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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1960
Page
1
Former middleweight champion Jake LaMotta testified before Senate investigators that his 1947 loss to Billy Fox was fixed. He described play acting as the referee stopped the Madison Square Garden bout in the fourth round for Fox, revealing a promised shot at the title in exchange for throwing the fight and noting a prior $100,000 offer to throw it.
Wildcat Ford strike roils Lorain as signs threaten Judge Pinecura and a union stalemate grows. Police and deputies inspect two signs on the judge's front lawn urging Ford workers to back or fault the administration amid a 4000 worker walkout. Union officials urge calm while NDL officials and pickets face off, with threats and crossfire echoes from hearings led by John G. Bonomi.
President Eisenhower arrives in Manila amid a massive pro American welcome. Officials estimate up to four million in the crowd as confetti and balloons dot the sky over Malacanang. The journey from Wake Island included a long flight and a stop in mid Pacific before landing at Clark Air Force Base.
British hiker Dr. Barbara Moore, en route from San Francisco to New York, was struck by a sightseer’s car on a four lane highway near Brazil Indiana. She sustained no fracture but was hospitalized at Clay County Hospital as doctors assessed possible injuries. Trooper Harry Foy said Moore stepped onto the eastbound lane to avoid spectators and cars along the shoulder. The driver, Mrs Elizabeth M. Kline, 67, of Shamokin Pa, had slowed to look when Moore moved into her path.
Compromise possible on financing the Elyria sewage plant expansion is discussed on the front of page seven with related notes on water supply sufficiency at the Grafton prison site. The YWCA board names Medina woman as new executive secretary for the Elyria unit in the first column.
Northeastern and Northwestern Ohio see cloudy skies with occasional showers and a few thundershowers today, highs near 68 to 72. Tonight there will be light rain or drizzle with a low around 55. Partial clearing expected Wednesday with little temperature change. Monday’s temperatures range from 51 to 72.
The Chronicle-Telegram notes an estimated 200 million campaign buttons used in the 1956 presidential year. For selling old campaign items or similar, contact the paper through Elyria FA 3.3321 or Lorain CE.3-6173 for a courteous ad assistant.
Dania Florida from UPD reports Frank Akerman a 35 year old law graduate and civic figure known for his mechanical hands died in a car collision near Dania while returning home to Pompano Beach after a Miami airport visit He had served in the Army at Camp Rucker and built a public life around his disability and Democratic Party work.
Lorain board approved Dr John Evans recommendation Tony Misko Jr as head football coach at Lorain High succeeding Art Lave who moved to Kenyon College Misko already serves as head baseball and varsity football line coach This story notes a related feature on page 16.
Sen Kennedy denounces U S policy toward Khrushchev and the Russians in a 12 point plan aimed at strengthening non Communist world. He criticizes Eisenhower and Nixon for failures, urges long term policies, stronger defenses, aid to developing nations, and more flexible Berlin and Middle East approaches.
Tokyo reports four thousand leftist students staged a loud but non violent demonstration outside Tokyo headquarters to protest a security crackdown. The march involved the fanatical Zengakuren group, linked to a nationwide strike by the Federation of Labor Unions with 5.8 million members, amid anti government sentiment surrounding Eisenhower's visit.
In Tokyo, UPI reports Tass and Peiping line mock Eisenhower and predict danger as 28 Japanese protesters rally outside a building. Police detain and clash with students amid Socialist calls. Red China escalates opposition with coastal bombardments near Nationalist-held offshore islands.
A naptha storage tank holding about 150000 gallons exploded in flames at the Valvoline Oil Co plant on Route 88 in Freedom. No injuries were reported. In Columbus, state officials will hear a report on water availability as the last hurdle to a $12 million plus state medium security prison in Grafton is cleared tomorrow morning.
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