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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1969
Page
9
Elyria Chronicle Telegram reports brief local items from March 31 1969. Includes community notes, upcoming events, and short notices affecting residents and organizations in Elyria and surrounding areas.
At Ohio State University about 50 coed members of Angel Flight operate two DC-3 planes used to shuttle executives and athletic teams. The group trains as airline hostesses, requires a 225 grade average, and balances flight duty with studies and drill team activities.
Cleveland AP reports a nurse strike at St. Vincent Charity Hospital will start this afternoon if talks do not resume. About 60 nurses in the professional practice unit prepared emergency staffing. spokesman Emma Spear noted it is a withdrawal of services, not a full walkout, with peaceful demonstrations and continued patient care for critical cases.
Hancock County deputies raided a Findlay area farmhouse and uncovered a small arsenal including a 2 millimeter antitank gun a 30 millimeter mortar and various rifles in violation of state and federal gun laws. George Betley a Michigan native was arrested on a federal warrant for illegal possession of firearms and transported to Toledo for arraignment before a U.S. commissioner.
The Ohio General Assembly convenes for memorial services for former president Dwight D. Eisenhower. Lawmakers will recess after Wednesday to observe Easter, returning six days later. A Rhodes administration bill to raise a 125 percent vendor's tax is to be announced at a news conference by Finance Director Howard C. Collier and Gov James A Rhodes aide John M. McElroy. The educational package is also being presented.
Lorain County Sheriff Vernon E. Smith announces Theo dore E. Rowan will be promoted to lieutenant effective tomorrow, joining Lt. James MacDonald as the department’s second lieutenant. Rowan joined the sheriff’s staff in 1962 after 21 years in the Navy, where he served as combat air crewman, air bomber, and recruiter.
The Ohio legislature debates offshore drilling in Lake Erie as Department of Natural Resources head Fred Morr resists permits while backers led by Rep. George Voinovich and Rep. Donald Pease seek to strip DNR authority. Snowed by public opinion, the bill stalls in rules committee as Mor r argues for future drilling viability and critics cite Santa Barbara and nearby states.
Cpl Boyd T. Cooke of the U S Marine Corps, 26, Elyria High School graduate, served with HMX-1 protecting President Nixon on helicopter flights. He went to Vietnam in 1966 and returned Dec 1967, earning the Meritorious Mast. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Cooke.
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