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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1959
Page
1
UPI reports 2300 Communist planes along the East Coast within striking distance of Formosa. Nationalists claim 5 MIG-19s shot down by Sabre jets in a Matsu Islands clash as tension rises before Geneva talks.
Beached 442 foot Belgian motor vessel Anvers burned offshore Cameron Louisiana as 37 crew members and one woman escaped, while Navy and Coast Guard rescued others. Two Navy and Coast Guard members were injured. The ship, bound from Antwerp to Lake Charles, carried 800 tons of fuel oil and caught fire in the engine room.
Reports from Ciudad Trujillo say Dominican officials warn of open belligerence as Cuba and Venezuela deny invasions. The OAS plans a special Foreign Ministers meeting with 71 nations to discuss the tense Caribbean standstill. Diaz Ordóñez claims 3,000 Cuban troops in training and 25 Venezuelan warplanes ready for action.
Queen Elizabeth arrived in Chicago and was greeted with a royal welcome featuring fireworks sirens cannon salutes bands and applause as she set foot on American soil.
The British sovereign and Prince Philip land at Grant Park for a 13 hour Chicago stop. Fireworks and sirens greet the royal party as crowds cheer. dignitaries receive the Queen on arrival and a formal protocol reception follows.
Walter J. Byomin, 43, condemned for the murder of Officer Edmund G. Smith, was executed in the electric chair at Ohio Penitentiary at 8 01 p m. He paused to shake hands with guards and said thanks captain I don t have no hard feelings. The Clevelander appeared heavier than during his 1957 Lorain County trial as witnesses including priests doctors and law enforcement watched the swift execution at the state death chamber.
In Columbus a condemned man Walter J. Byomin faced execution in the electric chair after 8 p.m. Friday. Witnesses, guards, and two priests watched as Byomin greeted the guards and sat in the chair, appearing calm as the death chamber prepared for the procedure.
Violent storms across Ohio dropped up to one and a half inches of rain and disrupted power in the Cleveland area. Electric wires fell and basements flooded as about 600 East Cleveland homes lost power briefly. 800 homes ultimately affected. Parma Heights hail and a struck home on Cleveland’s west side follow lightning and flooding incidents. Police helped a woman and three children escape a flooded car. A barn near Columbus was knocked down and Grove City reported one inch of rain with 48 mph winds.
Negotiators for steel labor and management reopened bargaining in New York as they stayed tight lipped on progress. United Steelworkers president David McDonald and industry chief negotiator R. Conrad Cooper declined to comment on breakthroughs or radio statements, while President Eisenhower's two-week contract extension was welcomed as a path to a possible settlement before the July 14 strike deadline.
Avon officials investigate the death of Carl M. Barnett 41 found shot in a home bathroom on Center Rd. His brother Charles 43 reportedly wrestled the .38 revolver away after an argument. Coroner cites non suicide cause but pending tests determine accidental or homicide. Police and Cleveland detectives conduct tests. parents from Ashland, Ky. arrived.
Ohio Turnpike traffic rose 10 percent from last year as about 151000 cars used the road during the Fourth of July weekend. Turnpike police report arrests were light despite radar use.
Local notices describe a July Fourth fireworks display in DULWICH and park fountain dedication. Reports mention a police letter program in England and speeding tickets after a 440 yard hill test. A Elyria board proposes a half mill two year levy for city improvements.
The National Safety Council reported 482 holiday deaths over Independence Day weekend including 262 highway fatalities and 160 drownings with 45 million cars on the road. Texas led in traffic deaths with 23, Illinois 16, New York and Virginia 15 each, while no fireworks deaths were recorded.
At least ten persons died in Ohio highway mishaps during the Fourth of July weekend, fewer than the state Highway Safety Department’s estimate. The toll rose to 22 with drownings, an accidental shooting, and an airplane crash, from Friday 4 pm to Sunday midnight, per a United Press International survey.
A scrambled notice notes bedsprings invented in 1853 by Watertown New York blacksmith James E Luddy. It mentions buying or trading used items and lists two ad writer contacts, plus a Davenport sofa being sold for 45 dollars at 718 Wrowury Street.
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