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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1971
Page
3
A week old brood of morkingbirds waits with open mouths as their mother feeds them from a branch. In one frame she offers food to the nearest chick and in another she ensures it is swallowed deeply. The youngsters reside in Miami Florida.
Indiana becomes the first state to ban nearly all phosphate detergents aimed at protecting lakes and streams. After the restriction takes effect January 1, 1973 only laundry and industrial detergents with less than three percent phosphate by weight may be sold.
A 25 year old Sandusky woman Beverly L Prosser was killed when her car left Rt 101 east of Castalia and rolled over. Her husband Lester was driving the car and she was taken to Sandusky Good Samaritan Hospital where she died about 12:05 a.m. today. She was in fair condition with chest and back injuries. Another eastbound car struck a pole near the scene but its driver was uninjured.
U S Rep Charles A Mosher R 12 will address the Elyria Rotary Club Tuesday at noon at the YMCA. He is expected to comment on the Washington political scene and will be introduced by Scribner Fauver Elyria attorney and city councilman. The report also notes Indiana’s new detergent phosphate law banning over 12 percent phosphates effective Jan 1 1972 with fines up to 1000 and Board enforcement allowing in-plant use for cleanup and potential injunctions for violators. Conservationists warn phosphate detergents accelerate lake and stream aging and algae blooms reducing oxygen affecting fish.
Richard Slusher, 22, of Lorain, was secretly indicted after the February Pandora's Box raid and sentenced by Judge Paul J. Mikus to 10 to 20 years in Mansfield Reformatory after pleading guilty to possession of narcotics for sale. Four other drug counts were dropped with prosecutor consent.
The Federal Housing Authority approves a $369000 loan toward a $421000 24 unit Wellington Gardens public housing project. James Guitar says the steel module homes will be the first of their type in Ohio, with two three story buildings at Jones and North Mill streets. Construction begins in about three weeks and occupancy is possible in two to three months.
The Olmsted Unitarian Universalist Fellowship hosts a rummage sale on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 5050 Porter Road in North Olmsted. Proceeds support fellowship programs and community outreach.
In Lansing, Gov. Gilligan's aide said a thorough study is needed before Ohio commits to funding a Railpax plan linking Cleveland and Toledo with Chicago to New York via a Detroit spur. Gov. Milliken announced Railpax tentatively agreed to add a route if five states cover two thirds of losses and back system continuation.
Indiana and Ohio mayors formed Mayors Intent on Rail Passenger Service to oppose the discontinuance of the Cincinnati Chicago Penn Central passenger train as Railpax begins May 1. Mayor Noah Creech of Fairfield, Ohio, was elected president and Rep. Elwood Hillis said he will seek hearings before Congress. Hillis plans testimony April 21 before an Interstate subcommittee studying transport. He notes heavy highway traffic along the train 55 and 66 corridor and questions federal rail subsidies versus road spending.
J and R Construction Co announces a four story 72 unit semi luxury apartment building in Oberlin on College and Park Streets. The project, costing about $1.3 million, will offer one two and three bedroom suites with rents from 125 to 800 dollars and occupancy planned for spring 1972. The site includes a creek and trees with extensive landscaping and amenities like a pool sauna and recreation area.
Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan will convene a special state grand jury to examine Ohio University dealings. The probe will focus on trustees Fred Johnson and Dwight Rutherford, housing agreements, bank loans, insurance bids, land sales, and campus-adjacent development. The aim is a targeted inquiry within about 10 days.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 2280 signed a one year contract with Worthington Golf Ball Co. on Rt. 113. The old pact expired Thursday at midnight after 60 days of negotiations. The 150 union members unanimously ratified the agreement amid amiable talks. terms were not disclosed.
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