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What
are Tuesday s
election
issues? See pg.
17
T H E C H R O N I C L E T E L E G R A M
Elyria,
Ohio Final Edition
Founded July 24 ,
1829
22 5
L a s t A .
t
se
P A G K S F R I D A Y ,
A P R I L
28, 1967
P H O N E S :
E L Y R I A
3 2 3 - 3 3 2 1 - L O R A I N 2 4 4 - 6 2 9 5
Ten Cents
No looking over shoulder
General asks
Viet
resolve
Cassius C lay contemplates
Sober,
quiet Clay
lines
up, may not
step forward
H O U S T O N ( U P I ) - H e a v y -
w e i g h t c h a m p i o n
C a s s i u s
C l a y ,
sober
an d
m o s t l y s i l en t ,
a r r i v e d a t t h e
H o u s t o n i n d u c -
t i o n s t a t i o n
t o d a y
to
t a k e
al l
bu t t h e l a s t
s t ep
i n t o t h e U S .
A r m y . H e h a s t h r e a t en ed to
f a c e
a
p r i s o n s e n t e n c e r a t h e r
t h a n
t a k e t h a t s t e p
Th e m o m e n t of
t r u t h
fo r
C l a y
was t o c o m e
possibly
as
l a t e a s 2 p m E S T A f t e r al l
h is
e x a m i n a t i o n s a r e t h r o u g h ,
if
h e
p a s s e s ,
h e w i l l be l i n e d
2
bandits
rob
Lorain
station
L O R A I N — T w o
m a s k e d
b a n d i t s
a r m e d
w i t h k n i v e s
h e l d
u p t h e W e s t
E r i e
S he l l
S e r v i c e S t a t i o n l a s t
n i g t i t
an d
to o k m o r e t h an $135 in c a s h
an d e q u i p m e n t v a l u e d at $100,
po l ice
r e po r t e d
S t a t i o n a t t e n d a n t C e c i l
A
Kes s l e r , 58 ,
s a i d
h e w a s w o r k -
in g in a
l u b r i c a t i o n r o o m w h e n
t h e p a i r en t e r ed . O n e o f t h e m
f l a s h e d
a
k n i f e
a n d d e m a n d e d
c a s h ,
K e s s l e r
s a i d .
H e surrendered an
u n d e t e r -
m i n e d a m o u n t of m o n e y f r o m
h is person
b e fo r e
th e
p a i r
or -
dered
h im
in to
a
h a c k r o o m ,
Kessler to ld o f f i c e r s .
Th e robbers
took
a
r a d i o
an d
c a s h
r e g i s t e r
c o n t a i n i n g
a b o u t
Sl. ' iS,
a c c o r d i n g
to
Kes -
s l e r
w h o
o b s e r v e d
t h e i r a c t i v i -
t i e s
t h r o u g h a t w o - w a y m i r r o r,
h e
s a id
Kes s l e r s a i d b o t h m en we r e
m a s k e d
in
w h a t
a p p e a r e d
to
b e
w o m e n ' s
n j l o n
s t o c k i n g s
up
w i t h
o t h e r i n d u c t e e s a n d
t a k e o n e
s t ep f o r w a r d
t o b e
s w o r n in a s a s o l d i e r .
C l a y h a s said he w i l l
l ine
up
b ut
no t
t a k e
t h e s t e p f o r w a r d
because he
is entitled
to
d r a f t
ex em p t io n a s a B l ack M us l im
m i n i s t e r .
T h e p e n a l t y f o r
d r a f t d o d g i n g i s a
$5,000
f i n e
and o r f i v e y e a r s in p r i s o n .
U s u a l l y th e
p u n i s h m e n t
is
p r i s o n
C L A Y A R R I V E D a t t h e i n-
d u c t i o n
s t a t i o n
20
m i n u t e s
be -
f o r e it o p en ed at 9
a m .
