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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1956
Page
1
The Week End Edition offers practical guidance for home lawn care and car care. Automotive Page on Pg 28 features auto ideas while Home Building and Improvement Page on Pg 16 covers home and garden tips.
In Lorain County farmers face rain delays yet Avon truck farmers are picking spinach and radishes. A feature page notes the passing of Old Dobbin as a fact.
In Oberlin the board voted to add a member and transfer the principal to classroom duty as five new teachers were hired. The notes appear in the second section of the first page.
Dr Milton S Eisenhower resigns as president of Pennsylvania State University citing personal reasons. He has served in federal advisory roles under three presidents and announced his decision Friday night in University Park Pennsylvania.
Northeastern Ohio weather shows showery periods with mild highs and cool nights while a separate report details Dr. Eisenhower’s resignation from a trusteeship. He cites personal convictions and will depart by year end with no formal government role intends.
President Eisenhower underwent a major operation at Walter Reed Army Hospital to relieve a non malignant intestinal obstruction. The six hour surgery by a four man team went well and his condition was reported most satisfactory. He spoke and lightened the mood after waking from ether.
President Eisenhower underwent a two hour operation starting 2:59 a.m. EDT and left in excellent condition after an intestinal obstruction was relieved. In Moscow Lazar Kaganovich resigned as chairman of the State Committee for Wages and Labor, with Alexander Volkov named to replace him. Molotov may move to foreign minister as part of a broader reshuffle.
Police report a jet fighter struck four or five homes in South Minneapolis at 9 37 a m CST today with no injuries reported immediately.
In Washington officials label Bulganin's disarmament note pure propaganda. The letter claims credit for Russia's plan to demobilize 1.2 million, urges the U S to cut forces in Germany, and calls for a new approach outside the United Nations to ease the arms race.
In Cleveland a Metro cafe on the city’s east side was wrecked during a brawl involving about 10 people early today. Police and civilians exchanged shots but only one person, 20 year old Donald Wallace of Fairport, was struck in the leg as a football player tried to flee in a car.
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer arrived in New York by plane to meet U S leaders on the unification of Germany.
Two nine and thirteen year old girls died last night at a Norwalk area crossing lacking flashers and gates. Two brothers remain critically injured as the state faces a plan to create a swift railroad crossing commission, fund improvements, and possibly raise auto license fees to cover costs. The Chronicle Telegram urges Governor Lausche to appoint the commission and for state action to protect hundreds of dangerous crossings.
Rival leaders set aside party rancor to express concern and wish President Eisenhower a speedy recovery and return to duty. The brief exchange highlighted respect across factions amid national worries.
The report describes reactions to President Eisenhower's illness from Adlai Stevenson Estes and Humphrey, with Stevenson hoping for a quick recovery and party leaders expressing concern. Nixon and Averell Harriman are noted as sending prayers and condolences as the nation watches the president’s condition.
A car at a B and C crossing on New State Road south of Norwalk crashed into a eastbound freight caboose at 4 30 a m. The victims are Virginia Ousley nine and Audrey Enzor thirteen both killed instantly. Virginia's brothers Ancil eighteen and Richard seventeen are in critical condition at Willard Hospital. Ancil suffered multiple fractures and severe injuries while Richard had a fractured skull and concussion. The train crew signalled the engineer after the impact. Foggy conditions contributed to the accident.
In Madrid, a floor collapse at a baby's baptism party killed sixteen people and injured thirty six, with five children among the dead. The wedding couple survived with injuries as rescuers retrieved victims from the wreckage. Police and fire crews worked through the night and into the morning.
Drawings on stone indicate horse racing began at least 3000 years ago. The earliest North American stake race noted as the King's Flateman in Canada in 1836. Chronicle-Telegram Classified lists training riding academies saddles and apparel with contact dial 4751 for assistance in ads.
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