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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1977
Page
2
Kent State University on the Kent campus schedules tree removal to prepare for a gym annex near the 1970 shootings site. ACLU lawyers push for delays, seeking to preserve the area as evidence. Construction is set to begin next week amid court actions.
Washington health researchers told Congress that diet in childhood could influence future heart disease. A survey of 3,000 11 to 14 year olds in New York City and Westchester found 40 percent with at least one risk factor, including alcohol use, low exercise, high cholesterol, smoking, and higher blood pressure among black children. Doctors urged preventive education and diet changes to cut cholesterol and fat, noting no proven link yet but potential benefits.
In Winchester England the 15 year old Victor the giraffe at Marwell Park Zoological Society remains on his haunches for a second day. Despite eight firefighters and 200 keepers attempts with crane and other ideas failed to lift him. Victor, weakened by a heart risk, weak appetite, and medical treatments, must regain the will to stand as staff seek ways to revive him.
Charles Colson says the TV series Washington Behind Closed Doors was uncannily accurate in spots about Nixon White House activity but too cynical overall. He cites precise details suggesting insiders advised the production.
A notice invites readers to send religious questions to North Ridgeville Church of Christ located at 36350 Chestnut Ridge Road, North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039.
Ohio Attorney General William Brown announced a 1.1 million settlement with former state Treasurer John D. Herbert and deputy Robert F. Gardner over loans made in the 1970 Statehouse Loan scandal. The action ends the case against Herbert and ties to the bonding company.
Craig Myers, 20, one of the nation’s youngest mayors since 1975, resigns to join the Air Force and offers hardnosed guidance for future politicians. Residents praise his 20 months in office. they recall his unlikely rise and assert he did the job well. In a separate case, Herbert and Gardner bonding firms are held liable by the Ohio Supreme Court for 7.9 million in King Resources loans. Brown seeks state recovery, while a bankruptcy trustee oversees operations since 1971 default and 1977 state sale of claims to Texas International Co. of Oklahoma.
In Lansing Michigan an 11 year old safety patrol member who forgot to tell his mother about his heroism will receive a special award for guiding kindergartners to safety from a pedestrian bridge struck by a large earth moving crane. Six children aged 8 to 11 suffered broken limbs and injuries as the crane damaged the overpass and a four lane highway. Officials credit Jobo Ryerse with helping kindergarteners down from the intact span and guiding two children to safety. His mother Mrs Bonnie Ryerse learned of his actions after the incident.
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