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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1959

Page

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Jail break fugitives hunted in two states

Police traced four escapees from Youngstown County Jail to Ohio and Pennsylvania. A two tone Buick linked to Maple Heights was used in the escape. Rob ert P Herman Joseph A Orville Donald T Sweet and Lola Gordon, all of Youngstown, were identified. State patrols, roadblocks and a search plane combed areas near Kinsman and Greenville as the manhunt continued.

Pennsylvania Greenville Ohio Line Ohio Highway Clevel Ohio Highway Patrol Youngstown Kinsman Maple Heights Cleveland Robert P. Herman Joseph A. Orville Donald T. Sweet Lola Gordon

Record High U S Production Says Economists

Washington officials report the nation’s total output at a record 464 billion dollars for the first quarter of 1959, up from 433 billion in late 1958, with growth driven by steady prices and strong inventories. Factors include steel purchases, higher business spending, and robust consumer demand indicating continued expansion.

Washington

Oxford Student Dies in Devil's Hole Cave Rescue Efforts Fail

Oxford student Neil Moss, 20, died after becoming wedged in an 18 inch limestone shaft inside Devil's Hole Cave near Castleton England. Hundreds of rescuers, including RAF Flight Lt. John Carter, labored in foul air to free him but his body remained trapped. Authorities urged volunteers under 100 pounds to fit into tight crevices as the death toll grew. Moss was pronounced dead 44 hours after wedging.

Castleton England UPI Oxford Neil Moss Devil's Hole Cave Derbyshire Hills William Shefbeld RAF John Carter Moss Carter Buxton Iindreds Columbus Michael V. DiSalle Ohio June Bailey

Unions Push for Federal Jobless Pay Floor Expansion

AFL CIO leaders vow to press for a federal standard to raise unemployment benefits. President Eisenhower and governors discussed strengthening the federal state system as labor seeks a floor of at least half the state average weekly wage, with Minethel promising broader coverage to 3.2 million workers.

Washington UPI AFL- Cro Dial Senhower Nelson Cruikshank Afl-Cio Sons Security Department Stud Eisenhower Gaerners White House Calformia James P Mintehel Haw Charries

Weather Outlook for Northeastern and Northwestern Ohio

Mostly sunny and warm today with highs around 60 to 61 degrees. Tonight will be partly cloudy and cooler, lows near 35 to 40. Wednesday looks mostly cloudy and cooler with a broad temperature range noted. Monday temperatures ranged from 20 to 60, with no precipitation in the past 24 hours ending 7 p.m. Monday. Humidity varied from 61 percent at 7 a.m. to 2 percent at 2 p.m. Sunrise was 6 24 a.m. and sunset 6 43 p.m.

Ohio Sunneco

Flu Epidemic Declared In Ohio By Health Director

COLUMBUS state health director Ralph W Dwirk said today the outbreak in Ohio can be called an epic epidemic. He reported more cases last week than any prior period, with 1905 new cases and a total of 7692 since the outbreak began. The illness has been mild so far and appears to be the BE type rather than the Asian strain, impacting schools and industry.

Columbus SPI Ralph W Dwirk Ohio Tawork Deak Bern Pounessers Hy

Officials Improve Health Board Duties in New York

The Board of Health revised its sanitary code on Monday easing the health commissioner’s duties. Night patrols in search of dead horses are streamlined and dead horses will be moved to the curb for safety. The changes include tighter wartime lamp requirements at horse heads.

New York UPI Board of Health

Merger Plan To Be Aired At Meeting

A committee meeting will discuss a merger proposal and seek recommendations. The agenda includes potential impacts on local organizations and insurers, with notes on legal steps and possible downstream changes. The item appears amid a list of municipal notices and upcoming events in the region.

Safer Crossings Bill Nears Action In Ohio House

Metcalf Malone crossing protection bill edges toward House action as Reference Committee chairman Martin Galvin signals readiness to release the measure. Greene County officials and Rep Ankeney press for protective devices at five of seven Beavercreek Township grade crossings, citing the tragic Factory Rd crash that claimed ten lives last Wednesday.

Ohio Metcalf-Malone House Reference Committee Reference Committee Martin Galvin Toledo Herman Ankeney Greene County Galvin House Highway Committee Commerce and Transportation Committee Maurice Brown Jlo Rain Vaughn Lewis Beavercreek Township Highway Committee Lewis Nenia Edgar MacFadden Beavercreek MacFadden Rep Ankeney Public

Stop-Gap SUB Plan Shelved in Ohio Politics

In Columbus Ohio the Republican plan to immediately fund supplemental unemployment benefits was tentatively shelved by Senate majority leader Frank W. King. He questioned the Brown bill that would suspend current law for 120 days and may affect the Democratic SUB bill. GOP leader Roger Cloud argued the Democratic bill would make the change permanent. Ohio AFL-CIO backs the regular SUB measure and trustees of the Ohio Information Committee consider testing constitutionality or collecting petition signatures to place the issue on the November ballot.

Houses Judiciary Committee DiSalle Governors Mansion Mny Columbus UPS Frank W. King Toledo Senate King John W. Brown Medina GOP House Roger Cloud Lagan Cloud Ohio Afl-Cio Ohio Information Committee OIC Fred Z. Milligan

Macmillan Predicts Success For West

British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan said the free world has everything to gain from negotiating with Russia if Western allies stand firm on their principles. He noted the next months will be a testing period and expressed confidence the West shall succeed, stressing interdependence with the United States and Great Britain as key to survival.

Washington UPI Harold Macmillan Free World Russia London Pame Eisenhower Germany Berl Macmillan Ile Snd Luxenhower United States Great Britain Selwyn Lloyd

First Typewriters Aspired to Aid the Blind in Origins

Chronicle-Telegram Want Ad hints at early typewriter history while guiding readers to place classified ads by dialing local Elyria and Lorain exchange numbers. A sample listing notes a dining room set for sale at 30 dollars with the address 4119 Cascade Street and a sales claim.

U.S Wm A. Burt Chronicle-Telegram Elyria Lorain Cascade St

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