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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1961
Page
1
With basketball season near, King Football announces high school all-star teams for the Buckeye and North Central Conferences. Five Elyria players are cited in the wind-up.
Lorain County settlers valued schooling and arranged for their children soon after arriving. Brownhelm's first school is explored in Pathways of the Pioneers on page 13, with modern educational tool commentary in What They're Saying on page 12.
A landmark hotel in South Amherst is consumed by fire leaving 30 residents homeless. The report notes city council in Lorain evaluating an engineer position and changes. Howard Gollmar, a 50 year veteran at Elyria Foundry, is honored at a Quarter Century Club dinner.
Hundreds gather as Sam Rayburn lies in state and is laid to rest in northeast Texas. President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson attend along with congressional leaders and Rayburn’s family. The service at Ball’s Primitive Baptist Church includes organ music and a 15 minute eulogy with Tributes from officials and friends.
Mrs. William Hembree 22 of Hornyak Street South Amherst died after a car struck a tree at Elyma Avenue and East 31st Street. Driver Mrs. Andrew Garwolinski 18 was thrown from the wreck. she survived initial injuries and is hospitalized in fair condition. The crash, likely at high speed, is under investigation with no charges filed. Service details announced by Emmerich Funeral Home for Monday at 2 pm.
Miami reports detail the Bluebelle disaster in which Julian Harvey, his wife Mary Dene, and six other lives are threatened during a Bahamas cruise. Terry Jo Duperrault, the sole survivor, recounts four days adrift as Coast Guard investigations begin. Harvey, a veteran of wars and air adventures, reportedly committed suicide in a Miami motel days after rescue amid grief and questions about his past.
The Rockefeller marriage of Nelson A. Rockefeller and wife Olivia is reported separated with a later divorce likely. The couple, who have five adult children, announced the split from their New York estate office, signaling an imminent formal dissolution as the 1964 gubernatorial bid looms amid national campaign chatter.
Washington (UPI) Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller's separation and potential divorce complicates the Republican race for the 1964 presidential nomination. The move adds uncertainty as Rockefeller must win reelection, while Barry Goldwater and Nixon also figure as possible contenders or draftees amid lingering voter attitudes.
Katanga President Moise Tshombe accused the United Nations of bearing responsibility for the murder of 13 Italian airmen by Congo troops. He argued the deaths are the price of treating the Congo National Army as a regular force and warned the U.N. to stop interfering. U.N. planes reportedly bombed villages in Kivu and Katanga, which the U.N. denied, saying planes only patrolled the border. Security Council deliberates Tshombe communications proposing peaceful settlement or negotiations with Adoula while recognizing Kasavubu as head of a federation.
In Rome a group of students marching against the killing of 13 Italian airmen attacked three American Negroes shopping downtown. Police intervened, protecting the trio who were unharmed, marking a rare racial incident in Italy.
Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy fell from the horse during a fox hunt near Upperville Virginia. She remounted and continued the ride though the White House and Press Secretary called it a minor mishap with a few bruises. The hunt occurred with the Orange County Hunt Club and the fox alipped away during the confusion.
Considerable cloudiness with occasional snow flurries and cold today high 39 to 44. Clearing and cold tonight with low 25 to 30. Sunday increasing clouds and a temperature change with possible rain or snow. Snow flurries this morning likely ending this afternoon. Fair tonight with light winds from Lake Erie.
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