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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1976
Page
5
In De Kalb Illinois a 13 room vocations house opened by the Rockford Diocese offers daily Mass and evening prayers with weekly priesthood programs to aid young men in deciding whether to enter the seminary Father Bob Sherry notes many are interested but not ready to commit.
The Liberian tanker Argo Merchant ran aground near Nantucket causing a major spill of more than 133,000 gallons. Oil darkens the waters around Gray Seal habitat and Humpback Whale migratory routes, spreading over about 25 square miles. Coast Guard officials warn of a real threat to Cape Cod as teams assess damage and salvage options.
Savings Bonds boosts minimum yield to four percent after two months while keeping six percent at five years. Third quarter 1976 E and H bond sales hit 1.8 billion, the highest in 25 years. Messages also note a Lose A Thon pledge drive for Easter Seals in Lorain County locations. Coast Guard reports 33,000 more gallons spilled from Argo Merchant with about 100,000 gallons by Friday and ongoing offloading hindered by seas and wind. Rhode Island oceanographer warns a major spill could devastate Gray Seal population and fishermen rely on cod and haddock for livelihoods.
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