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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1978
Page
1
The leading indicators index rose 0.7 percent in December, signaling strong economic prospects into mid-1978. The December gain followed gains in October and November, with the year 1977 up 6.1 percent overall. Contributions came from orders for plant and equipment and consumer goods, offset by mixed signals in work week, stock prices, and building permits.
The Neil Simon comedy The Good Doctor opens Wednesday at Wilder Main Lounge on the Oberlin College campus with C T photo by Dave Zapot sky.
Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat rejected Israeli settlements in Sinai and pressed for Palestinian self determination as military talks with Israel restart. He urged U.S. help, said peace requires solving the Palestinian issue, and outlined security needs while preserving Egypt’s land and sovereignty.
Miami reporter recalls Dade County firefighter Robert Welz who moved his family from Miami suburbs to a 15 acre Gainesville area farm last August. He travels 644 hours round trip to Fire Station 24 at Tamiami Airport and back each day. He notes distinct seasonal shift and rural life contrast between north central Florida and Miami.
Governor James A. Rhodes said calculating the financial loss from the worst Ohio blizzard is like counting snowflakes. He cited agriculture losses at 48.2 million rising to 64 million and state payrolls and National Guard costs near 15 million with potential 10 million more, urging President Carter to declare Ohio a disaster area to unlock federal aid for cleanup.
President Carter stated he has no plans to invoke the Taft Hartley Act to order 160000 United Mine Workers back to work despite the eight week strike. He announced new measures to conserve coal and to avert a national energy emergency while mediator Wayne Horvitz works to restart talks with UMW leaders and Bituminous Coal Operators Association.
Cloudy and cold conditions with a high near 22 degrees and a low around 6 degrees. Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with 20 percent precipitation. Winds from the west to northwest at 10 to 20 mph. Sunrise 7 40 am, sunset 5 42 pm. Details on Page 7.
During one of Ohio's worst blizzards last weekend, two families hosted 17 shelterees at the Murray Ridge Road and Royalton Road homes, including two sheriff's deputies. Don Schuster Jr and his uncle Ralph led a two day rescue, locating a near frozen woman and guiding 42 people to safety with tractors and a plow, four wheel drive truck, and a ben franklin storm powered power outage relief effort.
John J. Gilligan, former Ohio governor and head of the U S Agency for International Development, entered a hospital Monday for surgery to remove a small malignant skin lesion on his right forearm. An AID spokesman said doctors do not regard the matter as serious and he is expected to be out by week's end after routine checks last Christmas.
An 11 year old girl abducted Saturday night from Richfield Minnesota escaped after removing a tail light and wriggling through a 12 by 6 inch hole. She spent over ten hours in the 1970 Ford trunk, was clad only in a blouse and a blanket, suffered frostbite, and walked to a patrol car for help. A suspect faced charges of kidnapping and criminal sexual misconduct.
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