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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1974
Page
1
Lorain County superintendents consider a countywide shift in start times after Sheffield-Sheffield Lake votes to delay all schools a half hour. Parents oppose the change despite district concerns about children walking to school in the dark and interdistrict transport links.
U.S built passenger car sales fell 20 percent in December, the third straight month below 1972. Ford lost 26 percent, Chrysler 20.3 percent, GM 20 percent, while AMC rose 28 percent. December totals dropped to 573,730, the lowest since 1970, signaling potential production cutbacks and more layoffs amid energy shortages and softer economy.
Brooks Keystone High School student Brooks won first prize as designer of the Lorain County Sesquicentennial seal. 77 entries were received including 29 from North School District. Sue Newman of North High School won 10 prize of 50 dollars. third prize of 25 went to Dan from East River States. Winners to be presented at Lorain County Community College meeting.
Egypt's Al Akhbar quotes Secretary James R. Schlesinger warning the United States might take forceful action to end the oil embargo. The paper notes the risk of global catastrophe if oil shipments stop and says the Arabs would resist any gunboat diplomacy.
Mayer leads the second list of valid entries in the index, marking a notable placement for the season. Local editors note the performance reflects progressive scoring and steady form amid competition.
A rifle shot is blamed for a widespread outage affecting over 20,000 Ohio Edison customers in Elyria North Ridgeville Columbia and Brunswick. A 69,000 volt subtransmission line near Abbe and Race roads failed at 6 p.m. triggering two outages with power restored by 11:15 p.m. Edison and Lorain County Community College faced brief outages as crews worked. vandals had previously damaged insulators in the area.
In St Louis, Jim and wife Shirley await their 7 month old Shane’s death at Children’s Hospital. They sold their home to finance a futile 1600 mile trek to Texas for treatment. Doctor James Keating says biliary atresia is seldom curable and the Texas surgery was experimental. The Shirleys, with two daughters, received aid from several sources as they face an uncertain end.
Elyria Fisher Body Plant will begin indefinite layoffs affecting 300 workers, not the 530 announced by GM in Detroit. Plant officials cited weaker car sales and shifting production toward small GM models, with SUB eligibility limited to those with 12 months of service.
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