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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1968
Page
5
North opens with a pass sequence and six of diamonds lead. Declarer wins in dummy, executes a diamond and club sequence, and after a king of trump shift, the position forces West into an impossible discard. East, with two singletons, is squeezed and cannot salvage a remaining trick.
Six guns a camera and a ring were stolen from a Root Road house in Lorain. David Wargo, 33, reported finding his bedroom ransacked when he returned about 11 45 p m Sunday. Three shotguns two rifles and a revolver were missing along with a box of shotgun shells. Nancy Thomas 20 who rents upstairs also reported a ring missing. No values given.
Self exiled Constantine of Greece and Queen Anne Marie left Porto Ercole Italy aboard their yacht after a week there with Prince Claus of the Netherlands. The Santa Fe Railroad salvage dispute centers on a beached 280 foot barge when author Robert Read claimed salvage rights. Read said he acted as a responsible citizen. In San Diego Zoo news, Rhena Eckert Schweitzer presented a three year old gorilla named MASSA. Marlon Brando won an annulment from Movita Castenada with custody of Sergio and Rebecca. Sidney Bennett received Chicago’s Medal of Merit for rescuing a photographer during a neighborhood melee. Louisiana Governor McKeithen was detained briefly in East Berlin by border guards.
Elyria recreation director Fhurman Taylor reports that last week most events were curtailed while finals were held at ten playgrounds. Tournaments in paddle tennis bok hockey box hockey and checkers and four square determined an overall winner per age group. track finals at Spring Valley named champions in broad jumps relays and softball throws. Attendance totaled 3 070 with Eastern Heights drawing 680 and McKinley 419.
North Ridgeville council approved a pay raise for part time firefighters effective August 1. The first hour on a fire will pay $4.50 and each additional hour $3, up from $3 and $2 respectively. The increase follows a finance committee recommendation from two weeks earlier.
Hollywood notes the Supreme Court ruling that a 14 minute film 0 7 was not hard core pornography. The decision alters enforcement of nude and seedy cinema across Santa Monica Boulevard and running theaters bars and restaurants.
Elyria’s 10 playgrounds sponsor a 6 to 9 p.m. carnival at Allen School with booths run by supervisors and youngsters. Volunteers from each site, including Thurman Taylor, will dunk a supervisor in a major dunk booth. Proceeds fund playgrounds and a final party. rain postpones to the next night.
Thurman Taylor recreation director announced winners of the city playground tournament held last week across 10 Elyria grounds. Contests covered paddle tennis nok hockey box hockey checkers and four square across age groups with first second and third place listed by event and age group.
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