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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1957
Page
1
Suburban living at its best is described at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Whitman on Gulf Road. Sloping terraces, flower-bordered stone walks and a lake lend beauty to the Whitman residence.
One Man's View reports Spring Valley resident Joe Cowden arguing in favor of annexing Elyria though locals generally oppose such moves. The piece appears in the paper’s opinion section with page references.
Lorain mayoral committee on annexation urges policy approval to extend services into new area. In Eaton area a resident stands to receive a $1,250 payment from BUC. The item appears on page 24, section two.
Boston firefighters fought one of the citys worst dock blazes as a five-alarm fire raged along Mystic River docks. Officials say the million-dollar fire could burn three more days, with 2,000+ workers battling flames amid collapsing fuel elevators and burning coal piles.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles will fly to London this weekend at President Eisenhower’s request for a personal review and judgment of the current disarmament talks. White House press secretary James Hagerty stresses the trip is not an emergency and does not reflect on Harold Stassen. Dulles spends the weekend in Canada and will depart Ottawa Sunday night, arriving in London Monday afternoon.
Stark County deputies said Roland Chan inel, 28, was shot to death by a husband in a love triangle. William Petty Jr, 29, said he dashed outside when he heard a "rear" noise thinking his car was being stolen. He fired a warning shot that struck Channel, who had just driven up with Petty's wife Norma.
British RAF jets switched from rockets to leaflets to end the Muscat rebellion. Two Pembrokes and two Valettas dropped leaflets over 5,000 square miles held by rebels. Leaflets urged end of rebellion and offered pardons to Imams troops who surrendered, with rocket strikes likely to resume unless rebel attitude changes.
Britain, France, the United States and West Germany plan to sign a 12 point Berlin Declaration on German reunification Monday. Observers see significance for Khrushchev’s late summer visit to East Germany and aim to outsmart Soviet influence ahead of the West German election.
Six Air Force pilots prepare for the Bendix race from O Hare to Andrews AFB covering 615 miles. A flight time under 49 minutes would push average ground speed beyond 60 miles per hour, requiring a climb to supersonic speed and precise fuel winds.
Partly cloudy warm and humid with widely scattered thunderstorms today tonight and Sunday. High around 80 down to 55 this morning expect 66 to 70 tonight. Friday temperatures 64 to 80 with year ago Friday values 69 to 90. No precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 6 p.m. Friday. Humidity 8 am 6 percent, 2 pm 49 percent, 8 pm 42 percent. Sunrise 6:17, sunset 8:50. Moonrise 6:54, moonset 8:53.
U S air and naval forces join Japanese relief agencies to rush aid to western Kyushu after unprecedented floods and landslides. Tokyo reports 432 dead and 24 missing, with estimates up to 3,000 deaths possible. over 100,000 homeless. Heavy rain, 31 inches in 24 hours, triggered floods as winds and thunderstorms swept the region.
President Eisenhower said the death of Guatemala's Carlos Castillo Armas is a loss to the free world. He noted Castillo’s leadership repulsed communism in Guatemala and helped the country become a valuable member of the Organization of American States. Summer carnival at St Cyril and Methodius Church offers games, prizes, rides, and a chicken dinner with matinee on Sunday.
A massive blaze at the docks, fueled by a vast stockpile of coal, produced one of the worst fires in the city’s history. The U.P. facsimile photo captures the chaotic scene as flames roared through the waterfront, drawing crews from multiple districts to battle the blaze.
A palace fire resulted in the shooting of the president amid chaotic scenes. Officials reported injuries, with emergency crews rushing to safeguard key figures as smokefilled corridors hampered rescue efforts.
President Castillo Armas was killed by a palace guard who fired twice from a darkened room as he and his wife moved toward the dining room after a reception. The assassin, Romeo Vasquez Sanchez, was found to have Communist ties. Vice President Gonzalez-Lopez formed an emergency cabinet and declared a state of siege as Guatemala mourned its leader, who had long opposed communism.
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