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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1975
Page
1
Quote from Tam notes party support in two weeks would be nice but not essential since Tam faces no opposition. Source emphasizes low stakes and calm campaign tone amid upcoming election.
A citizen task force recommends trimming the Elyria City School vehicle fleet, reorganizing maintenance crews, and cutting inventories to cut costs. The panel found paying 12 cents per mile for employees was not cheaper than providing cars and seeks centralized warehousing with perpetual inventory control. Bus routes and purchasing were not targeted. final report due at next task force meeting.
Elyria firemen conducted a controlled blaze Sunday morning in a vacant multi unit apartment building at 200 Lake Avenue. The fire, part of a training exercise, burned the structure to the ground after sessions ended, ahead of demolition for the West River Parkway urban renewal project.
Ohio lottery tickets have appeared in church collection baskets across several parishes. St. Richard Catholic Church in North Olmsted reported four tickets last week and about a dozen in two weeks. A $20 winner would enter a church into the millionaire drawing. officials caution it should not replace regular contributions. Maurice Condon of the lottery commission says it is not a publicity stunt.
Partly cloudy and warm conditions persist with a chance of showers and thunder showers tonight and tomorrow. Low temperatures near the Us and high tomorrow in the mid to upper 0s. Rain chances around 30 percent tonight and 49 percent tomorrow. Winds southwest at 8 to 15 mph tonight. Sunrise at 6:40 a.m. Sunset at 8:44 p.m. Details on Page 19.
Cambodian naval crew claims mutiny against Communist officers and asylum in Thailand after seizing the Mayaguez. Thai navy confirms impounding a gunboat with 10 crew members, while U S officials note discrepancies in the accounts. Pentagon aims to publish casualties in the Mayaguez rescue, as White House officials deny concealing data.
Pathet Lao troops seized Savannakhet prompting a parade with thousands cheering as rightist forces joined. U S aid coordinator Sanford Stone said all Westerners remained safe despite reports that two Americans were briefly taken from their homes.
In Olmsted Falls the Bagley Road bridge remained open after a temporary restraining order halted its opening. Judge Norman Fuerst’s order, not served due to a communications problem, prompted planned discussions between city and county lawyers. The city may hold a public hearing and has proposed an independent, nonbinding study by an engineer chosen by Porter. City officials dispute the measure as inadequate and say they will close the bridge if required.
An Avon man aged 58 collecting receipts for money order sales was shot on Fairhill Road in Cleveland near University Circle. He died at the scene around 3 45 pm. The robbery may have yielded about 14 dollars and a satchel of worthless paper. He worked for USN Co. Inc. and had just retrieved receipts from a drug store. Police said the satchel contained deposit slips and checks. investigators looked into the loss while no suspects were yet arrested.
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