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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1969
Page
1
A citywide staffing crisis left police and fire on partial duty with Cedar Street station alone open. Sanitation and sewage plants paused service as 80 percent of workers called in sick after pay-raise talks. Officials warned of growing safety risks and possible service delays.
Israeli jets and ground forces claim down three Egyptian MIGs near the Suez Canal. An Israeli motorized force reportedly entered central Jordan to destroy a guerrilla base south of the Dead Sea. A spokesman said two planes were shot by air strikes and one by a ground-to-air missile. a fourth was damaged. All Israeli aircraft returned.
About 80 percent of Elyria’s 330 city workers called in sick again in a protest over immediate pay raises. City officials and council delay action until a finance committee meeting set for Tuesday, with no clear resolution in sight.
Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford John Young and Eugene Cernan enter lunar gravity as they plunge toward the moon on an eight day mission Ground controllers offer rest before a 434 pm burn to enter an elliptical lunar orbit Then a 4 hour 25 minute burn to circular orbit 69 miles up TV coverage scheduled and Cernan to test the lunar lander before the mile high approach to the surface
Spec. 4 William V. Springfield, 27, of 315 Jackson St, Elyria, was killed May 13 in South Vietnam when an Army aircraft on a combat mission was struck by hostile fire near Hue in Thua Thien Province. He served in Company D, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. He is survived by his wife Mia, inducted March 28, 1968, with Vietnam tour beginning September 8.
Allied officials in Paris said North Vietnam sought to divide the United States and South Vietnam at the Paris negotiations by exploiting differing approaches. Xuan Thuy met the North Vietnamese counterpart as U.S. and Saigon positions diverged.
U S para troopers killed 12 snipers left from a Communist regiment that overran Tamburg et peak after 11th assault. They headed toward Laos to avoid ground pursuit. Americans report 12 dead on the hill and 400 wounded overall. Communists claim about 400 dead. Fighting also reported along the DMZ and outside Saigon with 68 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed. The shelling of Tam Ky produced four civilian deaths and eight wounded. Three inch wires found from Laos confirmed the hill’s strategic link.
Partly sunny and cooler today with highs 60 to 65. Fair and cool tonight with lows in the upper 20s to lower 40s. Tomorrow partly cloudy with little temperature change and highs in the 60s. Friday cloudy and cool with a chance of showers. North northeast winds around 11 mph today diminishing tonight then southeast to 15 mph tomorrow. Sunset 8 45 pm Sunrise tomorrow 6 02 am. High 88 degrees at 2 15 pm yesterday low 15 degrees at 6 30 am today.
A witty saying notes that any man who believes he is more intelligent than his wife is married to a capable, sharp partner. The line wryly suggests hidden wisdom and reciprocal respect in marriage.
Lima declares Nelson Rockefeller unwelcome and calls for U S military mission withdrawal after Washington freezes arms sales in protest of Peru’s seizure of American fishing boats. Resignation of U S Ambassador Jones follows, signaling possible full diplomatic break.
Grafton council opposes issuing new liquor permits as part of a wider debate on local licensing. Officials argue about potential impacts on community safety and commerce while considering possible zoning and enforcement measures.
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