11 Apr 1967
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1967
Page
1
Liz Taylor earns her second Academy Award as Paul Scofield defeats Richard Burton for best actor. Scofield is cited for A Man for All Seasons as the top film, with readers' predictions announced soon and ticket winners to follow.
At Columbus Ohio Exposition Center 19 area students from eight schools submitted seven fields of science projects. Elyria High School and Elyria Catholic High School students earned multiple Superior and Excellent ratings with names and addresses listed among the honorees.
Oberlin Board of Education approved a resolution to participate in a Lorain County vocational education plan. The action follows Wellington Exempted Village and precedes Keystone Amherst Firelands decisions as districts weigh joining EHOVE due to cost. Superintendent Robert W. Duncan led the committee forming the plan.
Kaul and his wife Mary Alice were discovered dead as their Albion area house burned. Investigators from Ashland County Sheriff’s Office and Ohio Bureau of Investigation work with Ohio State University path lab to determine cause. Firefighters found eight rooms on fire and 150 gallons of spilled fuel oil on the basement floor. The Kauls, former Cleveland greenhouse owners, had a daughter living in West Salem.
County Commissioner J Norman Thompson disclosed that Sears on Broad Street may vacate September 1 and negotiations are under way to lease the building for county administration offices when Sears moves to its new Midway store. The report marks the first public announcement of the downtown Sears vacancy.
Elyria officials consider leasing the Sears building downtown to house county administrative offices. The 78000 square foot facility would replace scattered rented quarters, include a 70 car lot and an auto service building, with annual rent of 115000 dollars. A fourth common pleas judge by 1989 drives the need for space planning and possible lease-purchase or urban renewal options. The commission seeks proposals from Elyria Development Co. for the Sears site.
A trucking lockout forces Ford Motor Co to idle the Lorain Assembly Plant Timely shut down will idle 3000 workers across truck and passenger lines. Ford cites supply cuts from the lockout affecting production and shift reductions across Michigan and Ohio plants.
City finance committee votes to move 50 000 from police salaries 39 900 from firemen salaries and 7 200 from notes and interest to cover 66 000 for the airport project and 31 000 owed to the state highway department. Safety director Tracey insists police and fire forces not be reduced.
Lorain and Elyria spar over funding as the regional airport falters. Councilman William Parker criticizes Elyria for agreeing to pay only 900000 toward support costs while Lorain has already paid 100000. The dispute centers on responsibility if the project does not proceed.
The report notes clear weather with cool temperatures and a daytime high around 75 degrees. Tonight's low is expected near 40 to 45 degrees with Wednesday forecast for fair skies and continued cool conditions.
President Johnson arrived in Uruguay for a hemispheric chiefs of state summit focused on strengthening the Alliance for Progress and a Latin American common market. The U.S. delegation rejected two Latin requests before the Punta del Este meeting: softening the aid spending rule and preferential market access for Latin exports.
A deadlocked jury led to a mistrial in the case against James James accused of a criminal offense. The judge declared the trial hopelessly deadlocked after deliberations failed to reach a verdict.
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