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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1960
Page
1
Youth guidance discussion seeks practical rules for giving children money. The article notes a Mary Flack interview with families and points to ongoing community forums on youth spending.
Concluding chapter of the Lorain County feature outlines the decline of the East Marsh landmark. The historical column notes the ignominious end of the topographical area and directs readers to page 23 for the full account.
Central committee post race in Lorain draws scrutiny as Covault faces opposition and intra party chatter surfaces about leadership changes. Local coverage notes potential shifts and political maneuvering ahead of party ballots.
Eastern Airlines Super C Constellation circled Greater Pittsburgh Airport for 155 minutes with a jammed gear warning before a safe landing. Pilot Marty Gould and Flight Captain Tom Davis coordinated with ground crews as foam was laid on the snow covered runway. Fire trucks sped down the strip but were not needed.
Northeast Ohio today through Sunday remains mostly cloudy with occasional snow flurries and continued cold daytime temperatures. Highs near 22 to 26, lows 10 to 15, with a friary temperature range around 12 to 26 and little change tonight. Precipitation totaling about 0.08 inch in the 24 hours ending Friday 7 p.m. Lake Erie winds from 8 to 28 mph shifting west to northwest, diminishing tonight, with additional snow flurries and sun rise at 7:47 a.m. and set at 5:32 p.m.
Florida farmers fought frost with smudge pots as a deep freeze trimmed the Florida coast. Gainesville hit 19 degrees the coldest Jan 22 on record, while Miami registered 36. Vegetables suffered damage though citrus remained largely intact. The cold extended east with a deadly cross country storm claiming at least 66 lives and influenza affecting schools in Cleveland and Los Angeles. St Francis College canceled basketball games as five players contracted the flu.
Weather officials warn of ongoing heavy to light snow and slippery roads for four days. Expect cloudiness and cold through tomorrow with a high near 25 degrees. overnight lows around 15 today. Traffic reports show slippery, drifting spots on highways, minimal injuries from last night’s slide offs, and turnpike speeds limited by wet lanes.
In Coalbrook South Africa emergency workers toiled to sink an airshaft into the Clydesdale coal mine hoping to reach about 400 trapped miners found in a gas filled shaft 600 feet underground.
Miners at the Clydesdale mine near Coalsbrook face a dangerous rescue as a cave in traps about 400 Africans and white workers. A 14 inch drill from Bechuanaland searches for a chamber alleged to hold survivors, while water and methane hinder progress. Rescue teams battle rubble and potential cave ins with 8,000 tons of coal and debris between them and the trapped men.
In Marion Indiana a family of eight died from gas fumes discovered by baker McFarren who found a child near a heating stove. Police found a blocked flue and the Copp family perished from asphyxiation at their north Marion home.
Hunters cornered a fox in Bedale England but a second fox was chasing them. In the confusion both foxes escaped.
In Ely Minnesota Joe Mismash a 50 year old miner was trapped 1500 feet underground for 15 hours after a collapse in the Pioneer mine. Rescue teams drilled through a 14 foot blockage to reach him shortly before midnight. Partner John Koski narrowly escaped and both men plan to return to work soon.
Democrats uneasy about confirming Negro Rep. Adam Clayton Powell to chair the Education and Labor Committee amid GOP warnings of a race issue. Powell, Harlem minister under indictment for tax evasion, seeks chairmanship by January, while party leaders debate his past defection and attendance record.
Deputy Labour Leader Aneurin Bevan, 62, recovering from abdominal surgery on December 29, shows improvement after a relapse earlier in the week. At Royal Free Hospital, doctors report his general condition better than Friday, with a nurse noting Bevan said he felt very much wetter.
The Cleveland News will cease publication as the Cleveland Press, owned by Scripps-Howard, acquires the News name and assets. The transfer relocates operations to the Press plant at East Ninth Street and Lakeside Avenue with a Monday start. Negotiations for the Plain Dealer and Knight’s possible Cleveland acquisition weigh on local observers.
Gov. William G. Stratton warned he will use legislative and administrative powers if Mayor Richard J. Daley does not promptly clean up the Chicago police scandal.
Chicago Police Commissioner Timothy J. O'Connor resigns amid a ballooning graft scandal rocking his ten thousand member force. The resignation comes as investigations uncover widespread police thievery within the department.
Paris juvenile court placed 19 year old New York heiress Gamble Benedict in the care of her 21 year old brother Douglas today. The court acted in a custody proceeding affecting the Benedict family involving a prominent New York lineage.
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