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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1963
Page
1
The State Penitentiary in Columbia D C acknowledged seeking fresh talent but declined an inmate's application to serve as a roving reporter.
Vermilion police report that a bank burglary linked to a series of safecrackings across the past year has been traced to March 12. The Lorein County sheriff’s department confirms connections between the Vermilion crime and other burglaries in the region.
Cloudy and windy today with light rain snow mix. highs 38 to 42. Partly clearing tonight with low around 22. Thursday mostly sunny, little temperature change. FBI reports Erie County Bank burglary netted 86000 cash and 4000 negotiable papers. similar to a Wooster bank attempt and other regional burglaries with safes cracked and cash losses.
Torrential storms and damaging winds roar through the Ohio River Valley as flood warnings rise for Monongahela and Ohio rivers. Snow blankets northern Michigan and parts of the Northeast while tornadoes and hail lash Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee. Local rescues and evacuations occur in Weston Wisconsin and southern Ohio as rivers threaten flood stages.
In Oklahoma a trained flop-eared hound found 3-year-old Danny Thomas after hours of search by soldiers, civilians, a helicopter, and bloodhounds. Sheriff Hosea Austin said the boy was sunburned and hungry but safe, describing a tense forest ordeal with heavy rains and briar tangles.
Lorain County sees steel stockpiling underway according to a survey. Local listings mention North Ridgeville High School instruction program and Avon Lake zoning board reviewing a new business request. The note references Lorres union talks with Detroit negotiators and Oberlin sessions on church group amalgamation.
An American photographer and four colleagues were beaten by a crowd in Madrid as they photographed two airline stewardesses handing out hot dogs in Cíbeles Square. Police rescued them and a formal protest to the Spanish government was considered.
Suburban Detroit illness cases tied to canned tuna prompt FDA and local investigations. Victims include Mrs. Vivian Kebbe and Mrs. Margaret McCarthy, with Botulism E cited and A and P fish labeled tuna recalled by Cleveland distributors. Authorities warn toxin can be fatal and urge caution while testing continues.
Pentagon information chief Arthur Sylvester features prominently in a House subcommittee session on government news management. Testimony centered on whether the Kennedy administration manipulated information, with calls for crisis guidelines and more open access to information, especially during the Cuban crisis.
President Kennedy ends a Costa Rica stop with meetings among six Central American leaders. They sign a declaration backing increased U S aid under Alliance for Progress and discuss halting Cuban influence while pledging regional economic integration and countering propaganda. The trip includes a speech at the University of Costa Rica.
The Friendly Sons of Molly Pitcher in New Shrewsbury consider a midnight raid on Carlisle Pennsylvania to recover Molly Pitcher’s remains for relocation to Freehold New Jersey. Leader Joseph Graham says the 50 strong group is ready to act.
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