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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1963

Page

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Lodge hears Diem before setting plan

U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge arrived in Saigon to consult with American officials on how to handle the crackdown on Buddhists. He will seek the Diem regime’s side after presenting credentials, as the city remains under martial law with thousands arrested and troops patrolling.

Saigon South Viet Nam UPI U.S Henry Cabot Lodge Lodge White House Tokyo Ngo Dinh Diem Frederick Nolting United States Diem

Rail strike avert bill heads for quick Senate vote

Senate Commerce Committee prepared to back a measure to prevent a nationwide rail strike with six days until the deadline. Chairman Warren Magnuson pledged arbitration to keep railroads running as Congress races toward final passage before Thursday.

Washington UPI Senate Commerce Committee Warren G. Magnuson D-Wash United States Congress South Viet Nam Southeast Asia Senate Kennedy Oren Harris D-Ark House Commerce Committee Rules Committee House Magnuson

Fair officials chase all time attendance record

The Lorain county fair audience neared 1963’s peak as officials counted 23 996 for a four day total of 75 708 with 2 202 visitors needed to reach the 1962 high. Theodore Camp received the C L Hill Memorial Award, praised for decades of service, while a field of events and harness racing drew crowds.

Theodore Camp Eustis Fla Ting Vicki Check Lorain Lorain County

Buddhists clash with Diem regime amid protests in Vietnam

The Diem administration says raids and martial law blocked a coup. Officials claim raided pagodas spread subversion and anti government propaganda. Buddhists accuse religious discrimination and staged large demonstrations. Five Buddhists set themselves aflame in protest.

Diem

Third drilling attempt nears two miners trapped

In Hazleton Pennsylvania a rescue operation for two miners in a cave near a third continues after a drill hoist cable slipped. By 4 45 am EDT crews had penetrated over 250 feet with the men at 330 feet. If successful the probe could reach Fellin and Throne later today, while rescuers also pursue a possible path to Bova who remains unlocated.

Hazleton UPI David Fellin Henry Throne Geiger Atomic Energy Commission H. Beecher Charmbury Charmbury Fellin Throne Louis Bova Bova Mien

4-H Barn Fire at Lorain County Fair Ignited on Purpose

A fire at the Lorain County Fair in Wellington last night was set deliberately to burn a mortgage on the 4-H Horsemanship Council barn. Linda Forthofer, the 4-H horsemanship queen, allegedly lit the blaze as a symbolic act of debt paid.

Wellington Larain County Camp Cambridge Ave Elyria Mary Fair Board Aml Lorain Linda Forthofer Jerry Ray Lorain County Fair Jerry Slo Joe

Northeastern Ohio Weather Looks Warm and Sunny Today

The forecast calls for sunny skies and warm temperatures with a high of 83 to 88. Tonight’s low around 56, with Thursday’s highs reaching 83 and a past-year low/high of 34 and 77 noted. No precipitation in the last 24 hours. humidity shifts from 93 percent to the mid‑50s and upper 50s. Sunrise is 6 43 and sunset 8 15 with moonrise at 10 58 and moonset at 10 51.

Ohio

Stage and screen stars join Alabama civil rights drive

Marlon Brando Paul Newman Anthony Franciosa and William Frye spoke at Union Methodist Church in Gadsden urging desegregation. They addressed a rally of more than 1000 African Americans and planned meetings with city officials and major employers Republic Steel and Goodyear Tire to push the cause.

Gadsden Ala UPI Marlon Brando Paul Newman Anthony Franciosa William Frye Alabama Union Methodist Church Republic Steel Goodyear Tire

Transmission theft leads to tense community standoff

Deputies investigated a 2:47 AM report of a 1963 Chevrolet transmission removal from a parked car at Turnpike Lanes. Witnesses described four actors and Brando as offering to negotiate with city officials amid ongoing demonstrations. Loss estimated at 350 dollars. Additional report: a 1955 Buick top slashed at Shuluck's Tavern.

Brando Tod Ead Sion Newman Robert Poli West 24Th St. Lorain Turnpike Pay Clarence Stafford Oakwool St Shuluck's Tavern

Elyria to Begin Work on New Central Fire Station

Elyria officials plan a new central fire station at Cedar and Depot funded by a $435,000 grant from the Housing and Home Finance Agency with an estimated $370,000 construction cost. Groundbreaking must occur within 120 days and the project should be finished in a year.

Elyria New Central Home Finance Agency Cedar and Depot Charles V. Neeson Ely Stephen Young Nelson Neeson Health Department Municipal Court Wallace N. Bates

Ohio State Fair Opens Five Minutes Early

Ohio Gov. James A. Rhodes opened the 110th State Fair five minutes before schedule at 5:55 a.m. EST. Mrs. Rhodes cut the ribbon while about 500 people gathered at the gates. Miss Hawaii Patricia Lei Anderson joined the ceremony and will spend eight days at the fair before competing in Miss America.

Columbus UPI James A. Rhodes Patricia Lei Anderson Hawaii William Quinn Atlantic City

Anti-Red is dead

Grigor Tashkevich, 62, an anti-Communist who fled Yugoslavia after Marshall Tito rose to power, died Wednesday from a heart attack in New York.

New York UPI Grigor Tashkevich Yugoslavia Marshall Tite

Local Page Notes Point to Community Events and Notices

A shuffled page listing local items such as Lorain Community Hospital notes, NAACP labels, county fair stories, Pleasant View Sanitarium references, and various sections like contracts, bridge, police and births. It hints at garden, sports, stock quotes, and a women’s page with birthdays and year-older reminisces.

Amherat Abby Grafton Sheffield Lake Spencer Yesteryear

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