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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1977
Page
3
The report outlines that drinking and smoking by expectant mothers can cause fetal alcohol syndrome with facial deformities and lower IQs. It notes dose related risk from two drinks daily, binge patterns, and potential prevention by abstaining, plus evidence from autopsies and medical studies.
The fire safety inquiry finds overcrowding and lax enforcement at the Cabaret Room where 160 of 164 victims died. It accuses fire officials of incomplete inspections and notes unsafe renovations, hazardous wiring, missing sprinklers, improper construction, and lack of emergency training for staff.
Ohio State University researchers led by William Stone and Wilbur Gould are converting discarded Lake Erie fish like fresh water drum and sheepshead into a new product named Fishwax. Financed by about 100000 dollars in grants, the fish are compressed into small bars with spices to create a breading free, convenient fish stick like snack.
Newly released CIA documents allege Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan ordered the 1967 attack on the USS Liberty in which 34 Americans died, citing jamming of Israeli communications. The CLA calls the documents unevaluated for accuracy. Dayan met in Washington with Secretary Vance and President Carter on Middle East peace plans. Israel calls the attack a mistake.
A fragmented note outlines how United Way allocations vary by agency in Lorain County with ranges from one percent up to total funding. The text suggests agencies receive different shares of United Way dollars, potentially influencing overall support levels.
United Way begins a 2.2 million fundraising drive to showcase facilities funded by gifts. Tours of participating agencies can be arranged through United Way offices. The campaign groups are led by Thomas Brand, Paul Fackler, Ray Schuman, Patsie Campana, Meyer Gordon, Omar Olson, and John E. Zilinskas, with division heads named for Manufacturing, Public Service, Trade, Commerce, Construction, Hospitality, Professional, Special, Government, Education, Business, and Residential sectors.
A 41 year old Chinese businessman Johnny Kim Lee, garage owner famed for a big roll of money, was shot three times and killed during a Chinatown robbery as he resisted three assailants at a recreation center. Police call it part of a wave of violence that has emptied Chinatown streets. A separate note mentions racing schools in Canada and the United States with about a dozen teaching car racing.
Daniel Schorr, a former CBS producer, writes in a book excerpted in New York magazine that CBS board chairman William Paley was on a personal basis with the CIA. He cites an incident where Paley allegedly allowed CIA use of a CBS booth overlooking the UN Security Council to spy on the Soviet delegation. CBS says it has not had recent dealings with the CIA, though news organizations did debriefings during the Cold War.
Energy Action reports 21 major oil companies earned more in the first six months of 1977 than in all of 1972. James Fine notes profits rose to 1045.74 billion in 1977’s first half from 2.82 billion in 1972, with output framed as current dollars.
New York stock market began trading with declines as the Dow fell slightly. Among 384 issues on the tape, 135 led advances to 94, turnover hovered around 340000 shares shortly after the opening.
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