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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1979
Page
3
Cleveland Ohio Mayor Dennis Kucinich is expected to abandon his non candidacy with a Monday evening City Hall address to supporters. The Cleveland Press says a 6 p.m. meeting will reveal his bid as he targets TV news coverage. Petitions in the mayoral race are due Wednesday.
Dayton UP I report: Daniel Stover 21 Cleveland Heights died when he plummeted 11 floors from a downtown hotel window after attending his brother's wedding reception, ruled death by own action by Montgomery County coroner. Columbus UP I notes Ohio State Fair attendance tops last year as 12th annual Champion Junior Livestock Sale looms with yesterday's 262,011 turnout and total 1,214,519. grand champion steer sold for over 33,000 last year.
At least 16 people including an unborn child died in Ohio traffic crashes over the weekend. A Butler County two car wreck on US 171 Sunday killed four, including a young couple and their unborn baby, with fatalities spanning Friday evening to Sunday midnight.
Migrant workers will start a "march of penance" from Toledo to Leipsic on Wednesday to press for higher wages and better living conditions. Organized by the Farm Labor Organizing Committee the march begins at FLOC headquarters in Toledo and ends with a rally in Leipsic Saturday afternoon.
A blast at Pike Court Anglers Lane in LaGrange destroyed four houses and left one resident in critical condition. Eyewitnesses recalled a loud explosion, with debris sprayed hundreds of feet, windows blown out, and a neighboring wall buckled. Donal Pavlie described seeing the wreckage and insulation scattered everywhere as residents fled.
President Carter aboard the Delta Queen with the first family on a St Paul to St Louis cruise says United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young is under White House control and no replacement is imminent. He discussed Young’s resignation over a Palestine Liberation Organization meeting and said he will wait to name a successor, with Dick Clark as a possible option. Carter noted no need for a black appointee and dismissed a Middle East summit report as unverified.
UPI reports former president Jimmy Carter piloting the Delta Queen down the Mississippi in a publicized trip. He chats with reporters, jokes with passengers, jogs around the deck, and greets crowds at river locks while Vice President Mondale coordinates back in Washington.
President Carter discussed his habit of reading constantly from his diary and books. He cited interest in river traffic and the lock and dam 26 dispute at Alton, noting delays in rebuilding and support for expanding the facility to ease barge traffic. He contrasted upriver and downriver towboats and acknowledged large horsepower barges.
Diana Nyad advances toward Florida from Bimini with aid from Ken Gunderson and Lupe Gundersen. She remains wary of jellyfish and sharks, having faced Portuguese man of war stings and a shark encounter, while awaiting noon EDT shore arrival estimates.
North Olmsted High School graduate Kelley-Pelee completed a demanding swim, enduring 3% to 4% foot waves and cold air. She mixed front crawl with other strokes, wore petroleum jelly for protection, and was supported by two boats as she neared the end. She plans to return to work at Regency Swim and Racquet Club.
Billy Carter says he is the normal member of the Carter family and a campaign asset in an interview with Der Spiegel. He defends his brother Jimmy, doubts Libyan remarks, and says he is his own man appealing to voters beyond the president’s image.
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