19 Feb 1968
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1968
Page
1
A mid morning storm ripped through a six block area along coastal Miami Beach injuring more than a dozen people. Two heart attack victims were among the injured as power lines cars and buildings were knocked down with $25 million in damage. Police cordoned off the area as debris and broken glass littered the scene.
News quiz page 11 notes the country’s economy suffers from a sharp tourism decline. Elyria High’s Ken Parker, a sophomore, is District Wrestling Champion and heads to the state tournament in Columbus this weekend. Pat Kershaw, district runner up, will also represent Elyria at the state on page 28.
Weather remains warmer with sunny periods today, increasing cloudiness tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures slowly moderate through Tuesday with highs near the upper 30s and lows in the teens.
Lt Col Norris M. Overly 38 one of three American fliers released by North Vietnam is described as sounding wonderful by his sister Mrs William E Lindsey. She spoke from Wright Patterson Air Force Base where he is de briefing and said he looks tired but fine. The reunion with his wife and children occurred at the air base.
Merchants report meat supplies steady but wholesale pork and beef costs rose last week as the National Farmer Organization sustains its withholding action to pressure price gains. Grocers warn higher consumer prices may begin next week if wholesale increases persist.
Florida teachers from the Florida Education Association prepare a broad walkout over inadequate funding as lawmakers fail to raise education appropriations. Ancestral resignations of about 35 000 FEA members were activated, signaling a potential nationwide first in state teacher protests.
A humorous aside claims men may be smarter than women while joking that a good figure excuses ignorance. The phrasing reflects playful gender stereotype humor from a past era.
Lorain County voters will decide on expanding the Lorain Port Authority to County-wide status with a 2 percent mill levy to fund operations. Commissioners Norman Thompson and Ludwig M Pincura announced plans to place the issue on the November election ballot, noting Lorain county electors would vote. If approved, the levy would shift roughly 20,000 dollars annual income to the port authority, replacing the current Lorain-only levy funding about 70,000 dollars per year. The proposal, submitted by the Lorain Port Authority, faced a delay due to Commissioner Jerry Keron’s illness but is expected to proceed at the next meeting.
Communist guerrillas launched a second heavy rocket and ground assault against Tan Son Nhut Airbase near Saigon. Ground fighting raged around Tan Thoi and a Saigon River bridge as Vietnamese troops with American helicopters engaged rocket sites. A U S soldier waiting at the airport was killed and 48 GIs wounded.
In Cincinnati seven children of Mr and Mrs Henry Cox died in a house fire at 725 am. The victims jumped from a second floor window to escape the blaze. Fire Chief Bert Lugannani suspects smoke inhalation as the cause.
Thomas L Thomas of Summit County filed as a Democratic candidate for the 13th District seat. A 14 year House veteran, he served 1952 1966 and held posts on education conservation highways and metropolitan areas. He focuses on redistricting procedures and tax exemptions for intercon savings accounts.
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