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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1961
Page
1
In Elvria, fallout concerns spark shelter construction as two contractors build units for local residents. A first permit request for a shelter is noted, while Elyria Township firemen conduct tests to gauge fallout danger. The weekend also covers the area scholastic football results and upcoming games.
The page highlights Don Miller's Scene About Town tribute to an ordinary man. It invites readers to look beyond the piece for a broader Week-End Dividend Pages feature with columns and family friendly reads on pages 20 and 21.
Veterans Day program notes in Lorain County feature renewal of World War II era principles. The event highlights include a cerebral palsy survivor speaking at the annual meeting and recognition of veterans with a focus on community service. An open house on new quarters for Skills Inc, part of Center for Sightless, is also announced.
Jessie Jackson aged 26 died after a self inflicted 38 caliber revolver wound during a game of Russian roulette at his West Avenue home. Police and coroner identify the death as self inflicted with Jackson dying at Elyria Memorial Hospital after the incident yesterday afternoon. The case remains under investigation with details about gun ownership and prior activities being reviewed. Survivors include his mother Mary Jackson and several siblings, with services planned in Pine Bluffs and burial at Miller Cemetery.
Dale Graf 29 of St Paul admitted his role in producing about 1 million dollars in bogus ten dollar bills. He implicated brother Donald 26 Leroy Knotts and Terry Taylor of St Paul. Graf provided technical advice for photographing engraving and printing. Bills were printed Aug 37 and 18 after his shop closed. About 800000 recovered. Graf tenth arrestee with more arrests expected.
Former Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov, wearing light blue pajamas, paused at a Warsaw station on his way home to face consequences of anti party activities. He traveled by train from Vienna to the Moscow Express corridor and crossed into Czechoslovakia toward Moscow. Molotov had been dismissed from the Communist party and as Russia's delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency amid power struggles with Khrushchev.
President Kennedy paid tribute to fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery and warned the United States stands ready to fight again if needed to defend its ideals. He said peace rests on readiness to defend the nation.
Kennedy spoke on Armistice Day that World War I should be a war to end wars. He warned against deception and urged patience, courage, and perseverance to confront future adversaries. A wreath was laid on the Tomb of the Unknowns as military and civilian leaders attended the ceremony.
Washington reports that Soviet proposals on Berlin appear as a trial balloon to test Western reaction. Khrushchev then met with German Ambassador Hans Kroll while officials in Washington sought to gauge significance, noting no official word from Moscow and repeating terms that would allow Soviet troops in West Berlin, complicating peace talks.
A mob surged through Rabat invading the French Embassy, windows were broken, and the Algerian Moslem rebel flag was raised above the building. Police and fire brigades clashed with demonstrators as crowds demanded Ben Bella's release, with similar protests in Casablanca and Meknes. The ambassador and family were inside but unharmed as Armistice Day activities paused.
West Berlin police report two tear gas exchanges with Communist border guards over the wall. Communists fired grenades at a Radio Free Berlin crew, withdrew after three and four grenades respectively. Two youths arrested fleeing toward the British sector. Four Eastern police found at guard points, 14 residents escaped to the West despite patrols. Refugees and evictions continue as Khrushchev pressure outlook remains uncertain.
Willowbrook Homes sales manager Jack Marshall was reported in fair condition at Allen Hospital after a beating at his Oberlin home early today. Police say they have no clues about the attacker or motive.
Eighteen people die when a Portuguese Air Force plane crashes while attempting to land in the Huila district of Angola. Among the dead is Gen Carlo Siva Freire, commander in chief of the Portuguese armed forces in Angola.
Norman Schmidt and Ptl Joe Ya kanovich investigated a reported home break in at 4 AM involving Marshall Rush Watson who said two men rummaged through items. Watson, an employee of Marshall, witnessed two intruders, Marshall was found beaten with a pipe while the driveway showed blood, and Captain Bail searches for clues at the Willowbrook development relocation from Warren.
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