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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1960
Page
1
Elyria highlights its notable natives in entertainment with Dorothy Funk's From the Chatter Box and a feature on Sip Atarben'e suite a song. The page also notes 23 schools blamed for various issues and hints at Woodring on Education page 22.
A science feature unfolds at Elging High showing a dramatic display of atomic science. The event captures student interest as a fresh topic in the science show on page one.
Paris reports France has exploded a plutonium device near Reggane in the Sahara, claiming a 20 kiloton yield and marking France as the world’s fourth nuclear power. De Gaulle announced the test and framed it as a boost to national and Western defense, with initial notes of no radio fallout.
Elyria High School Pioneers return from Marion with the Buckeye Conference basketball championship in hand. For full game details and pictures, see page 14.
In Seoul UPI reports Professor John King and his wife who had been separated since 1941 learned the whereabouts of each other after years apart. King had sent his wife and four children to the United States as tensions rose in April 1941.
The world’s largest blimp, a Navy ZPG3W, ruptured its envelope at South Weymouth Naval Air Station when a tractor towing it to a hangar toppled by wind. The gondola remained undamaged, and no crew were aboard at the time.
Cloudy and cold with light snow possible in the NE. A Korean War era professor King, long missing from his Florida wife Mrs Sherman, is found. he plans to call son Clarence in Cincinnati and head to the U S. He recounts wartime teaching and liaison work in Korea. Mrs Sherman remains undecided on remarriage.
The Supreme Court denied another stay of execution to convict author Carsi Chewman, who has faced death in California’s chamber for 11 years amid multiple appeals and legal challenges.
A 15-year-old Grafton high school student was found near a cornfield on North Reed Road at 11 40 p m apparently drugged and in shock. Deputies Parker Miller and James Mertz rushed her to Elyria Memorial Hospital where she was treated for hypothermia and remains in fair condition. Two Avon brothers will be questioned as investigators pursue leads about a 1955 two tone Ford and two men seen fleeing a nearby roadside pickup.
The U S defense apparatus admits the SpaSur radar fence can detect only satellites within 1000 miles of Earth and notes a seven mile gap between two radar beams. The system, set up by the Navy in 1958, claims to have detected an unidentified satellite near polar orbit but acknowledges a potential blind spot.
Whitesale grocer John Fleet says he felt sorry for the thieves who grabbed his briefcase on Friday. The only tag found inside the case was a cauliflower.
Gremvale Newgent of New Augusta Indiana, 42, suffered a right leg amputation in a truck crash on Route 224 east of Sullivan. A roadside blood transfusion was given at 6 a.m. by Dr B E Grable while rescue crews worked an hour to free him. He is in critical condition at Lodi Hospital as state patrol investigates.
Officers celebrate the formation of Alpha Beta Phi at Amenvan University after a lengthy search. They secured a room adjacent to the Mrs Westnz lounge, marking the completion of their recruitment and establishment efforts.
UPI writer Charles Corddry reports from defense facilities and test bases as he surveys the United States and Soviet progress in long range missiles space operations and overall military strength. The series begins Monday in The Chronicle-Telegram.
The weather bureau released a list of 84 female names to designate Atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms. Names will be used seasonally, with replacements if storms cause heavy loss of life or property. The cycle begins with Abby and ends with Arlene in the later part of the period, skipping letters U X Y and Z due to limited names.
In Lorain County Class A boys basketball Columbia tops seeds Keystone after seed meetings. Firelands and Avon South Amherst earn first round byes with Brookside drawing a bye and meeting Keystone in the semifinal. Final at Clearview on February 6 with Medina County champion heading to sectional.
School officials in Chelmsford report the theft of a son bearing its mate from King Edward VI Grammar School. The incident involves the motto Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might. Authorities are investigating the theft and seeking information from staff and students.
A massive Gulf storm delivers up to 10 inches of snow on the Texas Louisiana border and spreads snow sleet and ice across Mississippi Alabama Tennessee Virginia Georgia and the Carolinas. Forecasts warn of more snow as deadly crashes and cold grip the region.
London reports France has joined the Nuclear Club after its first A bomb test in the Sahara, elevating President Charles de Gaulle to a long awaited place among the great powers. The move follows two decades of eclipse since 1940 and signals France’s return to global prominence despite lag in nuclear expertise.
Fragmented text shows reporters John Smith and Bob Manning in separate cars as an ambulance passes. The garbled copy mentions a police matter and a death, with ads for market services and a Simmons metal bed in the surrounding classifieds.
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