20 Oct 1977
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1977
Page
1
Ohio state lawmakers reject a $20 million borrowing plan as Cleveland's 112,000 pupil district fights to stay funded. Judge Battisti orders the system to stay open while warning of contempt, and board members risk personal liability for deficit operations.
James and Pauline Fawcett of Houston sue ABC and KTRK for 7 million dollars claiming a Sept. 22 skit on Redd Foxx's show libeled them. They allege the segment depicted them with ridicule and humiliation. ABC defends the piece as a humorous interview parody.
The forecast calls for a clear night with a low around 40 to 45 degrees and a sunny mild day tomorrow with highs mid 60s. A near zero chance of rain is noted tonight and tomorrow, with yesterday’s high 3 degrees at 5 pm and today’s low 37 degrees at 7:15 am.
A 29-year-old Grand Island man Thomas Hannon hijacked a Frontier jet with 35 aboard after forcing a security checkpoint entry in Nebraska. He demanded $3 million two parachutes two .45 pistols and the release of George Stewart, jailed for a Fulton National Bank robbery in Atlanta. A former high school friend aboard aided negotiations as passengers disembarked in Kansas City.
Ohio House considered changes to a 524 million capital construction appropriation for 1978 79. The Senate approved the measure 31 to 1 after a 45 minute debate centered on a study of a proposed Cincinnati sports arena. The bill allocates 213 million for college construction 21 million for mental health and retardation facilities 68 million for parks and recreation with 2.5 million for a Lorain County Community College fine arts center. Trustees monitor progress as contracts depend on state funds.
Boston University geography professor James Chan tested 62 students on capitals of 24 countries and locating them on continents. Only 5 students scored more than half, many had 10 or fewer correct, with Hong Kong shown at the North Pole and South Korea placed in central China. Chan blamed the widespread geographic confusion among freshmen and upperclassmen.
Betterway Inc plans Elyria group home for boys under 14, first in state. Tom Peters says a $25,000 George Gund Foundation grant will fund a down payment on a downtown building for 11 residents, with placement via Ohio Youth Commission and juvenile courts. The home will be overseen by a social worker and staff of six. The project aims to open late this year or early 1978, joining four existing Betterway facilities for youths and women.
Eddie R. Goodwin, 42, who pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property in the 1974 Antony J. Marsho auto tag theft, will be released on parole November 15 after serving 132 months of a 1 to 5 year sentence. He faces one year of probation under Adult Parole Authority supervision.
Prince Charles arrived at Burke Lakefront Airport to cheers from about 1,000 people and was greeted by Gov. Rhodes and Mayor Perk. He kissed a Willoughby woman and spoke with Thelma Burgess from Mentor, while tours included a steel mill inspection, a Cleveland Orchestra concert, a $7.5 million Square renovation kickoff, and visits to Cleveland State University and the Cleveland Clinic. His stay used Eaton House in Bratenahl as official residence.
A reader broadside lists Queen Elizabeth II’s full formal titles and roles across the United Kingdom, Canada, and Commonwealth realms. The long enumeration includes royal orders, regiments, cadet forces, and Canadian units, ending with a garbled remnant.
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