Elyrian Courage: Overcoming Handicaps at Work
A feature portrays Elyrians with physical afflictions who defy limits and lead full, rich lives. The piece emphasizes resilience, community, and independence as they navigate work and daily life.
10 Dec 1955
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1955
Page
1
A feature portrays Elyrians with physical afflictions who defy limits and lead full, rich lives. The piece emphasizes resilience, community, and independence as they navigate work and daily life.
The report notes 42 Lorain county candidates elected but not yet certified to assume office. Snowy weather caused a rash of accidents with 11 cars damaged and four drivers arrested across six Elyria crashes. The Lorain mayor plans an announcement on funding measures for the city.
Weather bureau at Cleveland Hopkins Airport reports no heavy snow anticipated this weekend. Arctic air will keep temperatures below freezing, reducing icing on highways. Minor incidents noted. roads mostly fine except slippery curves east of Wakeman and along I 20. Temperatures to fall tonight, then rise into the mid to upper 20s tomorrow. snow on ground in parts of Ohio ranges from a trace to eight inches in the northeast.
Cold windy conditions with snow flurries across Northeastern Ohio and Lake Erie region. Forecast includes highs in mid 30s to 40s, with diminishing activity tonight and a 0.14 inch 24 hour precipitation total by Friday evening. Sunrise and sunset times noted along with moonglow details and local nursery ads for Christmas trees and cemetery wreaths.
Osservatore Romano confirms the reported Sea of Christ vision by Pope Pius XII, learned from a witness who saw the Pope on December 2, 1954, hours after the event. The semi official Milan publication Oggi had earlier sparked coverage with a fuller version of the vision.
Elphart Ind. report says Charles Huron of Ohio was found dead in the cab of his semi trailer parked off the highway at the El Route 2 and Indiana 15 intersection. He apparently pulled over, seated himself at the wheel, and died possibly from a heart ailment.
An assistant secretary of defense for public affairs resigns amid questions over a controversial report credited to Osservatore Della Domenica. The aide had been one of the few who met the Pontiff and faced criticism for the handling of information surrounding the Pentagon visit.
In Melbourne and Sydney reports the government coalition led by Prime Minister Menzies won a sweeping victory over the Australian Labor Party. Unofficial counts show 70 seats to 46 with several contests still undecided as about five million Australians voted to choose 122 House seats and 30 Senate seats amid debates on communism and Soviet espionage.
The UN Security Council opens debate on an East West package to admit 18 new members. Predictions from Asian Arab diplomats say Nationalist China will abstain from blocking Mongolia’s Communist application, while American officials expect a veto amid pressure from President Eisenhower and threats from Russia to veto the entire deal if Outer Mongolia is included. The procedural tangle centers on whether to vote Chinese resolutions first or the General Assembly’s pending package.
Berliner Zeitung declares East Berlin workers ready for a great house cleaning to remove West Berlin’s anti Communist government and place the Communists in control. The paper cites East German sovereignty over transport and calls for action against Otto Suhr and the West Berlin council.
Indictments against former Franklin County Prosecutor Frank H. Kearns and ex detective Fred Selby were dropped for lack of evidence. Prosecutor Samuel L. Devine said exhaustive work failed to yield sufficient proof. Kearns had been previously found guilty of embezzling $210, placed on probation and disbarred last June.
Common Pleas Judge D A Cook veteran jurist since 1934 plans to resign and retire after the new year. He said he would make the statement at the Lorain County Bar Association meeting in the courthouse Monday morning.
GOP chairman Leonard Hall blasted Adlai Stevenson and Democrats for a long campaign of hatred and smear. He accused Stevenson of inciting group conflict at the AFL CIO labor merger event and rejected Stevenson’s anti-labor plot claim as bunk.
Dean Vinson must face a Christmas dinner with soup unless the napkin wrapped bundle he lost on Friday is found. The missing item is his set of false teeth.
The census reports 166,280,000 Americans and notes U S population growth next year. The Army plans reorganizing a combat bureau and increasing the force with a 5,000 man unit to move from Japan to Okinawa as part of broader deployment changes.
Carolyn Marie Nevins, 20, a University of Omaha student and debate team member, was found shot and killed along a snow covered drive near campus. Investigators noted signs of a struggle with no clear motive or perpetrator identified. Police also probed the daytime murder of taxicab driver Erick W. Burkwist, 63, whose blood stained cab was found nearby.
In Burlington North Carolina a family plans to convert their six ducks from a nuisance into Christmas dinners for 26 needy families. The ducks have been cared for since duckling days and will be prepared after they reach the Christmas season.
A 15 year old Brooklyn high school boy was held on 15000 bail after allegedly admitting he set off a bomb that frightened 500 students. The youth told police he lighted the device to get even with a teacher.
Radio Moscow quoted Peiping reports that Bishop Kung Pin-mei 54 apostolic administrator of Nanking and Suzhou and Shanghai bishop was arrested in September for preparing a counter revolutionary uprising. The report described a wider spy ring and found radio transmitters and documents linking to Chiang Kai-shek’s intelligence services. Trial date not announced.
President Eisenhower returns to Washington for a medical checkup at Walter Reed Army Hospital to assess recovery from his heart attack and determine if his health supports a 1956 reelection bid. A month later another exam by Dr. Paul White will follow.
A New York Telephone Company study finds many secretaries keep telephoning technique similar across workers. It notes some voices sound drab or inefficient and urges warmer friendlier tone. Chronicle Telegram ad writer mentions local trend and helpfulness. Dial A731 for an ad writer.
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