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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1963
Page
1
Chronicle-Telegram reporters examine how lowering and raising street lighting affects crime, business, and public safety. The Dividend Pages explore whether brighter streets deter crime, influence commerce, and change community dynamics, presenting research and practical observations from cities across the region.
A Elyria High School teacher is profiled for exploring whether Elyria lies west of the Alleghenies. The piece notes his thesis on the subject, his family life, and how he unwinds outside science classes while enjoying Ohio back roads.
A grateful mail carrier recounts how residents along his route helped after a serious injury. They remind him of duties he performed, including delivering medicine at night, illustrating community bonds. His story appears on Dividend Pages 8 and 19.
Lorain County high schoolers heard what comets are made of where they originate and whether they have magnetic fields. Joy Owens of the Chronicle Telegram reports on a recent science seminar held for students.
Today's Ohio medical society details a procedure to secure a family physician including registration, eligibility checks, and recommended contacts. The report highlights practical steps for patients in obtaining ongoing primary care.
Four Army and aviation helicopters in South Viet Nam crashed near Soc Trang and Trang Binh, killing seven Americans and seven other people. U.S. pilots spoke of receiving fire and mechanical trouble, with one helicopter going out of control and wreckage found near the central highlands as searchers recovered bodies.
The State Department says countries with ships trading with Cuba risk loss of U S aid under a last October law. The notice targets nations with ships carrying arms or strategic goods to Cuba, with no disclosure of how many were notified or how the rule will be applied. Agricultural aid to Poland and Yugoslavia is exempt under another law.
United Press International reports fierce winter storms across the midlands and western states. Blizzards lash the upper Midwest as temperatures plunge below zero from Montana to Wisconsin, with record lows in Amarillo and Cheyenne and travel hazards nationwide. Tornadoes strike Tennessee Louisiana and Mississippi.
Labor urged grass roots telegrams opposing Rep. Phil Landrum of Georgia as a candidate for a seat on the Ways and Means Committee. House Speaker McCormack favors Landrum in reward for Georgia Democrats who aided Kennedy administration wins. AFL-CIO fears Landrum would vote against labor on issues like unemployment compensation, with caucus decisions due Monday by secret ballot.
UN and diplomatic officials report Katanga President Moise Tshombe fled Elisabethville rapidly, likely by car toward Rhodesia via Kipushi, dampening cautious optimism for a Congo reunification under a federal system. High sources suggest Tshombe seeks support or escape as UN plans press for rein in Congo.
Ndola Rhodesia border town reports Tshombe says he will return to his Katanga capital soon after fleeing Elisabethville. He plans to move to Kolwezi next Monday, the last major target in Katanga Province, as ministers rally and U.N. tensions mount with Belgian and British officials expelled from Leopoldville.
Pro Communist forces launch a major drive in Africa with UN support feared to spearhead action against Tshombe as unrest grows in Katanga and in Italy. Pietro Nenni’s Socialist party torn by internal divisions as Fantoni’s government braces for possible upheaval.
Chicago officials debate the nation's second highest paid public official, Chicago Schools Superintendent Benjamin C Willis receiving about 80 000 dollars total including a mansion car and pension, while Rockefeller in New York earns 50 000 plus 15 000 for running an executive post. Willis also faces calls to remain in his Chicago post with no pay cut as a broader education center debate unfolds amid political coalitions and reforms.
Weather: glaze, hazardous driving warnings, drizzle and intermittent light freezing rain shifting to snow later. Temperatures high 27 to 53, low 20s to mid 30s, mostly cloudy and colder with snow flurries Friday. Sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 6:19 PM. In politics, amid national reforms and a looming general election, Fanfan’s party seeks concessions. Christian Democrats resist regional self government and limit talks to two of five regional bills.
Former director of the Cantonal Observatory of Neuchatel, educator Edmond Guyot, 62, died here Friday. The news notes a respected figure in Swiss astronomy and regional education. His passing marks the loss of a longtime science mentor in Neuchatel.
Osman of Osford Wiss, chancellor at the University of Mississippi, charged Friday that a press conference held by Meredith created trouble on campus. He said demonstrators followed the event and that the Negro student complained about conditions. A 29-year-old Air Force veteran warned he would leave Ole Miss unless definite changes were made to ease his attendance.
The Amherst Democratic Women's Club announced after their February 12 meeting they will stage a white elephant sale to raise funds for the group.
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