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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1960
Page
1
Elyria High student Al Gildzen will pen a weekly column titled With Young Elyria, sharing perspectives on the coming school year. He will alternate with Barbara Ursem of the Elyria District Catholic High, with the feature running in the new column.
Mrs. Norman Cramer of North Eaton sees her idea for cloth murals embraced at an international Church of Christ gathering in Scotland. The feature is part of a series on outdoorsmen's wives with further installments noted on pages 9 and 17.
An Avon man was taken in for questioning following an early morning argument tied to a longer school year and calls to return to basic education fundamentals. The incident coincides with reports that services in the area may be added, and a wife was severely injured in another linked event.
In Grafenwoehr Germany a misfired eight inch howitzer shell during routine training killed two soldiers and injured 27 others. Investigators blamed human error after seven bags of powder were used instead of five. The blast, occurring 1200 yards off range, struck tents at a camp housing 700 from the 3rd Armored Division, 12th Cavalry. Bodies were moved to the U S Army mortuary in Nurnberg.
Northeastern and Northwestern Ohio expect sunny skies today with a high near 80. Tonight remains clear and cool with a low around 60. Sunday brings more sun and warmer temperatures with highs near 60s. Friday records show a high in the 60s to mid 70s with no precipitation in the last 24 hours. Humidity hovered around the mid 70s by early to late afternoon.
An Ohio soldier died and five were injured when a howitzer exploded during Army training near Heidelberg Germany. Charles Cochran of Wheelersburg Scioto County Ohio was among 16 men killed in the blast. His widow Mrs Maxine Cochran lives in Orleshausen Germany. Pfc Charles W Kuntz of Louisville Stark County Ohio was seriously injured. his wife Mrs Barbara Kuntz lives in Louisville.
Lorain Ohio workers at the National Tube Division plant of U S Steel face layoffs as the company announces the Lorain Works will be shut down for all practical purposes by tomorrow. A company spokesman said the action will place thousands of wage earners out of work.
Six governors and eleven mayors urge continuous negotiations to end the Pennsylvania Railroad strike and halt its economic impact. Officials warn the walkout disrupts the nation’s largest railroad as mediation continues with National Mediation Board chairmen.
Fidel Castro moved Cuba toward recognizing Communist China and severing ties with Nationalist China, pledging Soviet military aid if needed and denouncing the United States. He spoke to 300,000 approving Cubans in Havana and vowed to nationalize remaining American firms, while breaking relations with Chiang Kai-shek’s regime and criticizing U.S. bases at Guantanamo.
Two bandits robbed Narlow's Food Market in Kettering posing as delivery men. They fled with about $1 000. A former employee identified one suspect, Alfred Barton, a Dayton area resident, as the man who helped pull off the heist. The getaway car struck a rear door during pursuit.
The Chronicle-Telegram will not publish Monday as employees observe Labor Day. Complete reports on Labor Day activities and news over the long weekend will appear in Tuesday's editions of The Chronicle-Telegram.
Lorain police and sheriffs units searched for Faye Ellen Mutchmore missing from 3011 Riverside Dr since 7 PM. Eighty volunteers aided a bloodhound search that traced several tracks to Homeswood area before dusk. authorities planned to resume efforts if she did not return home.
Katanga President Moise Tshombe ordered strengthened airfield defenses amid fears of an airborne invasion by Congolese army troops using Soviet planes. A Russian TL-14 aircraft arrived in Stanleyville and flights to Leopoldville raised international concern as ground clashes spread in Manono Kahonza Bukama triangle and Baxwanga.
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