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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1965
Page
1
Federal plan says the Great Lakes require a $20 billion, decade long cleanup but current authorized programs are insufficient. The briefing was prepared by H W Poston of the Chicago Water Pollution Center for eight-state senators led by Senator Frank J Lausche of Ohio.
Ohio Army Reserve units face elimination and reorganization after Defense Secretary McNamara's plan. Co A 103rd Engineers and Battery B 1st A of the 103rd meet in Elyria and Lorain while Co B 1st Battalion 145th Infantry and the 37th Brigade reassess, attached to Pennsylvania's 26th Division. The Thunderbolt Division 35rd Infantry faces deactivation and the Lorain area sees a shift toward training and inactivity.
Edwin Ellis drove a 334on excavating machine over a 2000 pound unexploded bomb three times in London on Thursday before realizing the danger. He later returned, gave the bomb a cautious pat, and posed for photos.
County leaders push for a Lorain County airport with federal aid and local funding. Officials from Lorain and Elyria discuss a seven member council, estimated costs of about 450000 with each city contributing 75000, possible state help, and a 6400 foot runway plan for presentation by Oct 10.
Washington correspondent Doni Fleeson becomes a contributor to The Chronicle Telegram opinion page starting today. She brings over three years of Washington reporting and analysis, aiming to write interpretive news pieces on major national and international developments. Her column will appear two or three times weekly in The Chronicle Telegram and other papers.
A 76-year-old Lorain resident was bilked of 7000 in a pigeon drop scheme. The victim, Lela Bogard of 452 Washington Ave, met two women posing as a secretary and a lawyer's associate who claimed a found sum to share. She withdrew funds and prepared a bank box but became suspicious and gave nothing to the scammers.
A Lorain bank teller testified two strangers persuaded a customer into withdrawing seven hundred ninety dollars. The victim reports an envelope with old clippings left behind and possible an unrecognized exchange of envelopes. One suspect was young and stocky yet pleasant. the other appeared pregnant.
Report from Berlin notes East Germany imposes tightened vehicle inspections on West German bound traffic causing delays. Officials describe new checks as part of border controls affecting transit routes and travel times between the two Germanys.
President Johnson will sign the immigration reform bill near the Statue of Liberty on Bodine's Island New York Harbor. The ceremony follows final congressional approval and includes a meeting with Pope Paul VI. The law ends the 11 year old national quota and replaces it with a hemispheric ceiling of 270000 immigrants annually.
Radio Jakarta reports in the Indonesian capital that a coup against President Sukarno failed as anti Communist Armed Forces chief Abdul Haris Nasution crushed the uprising. Early broadcasts say Sukarno was overthrown, with later remarks indicating the coup was quelled.
Readable text notes a strike at Harshaw Chemical Co as talks break down. Union officers and firm negotiators remain at odds over a two year contract expiring soon.
Weather text notes cooler conditions in Northeast Ohio as Coady indicates temperatures will fall to the late 30s. Expect considerable cloudiness tonight with a low around 42 to 47 and a cool Friday ahead.
The Cleveland Automobile Club proposes junior expressways on East Broad Street in Elyria and West Erie Avenue in Lorain. The plan uses grade separations and interchanges to replace traffic lights with right turns, cutting costs and neighborhood disruption while doubling lane capacity to about 1,500 vehicles per hour per lane.
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