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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1969
Page
1
The Elyria income tax ordinance outlines who pays how much and what income is exempt. If approved, a 1 percent tax would apply to net profits of corporations doing business in Elyria and to branch operations, limited by federal restrictions on interstate commerce.
The Senate Interior Committee postponed a vote on Alaska Governor Walter Hickel amid new disclosures about oil leases. Hickel testified he held no active leases after 1953 and agreed to sell nearly $1 million in stocks and to instruct firms he controls to refuse government business while interior secretary. Two senators planned to object, delaying confirmation into next week.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy ignored a telephoned death threat to attend a Justice Department ceremony honoring his brother Robert F. Kennedy. He arrived from a Virginia home under police vigil as dignitaries including Earl Warren and Ramsey Clark joined the rain soaked event.
The forecast calls for colder conditions today with a few snow flurries. High temperatures reach 28 to 38. Colder tonight. Details on Page C-2.
Trevor Layte, 27, swallowed seven penny coins at Bradford Royal Infirmary after a bet. The first hospital bulletin said he was comfortable with no immediate complications. The incident was reported by AP from Bradford England.
About 6 000 riot police attacked the Tokyo University campus at dawn to dislodge 200 fanatical students holding the main administration building after a 10 hour battle that left 79 police and 12 students injured and wrecked the law school. Police reported 201 students arrested.
Several hundred Yippies and militant feminists staged demonstrations during inaugural events in Washington. Tricia Nixon and Randy Agnew led a Young America salute as protesters outside the Hilton protested in rain. Additional antiwar groups planned a counter inauguration with rallies and a ball.
An editor’s note previews a multi part examination tracing James Earl Ray’s escape and escape route to London, detailing the manhunt costs and the people surrounding the alleged plot. It notes Ray’s trial set for March 1969 in Memphis and cites figures such as William Bradford Huie and Percy Foreman, while outlining claims of an international conspiracy and the mysterious figure Raoul.
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