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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1971
Page
7
Elyria voters decide 4.5 mill operating levy to restore program cuts and 2 mill pay-as-you-go capital levy to add classrooms and fund new junior high and high schools. Superintendent Dr Thomas Showalter notes crowded schools and need to hire staff while maintaining competitive salaries.
The 1971 United Fund Campaign in Lorain County aims for a $1.95 million goal with 46.3 percent reached at the second report luncheon. General campaign chairman L Keith Smith urged volunteers to intensify effort to finish the job and hit the milestone. He noted several companies report gains over last year and emphasized total commitment to the county drive.
Fragment from a local column shows Russ Davies and readers exchanging sharp notes about the tone of the column. Letters discuss personal beliefs, signing names, and references to a Gospel Crusade and community figures.
In Jerusalem, Hadassah Hospital says the first quintuplets born in Israel are healthy and stable more than 48 hours after their birth to 22 year old Yitzhak Berman and his wife. The three girls and two boys weigh 1 pound 8 ounces to 2 pounds 14 ounces. The parents, married three years, have no other children.
Twenty two people died in weekend traffic accidents on Ohio roads. The toll tops the 1971 weekly average and marks the highest death count since the weekend of September 10. Two multi death crashes occurred Saturday, a triple fatality near Ottawa and a two death incident in Licking County.
The body of a man with a gunshot wound to the head washed ashore on Lake Erie's Lorain beach. Police seek identity of a Caucasian male under 50, about 6 foot 4, 180 pounds, brown hair and eyes. Coroner notes possible close-range shot with a .38 caliber bullet.
A four inch pipe bomb filled with gunpowder exploded near Phil and Harve's IGA Market at 422 Lake Ave last night. A 17 year old girl Kathy Malin 509 W River St was walking about 10 pm when the blast occurred two feet from the entrance. a pipe fragment landed near her. No injuries reported and police suspect no motive as youths reportedly played with gunpowder.
Lorain County raised 25000 for the March of Dimes as more than 1500 volunteers, many teenagers, completed a 20 mile trek despite rain. Walk chairman Helen Murray said official tallies may grow, with sponsors’ pledges and mileage to be confirmed later.
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