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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1979
Page
23
With a deadline looming, lawmakers may clash over the 20 year plan to run the Panama Canal. The House voted 308 to 98 to insist on its version as conferees prepare a final bill. The Senate earlier passed its version, arguing the House measure violates the Panama Canal treaties granting Panamanian control by 2000. The treaties take effect Oct 1 and set up a 20 year administrative structure.
Portugal's designated woman prime minister Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo submitted a 16 member cabinet, all male, to Parliament for approval as a temporary 100 day government to oversee dissolution of the legislature and elections. The list emerged after Maoist sources leaked details and included engineers and three military officers. President Ramalho Eanes had asked for the short term administration on July 19.
Eight year old Adam Schneider, known for stuffing forty watermelon seeds in his nose, is cured of a six year hearing impairment after doctors remove a ball bearing from his ear. The radiologist spotted the metal during skull X-rays taken for a unrelated issue. Adam’s mother recalls past near-misses and the neighborhood buzz about his unusual talents.
President Carter begins a one day trip to Kentucky to push energy policies. He will tour a coal burning power plant in Louisville and hold a town hall meeting at a Bardstown high school, aiming to renew focus after Cabinet purge shifts.
Oil City Hospital in Pennsylvania showcases restaurant style menus and a wine list praised by food service director Gershom Chan a former Pittsburgh steak house manager. He notes patient meals aim to boost appetite with color texture aroma and imagination while prices stay modest. Chan credits executive administrator Neil Todhunter for support and reveals a shift toward imaginative hospital cuisine.
Catherine Prosser, 27, who stabbed her ex-husband to death on Christmas Eve and later kicked him as he lay dying, was released on three years probation by Justice Tasker Watkins at Cardiff Crown Court. The judge said she was provoked over time by her former husband and had suffered enough, praising her as a good mother while noting the public interest did not require further imprisonment.
Cleveland State University researchers surveyed about 400 office workers in the Cleveland area. More than half of the women and a quarter of the men reported some harassment on the job, with young workers most at risk. One woman quit after advances from a supervisor and being forced to do unwanted typing, while a poor evaluation followed her refusal.
Testimony before the Illinois House study committee describes a high school coach selecting team members by breast size or sexual favors and a male teacher coercing students into sex. Teachers allegedly threatened victims to keep quiet, with reports spanning years and heavy underreporting due to fear, authority dynamics, and parental reactions.
The U S presidential commission on a 16 day tour to the Soviet Union Denmark Austria and Israel began with a Kaddish at the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising memorial and planned visits to Majdanek and Treblinka to honor those who fought and died rather than be sent to camps Elie Wiesel led the opening prayer for the 60 000 who perished or resisted.
Maggie Thatcher touches down in Lusaka to chair the Commonwealth Conference as Zambia’s press unleash sharp criticism. State media accuse Britain’s leader of arrogance and racial bias while Kaunda condemns fear of Russia. International papers note tense welcome amid debate on Zimbabwe Rhodesia policy.
Police hunted two to three gunmen across two French regions after two robberies within 48 hours. A guard died from buckshot as attackers seized weekend receipts including $326,600 near Champagne. The Marseille area pursued the alleged mastermind Lionel Leroy, 33, described as former military veteran and mercenary.
France will raise costs starting August for cigarettes up 9 percent pipe tobacco 10 percent cigars 12 percent and gasoline 254 to 278 per 2 gallon with higher electricity and alcohol prices expected though exact figures not fixed.
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