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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1959
Page
1
Elyria marked its 125th anniversary with Robert Peters recognized as the longest-serving city employee with the same company. He announced his retirement this week after a 34-year career. The paper notes the boxing upset of the night and directs readers to pages 20 and 21 for full details and photos.
Robert Peterson advises in Life Begins at 40 that too many people worry about giving their children more than they had. The piece suggests balancing guidance with prudent limits. For family reading, consult the Week End Dividend Pages on pages 12 and 13.
A suspect is detained in connection with a rape and robbery investigation in the Galion area. Police report ongoing inquiries as details remain limited and authorities pursue leads.
A reporter at President Eisenhower's June 17 news conference proposed a public steel facts report. The White House sent the idea to the Labor Department, but economists warned it would irritate negotiators and might hurt union goodwill. Kefauver touted a fact sheet claiming wage growth without price hikes, drawing private criticism from labor officials who urged silence amid looming strikes.
Parity cloudy with warm humid today through Sunday. Scattered thundershowers mainly afternoon and evening, high near 90s, tonight 68 to 72. Friday temperature 63 to 69, precipitation 0.11 inch in 24 hours ending 3 pm EDT. Lake Erie small craft warnings in effect, west winds 15 to 22 mph, chance of thundershowers.
About 700 steelworkers ended a three day wildcat strike at Canton’s Republic Steel plant as union members vote to return to work. In Akron 2,200 rubber workers remain idle in two unauthorized walkouts at General Tire and Rubber and Goodyear plants.
A UPI roundup notes a national heat spike with Laredo Texas reaching 110 degrees while Butte Montana logged a 36 degree low. The day marked extreme temperature contrasts across states.
Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy is set to report to the world on a top secret conference at Quantico. The annual secrecy filled meeting near Washington includes leaders from the Air Force Army Navy and civilian space agency with talks described as progress reports.
A TWA Super Constellation crashed near Marnate Italy after being struck by lightning, killing 68 aboard. The airliner disintegrated and wreckage spread near a farmhouse and a tuberculosis sanatorium. rescuers recovered bodies as investigators inspected the scene.
Governor Earl Long, exiting a mental hospital after months, ran Louisiana from a motel under the supervision of three psychiatrists. Troopers say he left for his Winnfield home but then returned and slept. The doctors ordered seven to eight days of rest and limited visitors. Long fired hospital officials who had committed him and sought revenge against those he blamed for the move.
Washington UPI report on a five day congressional hearing where experts concluded the hydrogen bomb cannot wipe out mankind or civilization. They warned millions would die and vast damage could occur, but large protections could allow survival and eventual recovery after a nuclear conflict. Rep. Holifield voiced dread at mass casualties and a world of buried neighbors.
United Press International reports scattered showers and thundershowers across the nation as summer begins. The lone exception is the far Southwest with temperatures around 90 degrees. Northern plains and Wisconsin saw heavy storms and funnel clouds, with a violent tornado in Colfax, Wisconsin last year and two deaths from a small plane crash near Superior.
Lorain Works National Tube division of U S Steel plans shutdowns starting late tomorrow as contract talks with USW falter. A midnight Tuesday strike deadline threatens 9 000 county workers and a potential million-dollar payroll loss. Shutdown steps begin with coke plant halt and blast furnace banking, followed by bloom mills and finishing departments as New York wage talks continue.
In Spoleto Italy Louis Armstrong known as Satchmo recovers from pneumonia and asks his doctor when he will get his trumpet back. The doctor replies that his health comes first before any return to his golden horn.
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