ES T
w i t h t w o l a w y e r s a n d a f e d e r -
a l m a r s h a l . H e s t o pp ed t o
s i g n
a u t o g r a p h s
fo r a
N e g r o
bo y
and a
w h i t e g i r l
C l a y an s we r ed "n o co m -
ment t o a l l questions
f r o m
a
c r o w d of
r e p o r t e r s
e x c e p t
w h a t
h i s b l a c k m u s l i m t i e
c l a s p a nd
l a p e l
b u t t o n
( w h i t e
m o o n
on r e d a nd b l a c k b a c k -
g r o u n d )
m e a n t
" I t s t an d s fo r f r e edo m , j u s -
t i c e a nd e q u a l i t y , " C l a y s a i d .
W h e n C l a y
g o t t o t h e t h i r d
f l oo r , h e w a s g r e e t e d b y t h e
c o m m a n d e r
o f t h e
i n d u c t i o n
c e n t e r ,
L t . C o l
E d w i n M c K e e
H e got in line
w i t h
45 other
i n d u c t e e s
a n d t h e y
p a s s e d
i n t o
t h e o r i e n t a t i o n r o o m . A s t h e y
p as s ed a l o n g , t h e
n a m e
of
e a c h i n d u c t e e w a s c a l l e d
C l a y w a s c a l l e d " C a s s i u s
C l a \
" M a k e
it
' M o h a m m e d A l i ' , "
C l a y s a i d
T h e i n d u c t i o n
c e r e m o n y
w a s
to
c o m e
a f t e r l u n ch
Today s chuckle
A
h o n e y m o o n
is th e th ri l l o f
a w i f e
t i m e .
W A S H I N G T O N
(U P I) -
G en W i l l i a m C.
W e s t m o r e la n d
t o ld C o n g r e s s a n d t h e A m e r i -
ca n
p e o p l e t o d a y t h a t t h e i r
s t r o n g s up p o r t
of
f i g h t i n g
m en
in
V i e t n a m
w as
v i t a l
to
w i n -
n i n g a h a r d w a r
T h e V i e t n a m t r o o p c o m -
m a n d e r , i n a n a p p e a r a n c e a t a
j o i n t m e e t i n g o f t h e H o u s e an d
S e n a t e ,
s a id
th e
C o m m u n i s t s
a re
" f a r f r o m q u i t t i n g
B u t
u n r e l e n t i n g m i l i t a r y p o l i t i c a l
a n d
p s y c h o l o g i c a l p r e s s u r e
could
b r i n g
victory,
h e s a i d .
T h e
f o u r - s t a r
g e n e r a l ap -
pealed fo r r e s o l u t e s u p p o r t on
th e
h o m e
f r o n t
T h e C o m m u -
n i s t s b e l i ev e "o u r A ch i l l e s
h ee l i s
in
o u r r e s o l v e , " h e
s a i d
In a n
u n p r e c e d e n t e d a p p e a r -
a n c e b e f o r e C o n g r e s s b y a
m i l i t a r y
c o m m a n d e r w h i l e
th e
c a m p a i g n
w a s
s t i l l g o i n g
o n,
W e s t m o r e l a n d t o l d
th e
l a w -
m a k e r s :
" W H E N
f i e l d
c o m m a n d e r
do es no t h a v e to l o o k o v e r h is
s h o u l d e r
t o s e e w h e t h e r h e i s
b e i n g s u p p o r t e d , h e c a n c o n -
centrate
o n t h e b a t t l e f i e l d w i t h
m u c h g r e a t e r a s s u r a n c e
of
s u c c e s s
I
s p e a k
f o r m y
t r o o p s , w h e n I sa y — w e a r e
t h a n k f u l
f o r
u n p r e c e d e n t e d
m a t e r i a l
s up p o r t
"Y o u r c o n t i n u ed s t r o n g s up -
p o r t
is
v i t a l
t o t h e
s u c c es s
of
ou r
m i s s i o n
W e s t m o r e l a n d d e c l a r e d a t
th e
w i n d u p
o f h i s speech:
" B a c k e d
a t h o m e b y r e s o l v e ,
c o n f id en c e , patience, d e t e r m i -
n a t i o n
a nd con t i nue d support,
w e w i l l
prevail
in
Vietnam
o v e r C o m m u n i s t agression.
