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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1970
Page
18
In Edmeestes Alberta a colossal five by six foot ten thousand pound concrete pumpkin sits in a yard. ME and Mrs BI Kiel say they found it and cite a friend as possible prankster. Kiel notes an enemy would not have bothered with such effort.
In Columbus Ohio Republicans recall the 1948 Truman upset to argue pollsters may misread the race for Ohio's governor. Democrat John Gilligan leads polls, while GOP figures caution on undecided voters and cite varied methods from Oliver Quayle Associates and Market Opinion Research.
A federally funded study from the Policy Institute concludes that school disruption increases with integration and that large urban high schools face more unrest. It notes that absenteeism worsens disruptions, and that apartheid style segregation is not a viable remedy.
A broad system brought showers and snow from the North Carolina coast to the Southern Rockies. Cape Hatteras received over three inches of rain in 12 hours while Las Vegas New Mexico saw about two inches. Dismal damp cool weather covered much of the Eastern half with scattered rain from North Dakota to Texas and Virginia to Georgia.
Ohio University officials and Local 1699 AFSCME set a possible meeting this week after the union voted to empower its negotiating committee to strike if needed. A federal mediator urged talks to avert a strike by 900 non academic staff as contract talks stalled since Oct 1 after the old pact expired. The key issue is union representation for about 550 clerical workers.
Rep. Wright Patman charged Penn Central officials misled Congress about the railroad’s finances before its court-ordered reorganizaton. He cited a diversification program that led to at least 175 million dollars in drain and questioned whether gains from nonrailroad assets outweighed the losses.
Two shotguns valued at 270 dollars were reported stolen from the residence of Phyllis J. Hoffman at 40841 Carlisle Ave Carlisle Township. Deputies said entry was through a broken south side window and the break in occurred between Friday 2 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.
A Lorain pair filed in Lorain Common Pleas Court seeking 900000 to 990000 in damages from the other driver and Liberty Mutual. The complaint cites injuries to Mrs. Tries and her husband from a West 21st Street crash in 1968, naming Robert and Nancy Tates of 7341 Sencet Blvd as co-plaintiffs.
Life magazine quotes former Navy officers who served with Richard M. Nixon in the South Pacific during World War I. They recall him as a brilliant poker player who won about 40 to 50 dollars nightly and once bluffing a superior out of 1500. The piece notes Nixon’s cautious, noncommittal expression and his studious, sober demeanor as a student.
Four gunmen abducted Khalil Mustafa Breiz and another man in a parked car on a Beirut street. Police said the abductors sought help from Palestine guerrillas to locate Breiz. One captive was released shortly after. Breiz had reportedly fled civil unrest across the region amid ongoing fighting in Syria and Jordan.
Mixed classified items include a car auction at Mullinax Ford with free cider, a greenhouse produce display at Canerigster Orchards near Rt 113, and a real estate/financing offer in Elyria and Lorain featuring a showroom and parking. Also rail and utility mentions, plus an unusual profit location near downtown Elyria.
A Cleveland area advertisement seeks investors for a part time distributorship selling tape cassettes and related audio items from brands like Columbia RCA Capitol Liberty and Decca. Requires minimum investment of 4610 with stock collateral and promises high weekly returns and a money back resale guarantee. Call Mr. L. Schumaker at 216 324 5411 or write Louw-Neta Distributing Co Inc 1608 Thompson Ave East Point Atlanta Ga 9444.
A jumble of want ads lists housekeeping and babysitting jobs, office and secretarial posts, plus a rush of opportunities from nursing to sales. Names and addresses appear in fragmentary form with contact numbers and locations in Elyria Lorain Avon Lake and North Ridgeville. The clippings indicate a bustling employment page with varied roles and modest pay offers.
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