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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1952
Page
8
Washington officials say Ohio corn and winter wheat crops may exceed last year’s output despite drought. The USDA revised corn yield estimates downward to 1,178,340,000 bushels from July’s higher figure, with the 34,308,000 bushel yield last year referenced as a comparison.
In North Hollywood California a new Navy jet fighter undergoes rapid testing using model rockets and guided missiles instead of costly wind tunnel experiments. Engineers say instrumented rockets can reach top speed in two seconds and fly about four to five miles near sound speed in twenty seconds, enabling faster flight characteristic data in four to six weeks.
Dr. Chiuyang Lee of Formosa is studying in Lorain County for three weeks under the Lorain County District Health Office at Oberlin. He studies public health methods and expects to return home at month’s end to teach in a medical school.
A dense listing of Wednesday and Thursday radio guides for WTAM and WHK, detailing shows from 5:00 PM to late night. Programs include news, music, serials like Lorenzo Jones, It’s a Wonderful Life style items, game shows, and concerts with hosts such as Frank Sineiser and Curt Massey. The lengthy table notes various time slots, show titles, and hosts across multiple stations in Cleveland.
The scene in 1865 saw General Grant decline Lee’s sword as surrender ended the Civil War. Grant, an Ohio native born in Point Pleasant, rose from colonel to general of the armies after years of leading campaigns in the West and East.
The piece recalls Ulysses S. Grant born in Ohio destined for two presidential terms. It traces his schooling at Georgetown, West Point career, wars from Mexico to the West, and postwar prestige. It notes his 1885 death and the museum at Point Pleasant preserving his cradle Bible and West Point trunk.
Venezuela undertakes the world’s costliest highway project from Caracas to the Caribbean. The autopista spans 1014 miles with two giant tunnels and three prestressed concrete bridges costing about 60 million dollars. Construction began in 1950 to improve access to Maiquetia airport and La Guaira seaport.
Canton officials of the Timken Roller Bearing Co meet with CIO steelworker union representatives tomorrow to resume contract talks affecting almost 13,000 workers in three Ohio cities. The meeting, the fifth in 10 days, centers on a seniority issue that has stalled the strike’s end. The union presented its demands yesterday and Timken is expected to respond.
Governor Adlai E Stevenson, back from Washington, orders weekend campaign talks with advisers at the governor's mansion. Republican Nixon and Eisenhower trade charges at the Illinois State Fair while Stevenson answers claims he is not running his own campaign. He says he controls the effort and that Truman only supports what he wants.
An East Side Cleveland resident told councilman Harry Jaffe a street light has shone into her window for about 25 years. The councilman asked why she hadn’t complained sooner and he pledged to have the light shaded.
Timken officials plan a session in Canton with factories in Canton Columbus and Zanesville. The meeting aims to discuss operations and future plans affecting the three locations and their workers.
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