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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1959
Page
1
Odd House's past Elyria High pulled a 28 to 14 upset over Sandusky as the scholastic football season entered its second week. Details on this and other area games appear in pages 11 12 and 13.
The week’s big story is Khrushchev’s cross country trip and a Joe Cowden interview. The feature imagines Khrushchev’s responses to Cowden’s questions in a playful “What They’re Saying” column on page 20.
In Elyria and Lorain areas a U S cabinet member addressed about 200 attendees at a Child Welfare Board meeting urging strong family solutions to welfare problems. The report notes focus on policy and service alignment with families.
Shukairy condemned Sen Wayne Morse and Zionist influence in a UN General Assembly speech. He charged Saudi Arabia barred Jews from entering or working and attacked Israel allied interests while Morse retorted that the United States must not be accused of anti Jewish policy.
Partly cloudy and warmer in Northwest and Northeast Ohio with higher humidity. Scattered showers or thunderstorms tonight and Sunday. Temperatures around mid 60s to mid 70s with varying ranges reported for Friday. Winds southern to southeast at 15 to 25 miles per hour, increasing slightly today then turning more southerly.
In Colombo, Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike died from multiple gunshot wounds after a Buddhist monk shot him during prayer. He succumbed despite an emergency operation to repair wounds to his spleen and kidney. Police reported possible political motives amid rising factional and religious tensions. V. Dahanayake was sworn in as prime minister shortly after.
Ten Navy airmen were picked up by Coast Guard ship Yacoma about 110 miles west-southwest of the Columbia River after ditching their POM seaplane. A Coast Guard plane spotted them, a portable radio was dropped, and all ten were found in good condition aboard the Yacoma headed for Astoria.
A Reeve Aleutian Airways DC4 crashed on Great Sitkin Island in Alaska, killing five crew and 11 passengers. Navy and Coast Guard units reached the wreckage, confirming all aboard died, as rescue teams battled the ascent to the high peak amid late Thursday evening conditions.
President Eisenhower plans to attend church Sunday morning at Camp David. A press secretary declined to confirm whether Nikita Khrushchev would accompany him, saying he did not know the Soviet leader's intentions.
President Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Khrushchev resumed crucial Cold War talks over breakfast at Camp David Maryland seeking a path to ease East West relations.
The president and Soviet leader Khrushchev met for breakfast at 4 15 a m at the White House cottage in Maryland during a flood shrouded morning. A formal session followed with Herter and Gromyko on the sunporch after 9 a m. Vice President Nixon arrived late from Washington as others were due by car.
A Columbus firm challenged using three million dollars from the state insurance fund to cover two years of administrative costs for the Bureau of Workmen's Compensation and the Industrial Commission. The injunction blocked payment of the first quarterly bill and seeks to prevent further use of reserve funds. The action targets the fund that pays claims and supports programs for injured workers.
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell and Federal Mediation Chief Joseph F. Finnegan discussed next steps after Friday’s breakdown of steel strike talks in New York. The government action forecast follows the negotiation collapse and signals possible injunctions.
A Friday night to Saturday morning wave of assaults left a woman hospitalized at Lakeside Hospital, while 15 year old Robert Tanner suffered a broken jaw after a game night attack. Five Brush High students reported minor injuries in a separate parking lot attack. Police followed leads on the group clashes after local football games.
Typhoon Vera roared in from the Pacific with 108 mph winds striking the Kii Peninsula near central Japan. Five dead and ten missing reports emerged as warnings spread for Osaka Kobe Nagoya Kyoto and Yokohama ports to evacuate and ships to leave coastal areas.
Giant Tiger plans a long term lease to occupy 223 Broad St in the current A and P building. A and P will move to a larger supermarket on Lake Ave in November. The deal, announced by attorney David Kvman, notes a 16 streetlight install and a rear parking area.
Natives on Yap use large stone coins to denote wealth and status, while the Chronic-Telegram Classifieds boast strong sales power. The ad exhorts readers to advertise unused items in good condition at low cost to attract cash buyers, with contact numbers for Elyria and Lorain. A sample listing for girls coat and snow pants appears, indicating items sold out.
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