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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1997
Page
1
Jeff Branson slugged a solo homer in the second for the Indians at Jacobs Field. Matt Williams delivered a run scoring single in the 10th inning to lift Cleveland over Toronto 5-4.
Twenty years later the narrator recalls Elvis Presley who died at 42, recounting a Coliseum show where the star appeared bloated and fatigued. The piece notes his era defining impact on youth and pop culture while contrasting the public adulation with the performer’s struggle.
Reporter recalls covering Elvis Presley’s funeral in Memphis in August 1977 for the Akron Beacon Journal and other papers. Despite a media crush led by Vernon Presley and Colonel Tom Parker, access was controlled around Graceland and the cemetery. A guardian Providence yielded a uniquely timed scoop amidst the crowd.
A writer recalls being assigned to Presley funeral coverage by Rev Rex Humbard, admitting he was not an Elvis fan and never asked by his editor to go to Memphis. He shares his teenage tastes in rock and his prior reporting on Humbard and his singing family.
Eleven year old Brad Petcavage of Elyria is one of four finalists in a national young inventor contest with an inclorescent light concept. He envisions a neon tube with a filament to produce candle power and light rooms from 25 to 100 watts. Engineers at General Electric consider the idea original and potentially workable, though no prototype exists yet.
Lorain County shifts from area code 216 to 440 today with a grace period until April 4 when both will work. Telco officials cite growth in cellular phones fax machines modems and extra lines for the change to expand numbering capacity.
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