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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1970
Page
5
Elyria High School faced a campus dispute as students ignored a pamphlet urging a shutdown. Principal Charles R. Miller said unidentifiable individuals distributed the flyer at dismissal while students urged constructive dialogue inside classrooms.
In Oberlin last night about 600 students from Oberlin College and others gathered in Finney Chapel to address police-Negro relations after a Friday incident that hospitalised a police sergeant. The protest grew from a peace meeting into a demonstration as attendees marched from the bank to city hall in rain and tension.
Elyria Catholic High School junior Kathy Mulholland was chosen to head the Elyria Youth Council for 1970 71 becoming the second girl to hold the presidency. Other officers sworn in at the banquet include Mary Jo Karby Rita Jackson Sue Boddy Mary Beth Rosa and Clint Husband. More than 100 teens and adult advisers attended the dinner at Melody Grove Ballroom amid a rainy night of unrest and police response on Main Street.
Finance and Community Development committees backed purchasing two parcels between Chestnut Street and West Avenue for 44000 to secure land for the planned twin span Rt 57 bridge. Total project cost nears 1.7 million with state bonds likely covering about 978000 and city housing the rest.
Ely- Tha municipal service employees will present fresh pay plans to the city council finance committee at a meeting on May 28. The talks come as the current contract ends July 1 and involve Local 277 president William Harbert who challenges the longevity clause granting 0.75 percent pay after four years.
Volunteers reported 115757 in pledges toward a 750000 goal at the first of six report meetings for the Elvira YMCA Building Fund. Campaign chairman Richard Gollmar called the early results encouraging and noted top gifts and individuals. The drive began May 6 with a 6 pm dinner slated for the next meeting Thursday.
A reader recalls tension headaches caused by being bugged and describes a 5 am call about a bet at a liquor store. The piece mentions personal habits, a 12 36 am wakeup, and a plug for a New York City Visitors Guide published by the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau, urging readers to turn to page 14.
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