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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1960
Page
1
Rescue teams searched the ruined Atlantic coast resort as the death toll rose toward five to six thousand. Officials warned disease and debris posed further danger while rats swarmed the ruins. No U.S. fatalities reported for the quake tidal wave and fires.
U S Air Force Lt. Gerald Martin 20 of St Albans West Virginia refused evacuation to treat his injuries while his wife Sue remained trapped in the wreckage of the Saada resort hotel near Agadir Morocco. He lay on a stretcher at the French naval base enduring pain to keep his promise.
The Martins arrived in Agadir for a brief vacation with their one month old daughter when the hotel roof collapsed just after 11:30 PM. Martin and his wife were pulled from rubble by French marines. his wife Sue Martin was rescued after hours, suffering only shock. U.S. rescue teams sought a hospital in Casablanca or Rabat. Hospitals and weather notes follow the account.
Miss Serena Davis of the NAACP argues that the Civil Facus Commission does not stop actions against Woolworth in Cincinnati over alleged racial hiring bias. Officials deny the charges, while picketers say Woolworth only hires Negroes for lower level jobs and plan further action in Youngstown.
Trustees seek sheriff protection as the constable service in Eaton Towesip faces discontinuation. The report notes effort to preserve posts and notes GOP candidates sharing platforms amid municipal budget adjustments and fund-reduction actions affecting accounts.
King Winter yields a harsh Ohio storm with nine inches on the ground by morning and more snow due. Winds whip drifts across county roads. schools closed countywide except Columbia. 24 hour plowing stretched to meet drifting snow.
About 18,009 pupils in Lorain County were off as eight of nine districts closed due to snow. Only Columbia opened with low attendance. County Superintendent CA. Gibbens postponed the county board of education meeting and the superintendent meeting to next Thursday.
Elyria deploys emergency measures to combat a major snow storm. Downtown parking banned, tow zones enforced after 6 p.m. sanitation suspended, street crews working since 4 a.m. with rapid drift buildup hindering clearance of main arteries.
A record March storm lashed the nation with ice snow and sub zero cold from the Rockies to the Atlantic. The system crippled the Midwest and South with power outages, closures, and drifts up to five feet as Texas to Georgia faced travel bans and school shutdowns.
President Eisenhower concluded a four nation tour in South America with a tearful moment in Montevideo marked by student protests and tear gas. He then flew from Uruguay to Buenos Aires aboard a Columbine DT to await a jet for a return flight to Ramey Air Force Base Puerto Rico for three days of rest before heading to Washington.
The second shift at Ford Motor Co. Larain Assembly Plant was dropped today due to heavy snow. Industrial relations chief Paul D. Mathew announced the move after maintenance workers were contacted. the shift would normally start at 4:30 p.m. Transport concerns prompted the cancellation to avoid workers stranded.
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