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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1955
Page
14
Norma Miggine reports Avon Lake's zoning debate as villages face rapid growth. Officials urge thorough review of regulations to fit changing times while experts warn against spot zoning and improper area-wide reclassifications. The piece cites need for public understanding and strong enforcement.
The 4 H tractor program trains youth in hands on maintenance and safety through volunteer leaders and county clubs. In Lorain County 1955 clubs in Wellington Oberlin and Elyria enroll 30 members across three groups with eight meetings each. Members learn engine operation lubrication ignition cooling and safety while visiting plants and completing demonstrations.
Senate investigators examine about 20 cases where insiders profited at sucker expense amid stock surges, focusing on Pantepec Ou and Amurex Qil. The panel may call Walter Winchell after airing broadcasts linked to oil stocks, as brokers faced a rush of orders following their telecast.
CHICAGO An admitted narcotics addict told police he started cashing bogus checks after learning how easy it was while working as a Bible salesman. John Francis Lawlor, 26, said he cashed about $10 000 in worthless checks to fund heroin addiction, spending about $30 daily. He claimed to have been a top Bible salesman for three years.
Madison physicist Wise Professor John G. Winans seeks to prove long runway takeoffs are unnecessary by circling a barrel tethered to a light plane on Lake Kegonsa ice. A 400 foot nylon rope links the barrel to the aircraft wing as he aims for lift off if ice and weather cooperate. Earlier attempts were halted by weather and city safety concerns, with a planned test on Lake Mendota previously canceled.
Washington reports the Army will convert the 3rd Armored Division at Fort Knox Kentucky from a training unit into a fully staffed tactical division of about 14 500 officers and men. The move creates four tactical armored divisions alongside two airborne and four infantry divisions. An armored replacement training center will also be established at Fort Knox. The 3rd Armored aims to reach full strength by October, under a plan that reduces total divisions by four from current levels.
Admiral Robert Carney announced the United States will definitely speed up arms shipments to the Chinese Nationalists. He said the move aligns with current realities of defending Formosa and nearby areas against a possible Chinese Communist invasion. When pressed about orders for Navy pilots in the Formosa area to pursue Red aircraft over the mainland, he replied they have orders to take care of themselves.
Navy officials said joint command plans may be established to coordinate defense against Communist forces. Reported discussions touched on aid to Taiwan defenses and possible arrangements near Formosa with emphasis on deterring mainland aggression.
Father Georges Bissonnette, an American priest, traveled by plane to Helsinki amid a crowded entourage. He planned to celebrate mass in Moscow, where Catholics among the foreign colony must worship with a Samaritan priest who cannot speak their language. The only other Western cleric permitted is an English Anglican priest who serves Protestants every six weeks.
A column argues political hopefuls owe the community full commitment, citing Warren L Robinson Jr and Vic Stewart as examples. It notes council meetings, committee sessions, and constant constituent contact, urging transparency when absent and stressing accountability for those seeking public office.
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