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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1999
Page
1
Peter Gaenz meets an Avon Lake couple he previously befriended on a freighter from New Zealand to Panama. The report highlights his journey and local context as the Weekend section covers travel notes.
A 1015 student national survey shows the main pressure teens face is achieving good grades with college admission also a concern. Ashley Mitchell of San Jose says future plans matter more than party pressures as educators urge tech in schools.
Vendors at the Lorain County Fair attract visitors with unique freebies. A&C Cellular Amherst hands out miniature phone books and free calls, Ohio Extended Care Lorain offers credit card size ice scrapers, Lorain County Children Services distributes whistles with bracelets and key chains, and Lorain County Mental Health board showcases magnetic marker boards. Lorain County Community College promotes “I’m LCCC Proud” stickers and schedules to boost name recognition.
The Federal Railroad Administration plans a regulation mandating horns at every crossing unless a specific exemption with safety upgrades is granted. Ohio official Tom O’Leary notes strong interest in quiet zone waivers as communities weigh crossing protections to curb driver impatience.
Columbus report shows State Rep. Dan Matelsky along with Grafton officials and union members at the Statehouse press conference criticizing the new Grafton prison. Matelsky says the facility is too large and questions the prison director’s explanations. The Ohio Public Employees Union alleges plans to expand the project are being concealed.
Elyria officials told City Council the booster pumps project budget rose from about 305000 to 623000. City Engineer John Hart cited revised flow data and higher costs while Mayor Keys and Hart kept the plan on hold until after the November vote on a water rate increase. Residents in Washington Village University Oaks and Chestnut Ridge face the worst pressure issues as elevations rise.
On August 5, 1936 in Berlin Jesse Owens, an American sprinter from Cleveland and Ohio State, wins the 220 meter crown as Adolf Hitler watches. Owens becomes a three time Olympic victor in Berlin and later secures a fourth in the 400 meter relay, challenging Aryan supremacy myth.
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