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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1969
Page
1
Lorain County saw a bitter winter day as wind drove light snow and hundreds of white headed blue geese across fields near Wellington. Geese fed in a harvested bean field near Rt 18 before rising in V shaped flocks and heading south as clouds gathered.
The Avon Lake Municipal Court dismissed all five charges against Edward Loescher, 23, in a preliminary hearing after his arrest for alleged LSD possession and sale. The case involved three men linked to a conspiracy exploiting servicemen clubs, with other suspects bound over to the Lorain County Grand Jury.
A brief note observes a TV commercial offering a rare spark of hope amid widespread gloom. It comments on the medium’s power to lift mood and shape public sentiment in tough times.
Glenn Michael Schroeder a 20 year old Elyria native was killed Tuesday on a combat patrol south of Da Nang Vietnam He served with the 196th Light Infantry Brigade in Quang Tin Province and had been in Vietnam since May He left behind his wife Michele and parents Mr and Mrs Glenn Schroeder of 400 High Street He was a graduate of Elyria High School and joined the Army last November.
James Howard Duncan a 66 year old Eaton Two resident died at Southwest General Hospital after being struck by a car on Front Street in Berea as he attempted to discuss a job transfer at Baldwin Wallace College. He moved from Jamestown Tennessee to Ohio last August and worked as a dormitory custodian. The driver was not held and an autopsy will be performed. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Partly cloudy tonight with a low of 25 to 30. Tomorrow partly sunny and not so cold with highs in the mid to upper 40s. Saturday will be partly cloudy and warmer. Chance of precipitation: 20 percent tonight, 10 percent tomorrow. Winds northwest 15 to 20 mph tonight, diminishing tomorrow. Sunset today 6 35. Sunrise tomorrow 7 49. High 40 at 10 45 yesterday morning. Low 32 at 5 this morning. Details page 8.
A 20 year old Army private from Port Chester New York who was missing since June 8 and held by Communist forces four months was found at Landing Zone Young near Tam Ky. He weighed 110 pounds at capture and 114.5 pounds after treatment, hospitalized at Chu Lai and Long Binh, and expected to be returned to the United States in 7 to 10 days.
Dr John C Underman 44 an Elyria oral surgeon and community leader for 16 years was killed on West River Road when his auto collided with a Brotherton Disposal truck. Police said he lost control on a curve and struck the oncoming vehicle. He died at Elria Memorial Hospital at 9 10 am. The truck driver Gordon Brooks 54 of 635 Hall Rd had minor injuries. Underman a former Ohio State basketball standout and 1949 dental graduate from OSU. He was born in Columbus Aug 17 1925 and schooled at Capital University. The coroner cited extensive head and internal injuries as likely.
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