08 Mar 1957
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1957
Page
1
A Mogadore versus Wellington battle at Canton ended with a basketball striking Chick Schrader, a 6 foot 6 inch Mogadore center, during a tense moment. Wellington and Ridgeville advanced to district tournament finals as photographers captured the dramatic scene.
Portland Mayor Terry Schrunk agreed to take a polygraph to deny bribery charges tied to an after-hours joint. Senate investigators cited test results from witness Nathan Zusman showing untruthful responses, while Schrunk called the accusations fantastic and demanded a test.
Special Ambassador James P. Richards heads a presidental mission set to visit up to 18 nations as the United States moves to declare the Gulf of Aqaba and the Strait of Tiran an international waterway open to all nations including Israel. Congress approved the doctrine by a 350 to 60 vote, with the president awaiting the document from Capitol Hill.
A fast moving low pressure system from the south moved into Ohio bringing one to three inches of snow to the eastern half while the western part saw little. Winds up to 30 mph complicated conditions as northeastern areas faced partial clearing and sub freezing temperatures in the pre dawn hours. Temperatures ranged from 23 in Toledo to 33 at Chesapeake with forecasts of more rain and snow arriving by Saturday as the system tracks northward from Virginia.
President Eisenhower tentatively schedules a Florida trip March 1 to 24 to escape a lingering head cold. He will fly from Washington to Florida for sun and golf, then proceed to Arizona or a military/private site for rest before returning to duty. The plan aims to boost his recovery, with Hagerty noting the cough is slightly better.
Washington report says the House Appropriations Committee again trimmed President Eisenhower's budget and criticized the top budget official for seeming unfamiliar with his own agency's finances.
The article details a Democratic committee's budget action cutting 4.8 million from the White House and agencies, a 23 percent cut amid cold, cloudy conditions with snow possible. It notes totals on Treasury funds, Interior Department support, and a defense emergency fund reduction, alongside five day forecasts and daily climate figures from the Northeast.
The Coast Guard dispatched planes from San Francisco and Port Angeles to assist a Pan American Airways DC 7 flying from Honolulu to Portland Ore with one engine out. The incident occurred as the craft operated over the Pacific near Seattle, with search and rescue coordination in progress.
Pan American authorities indicated the jet could reach its destination but would head to Seattle Tacoma International Airport rather than Portland. The flight carried 53 passengers and eight crew, was about 600 miles off the West Coast when the outboard engine on the port side failed. A Coast Guard amphibious aircraft was dispatched from San Francisco and another from Port Angeles as a precaution. Police report cars parked at taverns were looted and several people are held pending investigation. A county education measure and recreation legislation faced controversy amid community response.
Washington dispatch notes nine teen of Ohio's 23 member House delegation supported President Eisenhower's Middle East Doctrine. Opponents included Reps Wayne Hayes James G Polk and Cliff Clovenger. Rep Frances Bolton was not yet present on tour of Africa.
Elyria and surrounding areas endure a late winter snow pattern as the famed March lion returns with about three inches of snowfall. A temporary warm spell is expected with temperatures dropping to 20 to 25 degrees tonight and more snow likely tomorrow. Past March storms hit hard in 1954 1955 and last year, keeping residents wary of the lion's mood.
New York federal judge Sylvester J. Ryan ruled that the International Boxing Club is a monopoly and promotes boxing in restraint of trade. The decision resolves the government antitrust suit against the IBC.
The final 150 Israeli combat troops sailed from Sharm El Sheikh at 6 p.m. completing the withdrawal from Sinai. Demolitions were finished on pillboxes and gun emplacements as command of the area was handed to a Finnish UNEF infantry unit. The last force left aboard the frigate Imak heading north toward Elrat. A few Israeli technicians remained to assist UNEF in establishing control.
Cairo reports Egypt allows limited international traffic through the Suez Canal for ships up to 500 tons after removing explosives from the sunken tug Edgar Bonnet. UN salvage chief Wheeler expects about three weeks to raise the vessel while 75 percent of normal traffic resumes. Israeli evacuation nears completion as UN forces move into Sharm El Sheikh and tensions in the Middle East persist.
Houston report says first successful vaccination against a natural cancer was achieved in chickens. Dr. Burmester of USDA showed a killed-virus vaccine raised cancer-fighting antibodies in hens and passed protection to chicks. He suggested the method may model human cancer work and reduce losses from leukemia in poultry.
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