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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1969
Page
1
Lorain County Auditor Joseph L. Mitock announced a windfall for the local government fund this year totaling 241,980 dollars. The rise, based on excess state bank deposit and sales tax funds, marks a 17 percent increase over last January. A brighter picture is expected for 1970 with about a 10 percent rise.
U S command says B52 bombers and the cruiser Boston hit targets inside and just below the DMZ. Three waves dropped 300 tons of bombs near the strip while navy boats reported Viet Cong river crossings with 14 killed and no American losses. It marks the 24th anniversary of the Vietnamese war of liberation.
Lorain city leaders move to strengthen recruitment for police and fire departments amid ongoing staffing concerns. The item on page 41 outlines proposed improvements to hiring methods, training, and eligibility criteria to attract qualified applicants.
A compact observation notes how social pressure from peers drives people into deeper debt as they attempt to match others' spending. It highlights the cycle of consumerism and the financial strain tied to perceived status.
Lorain County residents must sign up to vote by today with county board offices in Elyria at 15 Cedar St and in Lorain at 1205 Broadway open until 9 p.m. Special registration sites operate countywide until 8 p.m. All locations remind residents this is the final registration window.
Army Private First Class Gregg Heidrich age 22 died in action in Vietnam Sunday according to his parents Mr and Mrs William Heidrich of New London. Heidrich who enlisted August 19 served as an M79 grenade launcher operator with Company B First Battalion Twelfth Cavalry First Air Cavalry. He trained at Fort Campbell Kentucky and was stationed at Camp Polk Louisiana before a twenty one day leave in late July and August.
FBI agents followed a four state trail of kidnapping and auto theft as they hunted Stanley B. Hoss Jr. a 26 year old wanted for murder kidnapping and jail break from Tarentum Pa. He was spotted yesterday in Wellington sending flowers to a girlfriend with two hostages reportedly released since. Police say Hoss escaped from Allegheny County Workhouse in Pittsburgh September 11 and is believed to be behind a fatal shooting of a Verona patrolman and later sightings in Michigan West Virginia Maryland and Ohio where two women were held at gunpoint and cars hijacked.
Four people were shot and killed during a holdup at Cabinet Supreme Savings and Loan in Delhi Hills near Cincinnati. Police seek three men and a woman in a stolen old car, armed and dangerous. A man named Hoss is linked to abductions and a Pittsburgh murder charge, with an FBI kidnapping case and interstate flight. Authorities in 13 states pursue him as details unfold.
UPI reports Mastercraft Homes built a ready-made house at its plant but the only exit door was eight feet wide prompting the front wall to be removed to allow egress. Future plans include installing a door at least 30 feet wide. Weather outlook calls for clouds and wind with showers possible tonight and Thursday with highs in the 60s.
Elyria and Lorain County officials voiced enthusiasm for a $50 million private redevelopment of a downtown Elyria block announced Sunday. They call it a potential catalyst for private investment and a model of cooperation with government on the county courthouse project.
Seoul reports a South Korean destroyer battled a heavily armed North Korean gunboat 30 miles northeast of Huksando in the Yellow Sea and sunk it in flames. Fifteen crewmen aboard the Communist vessel died. Pyongyang seeks a Panmunjom arms talks as UNC notes no stated reason. The clash follows a prior August 21 botched spy-landing attempt with 12 North Koreans killed and two captured.
Elyria School Board approved preliminary plans for a new junior high on Adelbert Street, marking the midway point of a five year building program. Plans call for classrooms a gym cafeteria and multiple specialized rooms with future expansion included.
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