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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1963
Page
1
Oberlin faced a potential mass resignation as the police force confronted Chief Frank J. Winkler's leadership. Police officers reported tensions and belittling remarks by Winkler, with a threatened walkout timed around the November election after initial unrest. Ombudsman Judge David R. Goldthorpe advised caution as investigations began.
United Press International reports large-scale protests as about 5 000 people gather in New Orleans and others march in Wichita Kansas and Cincinnati Ohio. The Negro Parent-Teacher association and parish boards push for desegregation and a 217 page petition urging state action. Reverend Avery C Alexander calls for 10 000 supporters to attend the meeting backing broader desegregation.
A serious fire at The City Bank Co on Pearl Ave and 26th St Lorain caused a bank blaze with one fireman and a female employee injured. A civil rights march near Cincinnati drew about 30 000 demonstrators protesting housing and employment discrimination.
Local fire chiefs said rainfall Sunday was superficial and did little to reduce fire danger. Weather officials logged 19 inches of rain in the area yesterday with light showers later. officials urged continued caution in outdoor burning and cigarette disposal.
UPI report notes Russia’s moon withdrawal fuels GOP and Democratic worries while NASA says it will push Gemini forward and keep the moon program on schedule. Senate leader Dirksen and Rep. Teague caution about potential delays and economic strains affecting space priorities.
Parity clouds and seasonable cool today across northeastern and northwestern Ohio. NASA officials said the Apollo program is on schedule with flexibility noted. Webb stressed health research as a priority. Rain acted as a teaser for farmers with uneven distribution across Lorain County, prompting advice to water shrubs and trees.
A sweeping drought saps streams and soils from the East to New England. Heat worsens damage with millions in losses as states report record highs and rainfall fails to relieve the drought. Schools closed in Ohio and farmers seek emergency loans while several cities log record dry spells.
Three miners Emil Poblai 34 Fritz Leder 36 and Gerhard Hanusch 43 are trapped in an iron mine near Peine Germany for four days. Rescue teams drill air shafts as rising floodwaters recede but fear pressure loss could flood the air pocket.
Voters in Ohio head to the polls in a week as The Chronicle-Telegram publishes daily election specials this week. Today covers township posts and boards of public affairs and municipal utilities with concise information to aid decisions.
A Senate investigator is due at a closed hearing to discuss a tale of a German beauty linked to Washington figures. Sen John J Williams plans to outline details of the affair, amid inquiries into outside activities of Senate staff, with the woman returning to Germany after FBI scrutiny over lavish lifestyle in Arlington Virginia.
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