26 May 1971
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1971
Page
1
CT Chief Photographer John Kenney photographed a summer scene at Lorain's Lakeview Park last weekend. Despite recent cool readings, the report says hope remains that such scenes will return in the next day or two to Northeastern Ohio.
Marilyn Cleveland, 17, Miss Teen Age Nebraska 1970, ate an innocent looking candy and later woke in a hospital with suspected LSD or hallucinogen effects. She described distorted vision and memory as friends helped her to school and doctors treated her for several days before returning home to recover.
WIRE REPORTS say Senator Robert Taft Jr will announce as Ohio GOP favorite son candidate in 1972 to aid his debts and press a bid to lead the state party. Columbus leaders warn the move could split the party and challenge Agnew for the ticket, with Taft aiming to leverage Nixon in 1972.
A British sergeant died after shielding a father and two children from a suitcase bomb that damaged an army barracks in Belfast. Twenty seven others were hurt. a baby in a carriage was seriously injured when a car was sent across the street. A teen allegedly threw the device before fleeing. This marks the eighth British soldier killed in Northern Ireland, as Premier Faulkner authorized troops to shoot anyone carrying weapons or acting suspiciously.
Juan V. Corona, 37, a farm laborer, was arrested at his residence and charged with nine counts of homicide after the bodies of nine men were found buried near the Feather River on the James Sullivan ranch five miles north of Yuba City. Deputies recovered tools and dug-out graves as the search continued.
Sheriff Whiteaker says a single assailant murdered middle aged farm workers over five to six weeks. Seven bodies were unearthed in a peach and prune orchard with machete or heavy knife wounds. Kenneth Whitacre 40 of Alameda and Pete Peterson 63 of Marysville were identified. Other victims aged 40 to 60s remain unnamed. Bodies buried three to five feet deep, lying on backs with arms raised.
Elyria Grace Apostolic Church choir director William Forgues, 23, paid 50 in fines, 40 mileage, and 8 court costs after being found guilty of parking violations in West Salem. Forgues plans to appeal to Worcester Municipal Court. A second ticket remains unresolved from hours earlier.
Mostly cloudy and cool with a chance of showers through tomorrow. High today and tomorrow in the 50s with a 36 percent rain chance. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph today and west to northwest 10 to 15 mph tonight and tomorrow. Sunset 8:49 p.m. Sunrise 5:57 a.m. High 82 yesterday afternoon at ATL, low 50 today at 4 a.m.
Qantas gave a 560000 ransom to a man claiming a barometric device was aboard a Boeing 707 with over 200 aboard. The plane diverted to Sydney after a six and a half hour precautionary circle. Police found a device in a locker. the caller claimed to have details on the device and demanded payment in exchange for defusal instructions. The suspect later said there was no device.
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