14 Aug 1958
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1958
Page
1
Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard asked the Ohio Supreme Court to order his release from the Ohio Penitentiary where he serves a life term for second degree murder of his wife Marilyn in 1954. The petition, filed by William J. Corrigan and Fred W. Garmone of Cleveland, seeks immediate release on a writ of habeas corpus.
Debris and lifeboat wreckage found about 130 miles west of Ireland as search enlarges. KLM Super Constellation 607E disappeared after leaving Shannon for Gander with 83 adults, five children, three babies and eight crew. British and Dutch reports assign blame and note mixed nationalities among passengers. Authorities say weather likely caused a fatal squall before contact was lost.
Nationalist China claimed victory in the Formosa Strait dogfight with Russia made Migs. At least two or possibly three were shot down, with one Nationalist jet missing after engine trouble. The clash occurred south of the Matsu Islands as U.S. Sabrejets engaged in the west pocket war.
Copenhagen based inventor Hellweg Friborg claims an electronic atmosphere tester can shut a car engine at the slightest hint of alcohol on the driver's breath. The device would also react to narcotics and carbon monoxide, and, once installed, the driver cannot switch it off.
Partly cloudy through Friday with scattered afternoon and night thunder showers. Warmer today 85 to 90, cooling tonight 65 to 70. Friday little temperature change, high around 80. Humidity ranges from 99 percent at 8 am to 51 percent at 8 pm. No precipitation in the 24 hours to Wednesday 8 pm. Sunrise 6:34 am, sunset 8:28 pm. Moonrise 6:01 am, moonset 7:54 am. Lake Fire winds 12 mph today, then southwest 10?8 mph tonight, with continued chances of thundershowers.
Assistant coach appointed for Elyria Catholic High School joins football and basketball staffs amid protests over flooded basements and a food council chamber dispute in Avon. Southern Lorain County finalists chosen for annual 4-H style review opens, while Litchfield post honors faithful Ground Observer Corps service.
Do it yourself day spurs on Prospect Street as a city grader tears up pavement to repair pockmarked surface. A crowd of about 20, led by Mrs. Wil-l Prospect Sr., helped by women volunteers, shoveled loose sand and dirt while the grader worked from Purdue Ave. to East Broad Street. City officials, including Service Director Michael J. Lotko Jr., ordered the grader out to rip up sections of the street for repair as dates or exact outcomes remain unclear.
Navy notes new submarine path under the North Pole could be blocked by shifting ice during winter months. Entry to Barrow sea valley from Point Barrow is four to five miles wide and restrictive, complicating penetration. The Nautilus voyage was timed with care, while Skate became second nuclear sub to traverse under the polar ice cap. In Ohio, a Mansfield man, Martin Hoffman, 69, drowns when his 14 foot boat capsizes at Cedar Point. three relatives survive with exposure and shock.
Richard and deputies report at 1:30 p m the boat overturned when Charles rose and hit the boat side by a wave. Martin Holtman drifted away and could not reach a life jacket Richard threw. The group had launched the seven and a half horsepower boat from Cedar Polot around 10:30 a m.
The excise tax overhaul will affect millions including small businessmen theatergoers sports fans whisky makers parochial schools and pool dues payers while heavier levies hit buyers of record players and thousands of policemen The House and Senate compromise bills aim for final approval and promise a net annual federal loss around 300 million dollars while trimming about 42 million from the present 10 billion dollar intake
British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd backed President Eisenhower’s six point program for the Arab world and urged private UN talks to finalize details. He supported a UN standby peace force to safeguard Lebanon and Jordan while cautioning against high level summit talks. Lloyd also criticized Andrei Gromyko and framed Hammaskjold’s evolving role in potential postwar economic development and a UN peace operation in the region.
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