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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1965
Page
1
Atlas Agena booster lifts from Cape Kennedy to place Ranger 9 on a path to photograph Alphonsus crater on the moon before crash impacting around 9 15 am EST Wednesday. Ranger 9 follows Ranger 8 and Ranger 7 successes capturing unprecedented lunar surface images and details.
About 300 civil rights demonstrators led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr begin the second leg of the Selma to Montgomery march on the Jefferson Davis Highway. Federal judge limits the group to 300 on two‑lane segments. 4,000 started, with guards and helicopters patrolling.
Outdoor Editor Don Miller discusses where fish habits are found in impounding areas as part of a government research series. The article appears on page 21 alongside other farm news items and notes.
Five Elyria students earned first place awards at the Elyria High School seventh annual Science Days. Winners from EHS and EDCHS displayed projects across biology chemistry physics and general science, with notable entries including bacterial growth, molecular velocity distributions, radio signal analysis from space vehicles, and a fluid computer project.
Mrs. Philip Lorcher nee Carolyn Johnson, 19, of Norwalk, killed when the honeymoon car veered off Rt. 250 near the Huron County line. Her husband injured as the vehicle struck a bridge support and overturned into a creek bed shortly after 1 30 am. The couple had wed earlier that day.
Washington reports the United States and Britain start high level policy talks with focus on Southeast Asia. The event includes discussion with officials about defense and industrial potential as well as advances in science education.
In Birmingham Alabama a sixth bomb in a Negro community prompted Mayor Albert Boutwell to vow full pursuit of the culprits and no sparing of persons or money. A mortician found a bomb behind a funeral home as Army demolition units disarmed five others near a church a parsonage an attorney’s home and a high school. Authorities noted the devices used cheap clocks and about 40 to 50 sticks of dynamite each and planned FBI analysis in Washington. Racial tensions rose as residents gathered on street corners after the fifth device was found.
Fragmentary weather note reports light snow and considerable cloudiness tonight and Tuesday. Highs near 28 to 36 degrees with lows in the middle teens. Refer to weather map page 18.
Cape Kennedy weather reversal boosts odds for the Gemini 3 orbit mission. John Young and Virgil Grissom await Kraft Jr. go-no-go decision with an 9 am EST start and a seven hour countdown if approved.
UPI reports US officials confirmed nausea gas provided by the United States was used by South Vietnamese forces against Communist guerrillas. The spokesman noted the gas is non lethal and produces vomiting. An air reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam occurred. one US plane reportedly was shot down but the pilot was rescued.
Aboard a plane to Ohio Elizabeth Sherrill recalls Walter Alston, Dodgers manager famed for 1943 World Series glory and 1952 setback. She meets him in his Ohio home where he shows handmade furniture and family life, and explains defeat is part of enduring success. He asks, when are we defeated, noting a single bad game can be erased by a strong overall record.
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