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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1980
Page
1
The U S unemployment rate jumped to 7 percent in April from 6.2 percent in March, the largest monthly increase since January 1975, with 825000 more people out of work for a total of 7 3 million. Durable goods manufacturing and construction drove the surge as auto plants and home building slowed.
In London three Iranian Arab gunmen holding about 20 hostages met for the first time with two intermediaries including British journalist John Exelby. Iran demands release of 91 ethnic Arabs jailed in Khuzestan and a plane for escape, threatening harm if unmet. The embassy standstill persists as negotiations proceed.
A Cleveland May Day rally by the Revolutionary Communist Party drew workers and protesters to Public Square. The noon parade moved through downtown amid taunts and shouts, with anti communist demonstrators throwing objects as ACP members clambered the Johnson statue and waved red flags.
Encore reviews a tongue in cheek thriller featuring Roger Moore as a bold hero in a James Bond like role. The piece notes the film Folkes carries a playful edge and action driven plot.
Cloudy to partly cloudy through Saturday with highs in the mid to upper 50s near Lake Erie and low 60s inland. Precipitation chance 18 percent tonight and 28 percent Saturday. Winds north at under 19 mph.
The CAP council of the Lorain County United Auto Workers backed attorney Daniel Stringer for county office and John Hritsko for the Ninth District Court of Appeals, signaling dissent from Prosecutor Joseph Grunda amid reports of union friction. The vote also endorsed Kennedy for president, Glenn for U.S. Senate, and other local officials as listed.
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