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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1959
Page
1
The fall grid season kicked off with Elyria High beating opponents 20 to 0 while Oberlin lost to Huron. Clearview Avon Avon Lake La Grange and North Olmsted posted victories, with full game details and photos on Pages 22 to 24.
A brief column on teen perceptions of apples labeled good and bad, noting attitudes, trends, and quick opinions on fruit quality and habits among adolescents. The piece reflects a youth-oriented reader sentry on food choices and preferences.
Page 5 features photos and text on graduates from Elyria’s two high schools as they start college. Week End Dividend Pages offer something for everyone with columns and features on pages 12 and 13.
STEELWORKERS in Local 1104 approve a pay plan but progress halts as a meeting does not follow Beetslone 1st Page 2nd Section. Elyria GOP campaign committees and candidates agree on a seven point platform planning united action. Claude J. Geisel dies as Beath See Ast Page 2nd Section.
AFL-CIO delegates in San Francisco vow to back steel workers amid a possible injunction under the Taft-Hartley Act. Walter Reuther leads protests against government intervention while Meany warns of a crisis in labor amid a nationwide steel strike.
Western officials and leaders reacted skeptically to Nikita Khrushchev's bold disarmament proposal delivered at the United Nations. U.S. Secretary of State Herter stressed the need for effective verification, Adlai Stevenson urged seriousness tempered by skepticism, and critics warned the plan relies on idealism without a watertight inspection system. British and Danish officials echoed caution, favoring gradual steps and verified checks over a sweeping allotment.
The report covers northwestern and northeastern Ohio conditions with partial sun and warmer temperatures. Includes highs around 54 and lows near 45, a Friday range of 33 to 6, humidity notes, wind shifts from northwest to southeast, and sunrise sunset times for the day.
New York dispatch reports the nationwide steel strike on day six shows no sign of breaking. Union and industry negotiators recessed for the weekend after two hours of talks, while subcommittees lag. Labor Secretary Mitchell said a Taft-Hartley injunction might be needed to force a 60 day work resumption, though unlikely to end the strike. General Motors said A C Sparks plant workers in Flint, Michigan, worked four days due to steel shortages, with GM stockpiles still potentially lasting and Ford and Chrysler claiming sufficient steel for substantial 1960 production.
Washington officials weigh Khrushchev’s call for total disarmament within four years while seeking clear means of international control. President Eisenhower studies the plan at his Pennsylvania farm as State Department figures push for defined verification mechanisms and unified U S Soviet approach ahead of Geneva talks.
A civic improvement plan from the city and Ely estate trustees proposes a new City Hall annex on West Broad Street and West Avenue under a 10 year lease, a reshuffling of offices, and a central fire station at an estimated cost of 170000 dollars plus land costs.
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev flies to California after New York talks pledging total global disarmament within four years. He travels to Los Angeles then San Francisco before a six day Trans America tour as Eisenhower questions details. In Hollywood he attends a banquet at Twentieth Century Fox Studios.
Washington (UPI) Union lawyers studied Labor Secretary Mitchells demand that the Teamsters oust officials who are ex convicts under the new labor reform law. Mitchell asked Hoffa to list any Teamsters officials convicted of robbery extortion or other felonies within 18 days.
Academician Lewnrd Soden told a Moscow University gathering that the moon rocket produced fundamental discoveries with data from space journey. Tass said deciphered measurements point to clues about the origin of the Moon and Earth and will soon be published for world science. Alexander Nesmevanov urged confidence that man will reach the Moon and nearby planets in the near future.
Rescue crews pulled six men to the surface alive before more perished as carbon monoxide and floodwater filled shafts. The disaster near Moffat becomes Scotland’s worst mine tragedy this century with 48 dead, leaving anxious families at the pithead awaiting news.
A Connecticut Want Ad reports a bath tub on legs with trim sold quickly. The brief note highlights swift sale and phrasing suggests a test of market interest. No further details provided.
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