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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1966
Page
1
In Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties builders report rising lumber and material prices due to war demand and shortages. Electrical and plumbing costs climb while mortgage terms loosen slightly as FHA VA rates rise, slowing private housing starts nationwide amid inflation fears.
Three Medina County churches will vote tomorrow on sharing a single minister after morning worship. Litchfield and Chatham United Churches of Christ and Chatham Methodist face a future shaped by Oberlin GST reductions and minister shortages.
Transplanted West Virginians in Cleveland plants praise the higher pay yet feel homesick for the hills of home. Most adapt, but one Ford plant employee says the job and wages are good, yet his family did not take to Cleveland.
Pleasant conditions with a high near 34 to 42 degrees and cool, mostly sunny skies. A milder high around 56 degrees is noted with a brief mention of a 3 percent figure at 11 15 a m yesterday. Overnight low around 33 degrees at 6 am. Details on Page 16.
In Saigon and Da Nang anti-government demonstrations escalated as Buddhist groups, clerics, and critics clashed with Premier Ky's regime. Rioters burned Ky decree copies while a journalist Song Chu Van Binh was shot in Saigon. Viet Cong were blamed by authorities for inciting violence and suppressing nationalist voices.
A barn fire on Cooper Foster Rd near Rt. 24 knocked out Lorain to Elyria phone lines and several long distance circuits last night. Firefighters arrived as the wood structure burned, roof collapsed, and a 1956 sedan inside was destroyed. Owners listed as Mrs Parker of West Erie Ave. Repair crews worked through the morning to restore service.
U S Marines repelled a pre-dawn assault by Communist forces 375 miles north of Saigon in a fierce hand to hand engagement with the 9th Marine regiment. A veteran described the mortar barrage as the most intensive he had ever witnessed.
A Common Pleas Court decision cleared the way for Elyria Library to receive a 200000 federal grant for a 550000 facility on Washington Ave. Trustees may sell the present 324 Third St facility for 85000 to First Methodist Church and borrow 145000 from Elyria Savings and Trust to back pledges in last year’s drive. The grant requires state support and matching funds, boosting the project from 425000 to 550000 and enabling a basement a meeting room for 100 and a service elevator.
In Pittsburgh 32000 rebellious miners ignore pack to work orders for the sixth day. UMW and BC OA recessed talks in Washington with plans to meet again Monday as 55000 soft coal miners face strikes in nine states. Miners fear a Peabody style contract and warn of costly deep pit operations if agreed.
A disturbance erupted in a Pasadena suburb as 7 to 10 Negroes attacked officers with rocks bottles and a fire bomb. About 10 were detained before order was restored after roughly two hours with no serious injuries reported by police.
The cheer Indians win their home opener in 12 innings against the Boston Red Sox by a score of 8 to 7. Details and more sports coverage appear on pages 18 19 and 20.
A Marion L Steele High School survey highlights parental praise and student honor grades mentioning a rockhound and local dangers. The report notes an Elyrian peddler who travels a long distance for work, with more details on pages 10 and 11.
Jim Daubel notes that Lorain city employees would have automatic pay raises under the union contract if council members had not heeded warnings. He says on page 15 POVERTY AREA residents can keep busy by being professional statistics for War on Poverty surveys. The Woodpile is referenced on page 17.
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