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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1970
Page
7
Saigon reports two US Air Force planes shot down in Laos over the Ho Chi Minh Trail. One Phantom crewman rescued. Skyraider pilot missing. Four Army helicopters also downed in South Vietnam. Three killed, two missing, two wounded. Total US losses rise in two weeks of Laos operations.
Monroeville resident Dean H Betschman one of three survivors rescued from Echo Canyon after a single engine plane carrying Betschman Joe Lewis and pilot Larry Knoch crashed in a snowstorm at 12 000 feet. Rescues delayed by weather. Betschman treated in St Vincent Hospital.
William F. Redman Abex Corp personnel officer chairs the industry representative committee backing a 7.5 mill levy for Elyria public schools on the May ballot. He cites a standout school system and successful high school study programs, noting his civic work and Korean War veteran status. He and his wife Francis live at 434 West 12th Street with their four children.
Elyria High School A Cappella Choir will stage a Holy Thursday performance at Cook County Jail in Chicago as part of a four day tour. The 86 member group will sing religious spiritual and folk selections in the chapel for 250 honored inmates following visits to high schools in Gary Ottawa Aurora Elmhurst and Luther and York towns. Chaperones include Mr and Mrs Dieterich and Mr and Mrs Duimage and Walker.
A missive from Bob Huneke of Lorain thanks Russ Davies and lists several ballpoint pens gifted by local groups. The American Slovak Home of Lorain, Nick Skorich of the Cleveland Browns, and John B. Otero of Lorain Southview Booster Club are named as benefactors. A final line thanks for 23 remaining ballpoints.
About 400 Local 925 members of the Allied Industrial Workers AFL-CIO rejected Fruehauf Corp proposals unanimous ly at a general meeting. The company plan would delete substantial contract language and combine classifications. A separate union proposal offering wage and fringe benefits was accepted unanimously, with James Boggs, local president, stating he would comment no further.
A chartered bus carrying 22 Cleveland area travelers from Treasure Lake near DuBois Pennsylvania skidded and overturned on Ohio 82 east of Warren late last night injuring all aboard. The driver Leslie Canter, 43, of Clearfield Pennsylvania sustained non serious injuries. passengers were treated at Trumbull Memorial Hospital. The group had been sightseeing and rode back to Cleveland Hopkins Airport after weather delayed their return.
Ohio State Highway Patrol tallies 21 people killed in weekend highway crashes across Akron Upper Sandusky Greenwich and Green Springs. Three died Friday night 11 Saturday and seven Sunday with one bridge or brevelist and two pedestrians among the victims.
Lorain County Board of Elections offices in Elyria and Lorain will stay open until 9 pm today tomorrow and Wednesday to accept last minute registrations. The signup deadline is Wednesday per director Lila Black.
Tension filled Oberlin College as Rennie Davis arrived on campus with six YAF security members posted at Finney Chapel. Lorain YAF distributed literature while Oberlin students sold writings by Marx and Che Guevara. No trouble occurred as Davis was introduced.
The Northeast Ohio walkout expands with more than 8,000 postal workers idling in Cleveland Akron and surrounding areas. Local 72 and the National Association of Letter Carriers vote to extend or halt strikes as Washington negotiates while some areas keep emergency mail moving. Private air courier plans surface in Cleveland and Cincinnati with new delivery rates.
A 2 million dollar auto loading platform at Lorain Ford Assembly Plant speeds delivery to dealers. Built by Norfolk and Western Railroad, the facility features four ramps, four marshalling tracks, a 1000 foot bridge over routes 6 and 2, and a concrete beam deck on 13 piers. It aims to load 600 vehicles daily and connects to N and W main line 30 miles from Bellevue hub.
Oberlin College graduate Rennie Davis spoke to a wall to wall crowd in Finney Chapel about the Chicago Seven conspiracy trial. He condemned federal and local actions, praised North Vietnam and argued Nixon planned genocide while noting comic courtroom moments.
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