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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1963
Page
1
Voters across Elyria and surrounding areas passed or defeated several school funding measures. Amherst Avon and Black River districts approved operating levies, while Keystone and Sheffield Lake faced defeats on bond issues. Norwalk and Carlisle Township measures also yielded mixed results amid a broad levy passage threshold.
Reported results show Councilman positions affected by the Amherst vote on a proposed road from Rt 57 to Bamnhart Rd. Supporters and opponents clash over construction, with the state highway department awaiting Amherst consent before proceeding.
UPI reports ongoing talks at the Hungarian Foreign Ministry over Mindszenty and the Vatican envoy issue. US legation officials Turner Skelton and a Vatican prelate met Hungarian officials as uncertain outcomes loom from yesterday’s events.
President Kennedy considers appealing to Birmingham residents to end racial turmoil without federal intervention. White House officials cite mediation efforts by Burke Marshall and close coordination with Attorney General Robert Kennedy as the approach while awaiting a mediation report and possible White House statements.
UPI reports American dependents are being evacuated from Port au Prince under a U S order citing continued deterioration of the situation in the Caribbean Taton The first group is scheduled to depart Port au Prince this morning aboard a chartered plane or vessel as officials coordinate the move.
Reports from Washington note a “progressive disintegration” of President Duvalier’s regime as Curacao hosts a possible Haitian military mission and Port au Prince enforces an 8 to 5 curfew. Americans flee as Dominican invasion fears loom and May 15 tightens political tension.
Telstar 2, the new U S communications satellite, may be off course during its test transmission from Pleumeur Bodou and Cape Canaveral. NASA and Pleumeur Bodou officials said orbit and early mission transmissions appeared weaker than normal but within expected ranges.
United Press reports show more than 3000 Negro demonstrators in Birmingham clashing with police as rocks and hoses were used. Gov. George Wallace ordered 250 state troopers to the city while President Kennedy sought a peaceful resolution and King pursued negotiations amid nationwide support plans.
Twenty conservative Rabbis left a convention in Greensfield Park New York bound for Birmingham Alabama to defend the rights and dignity of Negroes. The move followed a question to Bernard Mandelbaum about cruelty to Jews and acts of injustice in the United States. Jackie Robinson said he would join anti segregation demonstrations in Birmingham next week and urged action to prompt President Kennedy to act.
Negro Baptist ministers in Louisville call on laymen from 120 churches and 6000 members to march to Birmingham May 16 for anti segregation action. They telegram President Kennedy urging immediate federal intervention to resolve the grievances of Negro residents there.
In St. Petersburg Florida a mother brought cupcakes and punch for a class party. The teacher had students write thank you notes and the samples reveal playful misreadings such as “cupcakes punch, cupcake was burnt” and odd phrases from classmates like Jeffery and Marilyn.
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