13 Jun 1957
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1957
Page
1
U.S. scientists expect the Soviet Union to disclose a larger faster space satellite this weekend, signaling potential lead over the United States in space and possibly in ICBM development. The anticipated announcement may show the Reds ahead in the race for intercontinental missiles, with the T-3 rocket model linked to the satellite.
Elyria's new long distance dialing and six to eleven digit system will start August 18 at 3 01 a m with all numbers labeled in the new prefixes. The project, a $1 5 million upgrade by Elyria Telephone Co under President Manca Weldon W Case, will double the La Grange subexchange capacity and introduce direct dialing nationwide.
Soviet party chief Khrushchev criticized Eisenhower Open Skies disarmament plan during a Helsinki news conference. He endorsed installing Soviet inspection posts and urged a high level meeting with the West to resolve tensions and ban nuclear testing, calling U S aerial inspections comical and warning confidence is lacking. Bulgaria read a statement proposing all differences be settled peacefully.
Bridgeport Conn INS reports a wartime secret test caused widespread sterility or genetic defects among soldiers in one unit. An attorney for the vets accuses the project of hidden radiation exposure during a World War II trial.
Northeast and Northwest Ohio face mixed conditions with clouds and scattered showers today tonight and Friday. Highs reach 76 to 82 with lows 62 to 68 as winds shift from southeast to southwest.
The United States reports Chinese coastal batteries fired on an American carrier plane eight miles off the mainland as Peiping warns further aggression will be met with full force. The State Department gave no comment pending Navy findings amid charges of a planned attack to block Formosa's peaceful liberation.
The Mayflower II was towed into Plymouth harbor by a Coast Guard cutter Yankton after a brief confrontation with Chinese planes. Rear Admiral Lu Ho Tu of the Nationalists claimed the incident aimed to provoke tensions over Formosa, while the vessel proceeded to a mooring inside the harbor.
Jury hears Jay marijuana case as Avon Lake fire fighters and utility workers pursue YLACK River incorporation drive continues. Planners optimize chances for election amid Amherst courthouses notes and Lorain News items.
A brief item notes a second raise in the same period, with no additional context for figures, dates, or entities. The entry confirms a further increase was approved or implemented, but details are not provided in the readable text.
American soldier William Girard said U S military authorities pressured him to stand trial in a Japanese court for the slaying of a Japanese woman on an Army firing range near Tokyo. Girard and his backers dispute claims that his Army adviser urged a Japanese trial to avoid harsher U S punishment.
Gov. C William ONeill is giving serious consideration to vetoing a bill creating multiple municipal courts in Lorain County and redefining jurisdictions. Mayors oppose a sleeper amendment stripping them of traffic violation duties on state highways and seek a veto with plan to re enact without the clause. Legislature set to sign next Tuesday.
Mrs. Gilbert Diedrick will graduate with a bachelor of science in education from Baldwin-Wallace College on Sunday, one week after her son Lee’s high school graduation. A longtime Ridgeville first grade teacher in Elyria, she began with home economics in 1927, paused for family, then taught in Elyria schools including Maplewood and Ridgeville. She lives at 220 Sumner Street, Elyria, and reflects on her long career and “good to have all that work over.”
The House Appropriations Committee slashed 61.6 million dollars from Eisenhower’s public works program to keep within its stated economy aims. The cuts affect nearly 4.04 billion in total next-year appropriations, with emphasis on projects where local interests are willing to contribute. Funds cover Army Corps construction planning maintenance and Bureau of Reclamation and power administrations, while 11 Engineer projects including Allentown harbor were not funded.
In Flint Michigan an extremely jealous 22 year old John Cooper killed his fiancée Barbara Moss 19 at Kearsley Park and dumped her body into a creek. He then took a cab home, told his mother I have just killed my girl, grabbed a .38 revolver and shot himself in the right temple near the discovery spot. Barbara Moss’s parents say Cooper had dated their daughter for nearly two years.
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