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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1961
Page
1
A feature highlighting Elyria's Junior Achievement program and its young participants. The piece introduces a second in a new series, Profiles in Science, and teases a photo and text page on page 15 showcasing the students at work.
Reporter's visit to the Marysville Reformatory for Women blends joy and sadness. The piece appears in Chips from the Wood pile on page 21 with related reading in Week-End Dividend Pages on pages 20 and 21 for family readers.
The Elyria briefing notes growing political speculation as declarations of candidacy approach a key deadline. The piece highlights rivalries, potential contenders, and the pressure on candidates to file before the cutoff.
A 64 year old roomer at 164 East 28th Street was found dead at the foot of a stairway leading to his room. He had a deep forehead wound and scrapes on his legs. He had been released from jail earlier on a $50 bond for intoxication. Randolph Rouse, 40, discovered the body after being awakened by screams and knocking. Police described the death as under investigation with no suspect identified.
In Glasford Tl a pre dawn blaze blamed on an overheated stove trapped four children on the second floor of a frame home. Fire Chief Everett Taylor said Laverne Glass 31 and Betty 27 woke up in a first floor bedroom to find flames at the stairway. Victims were Lorraine 9 Charles 8 David 6 and Jeffrey 3. Audrey 4 spent the night with grandparents.
A Chronicle Telegraph Want Ad offers fast results for Elyria and Lorain readers. Contact numbers FA 33321 or CE 26173 connect buyers and renters with a friendly CT Want Ad Taker to help craft ads. Item listed: TABLE top gas range in good condition. Sold with a CT Want Ad.
Recifé Brazil UPI report says the hijacked liner Santa Maria circles near the equator as rebels led by Henrique Galvam demand landing terms in Brazil. Galvan promises to land captives if immunity is granted. passengers nerves rise while Portugal moves to block landing with aircraft ships and troops to Africa.
UPI reports Brazil has ordered the grounding of all American aircraft tracking the hijacked liner Santa Maria. The ship circles the equatorial South Atlantic about 400 miles east of Brazil while Brazil discusses landing terms with the captain.
Washington reports a chimpanzee will fly in a Mercury capsule to test life support and safety for the booster and capsule in airless space. If successful, NASA hopes to begin manned orbital flight within the next year as part of the Mercury program.
London officials report that a virulent influenza strain known as black flu has caused 933 deaths in Britain since November 1. A Health Ministry spokesman downplayed the severity of the outbreak despite the rising toll.
The U S Air Force ended the search for Capt. Larry Wood of St Albans West Virginia after his supersonic Delta Dagger disappeared during training flight. The air-sea search concluded Friday with no signs of the pilot.
Government papers report the prosecution will seek the death penalty for six American men charged with attempting to join rebel forces in Cuba. The papers say the men will go on trial at 11 a.m. today.
Two Oberlin police officers faced suspensions and potential appeals to the Civil Service Commission after short unpaid terms. Names, origins, and the broad Havana plot were cited as part of a larger article noting reactions and international diplomatic notes surrounding the case.
UPI report states Law ence Turner Jr. 21 of Rocky River was killed when his convertible hit a utility pole in Lakewood early today. Passenger Benjamin Cosenza 24 of Lakewood was injured in the crash.
Partly cloudy and very cold in Northeastern Ohio with lake effect flurries near Lake Erie and highs near 14 to 18. Light snow and slightly warmer tonight. Northwestern Ohio faces increasing snow with little temperature change, highs near 16 to 18 and lows around 0 to 70. Sunday remains cold with snow showers.
The forecast promises more cold and snow with temperatures dipping to five degrees tonight and a high around 73 tomorrow. Forecasters at the Cleveland Hopkins station predict a stay under cloudy skies with a high near 14 degrees and occasional snow flurries as the cold persists.
Herman Marks, Milwaukee born 38, dubbed The Butcher, linked to Castro era firing squads, seized in Manhattan with an American photographer. He entered the U S last July and fled Cuba after Batista’s fall, facing expedited deportation hearings in Washington.
Robert Barnes Baker, an International Teamster official and organizer from St. Louis, was sentenced in Pittsburgh to three years in prison and fined $1.20 for taking money to preserve labor peace. He is free on $5,001 bond pending a Third Circuit appeal in Philadelphia.
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