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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1971
Page
7
Local dealers report no immediate price changes for imported cars and electronics despite Nixon's new 10 percent surcharge and currency revaluations. Some firms expect only gradual shifts while customers remain uncertain, with a possible retroactive tax repeal aiding later price adjustments.
North Olmsted Police Chief Harry Hird, a 23 year veteran, was elected president of the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police. He will assume the role Oct 1 after serving as first and second vice president. Hird, also past president of the Cuyahoga County Chiefs Association, began as a part time bus driver before rising from patrolman to detective, sergeant, lieutenant and finally chief. He and wife Chiquita have two daughters, Robin, 93, in Korea, and Susan, 20, a nurse at Lakewood Hospital.
A detailed look at Elyria's Malcolm Manor urban renewal shows initial appeal in cleaning derelict land and spurring business, with the federal HUD funding up to two thirds and city costs about 290000. The plan covers street widening, utility upgrades, land assembly, moves and eventual land resale for commercial use, totaling about 1.1 to 1.4 million.
Isom Elrod, 45, of North Ridgeville, was injured when the single engine Cessna 150 he rented from Bodnar Aviation forced to land after an engine failure. He avoided homes and landed in a field near Skyline Drive and Temple Avenue. He suffered a possible concussion and was in fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital. The plane, worth about $8,000 with $1,500 damage, had no prior engine trouble. Elrod and his son were in separate planes. the aircraft touched down after an attempted second approach, hitting a rock and tipping nose over about 100 feet.
Lack of public interest and help forces Elyria's youth ecology club to discontinue its recycling project this week. Loss of student workers returning to school curtailed the effort and reduced its effectiveness in the community.
A Elyria man Seaman Apprentice Theodore Wallace 20 drowned after falling from the USS Newport News at Norfolk Virginia Navy base. His body was found Friday afternoon near his ship after being missing since Thursday morning. Wallace enlisted January 9 1970 and was a 1969 Elyria High School graduate. He is survived by his foster parents Mr and Mrs Robert Giles of Elyria. The body will be returned to Elyria for burial. Investigation into his death continues.
A note from Mike Regyres of Elyria wishes Russ Davies a happy upcoming birthday on August 41 and anniversary with Pinky. The column mentions George M Day planning to swim the English Channel at 84, his kitchen skills, Grace Crain and her aging Persian cats Prudence and Patience, and Sue Harrington working as a recreation director in Adrian Michigan with Adrian College. The entry ends with a Turn to Page 16, Column ?.
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