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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1963
Page
14
Amherst faces state hurdles as Deputy Highway Director Timmer warns terms may hinge on S. B. 281. Mayor Janik urges council action while noting concessions and financing details for the Oak Park Road interchange and Cooper-Foster Park sewer assessments.
Mayor Frank J. Janik said he would ask Council President Robert Penman to call a special meeting to consider the consent ordinance for Rt 254. He cited stalled action in the Street and Sidewalk committee led by John W. Mattey and promised a statement tomorrow.
Lorain County faces a $44 000 reduction from the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals with funds to be redistributed among Lorain Oberlin and Amherst. Officials call a meeting for Aug 2 to review finances and a possible appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court is being considered. The Budget Commission weighs reallocating $8 000 in local government funds later this year.
Cleveland attorney John P. Butler to present before the Pardon and Parole Commission on August 26 arguing for good behavior time off for Dr. Samuel Sheppard serving a life term for his wife Marilyn Sheppard slaying. Convicted of the July 4 1954 Bay Village killing, Sheppard would not reach parole until 1965 under a second degree murder conviction.
The Lorain County health levy steering committee meets at the Lorain County Health Department office in Oberlin. Appointed by the county board of health the group will organize elect officers and begin plans to inform the public about the need for the renewal of the .3 mill health levy in November. Members include Robert F. Bell Roy S. Cooley Rev Edward F Maher Russell Sooy Jack J. Graeff Mrs Howard Hoxie Walter G Nord Mrs Howard A Shumaker Amherst Mrs Henry Shriver Mrs Raymond Watts Mrs Doris Wildenheim and Edmund J. Witbeck Jr. plus Mayor Jack Walker South Amherst a Farm Bureau representative and a Lorain County AFL CIO Federation of Labor representative.
The Southeast Bypass in Elyria and surrounding townships will open to traffic Monday at noon. The $2.8 million project, built by Jones Construction Co. of Charlotte, NC, was completed after delays and final cleanup around mid July. No formal ceremony is planned by the state, though local officials expect some recognition.
Detroit World production reached 17 767 000 units last year versus 15 228 000 in 1961. The United States contributed 46 percent of the total last year, up from 44 percent in 1961.
A secret poll fragment circulated among top Republicans shows 45 percent favor a larger federal role for civil rights, 46 percent prefer states handle it, and 9 percent undecided. The survey hints at a party wide retreat from full Negro rights support, with figures amid attacks on Goldwater’s approach and a conservative push against anti-discrimination rules.
Howard R. Wood a 40 year old Emtec sales manager in Elyria acted quickly when a car ignition sparked a blaze that sent a one year old and a companion boy screaming. Wood grabbed a home extinguisher from a nearby Faflik property and put out the flames. The injured youth suffered second degree burns to a leg and was admitted to Fairview Park Hospital Cleveland for observation. Wood noted he had not used a fire extinguisher in years and was grateful it worked.
Oberlin city manager Donald Marquis says two or three more water main breaks could occur due to old weak lines, though not guaranteed. Causes include high pressure from tank shutdowns and aging pipes. water supply remains adequate with pressure controlled by relief valves.
Dennis Fackler, 10, of Elyria wins a Valley City frog jump with a eight feet four and a quarter inch leap. The event follows Calaveras County rules with entrants from three to sixty years old. Hasel farm hosted the contest where Dennis kept his frog in a bucket. Rosemary Wozniak took second with a 1 foot 10 inch jump.
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