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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1976
Page
1
A fragment from page A-3 column 1 references Knight News Wire LAJKO, described as seemingly tailor made, with truncated context indicating a brief sports or human interest note.
President-elect Jimmy Carter has slimmed his choices for major national security roles to a very small list. Likely picks include Harold Brown for defense, Zbigniew Brzezinski as national security adviser, Paul Warnke for deputy secretary of state, James Schlesinger for CIA director, and Richard Cooper for undersecretary of state for economic affairs. Other names—Charles Schultze and Michael Blumenthal—are still possible, with final decisions not yet made.
A five hour chlorine gas leak from a chemical plant near Baton Rouge prompted the evacuation of about 10 000 people. A favorable wind pushed the heavier gas away from the city, allowing residents and students from Southern University to return by nightfall. A National Guard contingent was placed on standby and the Angola prison alert was lifted as Allied workers sealed the leak.
Lorain County volunteers, mostly firefighters, face new paid and volunteer emergency ambulance training rules. Reporter Pat Dreger finds locals have begun accepting the extra training as the service runs in their blood. Elizabeth Gouldine of Oberlin keeps busy with family, theatre, and a studio shop of handmade decor.
The report notes cloudy skies and cold air tonight with a low in the 20s and a high tomorrow in the mid to upper 30s. Precipitation chances are 10 percent tonight and 38 percent tomorrow, with southwest winds 18 to 13 mph. Sunrise at 7:43 and sunset at 4:38 p.m.
Four suspected Basque militants abducted Antonio Marta de Grial Urquijo, adviser to King Juan Carlos, at gunpoint in downtown Madrid just days before a national referendum. Police offered no formal charges yet as ETA styling suggested, with the group entering Oriol’s offices and ordering occupants to the floor.
Veteran barbers recall the decline of traditional straight-razor shaves. The 30 cent price in 1939 rose to about 3.38 dollars for a shave now, tied to beards, stainless blades, and new electric razors, as customers shrink and skilled shavers retire after decades in the trade.
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