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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1959
Page
12
Cleveland disc jockey Bil Randie of WERE says he received threats via telephone demanding $5000 extortion payments tied to police records. He alleged a man and a woman warned he would be exposed to the Cleveland Press unless he paid, and he reported the matter to police.
In Covington, Kentucky, Gerald Soard shot and killed his teen girlfriend Sharon Ann Michaels and her father Wilfred Michaels at Lakeside Park before shooting himself. The family, including Sharon Ann’s mother Edna Michaels and two brothers, witnessed the incident as they prepared to attend a bingo game.
Fragmentary listing from The Chronicle Telegram shows pricing for various items with annual or single rate details. Obscure place names and figures appear, including a reference to $15.00 and $17.00 in the text, without complete context.
In Columbus a Athens County wooden tier faces trial in U S District Court for trying to derail a Baltimore & Ohio freight train near Zaleski last summer. Witnesses testified that the railroad tie was lifted minutes before the New York to St Louis freight passed. If convicted, the defendant could face up to 10 000 fine and 20 years in federal prison.
A faulty cable caused a power failure that blacked out the Golden Gate Bridge early Monday December 6 1953. The outage marked the first since the Pearl Harbor attack exactly 15 years earlier on December 1 1938.
President Eisenhower pressed Turkish leaders to keep the West strong and united, stressing harmony among allies and readiness to provide aid. Foreign Minister Zarif urged Turkey’s development programs and called for increased U S support to Afghanistan, noting Afghan needs amid limited Soviet assistance.
Spokesmen from groups including the American Association of University Women the National Farmers Union and the Consumers Union testified before the FCC on authority for radio and television regulation. They urged more public service airtime and cautioned against excessive crime sex and violence in programs while calling for freer time in the Washington area for religion education and civic programs.
Dr J Alen Hynek told an Ohio State University audience that the United States falls behind the Soviet Union in the space race due to neglect of learning and basic research. He argued Russia leads in non science values and oceanography with many ships, warning weather control could tilt the race.
Washington officials said a revolution in rocket propulsion using liquid hydrogen and oxygen could reduce the space gap between the United States and Russia.
Senate investigators opened a wide probe into drug pricing after finding Schering Uptown and Merck control two arthritis medicines sold at far higher consumer prices than wholesale costs. A staff economist said basic tablet cost is about 7 cents while prices to druggists average 17.9 cents, with 2.8 cents to consumers. smaller firms price the same drugs lower. Brown of Schering defended pricing as competitive, Kefauver pressed for clearer justification.
Governor Michael V. DiSalle announced seven members to complete the Interim Commission on Education Beyond the High School. House Speaker James A. Lantz and Senate Majority Leader Frank W. Kins named Ralph A. Reese, John C. Baker, Wil Nam T. Wickham, Charles W. Ingler, James H. Maroon, Senator Ross Pepple, and Clarence C. Loughton to the panel.
In Damascus a boycott committee denounces Fims featuring Israeli actress Have Hararei. She holds the leading female role in the one million dollar spectacle Ben-Far.
President Eisenhower continued U S aid to Pakistan and met Ayub Khan as they toured Karachi. They watched elite Pakistani cavalry maneuvers and tent pegging, laid a wreath on Mohammad Ali Jinnah's tomb, then paused for cricket and official receptions including a helicopter view of the city.
Mitchell urges arbitration for steel dispute while management rejects buiten act government and favors internal settlement. Union pushes new contract in canmaking sector pressuring negotiators as secret talks with American Can Co and Central Can Co proceed. Federal mediators to decide next move amid deadlock.
Portsmouth man William D Kimble 46 vows to testify in Detroit before a US Senate subcommittee on Problems of the Aged about alleged state neglect. He sues Gov DiSalle Welfare Director Mrs Mary Gormen and aging official Thomas Weiler claiming insufficient nursing home payments. State officials deny and refuse further discussion citing lack of evidence.
Guatemala reports nearly complete returns show the National Redemption Party winning 20 of 33 seats, solidifying government control. Leftist opposition trails with seven seats, while six go to smaller parties. court notes some results await full verification and will not change the outcome.
State Auditor James A. Rhodes announces he will run for a third term rather than a fourth. He would join the trend of other state auditors serving four years, though this year’s proposal invites voter approval for the change. Rhodes has held the office since 1950.
Reporters were barred from the luncheon but captured the event via a loud speaker left on by accident. Adlai Stevenson arrived an hour late and misidentified the hotel, then told a taxi driver about the mix up with the quip Don't you Democrats know where you're going.
Great Bend Kansas reports a diphtheria outbreak as a 7-year-old boy dies. Health officials plan precautions with state epidemiologists arriving to assist. Schools closed for at least two days and public events canceled as families kept children home.
At the First National Iron Bank of Morristown the bank's security system triggered again causing staff to rush to the alarms. This marks the third such incident this year as the device reacted unexpectedly.
A trolley and bus workers strike crippled Pittsburgh causing 160000 commuters to seek random travel or walk. Traffic chaos spread as transit facilities shut and police increased, with Mayor Barr rejecting a peace plan hours before a midnight deadline.
Frankfort Kentucky 46th governor James 92 year old oath of office by Frankfort judge Morris Montgomery at the capitol Combs, a mountain man nicknamed little judge, pledged dedication humility and willingness to bear the office burden before 109600 celebrants in the inaugural ceremony
Frank EK. Auerbach, 34, struck his 12 year old son at a busy intersection on Monday. His car was hit by another vehicle and careened toward Peter Auerbach who was bicycling to school. The boy jumped to safety just seconds before his father’s car crushed the bike. Auerbach received minor cuts and bruises. Peter and the other driver were uninjured.
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