19 Oct 1968
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1968
Page
1
The article teases tomorrow's Chronicle with topics on air pollution, a Ford feature, a wild turkey caller chasing bobcats, 007 at 29 and 68 69 dull, a judge police force mayor, and note that all the horseshoes aren’t on horses.
Jacqueline Kennedy plans to marry Aristotle Onassis tomorrow in a small chapel on Skorpios Island. The wedding, conducted by a Greek Orthodox bishop, will be attended by a handful of relatives and friends.
Elyria man Billy Ray Fordyce 22 died at St. Joseph Hospital after a 3:45 a.m. West Erie Avenue crash that split the 1966 convertible in two and ejected him. Edward Webb 23 of Grafton was critically injured with facial and head injuries and resisted officers at the hospital. Police say it is a complex case with two witnesses to interview. Webb attempted to flee the scene before being recaptured.
Johnnie Lee Frazier a 17 year old Firelands High School senior and Vermilion Valley Plaza porter died after his car left the road struck a tree and caught fire on Crosse Road Amherst. He was pronounced dead at Amherst Hospital at 1 22 a m. Police noted non use of seat belts and said autopsy would be performed at St Joseph Hospital Lorain.
Columbus Ohio Secretary of State Ted W Brown announced a record 39 million voters registered for the upcoming November 5 election surpassing the 37 million mark set in 1964.
Hurricane Gladys left a 30 mile wide swath across central Florida driving 2,100 people from homes and causing one heart attack at a Red Cross shelter. Peak winds reached 70 mph as it moved inland then was expected to regain hurricane force over the Atlantic. Citrus crop reportedly escaped major damage and rains were welcomed by officials.
U S war planes conducted strike missions against North Vietnam amid reports of a possible end to the air war. President Thieu said no breakthrough in negotiations for a bombing halt and U S Defense and State Department spokesmen denied Hanoi’s acceptance of terms. Yesterday a raid hit a pacification center in the Vung Tau area killing five and wounding 19, as ground fighting remained quiet.
A private twin engine Beech King crashed in a Cleveland west side residential area while en route from Lindon North Dakota to South Bend Indiana with six aboard plus two student dates. Pilot Christopher Cordaro 44 of Little Silver New Jersey and a Notre Dame student family were among the dead.
Apollo 7 astronauts Walter Schirra Walt Cunningham and Donn Eisele entertain the Earth with a weightless spin in the capsule while facing tense ground control disputes over malfunctions in the biomedical harnesses. Schirra warns of dangerous wire failures and recalls the Apollo 1 fire.
A playful note describes a pollster adopting a coach like stance. The figure offers detailed explanations when right and plenty of jokes if mistaken, framing polling as performance and commentary.
Cooler today with partly cloudy skies and a high in the 60s. Tonight will be clear and cooler with a low in the 40s. Tomorrow brings sunshine and little temperature change. Sunset today is 6 41 p m and sunrise tomorrow 7 42 a m. High 67 degrees at 10 36 a m yesterday and low 47 at 7 15 a m today.
The section lists items across topics including deaths births churches municipal court entertainment sports suburban calendar and television features with local appearances and events. It notes a city focused layout of community information and schedules.
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