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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1981
Page
23
Thousands protested the Elbe river power plant as clashes erupted with police in Schleswig Holstein. More than 20 injured including 21 officers and a German reporter, with seven arrests amid mass traffic searches and weapon sweeps. Organizers urged peaceful action but demonstrations escalated.
Storms sweeping the West and Southeast bring rain across much of the nation while New England’s drought eases with February rainfall totaling 7.22 inches, more than double normal. Forecasters expect thunderstorms to shift through California and the Great Basin with snow in higher elevations, and general fair weather prevailing elsewhere.
A propane gas explosion at a Springfield car wash destroyed the facility on a busy street. One man died and at least 15 were injured, with six hurt inside the shop. Fire officials described a hose entanglement with a propane tank on a pickup as the ignition cause.
Veteran photojournalist Joe Rosenthal, famed for the Iwo Jima flag raising, plans to retire at 69 after a career spanning The Associated Press and the San Francisco Chronicle. Aspen Winter Games bring World Cup events and celebrity races with stars like Desi Arnaz Jr. and George Hamilton. Dr Seuss Day marks Theodor Geisel birthday as schools celebrate his 77th in multiple states.
Fancy Cornish Rex kittens Lord Nelson and Lulu pose in the first prize bowl as the 64th Empire Cat Show begins at Madison Square Garden. Morris of Nine Lives leads a parade of Turkish Angoras and other breeds while Richard Gebhardt may award Best of the Best.
Local long range forecast shows highs around 40 in the far south and southeast, 30s elsewhere, with lows in the teens north and in the 20s elsewhere over three days. West to northwest winds 15 to 25 knots today. A chance of light eastward flurries and waves 4 to 6 feet in ice free areas.
Leftist guerrillas bombed the ITT de Centro America office in Escalon causing about 100000 dollars in damage with no casualties. Several stores in Santa Ana were also bombed without deaths. The Salvadoran Human Rights Commission may be nominated for a Nobel Prize amid fears of government retaliation.
Tourists swarm Bourbon Street and the French Quarter under sunny skies with temperatures in the high 70s. Street performers including jazz bands jugglers a mime and face painters cash in on the crowds as Iris the first of 23 parades begins along Canal Street and St. Charles Avenue. Beads doubloons and the signature chant draw cheers from revelers.
Bible believing Christians go to court Monday to seek a rewrite of California science education rules that place Darwinian evolution at the core of biology teaching. The state seeks defense from scientists including Carl Sagan and Stanford Nobel laureate Arthur Kornberg in a nationally watched case.
Twenty-one of the 26 crewmen aboard the South Korean cargo vessel Dae Rim abandoned ship Saturday in frigid North Pacific waters about 90 miles west of Attu in the Aleutian chain. A Navy plane saw unprotected crew in water using life rings. Rubber life rafts were dropped to them after a mayday relayed late Friday night reporting a three hour blaze.
Nine human rights activists in Argentina were seized by plainclothes police in coordinated raids in Buenos Aires. Among those detained was Emilio Mignone, a prominent lawyer who testified before the U N Working Group on Disappearances about abductions by security forces. The group’s report was presented to the UN Commission on Human Rights.
NILES UP I reports Municipal Court Judge Charles B Zubyk was shot twice in the chest Friday night at his McKinley Heights home as he opened the back door. Sheriff Jakmas said there may be multiple suspects and no solid lead while the judge remains in guarded condition at General Hospital in Warren.
Mayor George Voinovich told Vice President Bush that Cleveland is sick and would be an ideal guinea pig to test new government concepts. He requested to be among the first cities under the enterprise concept and presented Bush a church group letter detailing Reagan cutbacks' impact on the poor in Cleveland.
Cleveland boards president led last ditch move to remove embattled superintendent Peter Carlin but only three of seven members attended. A prior bid ended in a 3-3 tie, leaving Carlin in place as his contract nears its end.
Ohio Lottery officials report the daily numbers draw won by 611. Sales reached 998839 dollars with a 379434 dollar payoff. The state lottery board renews the term automatically due to no Sunday action. Board president John Gallagher urged resignations and sought a Saturday meeting to reconsider, but no quorum formed as several members were absent or ill.
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