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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1972
Page
7
Oberlin College announced major reforms aimed at giving students final responsibility for their education. The changes scrap distribution requirements, expand interdisciplinary study, and add two new conservatory programs while keeping strong teaching and advising. Tuition for the coming year is set at 2675 dollars.
The U S Department of Housing and Urban Development approves 3.483 million dollars in federal funds for Lorain's 17 acre downtown urban renewal project costing about 5 million dollars. The plan, drawn by Frankel and Newman Associates, aims to clear most buildings near First through Fifth streets, Washington Avenue, and Broadway, replacing them with high rise apartments, a shopping arcade, offices and a parking garage adjacent to the new city hall.
Lorain Safety Director William Mills 55 remained in critical condition at St. Joseph Hospital coronary care unit after being admitted at 2:52 a.m. following chest pains he experienced after a night out in Cleveland with Mayor Joseph Zahorec and their wives.
Tracey Ann Ehrlich, 12, of Avon, was killed when a motorcycle struck her bicycle on Detroit Road. Driver Walter Straub, 23, of Avon, was treated for a broken arm. Tracey’s cousin Susan George, 14, escaped injury. The crash occurred at night. authorities investigate.
Olmsted Falls artist Mrs. Robert Hecker carves and paints wooden plaques capturing familiar town scenes. Her mixed media plaques depict downtown Olmsted Falls, the old depot, Masonic Temple, fire station and churches as a keepsake of local heritage for residents and Berea commissions.
Weather forecasters warned that clouds would blot the solar eclipse today from 3 23 p m to 5 40 p m with up to six tenths of the sky blocked. Peak viewing at 4 35 p m would cover 71 percent of the sun but direct viewing risks permanent eye damage.
Diane McCormick Neal 26, wife of Bob Neal of the Indians radio network, died when she fell from a second floor balcony to the roof of the Silver Quill restaurant in Lakewood. Police say she stood on a chair to water hanging plants. The couple had married three months prior in a secret ceremony. The incident followed Neal’s return from broadcasting a doubleheader at Cleveland Stadium.
Sherrill, 36, indicted for first degree murder in the death of Joseph Savar. A Lorain Common Pleas hearing found him insane and ordered confinement at Lima State Hospital until restored, after which trial will proceed. The body and barn blaze were linked to an arson cover for the killing.
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