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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1978
Page
1
A Bell Jetranger 1 helicopter pilot recounts losing control as gunfire broke out, a 10 to 15 second struggle over a firearm, and the aircraft’s erratic moves. He claims he fired five times, hitting the other person once while she tried to open the doors and switch hands, then landed about 70 feet from an entrance.
Detectives say tests to show if James A. Hershberger fired a gun were inconclusive. The slug tore apart upon entry, leaving caliber undetermined. Investigators search Quarry Road for witnesses and motive remains unclear. Coroner hints at homicide but report pending.
India endures its worst heat wave in eight decades with temperatures near 117 degrees. Officials report over 120 heat stroke deaths, power cuts rise, water scarce, and heat damaged crops and daily life. Train reservations spike as resorts sell at premium prices. Local doctors warn laborers lack meals and shade.
A new ABC News poll finds President Carter would lose to Gerald Ford or Edward Kennedy if a presidential election were held then. Ford leads Carter 48 to 43, with 9 percent undecided. Kennedy would beat Carter 60 to 35. Reagan trails narrowly.
Fisher's discount department store plans an 43,900 square foot outlet on an 8.4 acre site at the southwest corner of Routes 20 and 58 in Pittsfield Township adjacent to a motorcycle dealer and opposite Lorain County Vocational School. The Lorain County Community Improvement Corporation unanimously approved the plans and construction could begin in July. The project will seek about 900,000 in tax exempt Industrial Mortgage Revenue Bonds from the Ohio Development Financing Commission.
Conroy G. O'Brien a 26 year old Mulvane Kansas highway patrolman was shot in the head while writing a traffic citation on the Kansas Turnpike His body lay 60 feet from his patrol car A former neighbor recalled he always wanted to be a cop The trooper is survived by his pregnant wife Tanda and their unborn child Three suspects described as marksmen have been charged in the case
I was late, crossing Bell Avenue at a railroad crossing when a southbound Chessie System train struck my borrowed 1972 Torino. I emerged with a headache and a few bruises, grateful to be alive after a frightening crash and a hospital X ray and tetanus shot.
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