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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1978
Page
2
A Midwest Nostalgia store on Broad Street highlights Elvis Presley craze with affordable items from T shirts to watches. The owner and staff note strong Elvis demand, while collectors pursue rare items and trivia books amid a flood of memorabilia and bootleg concerns.
George Dillman and Kimberly Fritz wed in Las Vegas with Dillman, a Reading, Pennsylvania native and former karate champion, balancing a 250 year old three foot samuri sword while blindfolded to slice apples on his bride. The couple, both readings, discuss the stunt and future plans amid the city’s famed craziness.
Delegations from more than a hundred countries attend the funeral in Rome for a prominent religious figure. Rosalynn Carter among dignitaries, with sharp shooters on roofs and helicopters circling St. Peter's area. Police mingle with early rising mourners in 80 degree weather as electronic detectors operate inside the basilica. A Roman Catholic traditionalist poster denounces liberal policies along Via della Conciliazione. Burial in a marble sepulchre near St. Peter's tomb follows.
Elvis Presley fans flocked to Graceland despite an all-night police curfew during a death anniversary tribute. Visitors from Canada and Omaha spoke of devotion, with one Toronto worker saying the strike had no effect, while others shared Elvis memorabilia and memories of his rise to fame.
The U S Army Corps of Engineers finds wintering Great Lakes Seaway open would cost about 1.2 billion but yield roughly 400 million annually in benefits. Cleveland port gains 44 million yearly. overall plan funds split between taxpayers 1.16 billion and businesses 34 million. Public hearing August 29 in Cleveland. final 1979 target.
Leslie Van Houten, once a high school homecoming princess, received three concurrent life terms in Los Angeles Superior Court for her role in the Tate LaBianca murders. Judge Gordon Ringer rejected probation, citing public harm.
Washington reports MIT research finds sodium nitrite may cause cancer even when used alone. FDA and USDA say no ban decided yet, noting nitrosamines as prior concern. About 13 percent of nitrite-exposed animals developed lymphatic cancer versus 8 percent in controls. Agencies urge caution while evaluating policy.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author famed for Sherlock Holmes, was born in 1859 marking the start of a prolific literary career and enduring detective fiction legacy.
Frank Montini, an 80 year old Chicago man, will watch the pope's funeral from his run down brick home on the Northwest Side. He cannot afford travel to Rome and laments the distance between him and Giovanni Montini, the pope to be, though they were born close in Italy. Montini recalls his modest life and the distant family tie to the pope.
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