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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1963
Page
1
An Oberlin resident with a passion for fans supplies a theatre audience on hot nights. Her expansive collection spans historical and decorative pieces, and the tale of her hobby is featured on the CT's Dividend Pages, page 21.
A police request seeks a suspect connected to a car top slashing incident. The item appears on page 17 with brief notes about related local crime coverage and an administrative mention of Medina and Spencer officials.
A massive blast at the Modderfontein black powder plant in Johannesburg killed one white worker and left four Africans injured. The factory, described as the world’s largest of its kind, was largely destroyed with a mushroom cloud and extensive damage to surrounding buildings. Eyewitness accounts compared the scene to Hiroshima as flames shot into the morning sky and windows shattered for miles.
A blaze engulfed Bellmore High School on Long Island injuring 43 students and a teacher while many others were treated at the scene. Fire Commissioner E Floyd Hassell arrived to find students on the second floor rescuing peers and a brave senior named David reportedly leaping to save others before sustaining serious injuries. The old part of the building suffered major damage with estimated losses over half a million dollars as fires units used improvised ladders and nets to aid evacuations.
Lt Col. Erler of Cleveland parachuted from a Westover Air Force Base B52 during a routine training flight. He landed in a tree and then in a gully at Van Horm Park, unconscious but alive. Five crew members remained uninjured as investigators probe the incident.
Morris Lockwood and Alan Patterson set a world record by playing tiddlywinks for 50 hours in a Leicester shop window, England, yesterday. The stunt, reported by UPI, drew attention for endurance and spectacle in a public display.
Cleanup continues across flood struck Ohio as the Ohio River crested near Cincinnati and Fremont remains under emergency. Sandusky River water receded to 13 feet with earlier peak at 15.3 feet. Ice jam upstream, still some high water. Main street thawing with basements draining. shelters remain open for evacuees.
A blast at the Siepmann works in Belecke caused by a burst air pressure system wrecked the plant and killed at least 16 workers with many injured. Fire and police fear more victims buried in rubble as dust clouds rose and nearby homes suffered shattered windows. Emergency crews evacuated nearby areas as Scioto flood conditions evolved with rivers receding in the region. The Red Cross prepared disaster headquarters in Columbus to coordinate relief for Ohio and neighboring states.
Beir ut Lebanon report says pro Nasser forces overthrew Syria's government and a new cabinet under Salah Bitar formed in Damascus. State of emergency or martial law rumored as Iraq and Jordan watch closely. fears rise of wider Nasserite influence in Jordan and Saudi Arabia amid regional tensions.
New York publishers and printers reached a key agreement to end the city’s long newspaper blackout now in its fourth week. Printers must ratify a two year contract proposed by Mayor Robert F. Wagner before papers can resume, with officials noting the settlement includes a 12 1 2 percent increase over the period. The bargaining leaders offered cautious praise while stressing unresolved economic issues.
Cloudy today with light snow early and again tonight. Sunday brings partly cloudy skies with scattered snow flurries and little temperature change. Friday sees a high around 70 degrees in an 1742 sunrise and moonrise cycle with a low around 16 to 23.
Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobromin said Russia will keep its promise to withdraw several thousand troops from Cuba. He spoke at the State Department after Secretary Rusk indicated Soviet ships would be used to move troops out. The administration cites 17 to 18 percent of personnel on the island as organized units awaiting withdrawal plans.
London experts say Beijing has signaled it may recover vast lands taken by Tsarist Russia from China. The People's Daily denounced unequal treaties, naming Russia among powers that annexed Chinese territory. While unlikely soon, the issue shifts from rhetoric to concrete border dispute discussions amid possible targets near Vladivostok and the Afghan frontier.
A jury verdict ordered Elyna Telephone Co. to pay Donald Consine of 1205 Middle Ave. $60,000 for injuries from a low hanging wire. Consine claimed engine damage and $7,360 wages lost from injury date to suit filing. Trial heard by Judge LeRoy F. Kelly. nine women and three men deliberated about two hours. Attorneys Myers, Stevens, Tonry for plaintiff. Simner Canary and Horan for defendant.
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