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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1969
Page
1
A terrorist grenade exploded during a voter registration gathering in Thanh Tri village, killing six civilians and wounding 27 as Saigon seeks to extend control over rural areas. The attack followed heavy fighting nearby with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces.
UPI reports a wide border crackdown with car by car and person by person searches causing hours long delays at crossings from Texas to California. At the San Ysidro gateway near San Diego traffic stalled as 418 161 people were checked at 31 stations with no marijuana smugglers found, a result officials call disruption of contraband and a curb on narcotics supply. Arizona saw its first arrest at Douglas as 105 pounds of marijuana was found in a van roof driven by Jack L Young from Billings Montana.
The Lorain County Planning Task Force approved a $3.5 million extension from Rt. 57 and Lodi Street to Turner Street and east over twin bridges to downtown. The action starts the process for state and federal aid with several review steps ahead and a three phase plan including a westward extension and a southern spur to Rt. 20.
President Nixon announced a five year request totaling 662 million dollars to develop an SST aircraft aiming to keep the United States as world aviation leader. He noted the plan faces opposition over cost practicality and noise and said first tests could occur in 1972 with commercial use by 1978.
South Amherst Village may hire a new solicitor as town business moves to shore up legal counsel. The potential appointment reflects changes in local governance and aims to streamline legal support for village operations.
Dr. Sam Sheppard and Jack Ruby agreed to join the defense of one of six Green Berets charged with murder. F. Lee Bailey, sought to aid Capt. Robert F. Marasco as part of a larger effort to move the trial to a civilian court amid alleged constitutional rights violations by the Army.
Showers are likely tonight with a slight cooling trend. lows around 55 to 61. Tomorrow stays mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and highs in the lower to mid 70s. Thursday remains partly cloudy and cool with a 40 to 50 percent precipitation chance. winds shift from south to northwest. Lake Tarquin rose to 28 feet amid three days of rain, dam keeper Purvis quips he is sitting on it.
Alma Kersandt visits Recklinghausen to reconnect with her brother Walter Romers who left Germany in 1926. They exchanged photos, recalled family memories, and spent a week in West Virginia and a weekend at Niagara Falls. She plans to return to her job after flying home from the U.S.
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