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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1966
Page
14
A playful forecast envisions a nationwide crash spanning border to border as interstates connect big cities. The piece mocks safety dives like collapsible steering wheels, while listing comically named drivers and penalties from a chaotic California pileup and imagined Midwest domino effects.
Charry Skorge, 20, of Mineola Hotel, was arrested after a hotel fire that gutted the building killed one person and injured seven. Detectives say he was angry with hotel owners over living habits and was charged with setting the blaze. He was taken into custody at 1 am EST today.
Brownhelm Township trustees faced a cash shortfall after the Lorain County auditor failed to provide August and October tax advances. They reviewed township insurance, planned to reexamine the fire policy with McKeon Coghlan Insurance Agency, and drafted bid specs for an industrial tractor with loader and backhoe. Bills paid totaled under 1 and Harald Emmerich sought division of his Peasley Road property for a building lot without changing ownership.
Seniors in the top 25 percent may earn college credit by completing enrichment courses at Oberlin College. Eligible high school students must have a 3.5 cumulative average in the subject area and pay a $15 AP fee. Applications are due by June 1 through the guidance counselor.
Local Chronicle Telegram brief from Syria Ohio reports events of February 24, 1966. Details are limited in the grainy OCR, noting community happenings and short notices typical of mid 1960s Ohio news briefs.
Former ambassador George V. Allen, 62, is recalled by the State Department to direct the Foreign Service Institute effective March 1. Allen retired in 1960 after a career in diplomacy and served as director of the U.S. Information Agency from 1957 to 1960. He has been president of the Tobacco Institute in Washington since retirement.
Birmingham meeting highlights March effort to grow Firelands Lions Club with guest Gerald Hoerig and Harold Baumann. Members earning 100 percent attendance include James Angelo, Walter Bechstein, Maurice Fout, Len Gerber, Dwight Holt, Archie McDowell, Merle Surarrer, Wasem, Gene Sprague, Karl Webber, and John Wryst. Perry F. Johnson of Lorain County Metropolitan Park System spoke on park operations and future plans.
Avon Lake developers accuse Mayor Mitock appointees of hostility to a north Detroit Rd shopping center. C. Taylor J. Smith of Smith Associates asks five questions about planning commission appointments and a perceived conflict of interest. Graeff and Tanner are named in disputes aiming to reassure prospective business leaders.
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