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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1966
Page
1
Lorain County schools report 66 468 pupils in county classrooms, a 3 889 increase from last year. Public schools grow to 59 123 students while parochial enrollments dip slightly. districts add classrooms but keep faculty largely steady as staffing remains tight.
A list shows the 2026 fall reopening dates for area schools and colleges. Avon Lake St Joseph and St Mary join Avon’s districts with openings on September 6, while nearby Amherst, Elyria, Lorain, North Ridgeville, Sheffield and Vermilion districts also announce September start dates. Postsecondary campuses Kent State University Vermilion and Lorain County Community College are noted with page references.
Wellington schools remain three staff positions short as detailed on page 47. The issue with staffing levels affects district operations and planning.
About 40 Oberlin and Summit County children, rounded up in a major Lorain County dragnet, travel by plane, car, and police convoy to Mill Hollow Park for a two day outing with law enforcement. They camp beside a duck pond and enjoy horseback riding fishing baseball football hiking motorcycle rides and a bonfire under supervision.
Mayor Leonard P Reichlin and City Engineer R E Klein secured concessions from the Ohio Department of Highways to reroute Rt 57 through West River Street and widen West River Street to four lanes. The plan includes two interchanges, an overpass extension, and a bypass to connect downtown Elyria with the northwest area, a multi million dollar project aimed at improving east west and north south traffic flows for Lorain residents.
Washington AP report says 17 people were carried out as crowds disrupted the first day of HUAC hearings on antiwar groups. Police and federal marshals patrolled the caucus room after several outbursts while questions focused on alleged Communist influence in the movement and ties to Cuba.
An anti-war inquiry session devolved into chaos with 17 arrests. A witness attacked the committee, cited the Bill of Rights, praised the May 2 Movement, and urged more U.S. deaths in Vietnam while claiming blood and medical aid for the Viet Cong.
The Ohio state auditor’s report covering 1961 to 1965 accuses Carlisle Township of five improper acts including 14 contracts over 1000 dollars without bids, payments to Ed Witbeck Trucking tied to a trustee, and charging legal and annexation costs to a trust account. Township officials planned to meet Mikus to review the findings and determine action.
Lunar Orbiter, America's first moon orbiting craft, prepared to photograph the moon's dark back side. The 850 pound lab flew as close as 1242 miles and as far as 1151.9 miles per orbit, completing a 3 hours 37 minutes cycle. A Space Agency spokesman said systems work as planned for Thursday and the mission aims to capture the first images of that lunar region.
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