27 Sep 1968
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1968
Page
1
A state highway official said the cloverleaf interchange at Interstate 90 and State Route 57 north of Elyria will be completely operative by Monday morning. Crews are installing new signs and removing concrete in the temporary left turn lanes.
State highway officials announce Monday opening of the I 90 cloverleaf that reroutes traffic from Rt 57 and Rt 37 onto I 90 reducing turns and eliminating red lights between Midway Mall and Rt 17. Finishing work continues to complete the Avon segment from Rt 57 to Rt 612 by Oct. 31 as planned.
About 200 demonstrators linked to Students for a Democratic Society gathered at Columbia University for a Lumumba memorial and marched toward the Episcopal Cathedral of St John the Divine to protest eviction of elderly residents. Police halted the march a block from the cathedral. four others were arrested, a man was injured breaking a library window, and order was restored on campus.
Vermilion resident Robert L. Horvath, 37, jailed in Cuyahoga County on charges linked to printing and distributing thousands of counterfeit $20 bills believed produced in his basement workshop. Evidence included a printing press and other equipment found in his home.
William E. Kubichke of Hayward California plowed into three 1969 model cars in the Sliman's Sales and Service lot on Route 58 at 3 37 a m. He suffered a fractured nose and was treated at St Joseph's Hospital. He pleaded no contest to reckless operation and was fined 50 dollars. His car, valued at 31000, was a total loss. Damage to poles and lines set at 150 dollars.
Avon mayor Nicholas Mitock led the French Creek Council of Governments as it adopted a 16 million sewer treatment plant and interceptor lines plan for Avon Sheffield and North Ridgeville. Johnson and Anderson Inc. will design the plant while a finance committee was named and a grant request filed. Plans must be submitted by Oct 1, 1969 to secure federal aid.
The Oberlin College Student Union votes unanimously to revamp a discriminatory campus facilities policy. It calls for a six college six town youth and one faculty member committee to oversee behavior, expanding beyond present rules that require a student to accompany town guests at all times. The plan awaits approval by President Carr after open discussion noted objections to broader use of facilities.
Severe clashes pour into Tay Ninh and coastal Quang Tin as U S forces report 388 North Vietnamese troops slain in a three day campaign. American losses include four Green Berets wounded and multiple helicopter and Marine aircraft downed.
Clouds and continued cool weather grip the area with daytime highs from 62 to 70 and overnight lows from 30 to 45. Sunset at 7 17 and sunrise at 7 21 mark tomorrow with page 10 details.
A playful line about an Onan chuckle leads into ads promising a better car with a new part. It notes a $288 steak dinner at O Henry's Pub near Midway Mall and announces Meyer Goldberg's Supermarkets open tonight until 9 PM with an ad on Page 21.
Czech and Slovak leaders met to discuss a forthcoming Moscow trip aimed at a partial withdrawal of Soviet led troops. Reports say they may concede further to Soviet demands to salvage Dubcek's reform program while Smrkovsky will not join the Moscow delegation.
The Chroniele Telegram raises newsprint and delivery costs prompting a weekly 60 cent price for home delivery while Sunday price remains 60 cents, stand price 15 cents, daily 10 cents, and seven day total 75 cents at newstand. Subscribers gain 75 cent value for 60 cent home delivery.
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