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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1956
Page
1
With the Democratic convention over, the GOP gears up for its presidential and vice presidential nominating conclave in San Francisco starting Monday. A sports roundup notes area football teams begin fall practice as the season nears, reflecting the shift to autumn.
Wellington hosts the 101st annual Lorain County Fair as locals balance fair attractions with the GOP gathering. The Chronicle-Telegram notes an Elyrian visiting Moscow, with Floyd Hobby photographing Russia during an international parachute event.
Norwalk and Sandusky residents face fatal or critical injuries after separate accidents. Reported heart attack suspected in one incident as investigators review both events. Officials note a $225,000 project funds and confirm site will include curetany offices and specialty suites.
London reports the Big Three foreign ministers Selwyn Lloyd Christian Pineau and John Foster Dulles met at the Foreign Office to map a declaration backing canal internationalization. Dulles and Lloyd then held separate talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov prompting a short meeting. Egyptian lobbyist Ali Sabry pressed against any resolution for international control.
The New York Central Railroad installed an experimental closed circuit television system in Springfield to monitor crossings. Three cameras along two streets feed a downtown watch-house from which signals and lights are controlled, aiming to save labor and yearly costs.
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered thundershowers today and tonight. Highs 85 to 90, lows 62 to 86. Sunday partly cloudy and cooler. Friday temperature range 68 to 85. Precipitation for 21 hours ending Friday with trace. Humidity and wind details noted. sunrise 3 16 a.m., sunset 5 32 p.m.. moonrise 5 32 p.m., moon set 3 07 a.m. Lake Ener winds southwest at 14 to 20 mph today and tonight.
Lorain County Fair directors fear heavy rain could dampen attendance as they prepare for the 1956 event in Wellington. The goal is 101000 attendees, 11000 more than last year, with rain insurance covering three nights. The fair includes horse pulls, tractor pulls, harness races, a saddle show, yodelers, trombonists, square dancers, and a large livestock and exhibit lineup.
Vice President Richard Nixon arrives for the GOP gathering as Harald Stassen presses to replace Nixon with Massachusetts Governor Christian Herter. Stassen declares he is encouraged while delegates pour into the Cow Palace for the convention's opening and a non controversial platform takes shape. The three way struggle also involves Knight and Knowland over draft and endorsement dynamics amid Eisenhower era politics.
Fourteen people were killed and 37 injured when a bus racing with two others skidded off a road and overturned in a ditch near Manila. Most victims were students heading to classes. The scene described a carnival night and a parish event nearby as locals gathered postaccident.
A June fire swept a downtown Newark Manhattan hotel of 24 rooms injuring no people. The blaze started near a first floor grocery store refrigerator, causing damage estimated around 75 000 to the hotel and several ground level establishments with undetermined losses to others. Authorities initially blamed an overheated motor.
Lorain dock workers were sent home after the Tom M. Girdler arrived, as two labor groups MEBA and Masters Mates and Pilots pressed for recognition from Nicholson Transit Co. Pickets lined the dock, and about 37 workers were sent home with more expected if the strike continues. The company claimed no strike against the ship since crew remained aboard and no unloading occurred.
Intermittent thundershowers are forecast for the lake region as cold Canadian air moves toward Ohio. Early activity appeared in northern Ohio with a low overcast signaling autumn’s approach. Local residents face unsettled weekend weather and plan changes as showers develop.
Democrats unite behind Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver to fight Eisenhower. The Democratic National Committee targets about 5 million dollars in campaign funds, with Stevenson planning broader tours and TV use. Former President Truman endorses both candidates as unity rises after a contentious convention.
QUEBEC CITY UP The liner Homeric carrying 1197 passengers from Europe brushed the Panamanian liner Columbia in fog near Quebec Harbor today. Damage was minor, no one hurt. Homeric towed to dock. Columbia’s bow scraped and an 80 foot scratch reported. Homeric expected to sail Sunday with 70 passengers. Columbia also to depart with 160 bound for Burnie.
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