27 Sep 1971
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1971
Page
1
President Nixon weighs female candidates for the Supreme Court while three women already sit on federal benches. Cornelia Kennedy, Sylvia Bacon, and Normalie Holloway Johnson are cited as possible picks as debates focus on age, philosophy, and qualifications. Nixon says nominees should be strict constructionists, not about a gender seat.
President Nixon and Japan’s Emperor Hirohito, first reigning monarch to visit U.S. soil, reviewed Marines in Anchorage and held broad talks on postwar ties. No joint communique issued. Emperor heads to Copenhagen after a brief stay. Nixon hosted at a Hickel home and underscored shared peace and prosperity in the Pacific.
London hosted Prime Minister Edward Heath along with Northern Ireland's Brian Faulkner and Ireland's Jack Lynch in a pivotal Chequers session to avert civil war. Belfast faced renewed violence as troops searched for IRA guerrillas, a bulldozer raid sparked gasoline bombs, and a rioter was shot amid arrests. The decades of turmoil have killed 110 in two years, with Lynch hopeful for a path toward peace and eventual unification.
The Columbus AP report presents a table comparing current sales tax payments with the tax to be paid if a joint Senate House conference committee approves raising the rate from four to five percent. It details effects on consumer purchases and state revenue implications.
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and thundershowers today, highs in the 70s. Tonight remains partly cloudy and mild with a 30 percent chance of showers, followed by highs in the upper 70s tomorrow and southeast to south winds around 10 mph.
The forecast calls for warming rainy conditions with winds up to 15 mph today and tonight into tomorrow. Sunset is 7 17 p.m. today and sunrise tomorrow 7 20 a.m. High reached 70 yesterday at 2 30 p.m. Low 62 today at 7. Details on page 9.
An hour long flash storm flooded streets across the county with Amherst the hardest hit as cars stalled in water. Lightning struck a transmitter near Sheffield Shopping Center temporarily taking WLRO off air for 20 minutes. Electric faults caused minor power loss, while traffic lights failed along several corridors.
The Vatican calls the notion a fatuous deduction while confirming the hints at Paul VI s struggles. A radio broadcast on his 74th birthday sought to reassure Catholics as the papacy faces the World Synod of Bishops with debates on priesthood celibacy and Catholics role in peace and justice.
Pfc. Harold M. Stover, 18, of Elyria Ohio, killed during a grenade range mishap at Camp Pendleton California. One other Marine hospitalized after a dud grenade exploded on a non active range. Stover attended Elyria High School and enlisted December 7 1970. Survived by his parents two step brothers and extended family. Funeral arrangements to be handled by Reichlin Funeral Home.
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