26 Jul 1978
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1978
Page
1
The baby born nine days early at 11:47 p.m. Tuesday via Caesarean section is named Patricia after Dr Patrick Steptoe. Parents Lesley and John Brown, in good health, sparked global interest as the first child conceived outside the womb.
Elyria board votes to re-submit a 6.9 mill levy in a September 26 special election to prevent school closings by late November. Negotiations with teachers and non-certified staff remain incomplete with contracts still undecided as schools open next month. Superintendent Showalter urged earlier action to address funding.
A county wide operation arrested 23 adults including the Norwalk Army recruiter and a juvenile after a grand jury indicted 36 people on 82 charges mainly aiding drug trafficking. Seizures included LSD cocaine PCP and marijuana with the largest haul in Plymouth just over the county line.
Steven Klingshirn twenty of 14554 Plum Creek Drive Avon died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a Thursday morning crash on Route 82 Island Road in Columbia Township. He was not wearing a helmet and was killed when his motorcycle struck a car driven by Wilma Mullins. The helmet law allows riders 18 and older with a year of riding to go helmetless. Surviving relatives and funeral details follow.
Volunteers collect donations Thursday through Saturday to fund 500 paper flags for display in downtown storefronts. C T photo by Tom Mahl captures residents participating and hoping the proceeds cover the cost of the flags.
The State Department imposed a travel ban on high level officials to the Soviet Union as a warning to the Kremlin leadership. Officials say it could be followed by stronger actions, while aiming to avoid harming private or business exchanges. The move ties to Soviet moves against dissidents and American journalists.
Willford McCain of 3910 W Erie Ave Lorain logs 1478 miles on a bicycle after World War II to stay in shape. He says he wanted to remain in the army but was discharged due to age. He turns 81 on Veterans Day November 11.
Maria Slepak, 51, a Jewish activist, was sentenced by a Soviet court to three years suspended on hooliganism charges and could join her husband in exile. She sobbed in court, citing her stomach ulcers and support from her people as factors in the lenient ruling. The couple, both critics of exit visas, were arrested June 1 after displaying a sign on Gorky Street.
Forecast calls for showers and hot humid conditions with hazy skies tonight. Lows near 70. Thursday sees more thundershowers ending in the afternoon, turning cooler with highs 80 to 85. Rain chance about 50 percent. Winds SW around 10 mph. High 88 at 2 45 p.m. today. low 71 at 3 30 a.m. Details on page 3.
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