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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1984
Page
2
Cleveland AP reports tugboat crews cherish freedom despite waiting long times as they tow ships from harbor to sea. New ships are larger and self maneuvering devices reduce tug demand, while older, harbor dependent tugs become obsolete, leaving crews waiting for work.
South Amherst crews endure off season from December to April waiting for ships to move. Tug captains say the captain’s rule is absolute as crews await calls, trains, bridges, and passing freighters. SHE COMPANY operates 40 tugs on the Great Lakes with Cleveland bases and crews covering Huron and Lorain ports. McDonnell notes reduced fleet from past era yet unwavering round-the-clock shifts and readiness.
Cleveland Press Club names Judy Woodruff chief Washington correspondent for The MacNeil Lehrer NewsHour as keynote speaker at the Journalism Hall of Fame banquet on November 10 in the Statler Office Tower ballroom. Inductees to be announced before the speech. Cash bar at 6 p.m. dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets $20. Contact Richard DeChant at 354-5661 or 623-1060 ext 2446.
Police and fire activity shows multiple thefts and disturbances across several streets including Lake Avenue Adams Street and Huron with arrests for theft of motor vehicle and disorderly conduct. Additional reports include burglaries ladders window smashings and a purse theft as well as a note on a frightening mite threat to honey bees reported by The New York Times and a 1945 meeting of foreign ministers calling for a provisional democratic government in Korea.
South Amherst residents face a detour as repairs on a bridge on South Lake Street continue. Officials confirm work should finish by Oct 20, with a two mile detour to reach Route 113. The bridge was labeled unsafe due to weak supports and the $32,687 project cost is covered by Lorain County, since the road is a county road extension of Pyle South Amherst Road.
Township calendar lists meetings and events at multiple locations. Includes K B Rowland Trucking Co office Broome Wood Post 292 8 pm. American Legion LaGrange. Keystone PTA. Middle School gym. Township Trustees 8 pm. Elyria Lake Ridge Chapter Sweet Adelines 730 pm. First Congregational Church Penfield PTA 730 pm. Lions Club adult exercise 7 pm Lions Park New London Public Library Trustees 5 pm. VFW Post 46 54 5 pm VFW Hall.
The Supreme Court under Chief Justice is expected to hear 80 to 150 cases this term begun October 1. The federal government reports divorces fell about one percent in the first half of 1984, with roughly two or four divorces per 10 new marriages. Texas billionaire H Ross Perot paid 15 million for a Magna Carta copy in England during the 13th or 15th century. An Egyptian judge sentenced 107 Moslem extremists to life in prison for anti government riots after the assassination of Egyptian President in 1981.
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