20 Jan 1971
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1971
Page
1
Nixon’s plan to treat ailing economy falters as charts show the Cost of Living Index rising through November 1970 and the unemployment rate climbing through December 1970. An AP photo accompanies the report.
Robert Bailey, 28, survived 54 days in a high mountain wilderness after his hunting partner Joe Conquest, 34, was found dead near Copper Basin. Bailey trekked about 30 miles in 25 days through waist deep snow, subsisting on raw venison. He was rescued near Sun Valley Idaho and described as in good condition with minor frostbite.
Welfare figures released by Lorain County Welfare Director Gerard Prinz show last year’s new applications reached 2,882 and re applications 2,215, near double 1969 totals. By 19 days in 1971 there were 204 new applications, triple the 1970 pace, amid strikes and slow economy.
Lorain County Welfare Director Gerard Prinz plans photo ID cards for welfare clients to curb check thefts. In the last seven months of 1970 there were 58 reported thefts totaling 8479 dollars, with new checks often issued. Prinz said losses occur even if thefts are not reported and that the endorser is usually held responsible. He hopes to have the cards ready by May.
Ninth District Court of Appeals orders Elyria to pay Police Lt Eugene R Beal 375 dollars in sick pay for time off during the 1969 city employee strike. The ruling may require payment of about 110 pending sick claims from the May 22 to June 6, 1969 strike as city officials study the impact.
Cloudy skies with diminishing snow flurries today and highs in the lower 20s. Tonight remains partly cloudy with lows in the upper teens. Snow chances rise tomorrow with highs in the 30s and a warmer trend continuing. Sunrise 7 49 a m Sunset 5 28 p m. Highs 19 today at 7 am and a zero degree low yesterday at 8 am.
Pittsburgh reports a city Bureau of Refuse truck skidded on ice and smashed a policeman's car. The tow attempt failed when the truck rolled toward the Allegheny River, snapping the wrecker's chain and sinking in the river's deepest channel.
A family of three fled a second floor apartment as a kitchen fire filled the unit with smoke. Wayne Lattner, 22, smashed a window to vent air and all three adults and a baby escaped while Wayne was treated for a cut arm. The fire started from an overheated electric stove burner.
A blast blew a 3 by 5 foot hole in a Hunter's Point police station, with gunfire heard but no evidence of targeting the building. A black officer was killed by shotgun fire in 1967 during tensions in the area.
The Lorain County Soap Box Derby hosts the first of 13 clinics Sunday at 1 30 p.m. in the Golden Crescent Room, Sears, Midway Mall Amherst Jaycees co sponsor. Local sponsors Ben Lupe Prout Beck and Milad join Chevrolet dealers in promoting 11 to 15 year olds signing up, with demonstrations and race day plans.
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