31 Oct 1971
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1971
Page
1
Eight year old Glen Seeley teams with Chief John Kenney to kick off Halloween mood as about 3000 Elyria students are set to march in the downtown parade starting at 2 36 this afternoon.
Thieu takes the oath for a second term as South Vietnam president under unprecedented security. A large international delegation attended, with U.S. official John Connally present. Protests or attacks in surrounding provinces heightened the atmosphere as Saigonis stayed indoors. Police sealed streets and shuttered shops around Lam Son Square.
Variable cloudiness and warm daytime temperatures give way to cooler nights with showers possible in the northwest this afternoon and evening. Highs near 78, lows in the 40s, then partly cloudy and cooler tomorrow with highs in the 60s and northwest in upper 50s. The city remains heavily guarded as militiamen and combat police fortify intersections while Vietnamese helicopters fly patrols over Saigon. A rocket attack was anticipated but did not occur. a battalion sized Communist assault near Tri Tam left Vietnamese forces with 31 guerrillas killed and wider security measures in Saigon drawing attention as Ky retires and Tran van Huong prepares to take over.
A captioned photo credits John Payne showing Fireman Robert W Mathewson in an airborne moment as part of today’s index feature. The cutout spotlights his role and the page directs readers to F-4 for full context.
President Nixon and the State Department press Congress to revive foreign aid after a 41 to 27 Senate vote killed 2.9 billion in annual aid. Rogers and Kissinger warned of damage to U.S. relations and security while Aiken and Kennedy blamed White House lobbying and urged compromise with Congress.
A massive blizzard across Wyoming and Utah left at least eleven dead and caused multiple plane crashes. The storm stranded an entire traveling circus along 400 miles of highway from Laramie to Salt Lake City, while freezing conditions and heavy snowdrifts produced hundreds of accidents and widespread power outages.
State health officials warn of a serious measles upsurge as winter nears with 9,963 cases reported through September. Experts link rising cases to lapses in vaccination and predict near epidemic levels statewide, urging immunization drives in Lorain and Elyria clinics.
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