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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1968
Page
9
Fire officials urge parents to teach children escape plans during Fire Prevention Week after three Elyria boys aged 4 5 and 6 died in a house fire. They advise two escape routes from every room, immediate evacuation on smoke, and keeping children with guardians or a neighbor if leaving briefly.
About 8 000 individuals and firms owing 1 085 910 in personal and intangible taxes receive letters from Lorain County Auditor Joseph Mitock. The notices request payment to prevent publication of delinquents next month, a move not previously used.
John Rush age 27 of 1773 Reid Ave Lorain was indicted for felonious assault involving an eight year old girl. He pleaded guilty and was committed to Lima State Hospital for mental examination by Lorain County Common Pleas Judge John D Pincurayesterday.
Lorain County Community College in Elyria approved an academic freedom policy based on the 1940 AAUP statement. It covers classroom discussion, research, publication, citizen speech, and institutional responsibilities with due process for violations. A review committee handles cases, following prior disputes in 1967 1968.
Elyria Ohio Chronicle Telegram reports on Pooge Seventeen with focus on local community interest and school news featuring student activities and upcoming events in Elyria.
Florence Smith writes to praise Bruce Bennett the executive sports editor of the Duluth News-Tribune. Born without hands he uses aluminum rods and rubber tipped devices on arm stubs with bracelets to operate a typewriter. He grew up in Sault Ste. Marie and Lakewood and studied at the University of Michigan where he began writing sports for the Wolverines.
Elyria publisher Otto B. Schoepfle and Ford Lorain Assembly Plant manager Jack M. Lyons were named to the foundation’s board of supervisors joining ten others. The foundation awards scholarships to Lorain County students pursuing health related fields.
North Ridgeville Ohio October meeting set to decide funding for the French Creek interceptor lines and treatment plant project. Federal funds are sought with planning urged to be ready by July 1 to qualify for the 1969 fiscal year. council members may pay during planning.
Geri McMahon is set to reign as Homecoming Queen during Wellington High School’s football game tonight with a crowning ceremony by last year’s queen Linda Lee. Four senior girls were nominated by the football team and votes were held across all classes after a pep rally and bonfire.
The Elyria Automobile Club donated a special orthopedic cart to Elyria Memorial Hospital for pediatrics. The cart, first of its kind there, transports children in casts or with limited mobility and enables participation in playrooms. The gift supports the Orphan's Fund program, active for over 39 years. In other notes, Frank Orlado was confirmed as Wickliffe postmaster.
New York traffic signs on the Long Island Expressway urge motorists to Maintain speed but a vandal altered one sign to read your cool in red letters. The incident highlights ongoing concerns over road safety and public messaging.
A Lorain County traffic death watch list notes 1968 figures with Elyria and Lorain tallies. The message urges readers to stay off the list and drive safely this period compared with last year.
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