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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1977
Page
2
In Mansfield, Ohio Edison officials recount the freezing death of Eugene Kuhn after an $18 electric bill led to shutoff. He lived alone, was ill, and died as police say exposure caused by 9 degree indoor temperatures. A welfare note and delayed notifications are cited as factors.
Orjan Peterson of Sweden and Nancy Goldbaum stop briefly at a San Diego mailbox while recalling their 12 years of correspondence begun as school pen pals in 1965. They will be married Friday after meeting in 1972 when Miss Goldbaum studied at Tel Aviv University.
President Ford, nearing end of term, honors Henry Kissinger with the Medal of Freedom for security, peace, and freedom. Ford lauds Kissinger's work during Watergate era, while Kissinger praises Ford for preserving America from dangers and guiding it toward progress.
The speaker notes coffee climbed from 1.45 to 2.73 per pound by late October and foresees limited effect from a one week boycott. He suggests substitutes like tea and hot cocoa, while blaming South American weather for cocoa bean crops. A Pick-N-Pay survey shows 75 percent of Americans drink coffee, about 140 billion cups annually, with consumers preferring higher prices to quitting coffee.
The county budget commission reports a total deficit of 1,136,662.83 across eleven funds, with eight solvent funds totaling 767,212.38 and a combined shortfall of 369,444.45. The city may transfer general revenues to accounts but cannot repurpose individual balances to cover deficits. Readable deficits include General Fund 11,022.81 and Sanitation Fund 425,559.18.
A New York News report states a £150,000 contract to hire foreign hit men targets Secretary of State Kissinger. High State Department officials confirm the threat and note Secret Service protection post office ahead of Kissinger’s upcoming departure.
Louis V. Vekasy has been named assistant superintendent of Republic Steel’s Steel and Tubes Division plant in Elyria. A John Carroll University graduate, he joined Republic over ten years ago as a management trainee in Cleveland and later became a foreman in 1968. He and his wife Judith and their four children live in Newbury and will move to the Elyria area. The Elyria plant address is 529 Lath.
Cleveland AP reports X-ray technician Richard K. South won 950.00 from Ohio Pot O Gold after a week of holiday busyness kept him from checking. Winners listed include Herman Weick and Mary Vandemark among others, with multiple prizes ranging from 2 100 to 51.00. state numbers and regional entries appear for the week’s drawings.
Ohio Theater in Columbus hosts a millionaire drawing with 190 contestants earning $1000 each. Ravenna resident Annette Clark, 32, plans to pay her mortgage, buy a son an organ, and help another son in the Navy with a new car. Charles Davison of Groveport and Mabel Beyer of Cincinnati also win large prizes and describe plans to use funds for family needs and a car, with several other $10 winners named.
Tallahassee Florida beverage agents say a bulldozer crushed 40 cases of Coors beer to ensure it could not be legally consumed. The beer, brought by Michael Ray Parker from Texas to visit his sister, was confiscated earlier in the week for bringing untaxed beer into the state. Parker paid 47 per case and planned to sell at 12.4 a case. The destruction occurred at the Leon County dump on Wednesday.
Prices rise on the New York Stock Exchange with the Dow Jones up 0.53 at 976.48 after the opening bell as 251 issues move, while Fed money supply shows a week rise and bank loan demand dips sharply, signaling mixed U.S. financial signals. Market activity includes notes on egg and butter prices across Columbus and New York and wholesale dairy prices in Chicago.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed Cyrus R. Vance to succeed Henry Kissinger as secretary of state in Washington. The vote advance signals strong support for Vance's nomination as the next top U.S. diplomat.
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