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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1979
Page
3
In Cleveland, the AFL-CIO Federation of Labor endorsed Lt. Gov. George W. Voinovich for mayor after a heated debate, with two thirds voting in favor following neutrality in the primary.
The report shows United Way pledges at 18.3 percent of the target with participation across several business groups. The list includes Airborne Manufacturing, Bendix, General Industries, Invacare, Plastics, Union Carbide and others. Employee groups are categorized by fair share levels, with 60 percent and 90 percent groups named.
The 1979 Nobel Prize for medicine was awarded to Dr. Allan Cormack of Tufts University and Godfrey Hounsfield of Britain for their work in tomography, the precursor to the CAT scanner. The prize, worth $192,775, honors their development of computer assisted X ray techniques that produce slice images through the body.
Castro's two day New York visit drew massive security as police, Secret Service, and a Cuban mission convoy guarded his route to the UN. Alfa 66 protesters gathered outside while 4000 exiles planned demonstrations. He met UN leaders and planned to address the General Assembly, with tight secrecy surrounding events. In Washington the government halted new furniture contracts after unusable desks were found discarded at the Agriculture Department, prompting a GSA moratorium challenged by Art Metal Inc.
Sheriff reports a cyclist died and a companion injured when the bicycle left the road and rolled into a nearby culvert. No charges yet against Younglas as investigations continue. Wisniewski, born in Cadillac, Mich, had lived in Grafton two years and attended Keystone High School. Surviving relatives include parents Paul and wife, sisters Corinne Norton MusKEgon Mich Sonia and Renee at home, brother Paul Jr. of Charleston. Funeral services set for Belden United Methodist Church with burial at River Road Cemetery LaGrange.
Framingham Mass residents approved a 104 to 13 town meeting vote to grant Frederic Kelley 60 thousand dollars for a life saving heart transplant. Doctors had given him six months to live without operation. Kelley 39 and father of five faced a long wait and emotional family scenes followed the decision.
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