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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1979
Page
4
First lady Rosalynn Carter described her 90 minute visit to a refugee camp housing about 31 000 people under blue plastic tents as emotionally overwhelming and devastating She said she would press for more aid for Cambodians amid reports of Thai Cambodian border clashes and casualties.
Prospect Elementary School faced extensive damage after vandals broke into an auxiliary classroom plus a kitchen and storage room inside the main building. The incident prompted a security response as staff assess losses and plan repairs.
Red Cross and area churches raise funds to help Cambodia amid Carter’s $69 million appeal. Bishop Hickey and Bishop Allin urge parishes to collect funds. CARE notes value of donations via matching grants. U N estimates malnutrition among Cambodian children at ninety percent. donations fund essentials like clothing, rice, and medicines. Checks directed to Lorain County Red Cross or CARE Columbus.
An unidentified thief with a small handgun robbed Alberta's Pizza at 108 4th St Elyria around 11 p.m. taking $25 from the cash register before fleeing west on 4th. Separately in Marietta Washington County Republicans planned a protest with the Ohio Elections Commission over a Secretary of State endorsement ad for mayoral candidate Bill Dawkins broadcast on election day. Dawkins lost to George Cranston in the previous Tuesday’s election.
Demonstrators outside the U S Embassy demand ouster of diplomats and reject mediation as hostages remain in Tehran. Iran’s crisis deepens with PLO talks, Vatican envoy discussions, and U S counter pressures including frozen arms parts and travel suspensions as envoys seek a resolution.
Iranian students in the area denounce Ayatollah Khomeini and his backers criticizing Iran’s religious governance. Pirzadeh says 34 LCCC affiliates share the view, with 117 Iranians enrolled across Cleveland area colleges and campuses.
Ohio in brief reports Cincinnati public schools, 56,000 pupils, shut for three weeks due to a 7.7 million deficit while Cleveland schools, 92,000 pupils, closed indefinitely after a teachers strike. Gov Rhodes called both local problems and Cincinnati rejected a state loan with strings attached.
The Cancer Society calls Congress to gradually end tobacco price supports to curb smoking. It cites the 1979 Surgeon General report linking cigarette use to major death and disability, noting over 25 thousand 1978 cancer deaths and more than a fifth of all cancer deaths.
About 1,600 Iranian students massed near a designated march point in Washington to protest the deposed shah. President Carter banned federal permits for Iranian protesters in the District, citing hostage safety, while District police honored an earlier permit.
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