Over There

75 years ago, 1942: The Lonz Winery, Middle Bass Island, hard-hit by fire, was being rebuilt, George Lonz, owner and operator, said. Fireproof partitions and a concrete roof would be incorporated in the rebuilt structure and shipments of wine and champagne would start within the next few weeks.50 years ago, 1967: Plum Brook station was seeking 3,000 more acres as a "buffer zone" against the future, according to director A. D. Johnson. Congressman Charles A. Mosher revealed that President Johnson's budget proposal included the $2.1 million request. Mosher said NASA needed "more elbow room" at Sandusky.25 years ago, 1992: Fifty years ago today, the first GIs arrived to help the British defeat Hitler's army. "Overpaid, oversexed and over here." some Briton muttered. Others loved the Americans. Many young British women did fall for the Americans, and 70,000 women married them.10 years ago, 2007: Emiliano Mercado del Toro was born when Puerto Rico was still a Spanish colony and trained as a soldier in World War I. Having spent just a month as the world's oldest person, he died in his home on the northern coast of Puerto Rico. He was 115. Mercado del Toro never married and had no children.