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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1973
Page
1
Ohio officials unveiled new color photo driver licenses to start Jan 2, with renewals first. The system aims to reduce fraud and allow faster verification, though full centralization may take months.
Ohio DOT says the missing link of I 90 between Westlake and Cleveland will be completed by August 31 1976 allowing Westlake Lorain County motorists access to Cleveland. A one mile Lakewood to Joslyn Road section bid due February 21 remains to be awarded.
The General Motors Fisher Body plant in Elyria announced a layoff of 530 workers, about one sixth of its 2,900 staff, exceeding union leaders' expectations. The plant closes for holidays through Jan 2 and will resume with a lean workforce, shaping uncertainty for Local 780 members. Clarence Bender warned the date of impact will be set next week.
General Motors plans a nationwide layoff of 86 000 workers with about 48 000 on temporary notice up to 10 days and 38 000 on indefinite layoffs. The move will idle nine percent of GM's workforce and impact the Elyria plant as part of the cutbacks.
A Navy cargo ship the USNS Private Joseph F. Merrill and the Liberian freighter Pearl Venture collided 11 miles off the Big Sur coast spilling 16 000 gallons of fuel. No injuries were reported on either vessel. Pearl Venture left the scene for Los Angeles while Resolute prepared to sail from San Francisco with pollution cleanup gear.
Snow flurries possible tonight and tomorrow with a 20 percent chance of precip. Lows tonight 18 to 24, highs tomorrow in the upper 20s to low 30s. Northwesterly winds 15 to 23 mph. Extended outlook shows snow possible Monday through Wednesday with highs in the 20s and lows in the teens to 20s.
A brief section of the newspaper lists deaths and births in today’s index. It highlights forthcoming notices and personal milestones while guiding readers to the full pages for details on names, dates, and services.
Outdoor editor Don Miller notes The Nature Conservancy rapidly acquires acres for preservation before government action. Special Sunday Scene features a reprint in Family Features of Dear Abby Best of 1973 chosen by Abby from thousands of letters received this year.
Two of three young Americans shown in a Turkish court after being sentenced to death yesterday on conviction of smuggling 340 pounds of hashish into Turkey from Syria. The court later reduced the sentence to life imprisonment because of mitigating factors. Shown from left are Kathryn Anne Zenz of Lancaster Wisconsin JoAnn Marie McDaniel of Coos Bay Oregon Also sentenced was Robert Ernest Hubbard hometown unknown.
Egyptian forces claimed to shoot down an Israeli unmanned aircraft over Egyptian positions near the Suez Canal during a reconnaissance flight. Israel acknowledged losing a drone, its second in the region since October, with Geneva talks meanwhile noting a trend toward disengagement as Egyptian negotiators paused for the next week.
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