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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1963
Page
1
National output surged to a record in the third quarter as consumers and government boosted spending. Economists peg the $579.6 billion level with growth seen to continue into 1964, though unemployment remains a lingering weakness under Kennedy.
Lorain County posted a steady but not spectacular third quarter 1963 with banking activity at an all time high and auto sales rising. Real estate lags due to population influx, while loans and deposits hit near peak levels. leaders cite optimism and no recession fear as the area nears year end.
Martin Luther King Jr denounces Birmingham’s rejection of desegregation, pledging demonstrations "until they integrate" with more than 1000 protesters at a rally. Mayor Albert Boutwell counters, saying race issues won’t be solved by threats, noting King’s demand for 25 Negro policemen by next Monday and civil service hurdles.
A series of fires overnight leveled the Monmouth Lual Ber Co and Fullerton Lumber Co and half the Monmouth Metal Culvert Co in Monmouth Illinois. No injuries reported as guards were posted around hospitals and plants amid an anonymous threat claiming the buildings were next. Fire departments battled flames reaching hundreds of feet with damage estimated at six hundred thousand dollars and inventories at Fullertons valued at two hundred thousand dollars.
Widespread drought across the Midwest Great Lakes and Northeast triggers fire warnings as New York Massachusetts Ohio and Missouri report numerous fires. Rain mares parched areas but forests and fields remain tinder dry fueling concerns of economic loss and further blazes throughout Indiana Iowa Kansas and Arkansas with farming water shortages and heat records.
Conservation classes in schools here arced while Lorain County endures a record drought. The U S Weather Bureau at Cleveland Hopkins Airport cites 15.54 inches of precipitation since Jan 1, the lowest since 1970. In Elyria area observer Ray A. Diederich notes 13.47 inches through Oct 8 and reports multiple grass fires. Local fire crews fought a blaze near North Ridgeville amid 1.27 inches of rain to quell sparks. Avon Lake bans hunting until danger subsides and Pittsfield township enforces burning prohibition with notices to violators.
Eastern and southern fire protection districts and the Oak Opening area west of Northeastern Toledo face permit cancellations due to dry conditions. Forester Fred E. Marr says open fires are banned in affected zones while forests and wildlife areas remain open for other activities. Forester C. A. Alderman orders all department personnel on standby for immediate action if needed, as drought persists and 80 percent of fires are incendiary.
Oberlin council votes five to two to approve RB 254 consent ordinance in final reading. Page 13. LORALN zoning board uncovers a $1300 house remodeling that carried an $850 tag. Page 4. Sheffield official criticizes Metropolitan Park Board purchase efforts as crude and inconsiderate. Page 15.
At a noisy North Ridgeville Candidates Night sponsored by the county, mayoral candidate L. L. Loufman walked out during rival Pauli Sweda’s remarks. Sweda pressed for expansion of the water system and criticized current leadership as North Ridgeville’s history faces industrial growth plans and a master zoning law.
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