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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1963
Page
1
Elyria officials proceed with creating a city tree nursery on land donated for that purpose, despite neighbor objections over use as a playground by local children. Chronicle-Telegram columnist Charles J. Hostetter weighs the controversy in Circling the Square and poses a final question.
Lorain County coroner Dr. Paul J. Kopsch runs an annual police and fire department clinic. He collects firearms as a sideline, extending beyond small arms to a sizable arsenal. Reporter Ralph Kinerett notes the event and hints at a personal gift he gave his wife.
A young attorney delivers a blunt Birmingham sermon tying the church bombing to the city’s moral decay. He declares Birmingham is not dying but already dead, challenging listeners to confront the seeds of hate and apathy that led to the tragedy.
Three area teams remained undefeated with wins including Midview and Keystone securing third straight victories and Firelands posting its second win. Wellington and Vermilion fought to a tie while Elyria fell from the unbeaten list at Cuyahoga Falls and Elyria Catholic lost to Cleveland West. Lorain Clearview Avon Lake and Hackney (Hucktye) also posted wins with other results on pages 22 23 and 24.
Three boys were attacked at a local ball game prompting police and school officials to review safety measures. The report notes community concerns and ongoing inquiries, with no details on suspects or outcomes available from the readable text.
FBI says probe may widen to other firms after arrest of Stanley Tarnoff a Loral Electronics representative and Emanuel Siegel former Loral vice president on bribery charges tied to a 95 million Wright-Patterson Air Force Base contract. Siegel suspended from work, Tarnoff released on own recognizance. hearings set for Sept. 30. Also indicted were two other Loral employees. Separately a grand jury charged William Clark and James Reed in a theft and embezzlement case related to manufacturing blueprints.
The American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Grange led opposition to subsidized wheat exports to the Soviet Union. They said policy will be reviewed this fall and noted current rules forbid such exports. The report mentions Poland and Yugoslavia seeking US wheat, with Poland importing large tonnages last year.
Washington reports say President Kennedy’s joint US Russian moon mission plan could hinder NASA funding for the Apollo program. James E Webb, NASA administrator, denies a slowdown, affirming continued plans for manned Moon missions by 1970. Skeptics warn Congress may cut the $5.33 billion needed this decade, despite Webb and officials asserting ongoing cooperation with the Soviets.
President Kennedy pleased with worldwide reaction to his United Nations General Assembly address. He flew to Newport to spend the weekend with Jacqueline Kennedy and their children, planning a family party at the Auchincloss home while awaiting Soviet reactions and a Washington conference with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko.
Drought slashed this year’s Soviet grain harvest forcing Russia to import wheat at levels unseen since World War I. Western experts note poor yields in North Caucasus despite claimed record crops, with July August dryness. Ukraine and Kazakhstan thaw delays further cut production, yet no bread shortage is expected though conservation measures are in place. Canada and Australia are tapped to fill a seven million ton shortfall.
Across several cities Black protesters schedule marches while patrols confront a Black man and a Black person is wounded by a sharp object. Police report four girls injured in incidents. New Orleans detains 82 Black children and three adult supervisors during a singing march. The NAACP warns of a broader racial crisis and plans to appeal court rulings on school desegregation as mediation teams prepare to meet in Birmingham. Two youths face a grand jury over a public safety slaying near the unrest.
In Birmingham two 16 year olds, Larry Joe Sims and Michael Lee Farley, were held for the grand jury without bond after a preliminary hearing in a racially charged slaying. Witness James Ware testified Sims fired two pistol shots from a motor scooter driven by Farley, killing 13 year old Virgil Ware as he rode on the handlebars. The youths admitted to the acts. their mothers showed distress as the judge ruled to deny bond.
The Fischer quintuplets enter their second life week with James Andrew the biggest eater among the five. At St Luke's Hospital the sextuplets measured Mary Ann two pounds two ounces, Mary Magdalene three pounds, Mary Catherine three pounds, James Andrew three pounds thirteen ounces, and Mary Margaret four pounds. Father Andrew 3 drank beer with friends on Aberdeen main street as the babies grow and the mother Mary Ann Pedver, 3%, nears home.
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield warned that disaster looms in South Vietnam unless Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge is given overall U S command. He pressed that Lodge speak for the United States and enforce authority in Saigon despite State Department denials of a lack of control.
Partly cloudy and cool today with a high near 57. Lows around 40 tonight. Sunday looks mostly sunny and still cool. Frigid hints persist with a cool spell likely into the next day. Data references include hourly readings and humidity notes, with scattered figures for a typical day.
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