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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1961

Page

14

New Orleans Production Lights Up Midview Spring Concert

A New Orleans street scene opened the Midview High School Spring Concert with a vibrant final number of When the Saints Go Marching In. Jim Powers narrated the English Madrigal as a Strauss waltz shifted to a New Orleans street march, with the Dixieland band ending the show in a rhythmic march through the auditorium. Solo and ensemble contests advanced by the Girls Ensemble and Boys Octet with Ave Maria and Three Jolly Welshmen. Directors include Don Stimpert with performers Ken Howell and Lee Prentice among the band and choir members.

Richard Redstone Bonnie Hawke Barbara Schiering Janet Dean Judy Parsons Joanne Papenbrook Melinda Eshelman Judy Vinson Marge Brkich Nancy Harper Wayne Vail Danny Walker Prentice Kensley McDonough Redstone Paul Woidtke Bill Goodspeed Tim McCullough Madrigals Don Stimpert

Truce Town Peace Is Shattered at Panmunjom

A tree swing brawl between American and North Korean security guards erupted in Panmunjom. About a dozen North Koreans and a group of Americans fought after a procession past a U.S. officer. No serious injuries were reported as both sides restored order amid tense shouting and threats.

Panmunjom Korea UPD U.S John W. Clark Jacksonville Fila Clark Robert Holt Pulaski Tenn U.N

Frontier Week beard contest registration opens May first

Amherst beard contest registrations begin May 1 announced by beard division chairman Eugene Kerekes. The contest runs during Frontier Week July 31 to August 6 with categories for ugliest longest best looking and most novel beards. Prizes pending. no definite Frontier Week plans yet from chairman Wayne Garland.

Amherst Amherst Frontier Week Eugene Kerekes Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Frontier Week Kerekes Cafe Herekress Aed Kerekes Wayne Garland

Louisiana School Vote Under Way

About 1,000 farmers and villagers in St Helena Parish move to vote on abolishing public schools in a local election. Three federal judges retain final authority, marking the first use of a 1561 state law allowing local-option elections when federal court orders affect racial integration.

Greensburg UPD St Helena Parish Louisiana Baton Rouge Parlish School Board Federal Court U.S J. Skelly Wright John Minot Wisdom Herbert W. Christenberry Thealers Egypt Lebanon

State To Open Bids For 3 Area Projects

State Highway Department will open bids in Columbus for three area highway projects as part of a slate of 55 planned contracts. The largest project, Rt 224 near Green, calls for widening to 24 feet and resurfacing with right‑of‑way work and three bridges replacements estimated at 212,000 dollars. Other jobs include bridge and culvert replacements along Medina County roads and a pipe culvert installation on a road used for hauling during Interstate 80 construction. Bids expected Tuesday.

Columb Huron County Greening Ashland Wilt Medina County New Haven Highway Department

Ohio legislators push to curb crime with gambling bills

In Columbus, the House sent to the Senate three measures strengthening penalties for lotteries, numbers and sports pools as part of a broader crackdown on crime. The action follows the defeat of Gov DiSalle’s bid to abolish the death penalty and comes as the legislature completes its sixth work week. The bills aim to curb organized gambling while a separate measure to revise capital punishment awaits fate.

Columbus UPI Seasené General Assembly Ohio House Senate Michael V. di Salle Ing. DiSalle Ohio Civil Rights Comte Highway Mission Highway Safety Department Edmund James Lennie Richard M. Christiansen Richland Imuttee Senate Judiciary Committee Sure Lallies Ohio Committee

Kennedy studies nuclear rocket plan for firsts to Venus and Mars

President Kennedy, amid race to the moon, weighs a nuclear rocket program that could place the United States first in interplanetary flight. Officials say readiness likely not before 1966, with Russians possibly circling the moon first. Ehricke told Congress the nuclear option offers propulsion advantages, while Kennedy cautions about cost and scientific certainty.

Washington UPI Kennedy Venus Mars United States Ort Moon Krafft Ehricke Congress

Elyria High Staff Attends Cleveland AP Conference

Nine members of Elyria High School staff including assistant superintendent George Miraben principal Wayne McQuillin counselor George Thourot and teachers Miss Storer, Miss Herd, Miss Mahaffey, Miss Fowell, William Paul, Ernest Watts attend an Ohio Council on Advanced Placement conference in Cleveland to discuss organizing college credit earning courses for high school achievement.

Elyria High School Cleveland Ohio Council On Advance Placement Ehyrians George Miraben Wayne McQuillin George Thourot Alice Storer Mabel Herd Margaret Mahaffey Gladys Fowell William Paul Ernest Watts

Russia's Ilyushin Recuperating After Auto Accident

Sergei Dyushin, cited abroad as Russia's real first man in space, is recovering on the Russian Riviera from injuries after a car crash. Paris reports claimed he was unbalanced by a preflight space venture five days before Yuri Gagarin's celebrated flight, but those reports were disputed and later retracted.

Moscow UPI Sergei Dyushin Russia Russian Riviera Bei Taedani Wen Wuay Paris Orbit Yuri Gagarin Ilyushin

Prosecution Presents Dual Eichmann Portraits in Trial

In Jerusalem, prosecutors show two Eichmanns: the prewar dashing officer who ordered mass killings and the frail man in a glass box, captured in Buenos Aires. The audience member notes the stark contrast and the disappearance of power. Eichmann's recess continues until Monday as reflections on fate and accountability linger.

Jerusalem UPI Adolf Eichmanns Hin Eichmann No Europe Buenos Aires Tel Aviv Eichmann Argentina

Two Die as Car Crash Near Youngstown Kills Driver

Shannon Shannon, 63, of Youngstown was killed just before midnight in a two car crash on Ohio 11s south of Youngstown. Virginia Shannon, 24, a passenger, and Howard Parker, 45, of East Palestine, were in fair condition at South Side Hospital with injuries.

Youngstown UPI Burnett Shannon Lohio T Here Virginia Shannon Howard Parker Young Ilyushin East Palestine Fair Sea South Side Hospital

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