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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1969
Page
1
Elyria finance committee, after killing the 1 percent city income tax, recommends four new operating levies totaling 7.3 mills of general property tax for five years, expected to raise about 1.439 million yearly. The plan, proposed by Councilman Edward A. Robinson, awaits council approval and May ballot inclusion.
Cleveland reviews the embryonic Northeast Ohio Water Development Plan while Lorain County, already largely part of the Northwest plan, awaits how ties with the Cleveland project will unfold. Northwest planners report Wellington upground reservoir and drawal systems at Oberlin and Grafton with multiple pollution control plants, as Cleveland’s eastern plan pursues similar facilities.
Readable ad copy highlights Route 114 offerings from Tony's shop. Sliced bread at 49 cents a loaf, Sealtest milk priced, Thrifty sliced bacon and Chiquita bananas listed. No explicit date or larger story, but broadcast style pricing and product names noted.
A National Airlines DC8 with 63 aboard was hijacked to Havana today by a gunman. Captain Charles Leeds said a man with a gun forced the diversion from near Grand Isle Louisiana. Passengers then were bused to Varadero for onward transport. the hijackers remained in Havana. Stewardess Donna Goldinher, once seized last March, was among the crew aboard.
Sunday feature highlights expanding black oriented education and rival profit interests in the field. Betty Furness discusses appliance complaints amid Johnson era concerns. Gina Lollobrigida and Elizabeth Taylor profiles appear, with Taylor's hospitalization for spinal recovery. Desert to Dixie event slated for January 31 at Northwood Junior High School.
President Nixon selected 36 year old David A. Nelson partner at Squire Sanders and Dempsey in Cleveland to serve as general counsel of the Post Office Department. The appointment was announced by Postmaster General Winton Blount at a White House news conference.
Elyria Mayor Leonard P. Reichlin will close his office next week as he takes a vacation after receiving an influx of vituperative phone calls. Secretary Mrs. Gary Sievert will not be on duty. Safety Service Director James T. Tracey will act as mayor during the absence.
A spreading oil spill threatens Beaches wildlife and fish as 21 000 gallons a day gush from an underwater well five and a half miles offshore near Santa Barbara. The slick covers 200 square miles as divers seal the leak with aid from experts and Red Adair crews.
President Nixon asks Defense Secretary Laird to form a special commission to craft a detailed plan for ending the draft. He prepares a Congress appeal for more police, judges, and prosecutors to fight crime in Washington, with a White House push to publicize an urgent action program.
Fire officials in Elyria released a report on a January 17 home fire that killed two men and two children. Four possible causes were named: smoker's carelessness, children playing with matches, faulty wiring or equipment, and flames from a furnace or heater. The blaze began in a cluttered 10 by 10 foot basement utility room at 450 Bell Ave. Victims were Charlie Robinson age 47, Eddie Glass age 7, and foster children Marie Sheppard age 5 and Anthony Curry age 6, all dying of carbon monoxide poisoning. Marie and Anthony were part of five foster children under care of the Family and Children's Services Division of the Cuyahoga County Welfare Department. The report noted that large storage volumes contributed to ignition and spread. This was the county's worst fatal fire since February 1960.
Weather foreground notes colder temperatures with lows in the 20s and 30s. Cloudiness shifts from increasing tonight to partial clearing then more clouds. A slight dip continues tonight as snow chances rise tomorrow with highs in the mid 30s. Sunday looks partly cloudy with near seasonal temps and light to variable winds.
Soviet Premier Alexei N. Kosygin is on vacation near Moscow and will return to work after his holiday. A Foreign Ministry spokesman dismissed Western rumors of illness as unfounded while noting the absence prompted foreign speculation tied to last week’s Kremlin gala honoring Soyuz Mission cosmonauts.
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