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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1976
Page
1
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control warns that when clocks move from 2 to 3 a.m. liquor sales must stop at 2 a.m. to adjust for daylight saving time. DST runs from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October.
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger began an African tour by pressing for immediate negotiations toward black majority rule in Rhodesia. He outlined U S support for settlements benefiting both black majorities and white settlers while warning time is running out for Rhodesia's white minority regime. He spoke with British Foreign Secretary Crossland before visiting Kenya and six other nations.
Col. Henry Knox informed Gen. Washington that he inspected the harbor defenses of New London Connecticut and Newport Rhode Island. His artillery from Ticonderoga was loaded at Norwich and awaits favorable weather to sail to New York.
Showers and thundershowers are expected tonight with cloudy conditions tomorrow. Lows tonight range in the mid to upper 40s and highs tomorrow will be mid to upper 50s. Precipitation chances 90 percent tonight and 70 percent tomorrow. Winds east to southeast 10 to 20 mph tonight. Sunrise 5 35 a.m. Sunset 7 17 p.m. Yesterday high reached 4 at 2 p.m. Low 45 at 3 a.m. this morning.
Beirut Lebanon AP Suleiman Franjieh resigns under pressure from Muslims and supporters. Parliament to convene for a successor while a constitutional amendment is signed and effective immediately to allow rapid election. Fighting continues with 46 killed and 68 wounded as cease-fire erodes. Lebanese airport shells disrupt flights.
Volkswagen selected 1977 as the year to begin US assembly of the Rabbit with a $196 million plant project and up to 5000 jobs at stake. Final site options include Brook Park Ohio New Staunton Pennsylvania and Columbus Ohio with other cities previously mentioned. VW aims to cut costs and offset Japanese competition by shifting production to the United States.
State investigators search for Willard White 40 of Oak Harbor after his disappearance April 15 from the auto license office. BMW audits the agency as shortages across Ohio exceed 1.1 million dollars, with White as the third missing deputy registrar. Marvin Milbrodt named to resume plate sales today.
Bomb threats triggered mass evacuations and a midday rally in Boston City Hall Plaza with about 75 000 people. Police reported at least 30 threats to downtown offices, three packages found empty, while a dynamite blast injured 22 at the courthouse. Civil rights tensions and anti busing groups framed a day of upheaval and protests.
In Lorain 1000 AmShip workers are expected to stay home Monday after a wildcat strike began over holiday pay. Boilermakers Local 458 says contract rules grant holiday pay for pre and post holiday work, while 220 workers initially walked off April 16. Seven bomb threats accompanied the dispute.
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