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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1983
Page
2
At Duke Ellington Elementary in Chicago five year olds earn imitation credit cards for good behavior. The Ellington Express Card with name and Social Security number offers prizes for high grades and attendance. Gold silver and prize levels raise attendance and grade performance, funded by a school candy sale.
About 20 protesters stripped to the waist during a nude Macbeth scene in Memphis. They called for an anti nudity ordinance to apply to performers, said the act aimed to test the law. No arrests were made as the demonstration caused little disturbance.
Washington AP reports scientists link a major environmental shift from glacier expansion to Earth's earliest mass extinction about 650 million years ago. The event erased roughly 70 percent of algae and nearly all bacteria and single cell life, with recovery taking over 100 million years.
A 50 pound chunk of ice formed from human waste and water fell through a ceiling into a pantry after a plane leak. In Little Egg Harbor, six family members woke to a loud bang and a roof hole about 1:30 a.m. The FAA called it a rare incident as the chunk impacted the home near Atlantic City.
A massive Montana blizzard dumped up to four feet of snow across many areas, stranding travelers and cutting power to towns from Great Falls to Helena. Airports closed, highways blocked, and schools shut while a fatality was reported from exposure and crews battled the deep drifts amid a regionwide cold snap.
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