10 Dec 1970
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1970
Page
1
AP Special Assignment Team reports Massachusetts enacts lemon protections allowing legal recourse for defective new cars. The piece notes challenges of the old doctrine holder in due course and highlights consumer advocates pushing similar protections nationwide.
A New Jersey family faced a bankruptcy tied sale of a stereo and 140 records. They paid over 300 dollars and received only a player and 12 albums. The finance company sought 500 dollars arguing it was holder in due course. a higher court overturned the lower ruling.
Jingles calls for new toys to fill the Not Forgotten Box at The Chronicle-Telegram lobby to help area children on Christmas Day. Donations accepted at any Fire Station if residents cannot visit CT by December 23. The project is coordinated with the Salvation Army and CT.
In North Ridgeville last night two people died in separate crashes within an hour. Gustav Henri Johanson, 85, was struck on Center Ridge Road by an Elvira driver, John McClelland, 82. He lived alone and had no relatives in the United States. Winifred Kelley, 51, formerly of Elyria, died after a crash at Routes 10 and 76 when Norma Barnes rear‑ended her vehicle at a light. Kelley left eight children and was a former Chronique Telegram employee.
Lt William L Calleys defense attorney told a six officer military court that Calley led his platoon into the Vietnamese hamlet of My Lai under orders that every living thing in that area be killed. Latimer said Calley would testify in his own defense. Calley, 27, is charged with killing or ordering the killing of 102 South Vietnamese civilians on March 16 1968. Latimer described the area as Viet Cong country and a death trap for American soldiers.
At the Christmas mailing peak, three unions refuse to end the walkout while BRAC members stay on the line. UTU and other unions face picket lines as 425 000 rail workers confront pay debate. Congress moves to halt the strike with a 13 percent raise.
Partly cloudy and cooler today with mid to upper 40s, tonight cool with 30s. Rain likely tomorrow with similar highs. Saturday cloudy and colder with snow flurries. Plus Nixon signs emergency labor law at 2 10 a m and federal judge halts unions for 10 days. Subway traffic, rail hubs and picket lines affect transport nationwide.
The quote notes that Russians serve as a gauge of progress in conflict, suggesting their involvement provides a comparative measure of advancement or retreat in ongoing efforts. The remark frames a viewpoint on strategic judgment and information feedback in wartime.
A strong earthquake with magnitude 7.5 struck the Peru Ecuador border region injuring many and killing at least 13 in Sullana while authorities report deaths in Quito and surrounding areas. The disaster follows a May 31 quake that left thousands dead and columns of rubble in several cities.
The looming railroad walkout threatens Lorain County with Ford Motor Co. and U S Steel Lorain-Cuyahoga Works likely crippled as clerks stay off the job longer than 30 days. Supervisors shift shipments to trucks while postal service warns against out of state mailing.
Postmaster General Winton Blount ordered an embargo on movement of second third and fourth class mail beyond 300 miles from origin to prevent Christmas backlog amid a rail strike. First class mail and air mail would continue to move without distance limits.
Major John Gargus a 1952 Elyria High School graduate received the Silver Star for participation in the Nov 21 Son Tay raid to free prisoners near Hanoi North Vietnam. He expressed bitter disappointment upon finding the camp empty and wrote to his uncle in Elyria about his proudest moment as an American.
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