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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1969
Page
21
The 56,000 ton battleship New Jersey returned from a month off the line and pounded 64 North Vietnamese bunkers near Da Nang with 1,900 pound shells for four hours. The bombardment supported South Korean Marines and killed at least five enemy soldiers.
Giusomo a 40 year U S Steel Lorain Works employee filed with the elections board for the First Ward council seat as a Democrat. Married father of two, long time Lorain resident and 32nd degree Mason, he has served on the park board.
The Ohio Parole Board rejected parole for Thomas Licavoli for 60 days to allow more information. Board officials cited family ties to the Mafia and the need to study special conditions and living arrangements before any release to Michigan under the Interstate Compact. Licavoli, 63, led a Toledo gang linked to Al Capone and the Purple Gang. he has served 35 years for four gangland murders in Lucas County.
Premier Marcelo Caetano told a nationwide broadcast his government would permit reforms in society but prevent changes that could cause social upheaval. He also vowed to maintain Portugal's African provinces.
Senior Bill Hedges announced a sit in outside the Marine recruiter office at Oberlin and said the action is a risk for convictions against the war. John Shapiro questioned mass expulsions but supported discussing options including walkouts, picketing Peters Hall, teach ins, and guerrilla theater.
Local 1104 backs Kender and Narick in a fierce contest for union leadership. Narick vows to restore power to about 3,700 locals while Kender earns broad support from 40 locals and the district. The pair cite the July 1968 wage pact as a two year extension of the old agreement.
East and Manhattan faced heavy snow with six lane spans closed and clogged roads. Mayor John V. Lindsay toured the city by helicopter and urged commuters to leave cars home. Intermittent train service, a sanitation labor dispute easing, and projected costs of 350000 in New York and 400000 in Boston marked the aftermath.
New York and American stock exchanges opened at 11 a.m. today, one hour late, and closed at their normal afternoon times. The delays followed a 15 inch snowstorm that shut the markets yesterday.
A nationwide hunt was under way for David Ervin Beagles a 28 year old former model parolee linked to a second capital murder charge He is accused of killing Betty Jean Houston 30 whose body was found in a shallow grave near Tallahassee Sheriff Hamlin said the victim was brutally beaten and shot Autopsy details and search reasons were undisclosed due to court rulings
An itemized market sheet lists prices for apples Beets Cucumbers Chives Lettuce Mushrooms Radishes Squash Parsnips and Potatoes. Prices cover bags crates and sacks with quantities from 3 to 50 pounds and per unit costs ranging from 30 cents to several dollars depending on item size and packaging.
Eggs and poultry sales to retailers in major Ohio cities and southern Indiana are reported. Cartons delivered across sizes show large A white 51 to 56 cents, medium 46 to 52, and poultry prices for Quality Fryers and hens noted with varying ranges.
Market reports from Elyria and Cleveland show steady cattle hog and lamb trading with specific price ranges for different grades and weights. British troops begin Malaysia withdrawal, with Britain aiming to remove Far East forces by 1972, as National Geographic notes a 1869 Austrian postcard centennial.
Creston consignors sold 906 head with calves over 100 lbs strong topping at 48.75 while small calves lagged. Hogs steady with top 21.40 for No 1 hogs. sows and heavy hogs unchanged. Cattle showed strength in steers and heifers with top Angus steer at 28.80 and Holstein steer 26. cows active above 19 with top 20.40. bulls up to 26.10. Also notes 231 calves graded and various bales of beef and utility stock. Airborne geologists use infrared scanning off Hawaii to map underground rainwater streams toward the sea.
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