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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1963
Page
1
Ragweed pollen signals a harsh hay fever period for allergy sufferers as trees grasses and fungi also contribute. In Lorain an extended layoff affects about 2,500 Ford Motor Co workers at the Baumhart Road plant beginning tonight as 4,200 Local 425 members face reduced production amid unspecified reasons.
Ford Motor Co begins a three week layoff affecting 2,500 passenger line workers in Cleveland as a major redesign of Comet and Falcon is announced. 2200 truck division employees remain working with staggered recalls expected late next week and Sept 3 as the full return date.
The second typhoon of the season struck Japan killing at least one and injuring eight while leaving 6,300 homeless and 24 houses destroyed. Ten missing were feared dead as winds dropped to 50 mph and shipping suffered widespread losses. The storm disrupted transport across the region and affected Itazuke base officials moved planes to shelters.
An Elyria resident found a waterlogged carrier pigeon on a rainy night near the Lorain County Courthouse. He kept the bird, read its ID tag, and wrote a letter to the Mayor of Philadelphia. The owners called back following the note.
The Circling The Square column argues the political sparring on the Elyria city council floor was unnecessary and that a firm gavel rap might have stopped the oratory. Read this week’s column on page 23.
NORTH RIDGEVILLE The Planning Commission votes to recommend a zoning change affecting Emtec Inc to address a condemned problem and potential redevelopment. The action appears on page 17. The notice signals a public hearing and possible city approval in upcoming meetings.
A U S helicopter strafed a South Vietnamese strategic hamlet last Thursday killing a child and wounding four. The hamlet Don Tin was named for outgoing U S Ambassador Frederick Nolting Jr during ceremonies that followed the incident. Eyewitnesses reported villagers gave a cool reception due to fears the naming could attract Viet Cong attacks.
Williams 37 from Albany Movement was freed on 15000 bond after arrest in Farmville Virginia on conspiracy charges tied to a statewide push for Negro integration. The probe spans multiple cities with about 58 arrested amid marches and a refused parade permit incident.
Rome authorities identified Barbara Joan Spark 22 of Pacific Palisades California as the American informant behind arrests of two men in Rome linked to a narcotics ring. Spark carried thousands of dollars worth of M4 marijuana in a suitcase when detained. French police meanwhile seized heroin in Paris involving two Canadians and an Italian.
A chlorine gas release from a railroad siding sickened about 400 people in Philadelphia. Firefighters and police rushed to the scene as a 10 mile per hour breeze carried fumes through White Hall Commons and nearby areas. No fatalities were reported though many were treated in hospitals and by private doctors.
President and Mrs Kennedy mourn their infant son as a 10 a m service is held in Brookline Mass birthplace of the President. The Mass of Angels will be celebrated at the chapel in the home of Richard Cardina Cushing in Boston Brighton section where the family will attend.
Bourne, a 13 year old Oberlin standout, led the Western Amateur first nine holes while Earl Liff trailed. The pairing produced a quiet morning match in Benton Harbor with Bourne three up through the opened holes.
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