S H O R T L Y b e f o r e g o i n g
to
C a p i t o l
H i l l , W e s t m o r e l a n d
m a d e s o m e r e l a t i v e l y m i n o r
c h a n g e s
i n t h e
t e x t
o f h i s
speech
i s s u ed Thu r s d ay
n i g h t .
Th e r e v i s i on s ,
h o w e v e r ,
di d
n o t c h a n g e t h e m a i n thrust of
th e address -
stressing
a
c a l l
fo r
un i f i ed ho m e
s uppo r t
of
G I ' s i n combat.
The
f o u r - s t a r g en e r a l ' s
na -
t i o n a l l y
t e l e v i s e d
an d
b r o a d -
ca s t s p e e ch
was o n e o f o n l y a
h a n d f u l
of
o c c a s i o n s
in
h i s t o r y
t h a t
a m i l i t a r y
c o m m a n d e r
h as add r e s s ed a j o i n t
s e s s i on .
Th e
last
w a s i n 1952 w h e n
G e n . M a t t h e w
B .
R i d g e w a y ,
U n i t e d
N a t i o n s c o m m a n d e r
in
K o r e a , reported
t o C o n g r e s s
on
a n o t h e r A s i a n w a r .
W E S T M O R E L A N D ' S r e t u r n
fo r
a b r i e f v i s i t h a s b r o u g h t
s p e c u l a t i o n a b o u t h o w m a n y
m o r e
t r oops
h e w o u l d r e q u e s t .
P u b l i s h e d
e s t i m a t e s
h a v e r u n
as h i g h as
100,000
to
b o l s t e r
t h e 438 ,000 a l r e ady i n t h e w a r
z o n e .
B u t h i s
s p e e ch c o n t a i n e d
n o
s u r p r i s e s ,
no
c a l l
f o r a n ew
t r o o p b u i l d u p S u c h q u e s t i o n s
w e r e l e f t
t o t h e p r i v a c y of
W h i t e
H o u s e t a l k s
w i t h P r e s i -
d e n t J o h n s o n .
I n s te a d , t h e r a m r o d - s t r a i g h t
c o m m a n d e r g a v e c o n g r e s s -
m e n a
s o m b e r r ep o r t
o n t h e
w a r , holding o u t n o p r o m i s e
of e a r l y o r
e a s y
v i c t o r y . H e
said th e
e n e m y c o u l d
b e
de -
f e a t ed o n l y b y a
strateg\
of
" u n r e l e n t i n g m i l i t a r y ,
p o l i t i -
ca l
pressure
on
hL s w h o l e
s t r u c t u r e — a t a l l
l ev e l s
W e s t m o r e l a n d
g a v e
h i s a s -
s e s s m e n t o f t h e
e n e m y ' s f u -
t u r e
cour s e -
"I F O R E S E E
t h a t
h e w i l l
c o n t i n u e h i s b u i l d u p
a c r o s s
th e
D e m i l i t a r r / e d
Z o n e
( D M X )
Family hugs
Hinckley Gl
once listed dead in Viet
EDI TO R' S N O TE : Th e f o l -
l ow in g story wns written by •
reporter for
the
Medina
Coun-
ty Gazette leader Post and
brother of the
H i n c k l r y
Ma -
rine
erroneously
r e p o r t e d
Hlkd in
action
In Vietnam.
He ,
toe.
Is a recent
returnee
from Vietnam.
B y DO N B RO W N
Lance Corporal Dennis J o -
seph Brown rushed
down
the
ramp from
•
United
A i r l i n e s
Je t into
the
waiting
arm* of his
family early
this
morning at
Cleveland Hopkins Internation-
al Airport.
T h e r e u n i o n c l i m a x e d
f i v e
d a y s
of
m i n g l e d
t r a g e d y a n d
j o y f o r t h e y o u n g M a r i n e a n d
h i s f a m i l y .
H is parents, M r . a n d M r s .
