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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1973
Page
1
President Nixon urged Congress to restore the death penalty for federal crimes including murder and treason and to tighten penalties for drug traffickers. He proposed a revised Federal Criminal Code with life without parole for drug felons and higher minimum sentences, while opposing marijuana legalization.
A 27 year old Elyria man was kidnapped at gunpoint by two hitchhikers as they drove his car from near Elyria to Monroe Michigan. He escaped from the trunk with a tool found there and reported the incident to police. The FBI and Lorain County Sheriff were notified.
A Common Pleas Court Judge in Columbus yesterday ordered the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services to reinstate 250 workers it had laid off last Monday. Judge Fred J. Shoemaker ruled on suits filed by the State Employes Union and the OCSEA.
Gordon Smith, 27, recalls a late night ride from Oberlin that turned into a hitchhiking kidnapping across Ohio. The assailants drove through Elyria and Toledo, later to Monroe, where Smith climbed from a car trunk after convincing them to let him out. He kept calm, escaped, and contacted police. He lost $20, his wallet and keys, but credits the trunk plan with saving his life.
A Lorain County judge granted a restraining order to shield Elyria Home from interference by pickets during a four day strike by about 130 workers Local 47 union members and Teamsters operate food trucks entering the home under police escort while residents and staff cope with reduced services Sanitation and other duties are covered by non striking or remaining staff A hearing on the order is set for March 19 at 10 am before Judge Leroy Kelly.
The forecast calls for mild conditions with variable clouds and showers likely today and tonight. Expect a high in the upper 60s and a low in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Tomorrow remains warm with a 50 percent chance of showers and highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Observed temperatures show 53 degrees at 7:30 a.m. and 38 degrees yesterday at 8 a.m.
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