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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1960
Page
1
Washington agencies study a near polar orbiting object detected by American tracking stations to determine if a secret Russian satellite or space rocket segment is in orbit. The unclear object could be a voiceless satellite or a fragment from a lunar probe or lunar rocket misfired last October.
President Eisenhower announced a sweeping U S proposal to ban nuclear tests in air oceans space and underground with four features to be verified under assured controls He urged the Soviet Union to accept the plan as a constructive beginning while Khrushchev pressed for general disarmament The plan aims to prevent atmospheric radioactivity and aims at verifiable limits on tests to ease global tensions.
The FCC urged Congress to criminalize payola and deceptive practices including rigged quizzes. The proposal would amend the US code with fines up to 5000 dollars or one year in prison or both, aiming to curb industry abuses and restore public trust.
Cloudy and windy with snow flurries today and colder temperatures. Highs near 51, with readings around 22 inches of precipitation reported in 24 hours ending 7 PM Wednesday and gusts from the west at 25 to 35 mph. Gale warnings in effect with southwest winds, moonset Friday noted.
Weather system drives death toll to 34 as blizzard sweeps the Great Plains and Midwest. Readings dip below zero from North Dakota to Minnesota with Grand Forks registering 12 degrees below zero. Federal warnings extend across Iowa Missouri Oklahoma Kansas and Nebraska.
A massive winter storm drenched the Great Plains and Midwest with tornadoes, dust, sleet, hail and deep snow. Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Texas, Kansas, California, Arkansas and others faced blocked roads, stranded travelers, and extensive power and transit disruptions as crews worked to reopen highways.
President Eisenhower denounced sensational publicity by backers push ing military projects. He spoke after visiting Cape Canaveral on missiles and rockets and urged careful national interest considerations over pet defense policies. He criticized leaks from Congress on missile strength and touched on education funding and public morality in broadcasting.
Three tugs head to port with the 21,800-ton tanker Angelo Petri after it swamped at the start of a voyage to the East Coast. The vessel carried wine cottonseed oil and missile fuel with 26 crew aboard during a 20-hour struggle against gale winds.
Washington reports the Labor Department will issue its January jobs data at noon. Analysts expect a seasonal rise in unemployment from Christmas layoffs, with the unemployment total well below last January's 4.7 million jobless. The December report showed 1.7 million employed and 3.6 million unemployed.
A strong earthquake struck Santiago at 7:33 am local time today, rattling buildings and prompting inspections as residents assessed damage and authorities urged calm.
In Watkinsville Georgia Roy Crowley used a homemade hi fi speaker setup as a do it yourself burglar alarm. The system produced mumbles instead of jazz but led Crowley to the store where he caught Ernest Kile age 2 and Patrick Roberts age 18 in the act of burglary.
In Havana a five man revolutionary tribunal sentenced 104 counter revolutionary plotters to prison for 3 to 30 years as confiscation of property including cattle ranches was ordered. Thirty six were acquitted as bystanders in clashes with secret police during the August Trinidad action.
A cold air mass brought lower temperatures and snow flurries across Ohio. A Canton Pure Milk Co plant chimney was toppled by 40 mph winds but no injuries were reported. Roads were slippery east of Akron Canton Youngstown with some closures due to high water and freezing temperatures.
A damaged OCR fragment lists phone numbers FA 33521 and 32-6177 for placing ads. Mentions a Kodak Showtime projector and Kodak turret camera, a 24 inch aluminum ladder, and a CT want ad. It references Elyna and Lorain with unclear context.
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