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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1967
Page
5
In northern Thailand a clash with North Vietnamese Pathet Lao and Meo forces left six Thai soldiers wounded. King Bhumipol and Queen Sirikit led helicopters to evacuate the wounded and visited them before hospital transfer.
A 10 foot fence with saplings and barbed wire completed in September halts North Korean intrusions into the U S sector of the DMZ Col John Q Newton says no infiltration since then He notes a spike in attacks from 1966 to 1967 with about 22 allied and similar North Korean fatalities.
Glenda Gampher a University of Missouri Normandy senior was pronounced dead after being found in freezing Forest Park. A coroner and doctors then confirmed movement and breathing in the morgue leading to emergency treatment including a tracheotomy and IV support.
Rhonda Thrush eight year old girl received a kidney from her mother Donna on Oct 5 after a year in Chil dren's Hospital Columbus. She left the hospital for Christmas at her Rockbridge home with doctors saying strong long term success odds. Aladdin Temple Shrine paid most of her more than $25,000 hospital bill.
Lorain County received 5973 dollars from the latest auto license road mileage distribution announced by State Auditor Roger Cloud. The 1967 total reached 9,749,304.32 dollars with potential further distributions up to about 3.5 million before year end. Percent shares are by county highway miles. Huron got 5638 dollars and Erie County 3086.
Civil rights figure Bayard Rustin launches an open bid to win Southern Black votes for President Johnson. He promotes coalition building among Blacks, labor, whites, and liberals while SRC disavows the campaign and key leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King oppose him over Vietnam policy.
A theft at Lorain County Meats in Elyria Township led to the loss of $400 worth of frozen steak between Thursday 5 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. Entry was gained by breaking a window in an overhead door and sawing off a padlock on the sales room door. Abe Osher of Shaker Heights owned the shop and reported the incident to sheriff deputies.
A common pleas court jury awarded 15,000 to Mrs. David E. Jordan after she alleged deputy Helen Mitchell used rough tactics during a January 1966 squad raid. Sheriff Louis A. Robusky and a bonding company were named in the suit. defense says a new trial decision is pending.
The State Controlling Board approved a $1.9 million grant to Ohio State University but officials doubt it will lower fees. OSU plans a $15 per quarter tuition increase beginning January to cover a $6.1 million deficit and fund new programs, reserves, and six new colleges.
Marion Ohio mayor announces the city will fill the full time solicitor post through newspaper ads after no candidate was elected in November. The $12 000 yearly position requires full time legal work. two inquiries have been received and officials expect a choice by January 1.
The Lorain County Republican Executive Committee lists expenses of 4683.48 for the November 7 election and notes the deadline for filing with the board. Other reports include Reichlin for Mayor 1545.26 and various candidate expenditures from Booth Bazley, Marsho, Heil, Standen, MacDermott, and Reeves.
The Elyria Democratic Central Committee listed expenses totaling 4747.93 for items in the period, second only to 5415.44 spent by the citizens committee for passage of the levy for the retard ed. Other large accounts include solicitor fees, councilor payments, and mayoral campaigns across multiple towns.
Dewitt B. Harrison Jr. and passenger Gerald W. Houston, both treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital for head cuts after a southbound car on Tobson Road missed a curve, slid along the roadside, and struck a bridge railing, splitting the vehicle in two as patrolmen reported.
Ernst L. Mones announces Lorain County Community College library’s first corporate gift from the 400 Club. David I. Macgregor presents a $1,000 check, noting the aim to bolster library books and materials as the club seeks 400 pledges or contributions.
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