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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1969
Page
1
Buzzards are set to return to Whipps Ledges in the Hinckley Reservation on March 15 for Buzzard Day celebrations. Hinckley hosts a weekend of city events with pancakes, a buzzard art exhibit, a school song, and a radio contest drawing about 50,000 visitors to Medina County.
President Nixon announced a substantially modified antiballistic missile plan aimed at a defensible system. The revised approach moves deployment away from major cities, costs six to seven billion dollars, and begins with two missile sites in 1973 with annual reviews by the foreign intelligence advisory board.
North Vietnamese ground attack outside the DMZ left 18 Allied soldiers dead and 43 wounded as a 200 man unit retreated toward the northern half of the zone. U.S. officials say policy limits firing across the DMZ to when fired upon, fueling friction among commanders along South Vietnam.
President Nixon stated he would issue a single warning to the Communists over Vietnam and would not issue any further warnings. He said the United States would respond cautiously and privately in retaliation if needed, while avoiding public escalation.
Apollo 9 astronauts James A. McDivitt David Scott and Russell Schweickart departed the USS Guad Alcala on the carrier’s deck for a reunion sequence. They flew by helicopter to Eleuthera Auxiliary Air Force Base Bahamas before continuing to Ellington Air Force Base near Houston.
Orville E B Sifel M1 21 of Cincinnati faces a mail bombing charge in the death of Daniel J Ronee 23 of Lorain. The trial is planned in US District Court Cleveland with a pre trial exam next week before Judge Girard E Kalbfleisch. Renee died July 8 after opening a mailed cylindrical package in his home.
A Sunday teaser highlights The Bald Fact with coverage on a hair related theme and teases an upcoming week’s cross Atlantic scramble May 4 11 with awards for winners and losers. It mentions a wacky race and a 60 mile railroad brush with tragedy and suspense on the wire feature page.
Parents of Patrick F. Smith Jr. accepted the Silver Star, two Purple Hearts and Bronze Star awarded after he was killed in Vietnam. The ceremonies at John Carroll University, Cleveland, marked the first Silver Star presentation there. Smith, 21, a sergeant with the 5th Battalion 7th Cavalry, died when evacuation helicopter he helped evacute others from was shot down. He had earlier been wounded in Vietnam after arriving last June.
State Fire Marshal and Ohio State Patrol pursue the cause of a Wednesday blaze at Grafton State Prison Farm that damaged a hog barn on Rt. 76. The fire destroyed the loft roof and about 40 tons of straw, with feed corn harmed. No injuries were reported after a five hour effort by North Eaton and Grafton Townsmp fire departments and inmates.
A new Civil Defense Plan for tornado lookout will use a sub network of spotters in Lorain County. About 70 volunteers from Lorain Erie Medina and Huron Counties met at Murray Ridge Road to coordinate with the U S Weather Bureau Cleveland office.
North Ridgeville seeks raise from 20000 to 50000 and Amherst asks from 20000 to 66000 in state local government fund allocations. The appeals were filed with the State Board of Tax Appeals after Lorain County Budget Commission distributed 1,428,711 this year. North Ridgeville claims allocations skew toward cities with 20 percent share and cites need and process concerns.
Considerable cloudiness with a chance of a few light snow flurries today tonight and tomorrow. Highs near 37 today and in the 30s tomorrow. Lows around 26 tonight. Westerly winds 8 to 15 mph. Sunday turns colder with scattered flurries. Details on page 18.
The New London Council will consider updating building codes as part of today’s index. Other items include North Ridgeville Avon Sheffield votes to rejoin French Creek Council of Governments and Grafton Township Trustees under fire for alleged road maintenance failures.
Fragmented text outlines various sections including entertainment finance and a legal note about minors age 21. Mentions Elyria Municipal Court and local items such as pricing for steaks and a birthday feature.
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