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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1959
Page
1
A feature urges youth leadership training from school clubs as Elyria High students share views in Youth Forum Speaks. The page also previews Religion in America discussions and a top 10 women list in Thoughts in the Afternoon. Weekend Dividend Pages offer family friendly columns.
The article reports a firm stance by the Soviet leadership led by Nikita Khrushchev denying any softening in policies. Officials reiterate resolve in the face of international pressure and emphasize continued firmness in diplomatic and military posture.
News notes two East Berlin officials deny any softening after Khrushchev’s visit. Selbmann and Eisler insist Moscow backs converting West Berlin into an undefended free city and seeks an all German peace treaty. Article appears amid broader Cold War tensions and related editorials.
Officials say President Eisenhower will in his Monday address call for firmness and courage against the Soviet Berlin threat. White House sources indicate the talk will stress simple terms and unity among the United States and its allies to defend West Berlin and reject Moscow’s proposals.
Enwin Bob Canham editor of the Christian Spirit Monitor was elected president of the U S Northeastern Ohio Chamber of Commerce for a one year term. Weather prospects show cloudy and warmer today with a high near 36 and rain tonight. winds increase, turning colder Sunday.
Up to 6 000 teachers and workers threaten a walkout as Ohio fairs receive 619 717 dollars from the state fund financing pari mutuel betting. The Ohio State Fair alone gets 80 000 dollars. 42 county fairs share 8 207 3, total 166 188 dollars for the year. Authorities cite economic austerity and calls for higher wages.
In Raytown Missouri Jess C Lea Jr aged 17 died after finishing a fifth of whiskey in under five minutes to win a $10 bet. Police arrested two companions for giving liquor to a minor. James Henry Yates 22 jailed and Harold Barker held on $1,000 bond. Incident occurred late Thursday night.
Vice President Nixon urged the GOP to pursue a principle based program rather than expediency to win elections. He aligned with Meade Alcorn and Charles W. Percy, backing a view credited to Rep. John Byrnes that better to lose elections than betray obligations. Nixon spoke to 42 committee members and top GOP guests, warning against prioritizing appearance over beliefs.
A mock United Nations session was held at John Carroll with about 200 students from Northern Ohio colleges including Oberlin Western Reserve Baldwin Wallace Fenn Lake Erie Notre Dame St John Ursuline and host John Carroll. Participants discussed recognition of Red China German reunification UN charter revisions and the Algerian situation.
Army Chief Gen Maxwell D Taylor testified that the United States would fight for Berlin to deter a Soviet drive. He said the Army could retaliate immediately with nuclear weapons if needed, and President Eisenhower would decide on any escalation. An accident at a Union Pacific depot caused one death and several injuries as freight cars crashed into buildings and cafes.
A weekend storm drenched Wyoming Colorado and Utah with up to three inches of fresh snow and near blizzard winds in Hanksville Utah reaching 70 mph. Central Pennsylvania picked up three to four inches but mild temperatures produced slush and minor crashes.
Cincinnati report states 15 Ohio counties will gain faster mail service by June 30 with next day delivery by 5 pm through streamlined routing. Herbert Rumble, regional operations director, says goal is improved service not cost savings. Area runs from Sandusky to Richland County, with sectional offices yet to be chosen.
A 23 year old man, Paul Starr, died after leaping from a downtown Cleveland building an hour after fleeing Cleveland State Hospital. The report mixes unclear details about a separate incident in Xagoa Japan involving a fatal crash through a roof. Authorities cannot verify parentage or legal existence for a newborn missing from Schofield Building.
Cincinnati records reveal Judge Carl Rich reviewing Ollie Shockley and Jodie Belle’s divorce when he spots a note that Shockley died in 1933. Shockley denies the claim and insists he is alive, leading to a surprising courtroom moment.
Paris reports indicate military observers foresee a major revision in Western defense strategy after France pulls its Mediterranean fleet from wartime NATO control. The move signals potential shifts in alliance command and regional security planning.
Diplomats said the decision, revealed Friday night, unsettled NATO as Western powers seek a unified stance. In Cleveland two men were wounded in a shooting spree tied to the Soviet threat, with C. W. Everett in serious condition and Willie Fuller hospitalized. French sources say the fleet shift aligns with de Gaulle aims while NATO eyes gaps in Western defense.
Atomic Commissioner Willard F. Libby called for resuming underground nuclear tests saying it should capture most weapon design results with this method. He spoke at a University of Washington briefing in Seattle, noting fallout reductions and suggesting other nations follow suit. He cited strontium-90 increases from above ground Russian tests and said U.S. efforts to embed tests in glass-like silica beads may limit later harm.
Washington predicts a third veto by President Eisenhower on a bill allowing Chicago to divert Lake Michigan water for its sewage system. Representative Kluczynski cited a White House aide last year saying the President favored a one year test diversion. The House passed a one year test of 1000 cubic feet per second by 238 to 142, short of a veto override.
Lawrence Thacker of Detroit, 36, died when his auto struck a New York Central freight train on U S 23 four miles south of Perrysburg in heavy fog. Witnesses said the car hit the fifth car from the end.
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