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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1978
Page
1
Frank, a 34 year old Beaumont teacher, buys a 30 day billboard message asking Danny to marry him. The sign reads DANNY WILL YOU MARRY ME FRANK. Danny, a Port Arthur resident, has not answered. Frank contemplates a Goodyear Blimp if rejected.
The city council’s administrative code committee debated reshaping the community development department and reappointing its director. The panel discussed adding a clause mandating the director comply with council requests, while noting mayoral oversight remains intact and current friction persists between the council and director Failing.
Damascus announces an indefinite delay of Cyrus Vance's visit as a hard line Arab summit runs through the weekend. Assad apologizes for the change. Vance says he achieved his selling tour goals with Jordan and Saudi Arabia and awaits their responses. He met Saudi leaders and discussed Camp David framework for peace. King Hussein met hard line opponents in Jordan amid continued negotiations.
A sun and shower shield on the East Carlisle picket line helps Nina Hughes elementary music teacher guard her stance. The C-T photo by Gene Krebs captures her steady vigil during the protest duty.
West Germany reports 15 dead in NATO Autumn Reforger drills. Two Americans died in a helicopter crash during Certain Shield near Frankfurt, and another U.S. soldier was killed as a ground escort for a truck in Saxon Drive. Four German, one Canadian, and one British soldier also died, with five German civilians killed including a woman crushed by a tank in Blue Danube maneuvers.
Grady Moorhead at a Shell station in Loveland, Ohio, encountered a penguin wandering the lot. A fireman redirected traffic as two volunteers corralled the animal. The penguin had escaped five days earlier from Kings Island amusement park and was returned to the park’s safari exhibit.
A Elyria High School senior class poll suggests the 6.9 mill school levy will pass narrowly, with strongest support from black women aged 30 to 50 in Wards 3 and 7. Survey of 452 residents shows 239 yes and 213 no, with tax concerns noted by opponents.
Northeastern Ohio felt a quick shift as a cold front rumbled in on Thursday lowering temperatures from 80 to 65 degrees between 2 and 4 pm. No strong winds or heavy rain followed, according to Ray Diederich, local weather observer in North Ridgeville.
Forecaster notes clear skies tonight with lows 45 to 50 degrees and sunny Saturday as highs reach 65 to 70. Chance of precipitation remains near zero percent through Saturday, with details continued on page A-9.
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