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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1955

Page

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Elyrian Saves Crippled Globemaster In Pacific Flight

Captain Theodore S Roosevelt of Elyria, born 30, led 87 service members aboard a Globemaster on a Honolulu to California flight as two engines failed and fuel dwindled over the Pacific. After five hours the crew landed at Hamilton Field near San Francisco with calm discipline and orders followed. The flight was part of Operation Gyroscope, rotating forces from the Far East to the United States, destined eventually for Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

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Power Failure Leaves Globemaster Winged on One Side

President Roosevelt and crew faced dual engine failure on the port side of a Globemaster over the San Francisco Bay area. The No 3 and No 4 engines lost internal power, with fuel exhaustion looming as the plane limped toward Hamilton Air Force Base at 2,900 to 3,000 feet. Paratroopers jettisoned gear, rifles secured, and crew braced for ditching while Roosevelt and Lt. Simpson kept the aircraft on course checking rudder forces to counter nose-right drift.

Roosevelt Travis Rir San Francisco Bay Area Hamilton Air Force Base Hel Air Force United Press California Harry R. Simpson International News Service

Roosevelt Lands Plane After Fog Shrouded Flight Near San Francisco

A commercial DC met the plane at 9 05 p m and escorted it as rescue amphibians from California bases contacted the crew. The ship lineup stood by in case an emergency landing was needed, and Capt Roosevelt praised not landing offshore. He landed at Hamilton Field after a foggy coast approach, suffering two starboard tires and a halt at 12 08 a m EDT. Roosevelt, with 12 years in the Air Force, has served worldwide including World War II Europe and the Berlin Airlift, with later duties in Hawaii Germany Korea and Japan. He and his wife live in Greenville South Carolina.

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Weather Outlook For Northeastern Ohio Showers And Heat

Warm humid conditions prevail with showers and thunder today and tonight. High near 85 90 degrees, low around 68 72. Saturday partly cloudy and slightly cooler with Lake Erie winds from the southwest at about 18 mph today, shifting to northwest at 15 mph Saturday.

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Eisenhower Heads to Geneva for Big Four Talks

President Eisenhower leaves Washington for Geneva to press a war for peace agenda at the Big Four summit with Bulganin Eden Faure. Khrushchev and Zhukov flank Bulganin as aides aboard the Columbine III en route for the 4500 mile transatlantic trip.

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Child Killed At Lorain In Road Crash

A four year old girl, Janice Ann Ecken, was fatally struck by a Kuntz and Joyce truck on Colorado Avenue between Pennsylvania Avenue and Maple Drive in Lorain soon after noon today. She died on arrival at St. Joseph Hospital, authorities reported.

Lorain Janice Ann Eckenroad Colorado Ave Pennsylvania Ave Maple Dr St. Joseph Hospital

Pilot Teddy Roosevelt Called Greatest Paratrooper Hero

Paratroopers of the 187th airborne regiment hailed Theodore S. Roosevelt of Elyria as the greatest after a harrowing Pacific landing aboard a Globemaster. The C-124 with ten engines failed, yet Roosevelt kept course toward San Francisco and kept troops calm during the 70 mile flight.

Ministers Agree On Strategy For Geneva Summit

Paris reporting that the Western powers reached complete agreement on strategy for the Geneva summit with Russia. The three foreign ministers pledged not to press Far Eastern issues into the conference and offered Russia a German reunification bargain tied to limiting Germany's armed forces to 12 divisions. An tone Pinay, John Foster Dulles, and Harold Macmillan announced the accord after a two hour meeting at the Quai dOrsay.

Paris Russia Geneva Germany Antone Pinay John Foster Dulles Harold MacMilan Orate Saile: Beauvais Quai d'Orsay

Toll rate hikes approved by Ohio utility panel

The Public Utilities Commission ruled that telephone companies with agreements to use Ohio Bell long distance lines may raise their rates in line with Ohio Bell increases. The panel noted uniformity needs, but reserved judgment on whether non Ohio Bell calls and intra company calls may be billed at higher rates until public hearings set for August. Elyria Driving School ad follows.

