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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1969
Page
1
Avon Lake city employees called in sick en masse totaling dozens with only Chief Terry Valek reporting. The walkout followed a council work session on April 3 and demands for higher pay, shorter hours, and job evaluation reform, with council citing budget limits and merit rules.
In Cleveland a Procter & Gamble lab worker, Orville E. Stifel II, is on trial for the July 8 murder of Renee. Prosecutors present debris evidence including tape and mailing tubes from the crime scene identical under a microscope to samples from P&G in Cincinnati. The case features postal lab inspector Donald A. Mooney identifying the Switchcraft 1002 switch and pins to P&G materials.
In Los Angeles Sirhan B Sirhan may face a new trial for the killing of Senator Robert F Kennedy after a three and a half month trial jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on death or life imprisonment and could not set a penalty.
A weather brief notes cool mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers possible. Tonight highs around the upper teens to 20s, lows in the 20s. Partly cloudy tomorrow with lows in the low teens and winds shifting from northwest to north. Friday looks fair with light winds and mild temperatures. Sunrise 5 35 a.m. sunset 5 16 p.m.
The plan to annex the Sheffield Shopping Center and Cityview area into Lorain from Sheffield and Elyria townships was dropped today at the petitioners' request. Attorney Norman J. Beller cited technical difficulties and consent of Curtis Nelson to withdraw to avoid costly litigation. The move followed a reassessment showing no majority of area residents freeholders, needed for county commissioners to act.
North Korea warns any intrusion by U S reconnaissance planes could trigger another total war in Korea. Seoul reports South Korea asking Washington to issue a joint statement warning Pyongyang against provocations as U S fleet movements near the Korean peninsula draw Soviet concern.
A wry old saying notes that a man who claims flawless living often has a wife who did. The quip plays on domestic humor and the idea of hidden faults within couples.
Chrysler claims the Lake Erie slick is dirty water with a little resin soap, while federal officials say about 10 000 gallons of oil mix into roughly 280 000 gallons of pollution. Pump data suggest 72 000 gallons pumped from a Chrysler storage basin. Agencies plan lab analysis with results due in a day or two.
Arab rocket fire near Beit Shean sparks Israeli return fire as tensions rise along the Jordanian border amid Israel’s 21st independence anniversary. Diplomats dispute U Thant warnings on a virtual state of active war and blame Egypt for initiating recent fighting along the Suez Canal.
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