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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1969
Page
14
Washington reports space scientists and curious laymen weighing new Apollo 12 instruments. A lunar quake showed the moon vibrated for about 30 minutes after the impact, prompting theories that the moon’s interior may be gelatinous rather than mineral.
A gunman robbed Convenient Food Mart at 3411 Colorado Ave in Lorain with a walkie talkie to signal outside help. Night manager Robert Olah, 31, said the youth about 18 forced a customer back inside, took $20 to $40 from his wallet and money from registers and a night deposit bag. Police arrived shortly after the suspect fled.
Lorain woman Patricia Afrates 30, of 919 West 18th Street, was robbed as she walked from her car to her home. A gunman demanded her purse, took about $4, blank checks, and credit cards, then fled on foot. Her purse was found later on Reeves Avenue between 21st and 22nd Streets.
Alfred Hill, 24, attendant at Bettys Motor Rest on Routes 58 and 20 in Pittsfield Township, was robbed of 53 by two men early today. A pistol was leveled at him as they demanded cash, yielding 45 from the drawer and 8 from a beverage machine. one pistol shot narrowly missed him as they fled.
Burglars struck two downtown Lorain clothing shops using similar methods. At Louis Cobn Men’s Wear, 1262 Broadway, display windows were broken at 4:15 a.m. with a rock and mop handle, $400 damage and $165 of clothing stolen. At Harry’s Men’s Wear, 700 Broadway, a large concrete piece shattered windows at 12:15 a.m. with a leather coat valued at $70 taken. window damage not valued.
Police responded to a family disturbance at 1227 Reid Avenue and disarmed a woman who produced a .22 caliber automatic pistol. Mary Ann Price, 30, of 475 West 12th Street, was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and disorderly conduct. Her husband Willie, 39, was arrested for intoxication and disorderly conduct.
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