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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1965
Page
1
CT columnists reflect on the tornado and its impact praising a job well done. Scene About Town recalls nature’s explosion and a man who loved nature is gone. Squarin around discusses books and machines, a child’s crawl, and a monarch of monuments with dividend notes on pages 22 and 23.
Women dressed in spring flowers and elegant hats parade in Easter fashion pictures. The page highlights stylish ensembles, delicate accessories, and wellgroomed debutantes, capturing a festive display of springtime attire.
Medina man appointed head football coach for Black River High School as season preparations begin. Four rookies from the team head to their first major league start, while feature photos capture the CYO basketball tournament action on pages 28 and 29.
Notice outlines how to claim deductions for taxable property damaged or destroyed by a tornado. Includes eligibility, documentation, and steps for filing amendments. Provides guidance for residents seeking ad adjustments and related contact points.
Elyria officials weigh a 450 percent rise in water rates for about 700 noncontract customers in North Ridgeville and surrounding areas. City contract users face higher quarterly bills while council debates tying outside rates to city water works expansion costs and Birchhill asserts authority to set rates without council approval.
A Palm Sunday tornado in Lorain County spurred jokes amid destruction in Grafton. Neighbors quipped about a duck on a dining table and an umbrella needed after a house was swept away. Items carried by the winds included a mailbox from Pittsfield, a life insurance check in Bluffton, and a wedding gown found near West Capel Road in Grafton.
The piece recalls persistent rain ahead of Easter and Milady’s struggle with an ill advised velvet hat. It contrasts soggy skies with faith and fashion as Easter dawn approaches and rain yields to sunshine. Milady plans a bold, hat free Easter look despite critics.
UPI reports Skyraiders from South Vietnam and US jets release 328000 leaflets over Dong Hoi detailing President Johnson unconditional peace talks and warning of US resolve. Bombing evidence cited at North Vietnamese sites as Manila and Saigon reactions unfold along with Marine air additions.
In Lorain a gas line leak near the kitchen range likely sparked an explosion that destroyed three rooms on the first floor of 650 West 12th Street. Firefighters reported extensive heat damage to upper rooms. Emma Murdock, who had died earlier in the week, lived in the apartment. Alvin Flanders, who found the blast at 3:39 a.m., escaped unharmed.
Partly cloudy and warmer today with a few brief light showers possible tonight. Highs reach 50 to 55 degrees with overnight lows 40 to 45. Sunday expected similar conditions.
Floodwaters from the Mississippi rose to 22 feet above normal over a 600 mile stretch across Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Illinois Missouri amid statewide evacuations. More than 31 000 displaced and 12 dead as sandbagging and leaks continue along levees from northern Minnesota to Hannibal Missouri.
The Ohio State Patrol continues searching for a box of aircraft parts that allegedly bounced from a delivery truck to Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Two other boxes from General Dynamics in Detroit were recovered and returned. A Dayton bakery truck driver found one box and the Piqua post recovered the other.
Former Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev turned 71 as official notices of his birthday were removed from Soviet calendars. He led the nation for a decade, but recognition on this date was officially forgotten.
About 5000 students from across the country picketed the White House to demand an end to U S involvement in South Vietnam. The march included 123 Cleveland participants and up to 10000 total, with SDS organizers and counterprotesters nearby. Police guarded the event with minimal interference as speeches criticized U S policy.
A columnist recalls Greek legend of sirens luring ships to destruction and warns that modern songs promising salvation and peace mislead the nation. The first tune claims the West will prevail over Communism if time is on our side, urging caution about complacent optimism.
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