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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1961
Page
1
Martha Miller, daughter of Rabbi and Mrs. Carl Miller formerly of Elyria, sits ringside for Adolph Eichmann’s trial in Israel. This installment begins a series on her impressions of the case and her journey, previewing what readers can expect on page two.
The Social Progress Department of the Elyria Woman's Club hosts a fashion preview Wednesday featuring the spring fashion season in a revue within a play titled P.S. Wish You Were Here. Advance look at costumes is on page 12. Also highlights for families appear in the Week-End Dividend Pages on pages 16 and 17.
Today’s brief notes an aerial mapping project for the Rt 254 extension along the engineers proposed route. The action aims to support selection of Lorain hospital site as a key future development.
Two of three Cuban air force B 26 bombers that attacked Cuban military bases landed in Florida seeking political asylum. One touched down at Boca Chica near Key West, another at Miami International Airport with one engine. A third plane reportedly disappeared at sea. Cuban pilots fled to the United States.
Police and fire crews expand a river search for six year old Chuckie Ballard missing near West Avenue in Lorain County. Gloves found by the mother are deemed the strongest clue yet as divers work sections of the Black River. Chuckie, last seen at 1 p.m., was with family at home in Elyma and his father expresses fear of kidnapping amidst a formal rescue effort.
In Havana and across eastern Cuba 300000 militiamen answer Castro’s mobilization after a dawn raid by twin engined B26 bombers hit Havana and nearby camps. Two killed at Camp Liberty, many injured, planes shot down. Exile sources blame U S air force for the attack while Raul Roa denounces it at the UN as aggression.
Ten people were injured as two fires raged for about five hours at the Elyria Foundry division. A hot mold collapse sparked explosions and molten metal spread toward nearby districts. The first fire began at 3:38 p.m. and a second outbreak followed by 9:34 p.m. near Camp Liberty. A direct hit on an ammunition dump caused additional blasts, shaking the area for 40 minutes. Casualties included a wounded commandant who remained conscious. The Havana attacks were carried out by two navy-gray twin engine bombers.
In Moscow Yuri Gagarin told a press conference that Russia is developing spaceships for moon missions and that he would like to fly again. He described the Earth view from orbit, confirmed remaining technical recoveries, and said he hopes to venture further to Mars or Venus someday.
A V Topchiev, vice president of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, said many applicants from major countries including the United States volunteered to be Russia’s first space traveler. He noted thousands of letters from around the world and a Finnish offer to be launched without return. He urged peace and warned war remains possible while the arms race lasts.
A Philadelphia explosion destroyed a three story building on suspicion of a gasoline station on the first floor. At least three firemen were buried under bricks and debris, with one killed instantly and several others missing or injured, including twelve firefighters. Crews battled flames as a power shovel helped search the rubble and spectators were struck by flying debris. The blast also damaged an adjoining house and left a dark smoke plume over the area.
Assistant Fire Chief Henry Stolzenburg required oxygen at the second blaze and could not continue. Fireman John Siwierka cut his little finger at the earlier fire. Wayne R. Herman, 39, a molder of 354 Eleventh St., was the only employee needing hospital treatment for first and second degree burns on the left arm and elbow. His wife Mabel drove him to Ely Tia Memorial Hospital at 1 30 a m but he was not admitted. Others were treated on scene or not treated. One alarm sounded in the receiving department after the automatic sprinkler system failed. An overhead gas fired heating unit overheated, necessitating shutting off the gas.
An Oberlin College scene around Memorial Arch at 7 p.m. yielded only a Chronicle-Telegram reporter, a campus crowd, and a few students. Despite promises of a Birch Society meeting, no group formed and the campus remained quiet with no chapter in Oberlin.
Northeastern Ohio forecast shows mostly cloudy skies with occasional showers today tonight and Sunday. Expect thunder shower chances today and tonight with strong winds unlikely. Highs 59 to 65 while tonight’s lows fall to 38 to 44. Sunday will be colder with a continued cooling trend and a Friday temperature range around 31.
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