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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1975
Page
1
A Chronicle-Telegram survey of area repair shops finds demand for major overhauls lagging as sales of new products soften, while minor repairs stay busy. Plumbers and TV radio servicers report thin workload. owners note customers balk at high costs yet still want quick fixes.
Secretary Kissinger outlined a new Ford policy direction toward Cuba saying the U S will back within the OAS moves to revoke the decade old embargo. He warned unilateral changes depend on U S interests and external Cuban policies as he spoke to a Houston audience.
In Los Angeles the police 'Slasher Squad' weighed if a dead man found with a throat wound was the 10th Slasher victim. Lt Dan Cooke cautioned uncertain similarities, while detectives pursued whether a copycat case exists as the investigation extends beyond January 31, with the prior victim dated late January and the first Dec 1. The scene drew a crowd as officers documented the event for possible repeat indicators.
President Ford signed two bills to bolster bankrupt Northeastern and Midwestern railroads including Penn Central. The measures provide 347 million in grants and loan guarantees to sustain operations until ConRail transfers in January 1976, plus 143.1 million in emergency railroad aid for 1975 and 18.1 million for the legislative branch. The action accompanies ongoing plans to consolidate seven rail systems into a government-led ConRail and a broader regional rail restructuring.
A Boeing 737 hijacked to Tehran Mehrabad by Iraqi officers ended in a gun battle on the runway. One hijacker and a passenger were killed. two hijackers surrendered. 10 of more than 90 aboard injured. The hijackers demanded 5 million dollars and Kurdish leaders’ release.
Partly cloudy today with a 40 percent chance of precipitation and a high in the low to mid 20s. Tonight lows 10 to 15 degrees. Mostly cloudy conditions continue at night with a 40 percent chance of snow flurries. Tomorrow, partly cloudy with highs in the mid to upper 30s. Details on Page F-1.
A 22 year old electrician, Jack L. Stidham of Sheffield Lake, was killed at U S Steel Lorain Cuyahoga Works when crushed between a crane and a building girder while installing conduits. He had worked at the plant since February 1971 and was survived by his wife Teresa and two young children. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Reidy Scanlan Funeral Home in Lorain.
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