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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1954
Page
1
President Eisenhower stated unemployment has not reached a level requiring an emergency federal program. He warned the continuing rise remains dangerous but not enough to justify drastic action, noting a hoped spring upturn may be delayed by Easter and spring buying. The Commerce Department reported a continued gradual easing in the economy.
A jet black panther about five months old and weighing 25 pounds escaped from Blaze Starrs seventh floor hotel room in Philadelphia. Police regard the animal as possibly dangerous though Starr says it is friendly and once slept in her bed. A town search found no sign of the cat, which may have leaped from or fallen from the seventh floor window.
American born composer conductor Willy Ferrero died in Rome at age forty eight. Born in Portland Maine he showed prodigy talent and conducted at age nine, marking a remarkable early rise in a storied musical career.
Temperature ranges from 37 to 42 degrees with trace precipitation in the 24 hours ending 8 pm Tuesday. Humidity reads 94 percent at 8 am and 60 percent at 8 pm. Sunrise is 6:24 am and sunset 6:43 pm. Observed text includes garbled later lines and an ad for dry cleaning.
President Eisenhower, at a news conference, said a man involved in a dispute should not sit in judgment on his own case. He declined to comment on Senator McCarthy’s cross examination demands, stressing leadership cannot evade the rule against judging one’s own dispute and noting FBI files would stay inviolate.
The Elyria community saw the season begin with youths in caps and tees on West River Street. Ten year old William Kemper of 347 Furnace Street was struck in the forehead by a bat once dropped by a teammate. He was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital by his father and released after treatment.
Israel accuses Syria of massing an infantry brigade on the border as it moves to take the Jordan dispute to the United Nations Security Council. Israel withdraws from a Mixed Armistice Commission after blaming Jordan for the Beersheba bus ambush that killed 11.
Pan American World Airways official Allen Dr Reedy states a nonstop Cleveland Hopkins departure for Paris will be arranged. The advertisement lists food specials like Sizzling T Bone Steak at 2.75 and Ham Steak with Hawaiian Candied Yams at 2.00. The clipping notes a 6 departure time frame and carrier reference.
The cost of living declined slightly last month with the consumer price index down two tenths of a percent from mid January to mid February, reaching 113 percent of average 1947 49 prices. Food prices, transportation, clothing, TV sets and radios, movie tickets and other goods pulled the index lower while wages for 1 million railway workers tied to the index remained unchanged.
FBI arrests University of Towa student Lowell Logan in Tokyo on charges of embezzling 20000 dollars from U.S. funds while a former Air Force lieutenant, Maj Thomas Pate, is held under house arrest for allegedly attempting to embezzle 200000 dollars by manipulating military scrip in Tokyo. Logan is jailed on 5000 dollar bond and linked to Springfield Ohio.
A class of 44 Avon High School seniors observed a jury in Judge D A Cook's court as part of local government operation learning today.
French forces using American made C-47 and C-119 planes blasted Vietminh troops outside Dienbienphu in a major effort to disrupt a new communist ground assault. Paris reported a likely imminent Vietminh attack in Indo China while Navarre remained confident. Reports say fighting continued from Hanoi to Hai Phong with Vietminh sabotage and heavy US aid in the supply area.
A Lorain city official, Mayor John Jaworski, calls a joint conference with county commissioners, the county welfare director, and labor representatives to craft a program aiding the unemployed. The meeting aims to discuss mounting joblessness and relief actions in the area.
President Eisenhower praised the besieged French troops at Dien Bien Phu for gallant defense of the Indochina fortress. He said the commander of the fortress and his forces deserve high regard and noted a French visitor’s remark about leadership.
Grafton plans a brick faced fire station this summer funded by Carnival savings over 18 years, with costs near $20,000. Chief Joe Noveske, with 37 years in the department, says location on Chestnut Street south of the town hall is favored but to be discussed with council. The current station sits west of the town hall on Mechanic Street. The department has 22 volunteers with two trucks, a 1919 White from Elyria and a 1938 Ferdi Diafer T model.
Edna J. Howard, 20, of Cleveland, was killed early today when her car veered left and crashed head-on into a trucks two miles south of Plain. The truck overturned and was struck by a following truck, neither of the truck drivers injured.
A late night fire at the New York Central Roundhouse on He ron St. damaged a bunk car and a connected gasoline compressor car. Firefighter Charles Boals of the Elyria Fire Department suffered a severe left shoulder injury when a bunk fell on him. he was treated and released at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Quad Company 1 and Engine Company 3 responded at 8 20 p.m. with an emergency truck aiding after a possible trapped man rumor. The blaze began in a wood coach bunk car with a kitchen, which housed seven men and was attached to a gasoline laden compressor car. No one was inside the cars when the fire spread. authorities and railroad officials, along with Salvation Army volunteers serving coffee and donuts, began an investigation into the origin of the fire led by Chef W N Bates.
Safety Service Director Michael Lotko announced Elyria will be the City of Trees after buying 1700 tree saplings from the Ohio Department of Agriculture as part of Beautify Elyria. The purchase also includes 1000 multi flora rose plants to fence the sewage treatment plant at a total cost of 4153 dollars.
Detroit reports Hudson Motor Car Co and Nash Kelvinator Corp voted to merge their auto firms in the largest automotive transaction in almost 30 years. The move brings together two major manufacturers and reshapes the U S auto landscape with a combined entity aiming to strengthen market position and product reach.
Local merchants announce a spring bargain event opening Thursday with special discounts across shops. Residents can expect sales on clothing, home goods, and seasonal merchandise, plus in-store promos and早.
Four Ohio Supreme Court justices raised jurisdiction concerns in a mandamus action by the Ohio Turnpike Commission against Elyria over directing utility line relocations along the turnpike route. The court took the case under advisement as it weighed whether lower courts must first decide related condemnation issues and how much compensation may be involved.
A health laboratory was named for Senator Robert A Taft by congressional vote and is linked to a water pollution control bill Taft sponsored. The center represents a unique engineering facility and marks Taft's influence on environmental initiatives.
General O P Weyland commander of the Far East Air Force during most of the Korean War will be relieved of his post Friday at Tokyo, where he will receive a salute from Far East and United Nations commands before returning to the United States to take over the tactical air command.
Pope Pius XII rode in the Vatican gardens this afternoon for the first time since illness from a gas attack nearly two months ago. He also walked briefly, signaling a cautious recovery under Vatican care.
A science study shows those who begin work early in life are more likely to succeed. The article notes the importance of early starts in shaping career outcomes and hints at implications for education and training programs.
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