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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1954
Page
1
A two car crash on Rt. 42 near Ashland late yesterday killed two people, including an 11 year old Wellington boy, and injured five others.
Paris moves to restore expeditionary strength in Indochina to pre Dien Bien Phu levels with North African and metropolitan troops. Mendes France seeks to show no capitulation while arranging a second Geneva Indochina talks after July 8.
Akron report says Federal Conciliation Service was asked to help end a six day strike at Ohio Edison Co affecting 2,200 workers in eight Northeastern Ohio cities. After a 14 hour session in Mayor Leo Berg’s office ended without agreement, Berg said talks resume in Washington within two days and the two sides were within one cent on wages.
The forecast for northeastern Ohio is sunny today with a high near 82 and a low around 62 tonight. Wednesday will be partly cloudy and warmer with humidity rising. winds from Lake Erie will be light today and tonight and south at 15 mph on Wednesday. A five day outlook shows warmer Wednesday and cooler Thursday. A rummage sale of clothing and miscellaneous is scheduled Thursday from 9 to 12 noon at Emerich Apts No 5 Mid and Th St.
A compact notice listing sections such as Where To Turn Amherst, Calendar of Events, Elyria Comics, Death Records, Editorials, Farm Page, Hospital Notes and Markets Page 18 with page references and partial identifiers.
Two Lorain men Joe Magizzini and John Casper were rescued after their 135 horsepower boat broke up against rocks near the east breakwater. Heavy seas and a blue clay bottom prevented anchoring, the engine sank, and the men swam to the breakwater where Coast Guard boat crews D. B. Quincy Sam Messina and R A. Traw retrieved them.
A 13 year old, David Colby, was killed when a home made Fourth of July flare fashioned from a six inch iron pipe exploded after being ignited by a match in Augusta Maine. Police say he packed the pipe with potassium chlorate and other chemicals. Earlier experiments over the weekend caused no injuries.
Guatemala City report says three members of the ruling junta renounce presidential ambitions, clearing Carlos Castillo Armas to move toward power when elections are held. Col. Elfego Monzon Lt. Cols. Jose Luis Cruz Salazar and Mauricio Dubois pledge no candidacy and vow to pursue peace and eradicate Communism. The junta plans to name Armas president after a 15 day interim, with a new cabinet led by Carlos Salazar Hin and a anti Communist, democratic policy program.
Doris Fleeson is set to provide daily Monday through Friday editorials on the Chronicle editorial page. The famed Washington correspondent blends charm with sharp indigination to deliver informative day by day accounts of the capital's activities, earning broad readership among major papers.
After a 13 day walkout at W. O. Larson Foundry Co in Grafton workers returned today as union and management signed a written settlement memorandum. About 75 percent of Local 392 members were on duty. remaining workers expected tomorrow. A temporary injunction hearing was postponed to July 16 to consider damages suit by the company seeking 1500 per day plus costs. the company may pursue damages even after settlement. The memorandum provides nonreprisal guarantees, grievance handling, reinstatement with full seniority for June 23 workers, and preserves other company rights.
Two Elyrians pleaded guilty to gambling charges and were fined a total of 150 dollars with 75 dollars suspended. Alfred A. Taylor of 615 Broad Street paid 50 dollars plus costs with 25 dollars suspended, Edward H. Hoogenboom had 100 dollars plus costs with 30 dollars suspended. They were arrested after the IRS named buyers of 50 dollar gambling stamps, with Taylor taken at a restaurant and Hoogenboom at Diedrick's Cigar Store on Broad Street.
Safety Service Director Michael Lotko says bids for a street department car meters off street parking lots and for paving Marseilles Ave are being received and the contracts will be awarded in a few days.
COLUMBUS M J Ernest Giffin of Bellaire was reappointed by Governor Lausche to the board of trustees of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home at Sardusky. His new term runs until June 30 1959.
Czech border guards proposed freeing seven American soldiers who crossed the Iron Curtain if three Czech refugees who slipped west are returned. West German police said meetings with Czech and West German officials were held, with authorities reporting the seven GIs, a captain and six enlisted men, were detained near the border. Army officials postponed action pending possible handover, while the missing status and regional location were under review.
Helen Robinson aged 42 of 5703 East Lake Road Sheffield Lake was found dead in her bed Saturday afternoon. Dr. S C Ward coroner and the sheriff's department investigate bruises on her body and an autopsy was ordered. Deputies report bruises may result from a fall. James Robinson her husband runs a Cleveland delicatessen. body moved to Burmeister Funeral Home Avon Lake.
A powerful earthquake rattled California and western Nevada early today. Fallon Nevada reported power cuts and falling bricks while Stockton and Sacramento valleys felt strong tremors. Ranch towns, Reno and Carson City also felt the rolling quake lasting from 20 seconds to two minutes, with many residents awakened by a jet like rumble.
Indochina reporting from Hanoi indicates six Communist divisions moved within 25 miles of the capital, forming northern and southern lines after redeploying from Thai Nguyen. French high command warned a potential two-front pincer could begin immediately as Hadong and Bac Ninh saw patrol clashes and reorganized defenses.
Dr Samuel H Sheppard’s wife is found slain in their Bay Village home. X rays show Sheppard suffered a broken neck during a struggle. Police seek a six-foot-three dark-haired man as potential killer. contemporaneous inquiries include the attorney William Corrigan and hospital staff discussions. Neighbors report a four-month fetus, and investigators search nearby fields for the murder weapon.
About 129 workers at Cleveland Quarries air plant were sent home after a boiler explosion. Repairs will be made to the boiler, which operated at full pressure before igniting. Firemen extinguished flames via steam. cause and extent of damage will be determined after cooling. Mills and fabrication departments remained active. Normal operations expected soon.
Local classified notice invites readers to place Want Ads for selling items and services. The call emphasizes ease of use and flexible scheduling for buyers and sellers.
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