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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1969
Page
5
The Bow of Manhattan sailed to open waters Sunday and then reached Sachs Harbor on Banks Island in Canada's Northwest Territories yesterday marking a leg in its voyage.
In Kipton last June twenty one Oberlin youths were arrested for disorderly conduct after a confrontation with local residents. A fundraiser in Wilder Hall and dorm gatherings at Oberlin College raised about 3000 dollars to cover court costs and a first appeal for 14 youths. Seven other students pled no contest and were fined.
Elyria City Council last night commended George M Day of 125 Gulf Road for visiting inductees, presenting flags to organizations, and arranging a flag presentation to Bastogne Belgium. The unanimous resolution praises Day as an outstanding citizen and records the tribute. He will receive a certified copy and a letter of appreciation.
Spec. 5 Norman Jones Jr. of Elyria received two posthumous Vietnamese citations the Military Merit Medal and the Gallantry Cross with Palm for actions near Dak To on June 18 1968. He served from September 1967 with the 105th Airborne Division 187th Infantry. His parents Mr and Mrs Norman Jones Sr of 244 West River Street were notified by letter and had also received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart last October.
NORTH RIDGEVILLE council authorizes Mayor Richard Noll to publicize bids for remodeling city hall front doors. The panel also refers a zoning change proposal from A-1 to B-3 for a district bounded by Center Ridge Road McKinley Pleasant and Elyria Avenue.
Lorain County elections director Lila Black calls county-wide registration very poor. Only 270 new voters joined Saturday, and she cites lack of mayoral re‑elections as reducing turnout. Registrations are planned for tomorrow and next Wednesday.
Russ Davies E Robert Bott, Sears food manager at Midway Mall, left Elyria Memorial Hospital on Sept 7 after two weeks of major surgery. The Eaton High School basketball standout, part of the Midview system, will be sidelined about five weeks while recuperating at home with wife Bett Alice and five children at 39543 Calann Dr.
The 1002 foot super-tanker SS Manhattan finished navigating the Northwest Passage, entering Amundsen Gulf in the Beaufort Sea after leaving Prince of Wales Strait. The historic voyage, completed yesterday, could unlock Arctic oil and mineral development.
Antonio Soto 46 who allegedly held Mrs. Sally Ely and another woman captive at 644 Washington Ave faces municipal court trial September 29 on two counts of assault and one of disorderly conduct. He pled innocent with no counsel. bond remained $200 per assault count and $200 for disorderly conduct.
The House approved a student loan bill 322 to 60 and sent it to the Senate. It provides government guaranteed interest subsidies to help needy students obtain loans from private banks, with the government paying interest during schooling. An antiriot provision was rejected. President Nixon urged banks to proceed on passage.
UPI photos highlight broken ice charts as explorers gauge an eastern United States route toward Point Barrow in Alaska's North Slope where an estimated 10 million barrels of oil lie beneath the tundra.
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