Harold
R . Brown, o f 1478
K u -
der
R d . ,
Hinckley, had
been
informed by the Marine Corps
on Sunday that he had been
killed
in action i n V i e t n a m .
B A R E L Y 2 4 HO I R S l a t e r ,
they
were n o t i f i e d
t h a t
a terri-
ble mistake had been made
and that their
to n
wa s
alive
and well.
In hectic •wiw snion then,
th e
Marine Corp* anranfpd for
Dtonfc
to call bis f a m i l y froa
an d
t h r o u g h
L a o s an d h e w i l l
a t t a c k u s w h e n h e b e l i e v e s h e
h a s a c h a n c e f o r a d r a m a t i c
K ow H e
w i l l
no t
r e t u r n
e x c l u -
s i v e l y
to
g u e r r i l l a
w a i f a r e , a l-
t ho ugh
h e
certainly w i l l c o n -
t i n u e
to
i n t e n s i f y
h is g u e r r i l la
a c t i v i t y .
"A t
th e s a m e t i m e h e w i l l
step u p h i s
a t t a c k s
on h a m l e t ,
v i l l a g e
an d
d i s t r i c t o r g a n i s a -
t i on s t o
i n t i m i d a t e
th e p e o p l e
a n d t o
t h w a r t
th e
d e m o c r a t i c
p r o c es s
no w
u n d e r
\ v a \ i n
S o u t h V i e t n a m
W e s t m o i e l a n d d e f e n d i n g
p r e s e n t U S s t r a t e g y as tn e
p r o p e r
o n e s a i d th e e n e m >
is " f a r f r o m q u i t t i n g b u t
t h e i e a r e
s i g n s t h a t h is m o r a l e
a n d h is
m i l i t a r y s t r u t l u r e
a i e
b e g i n n i n g t o d e t e r i o r a t e
T u r n
to
p a g e
1, col 1
Coppolino
found
guilty
From I PI a n d A P r e p o r t s
N A P L E S ,
Fla.
- Dr. Ca r l A.
Co p p o l i n o
t o da y w a s
f o u n d
gu i l t y o f
s e cond
degree m u r -
d e r i n t h e d ea t h o f h i s f i r s t
w i f e
a n d w a s s e n t e nce d to
l i f e
in
p r i s o n .
T h e a l l - m a l e j u r y r e t u r n e d
t h e v e r d i c t s h o r t l y
a f t e r re-
s u m i n g d e l i b e r a t i o n t h i s m o r n -
i n g o n t h e c h a r g e t h a t th e
s u a v e r e t i r e d a n e s t h e s i o l o g i s t
ki l led
h is
w i f e ,
C a r m e l a , w i t h
an
o v e r do s e
o f a n
e x o t i c d r u g .
C i r cu i t Co u r t
J u d g e
L y n n N .
S i l v e r t o o t h p r o n o un c ed s en -
t e nce
i m m e d i a t e l y , o r d e r i n g
C o p p o l i n o t o R ae fo r d , F l a ,
p r i s o n " fo r
th e
r e m a i n d e r
of
y o u r n a t u r a l l i f e . "
T h e v e r d i c t w a s
s t r e n o u s l v
Plane
ditches;
12 missing
Y O K O S U K A ,
Japan
( U P I )
—
A U .S . N avy P 3A
t u r b o p r o p
p l a n e
d i t ch e d i n t h e s e a t oda y
o ff
T u s h i m a I s l a n d in s o u t h e r n
J a p a n .
A N a v y
s p o k e s m a n
s a id a l l 12 m en ab o a r d we r e
p r e s u m e d
d e a d .
T h e
s p o k e s m a n
s a i d a n
A m e r i c a n - Japanese s e a r c h
a nd
r e s c u e
un i t f a i l ed t o
f i n d
a ny
t r a c e
o f t h e
l o s t c r ew .
H e s a i d
r e s c u e
o p e r a t i o n s
wo u l d co n t i n u e b u t " a l l 12
c r e w m e n
a re
p r e s u m e d
to
h a v e d i e d i n t h e m i s h a p . "
T w o l i f e r a f t s an d
emergen-
c y d y e
markers w e r e
f o u n d at
th e crash s c e n e b u t
b o t h r a f t s
w e r e e m p t y .
