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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1973
Page
1
Crestwood Elementary fourth graders study the colonial era with a project led by parent volunteers. Lisa Pluta, 9, learns embroidery from Mrs. Ruth Hardway at 42325 Griswold Rd as part of the hands on history lesson.
Acting FBI Director L Patrick Gray testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that the bureau will stay completely nonpolitical. He denied political speeches during Nixon’s re election drive and defended past speeches as department business. The hearing addresses the Watergate probe and FBI wiretapping policies with Gray citing pillars of nonpartisanship.
U S troop withdrawals in South Vietnam paused as North Vietnam refuses to free American prisoners. Hanoi cites cease-fire violations by South Vietnam and reports a Dalat ambush injuring four PRG officers. North Vietnam says POW releases will resume once Saigon safeguards JMC members.
Partly cloudy today and tonight with highs in the upper 30s and 40s tomorrow. Precipitation chances near zero today, 10 percent tonight, and 29 percent tomorrow. Light winds shift to southerly 6 to 12 mph tonight. Record shows yesterday high 21 and today low 12.
About 200 members of the American Indian Movement controlled Wounded Knee in southwestern South Dakota with roughly 10 hostages. Authorities reported demands for a Senate inquiry into the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Department of the Interior and the right for the Ogallala Sioux to elect their own officials. The town, home to about 1,000 people, faced ongoing armed clashes and threats of further violence.
James Metts and Ralph Bowman, both of 101 West River St Apt 12, are charged with first degree murder in the beating death of Elyria Postmaster Michael Lotko. Lotko was found beaten and dumped on Turner Street after a Saturday-Sunday confrontation at a Broad Street tavern.
The Chronicle Telegram runs a special series with excerpts about Anthom Herbert the most decorated Korean War serviceman. It questions his war crimes disclosures and detentions during the Wetman War, and why he left the Army. The report frames his actions and the ensuing controversy through dated recollections and headlines.
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