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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1960
Page
1
The CT presents a forecasting feature led by Dr. Spencer P. Thornton starting today. Readers are invited to follow predictions on the presidential contest and the winner as a first installment. The Week-End Dividend Pages offer family friendly local columns and features across pages 24 and 25.
Senator John F. Kennedy formally announced his candidacy for the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination in Washington. He pledged to win both the nomination and the election and outlined key issues from ending the arms race to boosting science and education. He plans to enter the New Hampshire primary on March 8 and indicated possible participation in Wisconsin and Oregon primaries.
New year brings newborns to area hospitals as January 1 yields several early arrivals. Jesse Arroyo Jr. born at St. Joseph Hospital Lorain one minute after midnight to Mr. and Mrs. Arroyo of 707 Blossom Dr. Lorain joins three sisters. his father works at National Tube. William Paul Keiper arrives at Elyria Memorial Hospital at 8:30 p.m. with mother Mrs. Keiper of 880 Cleveland St. He has a sister, Robin. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Plummer of Valley City at Medina Hospital at 12:30 a.m. New year sees Allen Memorial Hospital Oberlin and Amherst Hospital awaiting their first births.
Floyd E. Hargrove, lover of slained Scoutmaster Charles Clark's widow, is charged after investigators say his alibi collapsed. He previously confessed, but lie detector tests later deemed his admission a hoax, and police report new evidence implicating him as the sniper.
Square dancers and their numbers rise daily as Jim Ketchum foresees a bright future for the hobby. He cites several reasons for renewed interest and invites readers to explore his views in Squarin Round on page 23.
Elyria reports a year end traffic tally with no fatalities but injuries matching a prior high. The front page highlights a New Year tradition at Oberlin College presidents and notes a power pole crash near Worth Ridgeville off Route 76 causing a blackout on page 26.
Lorain native Sp4 Paul W. Smith Sr. died in a vehicle accident in Bad Aibling Germany while serving with the Army Security Agency. He enlisted in 1937 and had been overseas since 1958. survived by his mother two sisters a brother and other relatives. Funeral arrangements are by Reichlin Cooley Funeral Home.
Cloudy today and tonight with little temperature change. High around 38 to 43, low 32 to 36. Rain this afternoon and tonight. Sunday remains cloudy and colder with rain changing to snow. Friday’s temperatures from 20 to 40. Precipitation none in the past 24 hours. Humidity 57 percent at 7 am, 60 at 1 pm, 65 at 7 pm. Sunrise 7:53 am, sunset 5:09 pm. Moonrise 10:55 am, moonset 10:08 pm.
A 7,202 ton American freighter Valley Forge ran aground on Barlang Kap Rock about 50 miles southeast of Singapore. The minesweeper picked up 18 crewmen and a tug earlier rescued eight more. unconfirmed reports say others reached Tanjong Pinang. Most crew were Americans en route from Portland to Calcutta with 10,000 tons of wheat.
Safety officials warned the fast rising traffic death count could break the New Year holiday highway record of 358 set in 1955. United Press International tallies show 196 killed in traffic, 22 in fires, 29 in other accidents for a total of 247 with Michigan leading states at 20 deaths.
William E Hewitt aged 100 died four days after celebrating his birthday at Kipton Community Church open house. He lived in Kipton all his life worked as a farmer and later at Cleveland's Southwest Hospital. Survivors include eight grandchildren and several relatives. services set for Tuesday at 2 pm at Gerber and Son Funeral Home Wakeman with burial in Camden Cemetery.
A head on collision on a remote road south of South Bay Florida killed nine people. Eight died at the scene and one died later in a hospital. One car carried Pennsylvania plates. The other was a station wagon. All victims were white.
An 18 year old Sullivan Ohio native Pvt Patrick VanWay was found shot at 2 45 am at Fort Hood guarding the post exchange and cafeteria He died four hours later in the post hospital Capt John Vollmer says the evidence indicates an accidental discharge from VanWays M 1 Garand rifle Investigations continue Funeral plans are handled by Denbo Funeral Home Ashland Ohio
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration pressed behind the scenes to avert a Jan. 26 steel strike but no settlement emerged. Labor Secretary Mitchell met with union leaders David McDonald and R. Conrad Cooper while mediation efforts paused. McDonald warned a likely rejection of the final contract in a union vote set for January 11 to 13.
A holiday blizzard snarled the Great Plains and spread into the Mississippi Valley with ice, snow, and sleet. Highways iced over, towns isolated, livestock trapped, and seven people reported missing as planes vanished in the vast storm zone centered on eastern Nebraska. The system threatened Minnesota, Wisconsin, and upper Michigan with more snow and winds.
January 3 at 7 pm the Lorain High School Auditorium hosts a steel workers mass rally. J W Abie International Secretary Treasurer leads with speakers Jim Griffin Bernie Greenberg Paw Shrinn and L W Abie presenting union aims to the public.
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