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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1966
Page
1
A brief item on an Avon Lake resident who weighs education as a personal passion and ties it to his avocation. The note hints at broader themes about schooling discussed in pages 14 and 15.
St Mary Church hosts a panel discussion by the THIRD Order Franciscans on Wednesday. The notice also lists 17 area scouts to receive the Ad Altare Dei award in Cleveland tomorrow and an Oberlin student named as Protestant chaplain at the county detention home. Pages 4 5 6 7.
In this magazine section a TIME note recalls that daylight saving time returned tomorrow after a tragedy at Kipton 75 years ago. The piece labels a library a treasure house and reports on Elyria’s new librarian, county recorder office modernization, and sidelines at a square dance. Pages 14 and 18.
Entertainers from the COMMUNITY concert were guests at a reception after last night’s show. The piece highlights Victor Borge as the day’s Celebrity Cookbook subject with accompanying photos on the women’s pages.
Area school board plans indicate teachers at Black River will not receive a pay raise in the coming year amid discussions of earlier board meetings. Community members note ongoing budget concerns as key factor shaping negotiations.
Residents across northeast Ohio face a shift to daylight saving time with clocks set forward an hour. The piece notes how areas from Elyria to Norwalk switch at midnight while some routes like Greyhound and Santee Bus Line adjust schedules accordingly.
A chartered American Flyers Lockheed Electra carrying Army recruits crashes in a Oklahoma hillside during a thunderstorm. 81 dead, 17 survivors, among 92 soldiers and six crew. FBI notes possible engine issues, CAB begins investigation. Pilot Reed Pigman among the dead. Rescue teams rush to recover bodies and aid the injured.
Dr. Charles Chesner told the Ohio State Coroners Association that over half of adult traffic fatalities in the county from 1949 to 1961 involved alcohol counts above .14, with seat belt use highlighted as a key factor in survival and prevention. He noted 791 autopsies since 1949, heart disease as the major death cause.
A lighthearted reflection on the challenge of paying for things as one goes, noting the desire to pay as you go if possible and the difficulty of catching up after slipping behind.
Fragments report a high of 52 degrees by 2 PM Friday and a low around 40 degrees at 3 AM today. Details appear on page 13.
U S Marines and South Vietnamese troops comb the battlefield 235 miles north of Saigon pursuing scattered Communist remnants after a two day clash. Allied losses were light on our side with 322 bodies counted for the enemy and hundreds more said carried away.
Washington report flags Sen. Thomas J. Dodd amid a Senate Ethics Committee and FBI probe into alleged diversion of campaign contributions for personal use. The Connecticut Democrat, a longtime ally of Lyndon B Johnson, denies the allegations as coverage cites Klein connections and past fundraising events.
Marcel L. De Rudder a 65 year old coal miner from Westville who received an artificial heart by Dr. Michael E. DeBakey at Methodist Hospital showed signs of improvement. Doctors reported his vital signs began to stabilize and his condition was better in every respect though he remained nonconscious since Thursday surgery.
Melvin Durslag, noted columnist for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner and TV Guide, will contribute regular sport news, views and humor to The Chronicle Telegram. The national figure is highlighted in a CTS feature promising ongoing columns.
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