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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1966
Page
1
Elyria High School earns the No. 5 ranking in Ohio with standout scoring by Bob Holiday for Elyria Catholic leading the area. Joe Sittinger is sidelined with an injury for Catholic, affecting local scoring.
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara appears before a House armed services subcommittee to defend his plan to favor missiles over bombers. He proposed scrapping 80 B58 bombers and 345 Bs2 aircraft by 1971 to field a missile-centric defense force with 210 FBI11 aircraft. Some congressmen question the shift toward exclusive reliance on missiles.
A 14 year old Cleveland boy brought wine to Juvenile Court to stay warm after expressing concern about the detention home's heating. He admitted pointing out a car that three other youths had stolen and stripped for parts, and was ordered held in the home.
NASA scientists at a 3rd AIAA meeting say a Venus gravity assist may trim Mars travel to about 446 days with a Mars stopover, using a 30 million pound thrust booster to launch a 1.5 to 3 million pound payload and return within 18 months.
President Johnson faced competing pressures on resuming air strikes on North Vietnam. Diplomats say a major escalation decision is not expected within about 10 days. Secretary Rusk prepared to brief Congress, while Fulbright urged consulting the panel, highlighting administration splits over the war’s next move.
Snow and high winds hinder a rescue mission on Mont Blanc as guides dig for Air India 707 debris after the jet vanished on approach to Geneva. All 117 aboard were killed including Indian nuclear scientist Homi J. Bhabha, with debris scattered near the summit.
Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, hospitalized since January 3 with a moderate cerebral thrombosis, was reported Monday to be making slow satisfactory progress while recovering in Oakland California.
Forty seven American servicemen died when a U S Air Force C123 transport crashed into a jungled hillside near An Khe in the Central Highlands. The plane carried 43 soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division and four crewmen. It exploded after takeoff and the load of gasoline caused a fiery scene as witnesses reported the aircraft struck trees and rolled downhill. A U S military spokesman said the mission was routine amid marginal flying weather and an investigation was begun.
Paris reports say the De Gaulle government widens inquiry into the Mehdi Ben Barka kidnapping and apparent murder while France and Morocco seek to avoid a formal split. Investigating magistrate Zollinger questioned a senior police official and a journalist as a Moroccan troubleshooter visited Paris amid diplomacy doubts.
Lorain Board of Education voted 4 to 1 not to renew Dr. John W. Evans 61 after 15 years as superintendent amid audience opposition. Milton Tomasek cast the lone no while board members refused to state reasons, citing unaminous executive session briefings and a plan to offer Evans a resignation. He defended Evans calling the Lorain system among Ohio’s best. Evans said no major criticisms were presented.
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