29 Aug 1966
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1966
Page
1
US planes in the Gulf of Tonkin sank two of four torpedo boats and damaged the other two. Viet Cong attempts to block shipping channels near Sagan failed with minor damage and no casualties on a minesweeper.
Gerald T. Drellishak of North Olmsted died when a car carrying him crashed into a concrete bridge abutment on Walker Road. Driver Robert D. Metzger of Fairview Park faces traffic manslaughter charges. Metzger was treated for a scalp wound and released. The crash occurred at 3:30 am, a quarter mile east of Route 76. Drellishak, 29, was the 49th Lorain County traffic fatality this year. funeral plans are set for St Richard Church in North Olmsted.
A jumble of cross references from the Ohio political scene notes Democrats lining up stars for an upcoming statewide effort. The item hints at broader party activity and local leadership roles within Lorain County and Firelands area coverage.
A race riot in Waukegan Illinois left six burn victims and sixty three arrests. A mob of 400 to 500 Negro youths set 10 blazes and smashed cars and windows along South Genesee Street as police and troopers patrolled barricaded blocks.
Civil rights marchers accompanied by 477 Wisconsin guardsmen faced taunts and threats during a 10th straight picket in Wauwatosa and Milwaukee. Police reported no violent clashes amid counterpickets and scattered arrests as officials debated dispatching troops again.
Houston AP reports a 37 year old Mexico City beauty parlor operator who received temporary heart support Aug. 8 at Methodist Hospital has regained strength. She spent another day out of bed visiting relatives and taking short unassisted strolls as her condition improves.
Harold Katz 49 of 1425 West 49th St died in a Beaver Park Lake accident during a Waterski event attended by the Katz family. Witness Elizabeth Wright, 22, said Katz’s tow line slipped as he rode and he surfaced briefly before drowning. Lorain Rescue Squad recovered him. Assistant County Coroner Charles Chesner ruled accidental drowning. Katz, an advertising foreman at the Plain Dealer, leaves a wife and two sons.
Mrs. Orpha Tablett, key witness in Dr. Horace E. Abbe’s abortion trial, testified she at one time accepted payment for favors. Defense attorney J William McCray pressed about alleged prostitution, while prosecutors objected to lines of questioning as biased and unrelated to the abortion event.
The National Safety Council projected 530 to 630 deaths during the Labor Day weekend travel period from 6 pm Friday through midnight Sept 5. The estimate covers about 9.3 million miles of driving as Americans head home after the holiday.
Thousands of Red Guards and other demonstrators gathered in front of the Soviet Embassy in Peking, chanting antirevisionist slogans while remaining orderly. The crowd, part of a broader cultural purge, renamed streets and shops with revolutionary titles to reflect Maoist thought.
The New York market resumed its slide with the Dow Jones average down 6.01 points to 774.55 at 10 30 a m. Losses were broad with many issues off a few cents to nearly $1 and more declines expected after nine of ten sessions. Additional details on Page 4.
A warm period with mostly fair skies continues through tonight and Tuesday. High Tuesday near the upper 90s with mild nights. Temperatures yesterday reached 3 p.m. high and 7 a.m. low around 82. Pollen counts show Elyria 104 and Lorain 310.
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