07 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1969
Page
1
Area consumers stay active as mortgage rates climb to 8 percent and down payments tighten. Builders, realtors, and bankers say housing is the squeeze, not demand, with many buyers unable to swing deals while other sectors show resilience.
The Senate endorsed a 5 percent tax on income that now escapes federal taxation while rejecting Sen Kennedy’s graduated tax plan. The measure aims to raise about 700 million dollars yearly, affecting individuals and corporations. A Saturday session adjourned after nine hours of debate on the tax reform bill.
Ty Comstock, a pupil at Eastgate School, participates in a bean bag toss exercise as part of a physical education program aimed at improving reading by developing motor skills. The activity is one of several special exercises designed to reduce reading difficulties.
Army investigators questioned two Pentagon officers as the field inquiry into the My Lai massacre faced accusation of being a whitewash. Capt Eugene Kotouc and Lt Col David Gavin testified as the private sessions continued while Lt William Calley Jr. faced formal charges for the 1968 Song My killings.
China released Simeon Baldwin and Bessie Hope Donald after nearly ten months of detention for entering China’s territorial sea near Chuho county in Kwangtung Province aboard their yacht. The NCNA statement, monitored in Tokyo, said they admitted mistakes and were freed.
Rock fans flocked to a barren hillock by a motorcycle track near Livermore California for a Rolling Stones appearance. Estimates ranged from 200000 to 300000 as vehicles and pedestrians caused a long traffic jam up to 20 miles from the highway.
Rainy and warmer today with highs in the 40s. Cloudy and cooler tomorrow. Lake Erie reports east to southeast winds 26 to 36 knots today. Weather bulletin ends with unclear text and garbled name.
Richard Norton of the University of Nevada planetarium says a bright comet is approaching Earth from near Jupiter and will peak on Christmas Day. It may be visible to the naked eye and even during daylight, with the planetarium showing a Christmas exhibit linking the spectacle to the Star of Bethlehem.
NASA reports from the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory indicate distant galaxies are far brighter in ultraviolet light than expected, implying greatly extended distances. The findings show hot stars shed mass quickly, and unseen matter may exist without ultraviolet radiation, challenging closed universe assumptions in Einstein relativity.
Firefighters responded to Marty’s Flash Cleaners in Sheffield Center about 9 30 last night as flames gutted the interior and damaged the roof. The blaze did not spread to adjacent banks or a vacant building due to fire walls. debris included explosion of butane tanks with no injuries reported. Amherst and Elyria township units assisted while sheriff and highway patrol controlled onlookers and traffic.
A pilot program in Lorain County uses a teen advisory jury to hear juvenile traffic cases on Saturdays. Seven youths from Elyria High and Elyria Catholic hear cases, ask questions, and potentially guide outcomes as juvenile officials expand the effort countywide.
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