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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1973
Page
1
Nearly 40 percent of U.S. dogs and cats roam unowned or enter shelters where many are killed. Humane Society spokesmen urge owner responsibility and better shelter survival chances, calling for urgent steps to curb the spiraling birth rate of dogs and cats.
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority faces a Catch-22 as hundreds of low income housing applications go unmet while about 126 units sit vacant and boarded up. Director Ronald Ashley warned the vacancy rate could reach 80 percent at Wilkes Villa Elyria, fueling maintenance, security and income problems for staff and residents.
Kuwait transfers five terrorists who killed 31 at Rome and hijacked planes to the Palestinian Liberation Organization. Morocco demanded exemplary punishment and Italy pressed Kuwait for extradition. The PLO, led by Yasir Arafat, may hand them to Beirut for trial amid threats against US and European interests.
Wellington shoppers get a Christmas index featuring a Moss Jewelers display at 40 Broad Street Elvria with 14 carat gold and diamond pieces priced around 2456 dollars. Pupfer's Floral Shoppe at 119 Herrick Ave promotes River Elvria arrangements and “just arrived” Christmas plates by Fenton and creket bores.
Congress approves an 11 percent increase in Social Security benefits for about 30 million recipients starting in April, with a further 4 percent in July and a possible January 1975 cost of living raise. The bill raises the wage base for payroll taxes to $13,200, boosting taxes for high earners and their employers, and includes welfare boosts for the aged, blind and disabled, plus extensions for unemployment benefits and food stamp/Medicaid protections.
Washington AP report says all Air National Guard and Air Reserve training flights are grounded after 1.5 million barrels of military fuel were diverted by the Federal Energy Office. Energy chief William E. Simon ordered the fuel shift to U S civilian airlines over the holiday season, prompting a Defense Department protest and likely halts in training flights.
CT reporter Tom Chernitsky notes 52 642 Ohio drivers failed the written exam in the first half of this year out of 402 348 tested, a sign that even long-time motorists can struggle with renewals. A light feature on volunteers preparing a Christmas program for Serendipity Theater 3 at Elyna Public Library accompanies color photos by Carl Skalak Jr.
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