Betsy drives inland devastating cane country and towns
Betsy weakened from hurricane to tropical storm as it moved inland through Louisiana. The storm lashed New Orleans and Baton Rouge with 125 mph winds, flooding, power outages, and looting incidents. Authorities declared disaster plans and prepared relief as tens of thousands fled.
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New Orleans
UPI
Rouge
Eaton
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Gulf
Betsy
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Red Cross
RS Trigg
Victor H Xchiro
Fov
John J McKeithen
Lorain County Not Included In State Airport Funds Plan
At a two and a half hour meeting Gov Rhodes and state officials said Lorain County is not listed in the airport development bill. The $5 million program targets 57 counties without airports or lacking twin-engine capacity. Funds up to $100 000 per county aim to raise minimum strip length to 4000 feet where needed.
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Columbus
Lorain County
Norman Crabtree
Crabtree
Elyrian
Federal Aviation Agency
Richard Krabach
General Assembly
James A. Rhodes
U S Viet Forces Seize Do Xa Base Hamlet Phuong Xa Tay
U S and Vietnamese Special Forces today occupied the Phuong Xa Tay hamlet 325 miles northeast of Saigon, a former Viet Cong stronghold near the Do Xa base shielding the Ho Chi Minh trail. B52 bombers from Guam had pounded the area hours earlier, and the village sits in Quang Tin Province on the northern edge of the base amid dense jungle.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Phuong Xa Tay
Guam
Quang Tin
Viet Cong
Do Xa
Ho Chi Minh
Viet Nam
Weather outlook for Elyria and Lorain counties
Partly cloudy, warm and humid today with scattered thundershowers this afternoon high 68 to 86. Tonight partly cloudy and cooler, low 55 to 60. Saturday cloudy and cooler with rain likely. Discomfort range high.
Typhoon Shirley Strikes Japan Causing Deaths and Injuries
Typhoon Shirley hit southern Shi koko Island and Honshu causing 25 deaths and 164 injuries. The storm damaged homes in Naruto City and disrupted the Tokyo Yokohama area as it carved a path across coastal regions and triggered heavy rains and flooding.
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Tokyo
UPI
Shirley
Aki
Shi- Japan
Koko
Osaka
Honshu
Lew Denbow
Touchdown countdown as high school football opens
Fans fill the stands as area high school games kick off after a week of buildup. Tonight Barberton visits Elyria and Elyria Catholic faces Ciparsiew while Cleveland South plays Lorain amid band members preparing for the opening kickoff and officials ready to start the season.
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Biah
Tome the Tamelin
Pad
Auist Pac
Snace
Tomenl
Barberton
Elyria
Elyria Catholic
Ciparsiew
Cleveland South
Lorain
Admiral Wing
Parma
Obe
Ruth Tulk
Elyria High School
Henry Janowics
Red Cross selects Elvria site for Lorain County HQ
After a two year search the Lorain County Chapter of the American Red Cross picked a four acre plot on West River Road just south of the Sheffield township line inside Elyria for its new headquarters. National Red Cross approval came in this morning. Funds from selling two chapter houses and bequests will cover the cost with possible national aid. A building committee led by Martin Mariotti was named to plan the project.
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Lorain County
American Red Cross
Elvria
Red Cross
National Red Cross
Sheffield Township
West River Rd
Elyria Ety
Elyria
Lorain
Vincent Methodist Church
National
Martin Mariotti
James Frank
David Hyman
Philip Dawley
Alfred Parkdale
Benjamin Norton
James Heald
Ross Herrick
Richard Horan
John Pavic
Mulan Bendik
Mager Emiman
Robert Donahoe
Pakistan Says It Broke Through Indian Lines At Ferozepore
Pakistan reports breakthrough in the Punjab city of Ferozepore and pledges a relentless drive as Indian troops are said to have been pushed back in the sector. Heavy fighting reported in Kashmir Sialkot north of Lahore and Sind Desert. Maj Gen Musa orders a second callup of forces below major rank. air war continues with mutual claims of damage.
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Pakistan
Punjab
Ferozepore
Y B. Chavan
Rawalipindi
West Pakistan
Kashmir
Sialkot
Lahore
India
Punjjab
Sind
Mohammad Musa
Karachi
Reservoir funding push signals city support plan
Spencer officials say a local benefactor is willing to help pay for a proposed new reservoir. Huron County fair officials expect draft horses to be a main attraction this year. The report notes ongoing regional issues as Viet Nam tensions influence broader diplomacy.
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Spencer
Huron County Fair
Oberlin man dies in early morning crash on Oberlin Road
Lorain County reports its seventh traffic death of 1963 as 60 year old Oberlin resident Michael Postal crashes on Oberlin Road north of Butternut Ridge. He apparently fell asleep, veered off road, hit a tree and died at the scene. He was born in Hungary in 1901 and lived in Oberlin since 1943. Survivors include his daughter Rosemary Nichols, two grandchildren, a sister Elizabeth Kosash, and a brother Joseph. Funeral arrangements pending at Cawling Funeral Home with visitation tomorrow.
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Lorain County
Oberlin
Michael Postal
King St
Butternut Ridge
Pustat
Hungary
St Joseph Hospital
la Tain
Eugene
Rosemary) Nichols
Mike
Elizabeth) Kosash
Lorain
Joseph
Ollie
Driver Dies in Rt 301 Crash Near Rt 38
An accident between a pickup and a milk truck on Rt 301 about three miles south of Rt 38 killed one driver. The deceased is Donald Nash of Spencer. One vehicle reportedly caught fire after the crash, which occurred shortly after 1 p.m. today.
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Donald Nash
Spencer
Rt. 301
Rt. 38
Printers End Strike In Dublin After 10 Weeks
A 10 week Dublin printer strike was settled Thursday night. The jetty's newspapers will resume publication Saturday.
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Dublin
UPI
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Tokyo - Yokohama
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Naruto City
Ibria
County Red Cross
West River
By Walter Logan
United Press International
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Kasur
Hattiesburg
St New Orlean
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U.S. Woos
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London
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United Nations
Thant
Mohammad Ayub Khan
Ayub
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