14 Jun 1970
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1970
Page
1
Rebel units advance toward Amman amid a rift with guerrillas over a peace deal. Loyal officers blocked the move as clashes flare and fears rise of a new outbreak. King Hussein orders obedience while a joint security body tries to uphold the cease fire.
Two drownings occurred within about five hours in Vermilion and near Wellington. The victims were David Pinkie, 5, of North Olmsted, who fell from a Vermilion marina dock, and Fred Muniz, 19, of Lorain, who drowned in a Wellington area farm pond during a Puerto Rican youth club outing. Pinkie’s body was recovered after a search and he died of accidental drowning at Lorain St. Joseph Hospital. Muniz’s body was recovered by divers near a pond on Rt. 18, taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital. the group involved had used the Burge farm for years. The incidents followed another local drowning the day before near Hawley Road.
Argentina’s three military chiefs selected Army Brig. Gen. Roberto Marcelo Levingston to be the new president. Levingston, 50, was a military attache in Washington and was a surprise choice not among the civilians or retired officers reportedly considered. Navy chief Adm Pedro Guavi announced the selection in a nationwide radio address and said the new president would assume office next Thursday.
Partly cloudy and warmer today with thundershower chances this afternoon and evening. Highs in the 80s, tonight’s low in the 60s. Fair and warm tomorrow.
As Flag Day honors approach, flag purchases have surged nationwide amid increased respect for the flag. Stores report 20 percent plus gains over last year with large nylon flags selling briskly. Gulf service stations and flag makers confirm strong demand, with some firms doubling sales in 18 months.
Rep Louis Stokes urged that racism is the nation's top issue at the 13th annual Freedom Fund Dinner in Elyria. The Cleveland congressman criticized Nixon desegregation efforts and abortion of civil rights gains, while praising youth and citing Jackson State killings as proof of racial tension. Officials and NAACP leaders attended at First Congregational Church.
Soyuz 4 crew Nikolayev and Sevastianov, launched June 1, are nearing 14 days in orbit. They are expected to push beyond the Gemini 7 record of 13 days 18 hours 35 minutes, possibly creating a new world endurance mark.
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