13 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1969
Page
1
Snow falls today with variable cloudiness and a high expected in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Tonight remains mostly cloudy with light snow possible. Tomorrow sees continued cloudy conditions with possible snow flurries and little change in temperature.
Instruction classes at North Park by Elyria Parks and Recreation help children like 6 year old Tamar Mavle learn to stand on ice. Mrs William Hess guides the youngster with caution as he glides, while lessons emphasize safe falling.
About 1200 delegates at the 47th annual Ohio Education Association meeting approved a resolution to push for an income tax based funding plan for education aiming to reduce reliance on property taxes. The drive seeks school bonds and legislative changes with a runoff to elect a new president between Akron teacher Wide Underwood and Jackson principal Walrim McDonald.
Vermilion police and deputies freed Lamunven, pinned for about 12 hours after a crash along Routes 6 and 2 near Beulah Beach. The driver, reportedly missing a leg, was hospitalized at Good Samaritan in Sandusky with a possible broken ankle and exposure.
Seven children were killed in three separate Cincinnati area fires last night. Mrs Marjorie Morris and another mother were hospitalized in shock after the blazes, with four children lost by Morris and five in a tenement fire on the city’s east side. Firefighters rescued five children from a Camp Washington third floor apartment but could not revive them.
A major terrorist attack in Milan and nearby Rome leaves fourteen dead and over a hundred hurt. Police cordon the city and Manila manhunt expands as authorities question hundreds and vow to track the bombers amid national shock.
Former Ohio congressman John McSweeney died last night after surgery at age 78. He served five terms in the Ohio House of Representatives and later was director of the Ohio Department of Welfare.
Readable lines show a datebook style fragment listing Elyria churches and entertainment entries including sports, television, and birthday notes. Limited legible items suggest a local community calendar snapshot with category headers and sparse event references.
A 1960s-era Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 707 hijack attempt in flight over Greece ended with both bomb carrying gunmen killed as guards and passengers resisted. Security forces say suspects planned to distribute pamphlets about massacres. another guard and passengers aided in foiling the bid.
Crestwood School photographer John Kenney captured cheerful Cepressions of young students at Flyrna in a pre school class. A Sunday feature highlights the charming moments that will appear on tomorrow’s picture page.
Reports say two American patrols were ambushed by Viet Cong near Hip Hop rout about 28 miles northwest of Saigon. Casualties include nine wounded and several killed. Viet Cong allegedly struck highways and destroyed a bridge at Long Thinh with about 730 pounds of explosives.
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