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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1969
Page
1
A reader recalls tragic adult life at Green Acres and describes six to fifteen year olds facing neglect and rough dorms with cold furnaces, drafty rooms, and lack of privacy. urges changes as authorities plan to move children there.
Thousands of Arab guerrillas and supporters overwhelmed Lebanon's second city Tripoli amid street fighting that extended into the night. Government troops and rebels battled near Beirut with refugee camps hit and parts of Beirut occupied. The Soviet Union warned western powers to stay out as American troops had earlier entered Lebanon in 1958.
Sam Q. Noble, 62, of Xenia, Ohio, unaware of the bid, learned he owns 82.5 acres 27 miles south of Mountain Home AFB in Idaho after submitting a $5,500 bid on the former Titan I complex. He has 10 days to raise the remainder, plans to salvage equipment, and hopes a government buyer may take the site.
West Germany upvalued the mark by 9.2 percent prompting allies and trading partners to welcome the move. Belgium weighs revaluing its franc while Luxembourg ties to the same rate. the Netherlands and Austria will hold their values. The Bank of Italy will resume mark quotations amid market shifts. Izvestia warned the decision won t resolve Common Market contradictions.
Cloudy with showers possible northwest today and highs in the mid 50s to upper 60s. Tonight mostly cloudy with showers and a cooler night. Tomorrow partly cloudy and cooler with showers in north and east portions. Southwest winds on Lake Erie rise to 12 to 20 knots Sunday. Partly cloudy.
The United States and the USSR will begin preliminary arms control talks in Helsinki on November 17 to limit and possibly reduce strategic offensive and defensive weapons. Secretary Rogers calls the opening phase a possible prelude to a substantive treaty, with focus on agenda and site issues and a potential testing freeze.
Finland welcomed news that the United States and the Soviet Union will hold talks in Helsinki on halting the nuclear arms race. Foreign Minister Ahti Karjalainen called it a genuine step forward and noted Helsinki's neutral policy. The meeting, starting November 17, would be the first major international conference in the city.
Detroit AP reports the Big Three autoworkers will receive two pay raises by next month raising average hourly pay above 4 dollars. The increases occur under three year UAW contracts expiring Sept 14 1970 and include a cost of living adjustment and annual improvement factor, with further funds possible if inflation exceeds limits. Total employment across GM Ford and Chrysler is about 684000.
The nation begins standard time as many Americans set clocks back one hour before bed Friday night. Daylight Saving Time runs from 2 a.m. on the last Sunday in April to 2 a.m. on the last Sunday in October, per the Uniform Time Act of 1967. States may exempt themselves by action, with Arizona Hawaii and Michigan cited.
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