Nam Province quarters. Kellogg died of a gunshot wound not listed as killed in action. He met Carol Cozzolino of Admiral King High School in Watertown New York. they married in Lorain April 13 and he returned to duty two weeks later arriving in Vietnam May 5 with his maintenance battalion. Carol, 17, received a telegram and earlier a letter from Kellogg describing a near encounter with the Viet Cong. The Pentagon provided limited details and no immediate confirmation of an inquiry.
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Lorain
Gregory James Kellogg
Quang Nan Province
South Vietnam
Carol
Kellogg
Charlie
Pentagon
Kelloge
Watertown
N. Y
Carol Cozzolino
Ernest Cozzolino
Packard Dr
Mild Weather With Showers And Mild Tomorrow
A weather update notes mild conditions with variable cloudiness and showers today. Highs reach the 70s with cooler nights in the 50s and 50s to 30s early morning values. Sunset and sunrise times are given for today and tomorrow.
Flea Market At Grotto Park On Route 58
Local notice promotes a flea market fair at Grotto Park on Route 58 near Route Ha. Event runs Saturday at 9 AM. Organized by community groups with proceeds supporting local causes.
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Tiowe
Grotto Park
Freighter and Turnpike Greet Two Thunderstorm Landings
Two pilots faced distress from storms overnight. William Borell, 40, landed a single engine plane on the Ohio Turnpike near Amherst and damaged a wing by high wires but was unhurt. A Selfridge AFB helicopter landed on a Buffalo bound freighter in Lake Erie after thunderstorm trouble, crew later helped rescue six aboard the stranded vessel Atomic near Port Mafiland Ont.
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Ohio Turnpike
Amherst
Vermilion Valley Service Plaza
Selfridge Air Force Base
Mich
Buffalo
William Borell
West Farmington
Findlay
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Borell
Borel
James H. Davidson
Burke Lakefront
Thei
Tig “Atomic
Port Mafiland
Ont
Ford layoff follows welding glove dispute at Lorain plant
About 1,200 production workers were laid off at Ford Motor Co. Lorain assembly after a walkout by welders from Local 425 of the United Auto Workers. President Thomas Batchko blamed company actions in issuing new gloves and reissuing old washed gloves which stiffened.
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George E. Kuebler
Lorain
Ford Motor Co
Thomas Butchko
United Auto Workers
Batchko
Butchko
Local 425
Czechs seek talks on slow Soviet troop pullout
Prague reports growing pressure as Alexander Dubcek calls the central committee to discuss the gradual withdrawal of Soviet troops. Dubcek, amid a tense mood fueled by censorship and purges, is flanked by Smrkovsky and Husak as concern rises over continued occupation and counterrevolutionary fears.
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James 0
Jackson
Prague
UPI
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Communist Party
Dubcek
Kremlin
Central Committee
National Assembly
Josef Smrkovsky
Presidium
Gustavo Husak
Husak
Bulgarian paper doubts rapid Warsaw Pact pullout from Czechoslovakia
The Bulgarian military newspaper Narodna Armi ja says a quick withdrawal of Soviet and allied troops is unreal istic and points to reaction and counter revolution forces seeking another chance. It notes units have returned to cities where Czechoslovak party orders are not carried out and warns of sabotage and spreading mistrust toward fraternal troops.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Sofia
Narodna Armija
People’s Army
Tanjug
Czechoslovak Communist Party Central Committee
Cleveland transplant's condition is very good
Cleveland officials defended heart transplant patient Dellett H. Lawson as very good and satisfactory. Lawson, 30, received a new heart Wednesday during a 12 hour operation at the Cleveland Clinic. Twelve hours later he sat up briefly and told his wife he felt fine. His wife said the family faced months of worry and prayed for this moment.
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Cleveland (Ap
Cleveland
Dellett H. Lawson
Lawson
Cleveland Cline
Lorain Port Authority expansion faces uphill county vote
Lorain County voters will decide in November whether to join the Lorain Port Authority’s expansion plan. If approved, the authority would grow from eight to twelve members and levy a 0.24 mill tax across the county to finance broader port facilities and bonds up to 15 million dollars. Lorain Vermilion won t be included.
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William F. Naegel
Lorain Port
Lorain County
Vermilion
Port Authority
Col R. Wilson Neff
Authority
Toledo
Cleveland
Lorain Authority
Lorain
Neff
Toledo-Lucas County
Wellington Board hears progress on 1.2 billion reservoir plan
Public affairs committee reports on a proposed 1.2 billion gallon reservoir project as Wellington officials review progress. The update appears in the news sweep alongside local notices and community schedules.
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Wellington
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Bob Eisenbarth
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Zemedelske Noviny
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Leona
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