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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1966
Page
1
A third Mathna proposal to annex 4022 acres of Sheffield Village was not heard after a ruling by Hrisko that Lorain cannot initiate annexation of an incorporated municipality. Residents must petition to start proceedings, sparking questions about costs and staffing as councilors caution against rushed action.
Elyria City Council refused to finalize participation in the county airport project citing financing and annexation concerns. The ordinance, on first reading, would let Elyria cooperate with Lorain and the county to form an airport authority with shared costs, while Lorain plans annexation into Elyria Township.
Ohio officials announced Lucasville will host an $18 million maximum security prison near Portsmouth while Grafton Prison Farm is to be transformed into a 1500 cell medium security facility. The move sets a four year statewide prison program with Mansfield’s reformatory converted to maximum security. Construction starts in about a year.
Groundwork for a possible court fight over a cable television franchise in Elyria emerged when Elyria Telerama Inc accepted a 10 year franchise. Observers saw the move as notice that the council's action binds the current council. The matter hinges on emergency passage and validity of prior council decisions.
Wellington residents face enforcement of a sidewalk snow removal ordinance as the council pursues action against violators. Other items note police and fire wage increases, zoning warnings for violators, and village officials addressing municipal matters across multiple pages.
Weather forecast notes considerable fog and drizzle in the forenoon with fog lifting and light rain ending by afternoon. Otherwise cloudy and warmer through Wednesday. Overnight low around 35 to 43 Fahrenheit. low tonight approximately 3 above zero. Towepa prrHhoklye.
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co announces a $60 million expansion of its Avon Lake plant, including a 600000 kilowatt turbogenerator. Planning Commission backs rezoning for industrial use of up to 21 acres, with city council approving first reading to place the matter on the ballot.
Thick fog across the Midwest halts air travel and causes numerous crashes. Seven killed and at least 230 injured in Illinois and Iowa. over 200 hurt in northern Thailand area as heavy fog spreads across ten counties. Numerous disruptions at O’Hare and Des Moines area airports with aviation delays and wreckage narratives.
Ground search parties comb Banihal Pass for the Indian Airlines Fokker Friendship wreckage carrying 33 passengers and a crew of four. The plane vanished about three miles from the pass on a Srinagar to New Delhi flight. Bad weather delayed air searches. only two passengers were non Indians.
In Honolulu UPI reports President Johnson pledged U S aid to reconstruct hundreds of South Vietnamese villages once secured from Viet Cong threat. Talks with South Vietnamese leaders focused on village pacification and defector handling as Moyers noted rewarding momentum and planned afternoon meetings with officials.
Honolulu UPI reports President Johnson and Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky discuss forming a "new society" in war torn South Vietnam. The plan shifts priorities from victory alone to tackling political, economic, and social issues now to avoid losing the war.
President Johnson will send Agriculture Secretary Freeman and Health Secretary Gardner to Viet Nam to assist in early planning of a new social reform program. They will accompany Prime Minister Ky and Ambassador Lodge back to Saigon after the Hawaii conference on Viet Nam.
Washington officials raised the maximum FHA loan rate from 5 1 4 to 5 percent, adding about 810 to the total cost of a typical $15,000 loan over 30 years. Affected monthly payments rise from 89 16 to 91 41, increasing financing costs for homebuyers nationwide.
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