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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1983
Page
1
In La Victoria, Chile, residents anger grows after an army led raid during a national protest against Gen. Augusto Pinochet's military government. A French priest and locals describe rising tension and fear of further violence as the crackdown highlights economic grievances from recession.
A letter to the Worker's Daily from a Sichuan electric company reports that since 1981 electrified rat traps nicknamed electric cats have killed at least eight people and injured more than ten in one province. The device, about 40 pounds, uses electric wires in common rat paths and persists despite bans on electric cars.
The National Weather Service issued travel advisories for parts of Colorado and Wyoming as winter conditions persist in the Rockies with up to eight inches of snow forecast. Rain and thunderstorms spread from Utah to central Kansas and along the New England coast with showers moving into the Mississippi Valley later. Widely scattered showers affected the Pacific Northwest as unsettled conditions continue.
A wet pattern spans from the western Gulf to the eastern Plains and Midwest with showers and rain on Wednesday. Most areas will see cooler conditions. Clear tonight with 40s low temperatures. Wednesday brings sun and 70s highs. Winds start northerly to northeasterly 10-20 knots, shift to southeasterly tonight and southerly to southeasterly 15-25 knots Wednesday. Waves 2-4 feet, easing to about 2 feet tonight.
Local forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday with improving conditions Saturday. Highs reach the 70s Thursday, 60s Friday and Saturday, with overnight lows from 45 to 55 degrees.
In Cincinnati a Warner Annex cable glitch let about 11 000 of 110 000 subscribers view the Playboy Channel without paying. City councilors demand removal within a week while officials work to fix the fault. The service costs up to 16 dollars monthly and is received free by users with a second level converter box. The channel runs 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. with explicit content.
Stern magazine hunts for the 3.7 million dollar loss from the fraudulent Hitler diaries. Editor Guenther Schoenfeld says money questions threaten staff cuts as Hamburg prosecutors plan to question former Stern reporter Gerd Heidemann and dealer Konrad Kujau after documents were seized.
European Common Market agriculture ministers agreed to a modest 4.2 percent subsidy price rise for 1983 84 covering cereals milk meat and many other products after a 14 hour negotiation. The pact followed six weeks of violent demonstrations by French farmers with dairy farmers burning British butter and gendarmes using tear gas. food shipments from Denmark Belgium and the Netherlands were attacked.
In St Paul Minnesota doctors failed to save Mark Hossler 15 month old Cottage Grove boy after experimental surgery to heal damaged lungs from lamp oil ingestion. Funeral services were held Monday as hospital officials praised the efforts and noted lessons learned for future patients.
Mayor Harold Washington plans to appeal a court ruling backing the City Council Old Guard while victors pledged a compromise in the battle for control sparked by his election. Judge James Murray upheld the council majority action on a reorganization that limited Washington allies and ruled Washington’s fees were lawful after he tried to adjourn a May 2 meeting.
AP says Los Angeles Times poll shows both Reagan and Glenn at 44 percent support among 932 registered voters nationwide. The Times poll actually measured support among Democrats Republicans and independents with Reagan a Republican and Glenn an Ohio Democrat.
President Reagan will hold his 17th news conference since taking office tonight at 8 p.m. EDT in the White House East Room. ABC CBS and NBC plan live coverage. it is his first formal briefing since Feb. 16, though he has met reporters informally several times.
Michael Reagan completed a Chicago to Detroit run on a 605 mile powerboat in 12 hours 34 minutes 41 seconds amid rough water and mechanical issues. He claimed the trip sets a record as no one else has attempted such a run in a powerboat. He arrived with Colleen Reagan and their son Cameron among about 200 spectators.
The Ohio Lottery daily game The Number drew 557 and Pick 4 produced 6135. Daily game earnings reached 588274 from 1072060.50 in sales with 483786.50 to winners. Pick 4 sales were 147115 with 66630 to winners. A $1 straight paid 3696 and a $1 boxed paid 154.
An IRS agent testified that Mahoning County Sheriff James Traficant Jr may owe $87,772 in federal taxes for 1980 if a jury convicts him of taking $163,000 in bribes. Traficant, 41, defends himself against bribery and tax evasion charges in a trial before U S District Judge Ann Aldrich. The agent said Traficant and wife Patricia reported $26,189 income and received a $115 refund for 1980.
The United States begins a fresh round of talks with the Soviet Union on nuclear limits in Europe. Analysts expect no breakthrough until the December deployment of 12 U S ground launched cruise missiles in Britain and West Germany. Paul Nitze will open the session at the Soviet mission. Kvitsinsky will lead the next session in the American office.
Tokyo scientists at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory report finding doughnut shaped gaseous masses in the galaxy. Using a 148 foot radio telescope in Nagano they identified nebulae around proto solar bodies that may develop into stars with planetary systems.
Youngest Eagle Actress Brooke Shields works as a student intern at the San Diego Zoo, feeding koalas and giving lectures for photographers after media exposure. She notes animal scratches are part of zookeeping as she nears her 18th birthday ending the internship.
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