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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1969
Page
3
Elyria students shift from summer play to weekday routine as schools reopen. Children resume walking or riding buses, reestablishing daily routes and classroom schedules across the district.
Elyria Chronicle Telegram reports from Elyria Ohio dated September 2 1969 with local news briefs and notices across city and regional events.
Oberlin College starts its 137th academic year with an estimated 2 650 students, including 732 freshmen and 80 new transfers. The College of Arts and Sciences adds 592 freshmen, and the Conservatory of Music launches a five year Master of Music Education program with at least 15 upperclassmen. Seven Arts and Sciences departments offer new freshman courses to stimulate the year.
The Northeast Community League of Elyria opens fall activities with a public dance at St John Hall on Rt 47 across from Till's Department Store. Music by the Pennsylvania Crude Oil Co. Tickets in advance via Barbara Lamadue or Georgia and Fred Hogg.
Ohio allocates 188 million dollars in added state support for education this biennium. Of this, 1194 million funds special needs services for nearly 150 000 handicapped pupils across 5 525 classes. Vocational education gets 132.6 million, boosting classes by 2 000 and students to 230 000.
Police report roving bands of about 200 youths threw rocks and set fires across a 12 block area on Dayton's West Side near the Montgomery County Fair. Tear gas was used to disperse the crowd. no serious injuries or firearms reported.
Comon Pleas Judge LeRoy F. Kelly reaffirmed a firm gun offender policy at arraignments for last week's grand jury indictments. Charles Turner 21 faced a gun related shooting charge with a Sept. 23 trial date set. Other defendants scheduled for pre trials Friday include Billy Robinson Eugene Rios William Gibson Larry McCoy Casimer Turton. Police issued warrants for two absentees Camases Flowers and Codie Hawkins.
The 12 day Expohio 69 concluded with a record 2,053,971 visitors. Richard Adams of Hamilton won a $1,000 prize as the milestone was reached. Bobby Grim won the Buckeye 100 midget race while Mrs. Max Tyson claimed the cake baking title and Jane Logan was crowned Miss Ohio State Fair and Queen of Queens.
At the Huron County Fair in Norwalk 28 categories cover over 100 classes in the hobby section but none accept live alligators. A young man tried to enter his live gator as a hobby item. Fair Secretary Kathleen Harris said there is no place for such an entry. Entries are being taken at the fair office with advance submissions ahead of last year as the fair opens next Tuesday and runs to Sept 14.
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