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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1969
Page
1
College football roundup lists Ohio State defeating Purdue 42 to 14 and sites other results: Mississippi over Tennessee 38 to 0, Michigan 5 not clear, Iowa 6, Northwestern 30 over Indiana 27, Wisconsin 55 over Illinois 14, Texas Tell 69 over Penn State 48, Maryland 0, Kent State 17, Miami Ohio 14, Wooster 42 over Oberlin 13, Ohio U 46 over Cincinnati 6. Details across pages D-1 to D-5.
Police backed by National Guardsmen faced extremist groups that smashed windows and sprayed paint after a peaceful march of about 250000 people. Tear gas and pepper spray were used near the Justice Department as demonstrators fired back, with several arrests and injuries reported. The unrest spilled into Constitution Avenue mall as security teams guarded the White House area amid ongoing police action.
A new juvenile code takes effect, restricting officers from detaining or questioning youths at police headquarters and prohibiting mixing juveniles with adults in custody. It requires separate handling, with juveniles sent to juvenile detention homes or homes, and mandates radio calls for car swaps when 17 and 18 year olds are involved. The law also bars housing juveniles with adult prisoners, affecting county jail use and raising concerns about constitutional rights and proper procedures.
Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad Alan Bean and Richard Gordon navigate a risky shift from a free return path toward a precise lunar touchdown. After a brief electrical power loss early in the flight ground teams confirm the Yankee Clipper and Intrepid craft are fine. The 88 second engine burn redirects the mission as TV pictures beam to Earth and longitude clocks keep time. The crew, resting after a long first day, reports good spirits as they close in on lunar orbit with ground control sharing mission updates and scores.
Temperatures plunged into the 20s as drivers and pedestrians faced glazed roads. In Elyria two youths, John Bianes aged 13 and Janet Gioffre aged 10, were admitted with arm injuries after slips on slick sidewalks. Fred R Saluga, 45, was treated and released for a head injury from a fall on an icy West Broad Street sidewalk. Roads remained slick until salt trucks cleared sides today.
A light single engine Cessna 172 crashed after takeoff from Cleveland Hopkins Airport. Pilot Bernard Smolka of Parma, 47, and passenger Kenneth Lenhart of North Royalton, 48, were in fair condition at Southwest General Hospital. The craft landed in a wooded area about a mile south of the airport after a power loss.
Mostly cloudy north with a few snow flurries in the northeast and partly cloudy south. Warmer with highs in the 30s to 40s, warmer tonight and tomorrow. Lake Erie region sees southwest winds 20 to 36 knots with snow flurries.
Elyria plans a 125000 loan to cover payroll through year end due to shortfalls in income tax receipts. Finance committee recommended borrowing in 100000 increments, hoping December Cleveland payment and reduced loan interest will aid repayment.
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