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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1977
Page
3
Washington AP reports Q and A on President Carter’s proposal to reform Social Security. It covers costs for low earners, ceilings, self employed taxes, funding sources, and potential effects on current and future retirees with emphasis on inflation protections and long term solvency.
Retailers report mixed responses as coffee demand surges, prices rise, and consumers curb purchases. Brokers note imports labeled as such and local merchants like Gene Marks credit rising sales while others warn losses from promos. Kenyan whole beans emerge as top sellers amid price shifts.
Area expert on quality control EF Gookins will lead the annual Quality Control Seminar Workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. May 21 at the Elyria Lorain Holiday Inn. The all day event, endorsed by the Cleveland section of the American Society of Quality Control, features guest speakers Tito Pedreschi of Nordson Corp and Col Kenneth Hill of the Nuclear Reactor Group Babcock and Wilcox Corp. Gookins will discuss a successful program, inspection procedures, product liability requirements and management skills. He is an instructor at Lorain County Community College and director of corporate quality control at Kirkwood Industries. For registration contact Gookins or Mrs. Daniel J. Reiber, 185 Alexander Dr Elyria.
BELLAIRE UP I United Mine Workers officials expect Ohio coal fields to return to normal today after a month of wildcat strikes. The International Executive Board demanded Peabody Coal Co rescind an absentee policy cited as causing the stoppage and wider district grievances. If BOOA does not respond in 60 days, union leader Arnold Miller could press for further actions.
Roy D. Chapin Jr, chairman of American Motors Corp., rejected an Associated Press report that AMC may abandon the passenger car market. He said AMC has no plans to leave autos, will debut 1978 models in September, and has ongoing plans through 198 and beyond despite industry pressure and a market share under 1.8 percent.
Mrs. Billie Selph known as Lady Astarte says she was fired from Andy's in Coshocton Ohio for being a witch. She reapplies to the Ohio Civil Rights Commission for a hearing on religious discrimination and will continue the fight despite a partial payment offered by the restaurant owners.
A Summer Neighborhood Youth Corps will hire eight youths for 20 weeks to mow grass in urban renewal areas and demolish dilapidated garages. Four youths aged 15 to 18 will mow, paid at 32.30 per hour, while older workers do demolition at 3 per hour. Residents ages 35 and older and low income families are eligible for demolition work. Gerald L. Klein, program coordinator, seeks council approval at the next meeting.
Fisher Foods and Kroger Co. joined with Shop-Rite Foods and Food Fair Stores in a federal settlement to stock sale items, price to advertised levels, clearly mark sale prices, and issue rainchecks when specials run out. FTC notes surveillance and a raincheck provision. Kroger runs 1285 stores in 20 states.
Orlando area report says Jordan's King Hussein, 42, courted 23 year old Honey Rex, a Walt Disney World VIP tour guide, during private visits and dinners. Rex's parents deny romance though the Sun Sentinel Star notes weekend meetings and lingering speculation of marriage. Rex met Hussein in 1975 and has since exchanged letters, while Rex's family says they know Hussein and his late wife Queen Alia.
Local 218 of the Allied Industrial Workers and Cleveland Steel Products in Wellington have a tentative contract after a meeting in Oberlin. About 400 union members are involved. A ratification meeting is set for 2 p.m. Monday at the VFW Hall in Wellington. Picketing continues at the Bennett Street plant.
The Ohio Lottery reports Instant II game sales at about 30.4 million since launch four weeks ago. Lottery executive director Gerald Patronite said the figure exceeds expectations and that the lottery has contributed an average of 40 percent of its revenues to the state.
Washington AP report says a government study for the Postal Service board recommends closing about 17,000 rural post offices to save roughly 490 million dollars annually. It cites examples of extreme inefficiency where yearly business totals fall short of 19 dollars, averaging less than one transaction per day. Critics warn closures could hurt rural communities and oppose congressional challenges.
Traders viewed the absence of concerted selling as encouraging. Early quotes showed Beatrice Foods down 4 percent, Westinghouse off 4 1 4 percent, UAL up 4 at 22, and MGIC Investment 4 higher at 15. Grain prices closed mixed with wheat at 1.99, corn 2.15, oats 1.62, soybeans 9.27 per bushel. Egg and poultry prices varied across Ohio and New York markets with several large cartons listed and wholesale movements noted.
Fragment from the Chronicle Telegram masthead shows 75 East Avenue Elyria and Cleveland references, dated May 10, 1877. It mentions The Logger County Printing and Publishing Co, weekly wage, and daily US circulation terms, with scattered postal and printing identifiers.
Ohio Public Expenditure Council reports Ohio received 2.7 percent of national federal aid last year, dropping from 4.4 percent in 1966 to seventh among states. Illinois Michigan and Pennsylvania gained slight increases while New York rose to 11.1 percent. Ohio’s per capita income lags the national average and has fallen from 15th to seventh in 16 years.
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