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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1960
Page
1
Belgium's Eyskens comments surprise over international groups not focusing on military investment as he cites a 1007 Starfighters order and NATO plans for the Belgian air force next year amid UN discussions.
A crash on North Ridgeville Drive injures the passenger when a plank pierces the car. The driver flees the scene and is believed to have escaped to hospital. Local authorities investigate, with planning board notes on county boundary issues and school and sewer system topics in the planning pages.
Lumumba defied Tshombe and threatened to mobilize if U.N. and Belgian forces enter Katanga. Dag Hammarskjold headed back to Congo as the Security Council urged Belgian troops to withdraw. Lumumba declared a nationwide state of emergency amid tense warnings of possible foreign intervention and a scorched Earth threat from Tshombe.
William Harrison Furlong, 38, was shot to death in his Houston mansion on Tuesday night. His estranged wife, Marjorie North Furlong, 35, admitted to police she shot him after he tried to invade the home. North is the daughter of Houston Buick baron North, who built a dynasty of Buick dealerships across the South.
Mostly cloudy and cooler today with showers likely and a high near 78. Tonight will be cooler around 58 with a partly cloudy sky. The five day forecast calls for temps about six degrees below normal with minor rainfall totals, mainly Friday or Saturday. Lake Erie winds shift to northeast and increase, showers ending this afternoon.
The piece notes the campaign rhetoric around defense funds and civil rights, mentioning Lyndon B. Johnson, Nixon, Lodge, and Khrushchev era diplomacy. It discusses how Congress trimmed defense items while considering others and the implications for appropriations, plus a neutral view of Nixon and Lodge campaigning and potential consultations with Khrushchev.
In Van Wert Ohio a Detroit barber Carl Walton arrives to learn his mother and father and family of four are dead in a truck car collision. His six year old granddaughter Calinda dies, leaving Walton and his son Dennis as survivors. driver Jose Tarez is in fair condition after a stop sign crash at a rural intersection near the Indiana border.
Tass reports a U.S. staff member at the embassy was expelled after being photographed at military sites. The individual allegedly enhanced staff intelligence activities during a two year stay, including taking naval objective photos in Odessa and being detained by a military patrol. The assistant military attache, MacDonald, received a foreign ministry warning.
President says Khrushchev may or may not attend the United Nations session. He would consider inviting the Soviet leader to Washington if useful, but has not given it much thought. He notes both nations have paused nuclear tests since 1958 with the US moratorium ending on December 31.
Elyria's nine American Legion Junior baseball players were eliminated from the state tournament by Piqua after a rain halted losers bracket game. Piqua led 3-2 at the pause in almost five innings before umpires halted play and later declared Piqua the winner after a lengthy delay.
Cuban leader Dorticos accuses Archbishop and Catholic figures of using the church to foment opposition to Fidel Castro. He warns of potential church shutdowns and says the revolution will defend against anti government sentiment. Police clash with priests as U S property seizures are framed as legitimate measures.
In Laos the royalist counter‑attack concentrates from Luang Prabang toward Vientiane as Prime Minister Id Somsamith reportedly aids. Rebels led by Capt Wong Le Kong Lae claim aims to oust American advisers, while Bangkok channels say rebels control key facilities and armed aircraft in Vientiane.
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