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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1968
Page
9
Co owners Mike Oleksa and Louie Belcheff ran the LEM Bar at 6738 Lake Avenue. On April 23, a holdup occurred in late afternoon when two men entered the bar and demanded receipts from the cash register while a girl waited in the getaway car outside.
Elyria Mayor Leonard P. Reichlin will ask the city council for authorization to draw plans for a southerly extension of old State Route 57 into the city. The project would connect Lodi Street to Huron Street and West River Road, pass under the Penn Central overpass, and include a River Street segment to a Black River point with a four lane bridge. A westward extension to Ris. 29 and 30 would create a north south highway into the city. The proposal aims to improve access to business and downtown revival. The plan requires committee referral before final council action.
Carol Battle was named homecoming queen as Berlin Heights hosted a record crowd for the 8th annual homecoming parade. The event featured 67 parade entries plus numerous horses and fire equipment, with food shortages prompting vendors to use bread as wrapping. A 1896 gas buggy won oldest vehicle honors, and multiple floats and marching units received top honors.
Police reports state three plate glass windows at Burger Chef, 2115 East North Ridge Rd, were shattered by three gun blasts around 9 p.m. A 22 caliber rifle was suspected. assistant manager James Sheet said he initially mistook the noise for kitchen sounds. A customer reported the shooting.
Michael Yavornitzky 53 of Lorain was committed to Lima State Hospital for 20 days for mental examination after an insanity plea related to embezzlement charges against the SS Peter and Paul Church treasurer. John Metcalf 18 of Lorain was sent to Lima Hospital for 30 days for mental exam after an armed robbery arraignment. Xerman Baumgard 46 of Elyria earned five years probation after two years in Lima State Hospital for sodomy, with treatment and hospital approval.
Karl H. Aughenbaugh, Oberlin College treasurer, will serve as acting secretary for the year 1968 59. He will maintain treasury duties while select secretary functions for faculty students and commencement are reassigned to various officers.
Liz Provis of Pinner England was celebrating an engagement when her sapphire and diamond ring vanished from sight. After a fruitless search she surprised her fiancé by serving tea and cake. A hard slice revealed the missing ring baked inside the cake.
Viet Cong militants launched two grenade attacks in Saigon injuring seven civilians, including six AID workers, and wounded four at a bar near Saigon dock. Long Thanh district town, 20 miles east, faced a heavy mortar and ground assault killing 20 civilians. U S forces maintained alert with B 52s bombing positions west and northwest of Saigon.
Three Elyria delegates to the Democratic National Convention returned home with divergent reactions. John Katko called the Chicago event shocking and biased coverage, while J Grant Keys and Victor Stewart Jr. defended the convention as open to all and not rigged.
At least 30 people died on Ohio roads over the Labor Day weekend. Experts had predicted 32 deaths. Two New York residents were killed when their car was struck by a locomotive near Bowling Green, and a Lima youth died near home when his car stalled on a rail crossing.
A total of 1,825 children attended orientation for seventh graders at four Elyria junior high schools and for tenth graders at Elyria High School. Enrollment figures are tentative due to late registrations and withdrawals from the district. Principal Charles R. Miller notes 895 sophomores at the high school, slightly below last year’s comparable count, with the 197? sophomore class date referenced.
The First Bank Group of Ohio Inc. announces completion of formation and a 30 cents per share cash dividend. President John J. McCoy cites favorable earnings of City National Bank and Trust Co of Columbus and Farmers Savings and Trust Co of Mansfield. Northwood Junior High reports largest seventh grade class ever with 273 pupils.
Donald Craig Elliot 16 or 17 in a camper pickup traveling 50 mph on the San Diego freeway slept walked from his bunk opened the refrigerator and walked out. A California highway patrol car 400 feet behind stopped and pulled him from the truck. He suffered only cuts and bruises before being taken to General Hospital. His mother Wanda Elliott of Costa Mesa plans medical follow up this week.
In Chicago UK police clash injuries leave more than 300 demonstrators and 120 officers treated. The final patient remains in hospital awaiting facial reconstruction after a brick strike. Authorities say 583 arrests were made during the battles near the Democratic National Convention.
The Associated Press reports the federal civilian payroll reached a record 2.4 billion in the year ending June 30, boosted by a pay raise and more employees. The House Senate Committee on Reduction of Federal Expenditures released the figure. The United States will have a pavilion at the 1969 Paris Air Show, noted by Commerce Secretary C R Smith.
In Lorain County, the regional blood organization appeals for 0 positive and A positive donations after depleted supplies. Volunteers at Elyria Memorial Hospital and St Joseph Hospital telephoned donors as part of a drive to restore stock, following prior efforts before a long holiday weekend. A separate item from Stevenage, England reports gardeners forming a security patrol after a thief stole prize onions intended for a county fair.
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