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Bell Says Ex-Gl's In China Want To Come Home Now

An American ex prisoner who defected to Communist China says fellow former GIs who stayed with the Communists fear U.S. courts and face possible death threats from Chinese officials. He describes intense brain washing and forced labor in southern China and reports some ex-prisoners plan to return to the United States soon from Hong Kong and China.

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Former Lorain Man Gets Death Sentence

CHICAGO A convicted wife killer who formerly lived in Lorain was sentenced here to die in the electric chair Sept. 16. Peter Edward Kenzig, 47, was given the death penalty after a new trial denial. He was convicted May 4 of murdering his estranged wife Clara in her Chicago apartment on March 13, 1983, by stabbing. He eluded police for almost two years, slipping away in San Diego Jan. 24 on a dry charge, later found to be wanted for escaping from the London farm prison. Officials said Kenzig walked off from the Lebanon honor camp less than three months before parole. Also, on Dec. 26, 141, he was sentenced to one to ten years in the Ohio Penitentiary from Lucas County for cutting his wife with intent to kill during an argument two months prior in their Toledo home.

Chicago Lorain Peter Edward Kenzig Criminal Court Arthur J. Merphy Kenzig Clara San Diego London, O Kenny Lebanon, O Ohio Lucas County Toledo

Criticism By Ridgway Disclosed

General Ridgway criticized U S military forces as inadequate and mis proportioned in a letter to Defense Secretary Wilson, asserting duty to reaffirm his views before leaving as Army chief. The Defense Department released the letter as Ridgway retires on June 30 after a career as a combat leader in Korea and World War II.

Washington Matthew B. Fangway U.S Army Ridgway U. S Defense Charles E. Wilson Defense Department Korea Wilson United States Pou Hirkiine

Dunbar Named Pike Director

Columbus Frank C. Dunbar, general counsel of the Ohio Turnpike Commission, was named executive director succeeding Major General Robert S. Beigttler. Commission Chairman James W. Shacknessy revived a push to name the turnpike in honor of Admiral Ernest King, but he stated the public would prefer the title Ohio Turnpike. Other commissioners offered no further comment.

Columbus Frank C. Dunbar Ohio Turnpike Commission Robert S. Beigttler Commission James W. Shacknessy Ernest King Shacknessy

Where To Turn Trustees Chosen And Local Races

UNITED FUND'S first board of trustees chosen with five more to be announced. SOUTH AMHERST mayoral race attracts three candidates as CAUCUS activity and local protests persist in Ely Village. LORAIN CEMENT plant proposal remains in limbo while councilmen react to a visit from their counterparts. Five apply for Lorain Chapter executive secretary post at American Red Cross.

United Fund Ely Ind South Amherst Lorain Oper American Red Cram

Rain To Cut Humidity Tomorrow Across Ohio Area

A storm moving slowly across Ohio will bring showers over western Indiana, with rain amounts from one to four inches yesterday. Cloudiness will keep temperatures in the high 80s today, with tonight’s near 65 to 70 degrees. Rainfall is expected to reduce humidity by Saturday while temperatures stay similar. The Weather Bureau forecasts normal to slightly above average temperatures across Western New York, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio over the next five days.

International News Service Ohio Indiana Weather Bureau New York Pennsylvania West Virgnia

Soviet Premier Bulgain proposes peaceful economic rivalry

Moscow says East and West should settle disputes by peaceful economic competition rather than war. Bulgarn reads a prepared statement at a Kremlin news conference attended by Khrushchev Zhukov Molotov and Gromyko before the Geneva summit. He asserts Russia never intends attack while stressing readiness to defend security with a strong army and urges other nations to foster confidence and cooperation at Geneva.

Moscow INS Nikolai Bulgarn Big Four Chiefs of State Geneva Kremlin Communist Party Bulgaria Soviet Union

Cooling Cue No 12 Air's cooler near floor

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