18 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1976
Page
1
Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky and Chilean Communist party chief Luis Corvalan arrived in Zurich for a prisoner exchange that will send both men into exile. Bukovsky landed on a Soviet airliner only minutes before Corvalan, signaling a negotiated swap at a neutral site.
Clear cold tonight with lows in the lower 20s and sunny tomorrow with highs near 40. Winds south 10 to 19 mph. Sunrise 7:04 a.m., sunset 4:56 p.m. Page C3: deaths births entertainment C2 sports A. Bo Televisx. A Lufthansa flight from Santiago carried Bukovsky and Corvalan in a high profile prisoner exchange arranged with U S mediation. Bukovsky, 35, released after more than a decade in Soviet camps, met family and planned time in Switzerland. Corvalan, 66, long jailed since Chile's 1973 coup, to depart for Moscow after a Geneva stop.
A Liberian registered tanker Sansinena exploded at the Union Oil dock in Los Angeles area killing at least 11 crew members and injuring about 50 others. Firefighters battled flames as debris, shifting wreckage, and a giant shock wave damaged the port area. Police reported looting fears but no confirmed thefts amid the disaster.
Tomorrow's Sunday Scene features Shannen Jewell with more photos from Frankenmuth Mich a world famous Christmas town known for Bavarian charm and Bronner's displays. Chief photographer John Kenney credits CT photo. CT reporter Mike Benbow reports on Popcorn with Pizazz game at Loram County Community College using computers in class and beyond. CT reporter Tom Chernitsky details security efforts as stores boost measures against shoplifting during Yuletide season.
A fire at the George Randall home near Oberlin forced a family of ten into campers after the blaze destroyed much of the house and all its contents. Only two sons were home. both escaped with pets killed in the flames. Fire origin undetermined. attic storage of Christmas presents lost. Insurance covers structure and contents. Red Cross aid being considered.
Recollections by Tom Ford and Robert Young illustrate how Gerald Ford and his era played with ride-on tracks Lincoln logs and a cardboard drum. Betty Friedan Alice Cooper Gloria Vanderbilt and others are mentioned as childhood favorites mixed with the era’s gift hopes and Christmas dreams. The piece frames how famous figures enjoyed simple playthings and the limits of affordability in their youth.
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