T h e f o u r - e n g i n e p l a n e , t h e
m i l i t a r y v e r s i o n
o f t h e
Lo ck -
h e e d
E l ec t r a , w as o n a
r o u t i n e -
p a t r o l o f t h e
a r e a .
T h e
c r ew
w a s
a s s i g n e d
to
P a t r o l S quad r o n 4 a t
B a r b e r s
P o in t N av a l A i r S t a t i o n i n
H o n o l u l u , t h e s p ok e s m a n s a i d .
T h e
s q u a d r o n
w as
d e p l o y e d
to
J a p a n l a s t y e a r .
o b j e c t e d t o b y t h e d e f e n s e .
Co p p o l i n o ' s a t t o r n ey
F L e e
Ba i l ey s a id " t h e
s e t o f
f a c t s
d i d n o t w a r r a n t t h a t v e r d i c t .
" T h i s
is
o b v io u s l y t h e
s o r t
o f
c h a r g e w h e r e
th e
v e r d i c t
m u s t
b e m a x i m u m o r n o t h i n g , " s a i d
B a i l e y . " T h e r e
i s n o i n b e -
t w e e n . From
t h e a l l e g a t i o n o f
p o i s o n i n g th e
s eco n d
d e g r e e
c onv i c t i on
c a n n o t
stand.
B A I LE Y
S A ID
Coppol ir ,o
c an n ev e r b e t r i ed fo r f i r s t de -
g r e e
m u r d e r
in this
case
a g a i n .
By v i r t u e o f
p r e m e d i t a -
t i o n , h e
s a i d ,
a
p o i s o n in g
case
c o u l d o n l y
r e su l t
i n t h e c o n v i c -
t i o n of
f i r s t
d e g r e e m u r d e r .
Ba i l ey
sa id th e v e r d i c t
s h o w e d
compromise.
Co p p o l i n o
h e s i t a t e d w h e n
the
dedfl fcm
w*s
announced,
t h e n
whispered
s o m e t h i n g
i n t o
Bailey's e a r .
It
was h i s s eco n d
t r i a l
on
m u r d e r c h a r g e s .
T h e f i r s t
Wallace speaks
in Cleveland
C L E V E L A N D ( U P I )
A
w e l l - g u a r d e d f o r m e r A l a b a m a
G ov
G e o r g e W a l l a c e a r r i v e d
in
C l e v e l a n d t o d a y
to
p r o m o t e
h is
b i d f o r t h e
p r e s id en cy
of
t h e U n i t e d
S t a t e s
in a speech
at
n o o n a t t h e
C i t y
C l ub
Fo-
ru m
W a l l a c e
d r e w
c h e e r s
f r o m
P i t t s b u r g h
b u s i n e s s
a n d
p r o f e s s i o n a l m e n W e d n e s d a y
n i g t i t
w h e n
h e
c r i t i c i z ed
th e
f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t , t h e f e d e r -
al cou r ts , the 1964
C i v i l
R i g h t s
A c t a n d
P r e s i d e n t
J o h n s o n .
IF
I
W E R E
p r e . - i d e n t
I' d
s e e t h a t w e h a d s o m e n e w
j u d g e s , "
W a l l a c e
s a i d . T h e
" u n r e s t r a i n e d "
f e d e r a l j u d i -
c i a r y o p e r a t e s o n t h e p r i n c i p l e
t h a t " f r e edo m of c h o i c e i s a l l
r i g h t i f y o u
c ho o s e
t o l i v e l i k e
t h e y w a n t y o u t o c h o o s e
W a l l a c e
" s a i d t h e
1904
C i v i l
R i g h t s A c t s h o u l d b e r e p e a l e d
a n d c a l l e d it a n " a b r i d g e m e n t
o f
p r o p e r t y
r i g h t s
P i c t u r e o n
page
3
t i m e
B a i l e y w o n a n a c q u i t t a l ,
c l e a r i n g
th e doctor of a charge
o f k i l l i n g
r e t i r e d
A r m y L t . Co l .
