Santa's North Pole tale spans theories and myths
A 1983 Chronicle-Telegram column traces the North Pole from Cold War research proving the cold germ cannot survive there to shifting pole locations and Captain Symmes's yawning hole theory. It notes Peary's contested claim, the pole's movement toward Greenland, and how Symmes' ideas shaped Santa's mythical home.
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Santa Claus
North Pole
U.S. Air Force
Robert E. Peary
Perry
Frederick Cook
Peary
John Cleve Symmes
Ohio
Siberia
Symmes
Four men die in Lake Erie plane crash recovered
Civilian boaters locate the four bodies after a Friday night crash while en route to aid a heart patient. Officials identify the victims as Bruce Mettler Duane Dregs Mike Sweeney and pilot Robert Rigoni. Norbert McKillips the heart patient survives after airlift to hospital.
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Port Clinton
Lake Erie
Put-in-Bay
Lee Cox
Macgruder Hospital
Kelleys Island
Coast Guard
Federal Aviation Administration
Bruce Met
Crossan to head S. Lake council president pro tem
Sheffield Lake council names George Crossan as president pro tem after unanimous approval at the Tuesday meeting. Appointed committees include Finance Crossan Dondal Smith Leffler. safety Leffler Ackerman Smith. utilities Joyce Hanks Ackerman Smith. building Jeannette Maggard Hanks Clare Wagner. parks Wagner Leffler Smith. ordinances Ackerman Hanks Wagner. Hanks also serves as cable TV rep and chaplain.
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Sheffield Lake
George Crossan
Charles Kelly
Crossan
Dondal Smith
James Leffler
Leffler
Joan Ackerman
Smith
Joyce Hanks
Ackerman
Jeannette Maggard
Hanks
Clare Wagner
Wagner
Leffler and Smith
Planning Commission
Zoning Board
Maggard
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Elyria
Gustaf Arrhenius
Scripps Oceanography Institute
California
Hawaii
Arrhenius
Greenland
William Markowitz
Naval Observatory
Washington
Markowitz
Hamilton
John Cleves Symmes
S. Lake
SEIKO
International Diftware
Awesome Savings
Eee
Jewelers
Alvin
Great Northern Mall
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