22 Sep 1972
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1972
Page
1
August CPI rose 0.2 percent as meats meals gasoline and services climbed. Average weekly earnings of factory workers rose 0.7 percent from July to August, the largest August gain since 1964, lifting after tax pay for a married worker with three dependents to 1219 dollars.
U S fighter bombers destroyed 23 North Vietnamese bridges including two major spans on a northwest highway and railroad line to China. An unarmed recon jet was shot down. crew parachuted and were rescued. SouthVietnam reports note defections to the Viet Cong and coastal defense losses amid heavy battles near Duc Pho and Vi Thanh.
Four men sustained abrasions and concussions when a four foot wheel detached from an earthmover, rolled downhill, rebounded into the air, and crashed through the Conner Spring a manufacturing Co plant roof and into an assembly area. Police reported the incident.
Three inmates at Cuyahoga County jail escaped in deputies’ uniforms after beating Sgt Howard Ponsky. Two were captured near the Criminal Courts building. a third remained at large. One suspect identified as Lawrence Townend, 35, Cleveland, awaiting trial on armed robbery and rape charges. Witnesses described elevator escape to street level.
Israel signals readiness to shift the atmosphere of tension against Arab and allied bases in a bid to thwart terror networks. Deputy PM Yigal Allon outlines active measures that could strike beyond borders including Libya and Iraq, while seeking Western cooperation and avoiding European military action.
The worldwide murder-by-mail campaign against Israeli officials raises security in Israel and Europe as investigators seek Palestinian terrorists. A new letter bomb was intercepted at the Jerusalem Post Office, the 13th in three days, with five found in Buenos Aires and three in Zaire. Other devices appeared across Europe and in the United States and Canada.
The FDA bans nonprescription use of hexachlorophene in cosmetics and OTC products citing brain damage risk to babies. Only 1 percent solutions may be sold by prescription, and baby powders with higher strength must be recalled. Strong safety concerns prompt future limits to preservative use.
The forecast calls for clear cool conditions today with low in the 40s. Partly cloudy and warmer tomorrow with a high near 70. Probability of rain zero tonight and 16 percent tomorrow, light winds tonight and southeast tomorrow. Sunset tonight 7:25 PM, sunrise tomorrow 7:14 AM. High yesterday 4 degrees, low today 56 degrees.
The forecast for the weekend shows no rain with only a chance of showers Sunday evening. Clear to partly cloudy skies, brisk 10 to 15 mph winds, and highs in the 70s with night temperatures dropping to the 50s make it a good time for outdoor plans and picnics.
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