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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1975
Page
1
The article recalls the opening moments of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord, then Charlestown and Bunker Hill. It highlights William Prescott's command, the famous Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes order, and the 140 killed and 271 wounded among 2500 American troops before British forces gained the high ground.
Councilman Ken Krueck, father of nine and longtime leader at St. Agnes, was killed Sunday morning when his car collided at an intersection while en route to church. Cecilia Krueck, unaware of the tragedy, passed the scene minutes later as police directed traffic. The family had planned a Fathers Day celebration, with churchgoing in three cars and posthumous plans for a Bellevue Shrine visit. Krueck chaired the council finance committee and held multiple Catholic youth and community roles.
Mrs Hees of 7700 Root Read North Ridgeville says her mannequin Minerva in a field behind their home scares birds and attracts truckers along the Ohio Turnpike. Drivers horn in, mistaking the figure for a real person, a joke that grew into a roadside oddity.
President Ford told the National Federation of Independent Business that the worst recession since 1930 is ending and pledged to release small business from federal red tape and unfair regulations. He cited rising consumer confidence and a 2.2 percent May sales gain, a 553,000 job rise March to May, and falling inflation, though Fed data show continued output decline. He announced regulatory reform steps including a new White House task force and an ongoing veto approach to curb federal programs.
The report notes a warm, showery pattern with partly cloudy skies tonight east of Elyria and showers likely to the west. Lows in mid to upper 60s. Tomorrow partly cloudy with a chance of thundershowers in the east and likely showers to the west. Highs in the low 70s. Tonight a 70 percent rain chance westward and 40 percent tomorrow.
Cleveland woman Barbara Dressin testified before a U S House Judiciary subcommittee that her 1971 abduction at gunpoint, taunted and coerced into a car, now seems run of the mill amid recent gun incidents and strengthens her belief that guns should be outlawed. The hearing in Cleveland followed Cleveland’s handgun restrictions and county death data, with support and opposition framed by local officials and gun groups.
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 that state and local bar associations may not enforce minimum fee schedules for lawyers. This shift allows clients to bargain over fees, potentially lowering costs for real estate, wills, divorces, and small businesses. The change ends a 179 year system, with broad declines in probate and real estate settlement fees noted.
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