W i l l i a m
E.
Farber,
th e
hu s -
b a n d
of
Co p p o l i n o ' s
a l l e g e d
o n e - t i m e
" l o v e s l a v e , "
M a r j o r -
ie
F a r b e r .
J u s t
p r i o r
t o t h e
s en t en c in g
a t 9 33 a .m . ES T, t h e d e f en s e
m o v e d
f o r a n ew
t r i a l
qu es -
t i o n i n g
th e
a t t i t u d e
of s o m e o f
th e jurors a s t h e
v e r d i c t
w as
a n n o u n c e d s i x
m i n u t e s e a r l i e r .
S i l v e r t o o t h d en i ed
t h e m o -
t i o n , b ut g a v e th e d e f e n s e 15
d a y s
i n w h i c h t o f i l e an
ap -
p e a l .
T H E S U N T A N N E D , w i r y d e
f e n d a n t s t o o d w i t h
h is
h a n d s
c l a s p e d b e h i n d
h im i n f r o n t of
th e b e n c h a s S i l v e r t o o t h s en -
t e n c e d h i m t o
l i f e
i n p r i s o n .
S i t t i n g a l o n e i n t h e
s p e c t a t o r
s e c t i on
j u s t b eh in d
th e
r a i l ,
C
o p p o
l i
n o 's
s e cond
w i f e ,
M a r y ,
39, s t a r e d b l a n k l y to -
w a r d t h e
b e n c h .
T h e p r o s e c u t i o n c o n t e n d e d
T u r n to p a g e 4, c o l . 2
15 on ballots;
vote
on two
county-wide
O f
)
e l e c t i o n i s sue s on T u e s d a y s b a l l o t , o n l y tw o w in b«
f a c e d h \
a ll
L o r a i n
C o u n t y
v o t e r s
--
t h e se
a r e t w o
proposed
a m e n d m e n t s to th e O h i o C o n s t i t u t i o n .
I h e
n t h e r
13 i s sue s a r e f o r
s c a t t e r e d
a r e a s in th e
c o un ty ,
h um
r . o i t n
to
s o u t h ; f r o m e a s t
to
w e s t .
1 h r e p t ax l ev y p r o p o s a l s i n v o l v e
s ch oo l s ,
an d a l l three ar e
a d d i t i o n a l t a x e s
I
« u r
l e v i e s , al l r e n e w a l s , i n v o l v e
m u n i c i p a l e x p e n s e s .
I
f> e i s sue s
ar e c o n c e r n e d w i t h c h a r t e r s , t w o t o
a m e n d ,
i n . i N
p r o p o s ed ado p t i o n
o f a
c h a r t e r
T K e
o t h e r t h r e e q u e s t i o n s
i n v o l v e a p r opos e d i n co r po r a -
i o n ; t o w n h a l l
c o n s t r u c t i o n
a n d h o s p i t a l o p e r a t i n g
e x p e n s e s .
o\ S C H O O L
E X P E N S E
l e v i e s
L o r a i n C i t y S c ho o l D i s -
':
• is s e e k i n g
n i n e m i l l s
fo r h\ e \ e a r s ;
S t r o n g s v i l l e C i ty
v l i o o l D i s t r i c t , o v e r l a p p i n g i n t o
L o r a i n C o u n t y ,
seeks t h r e e
• m i l s fo r t h r e e
\ e a r s ;
a n d W e l l i n g t o n E x e m p t e d V i l l a g e
x
h o o l D i s t r i c t is
a s k i n g
fo r
si x m i l l s
f or
f i v e
y e a r s
A ll
s c ho o l i s s u es a t
t h i s
e l e c t i o n
r e q u i r e
a 55 p e r c en t a f -
f i r m a t i v e v o t e
f o r
p a s s a g e
S h e f f i e l d
L a k e
C i t y
h a s t w o m u n i c i p a l
e x p e n s e
l e v i e s u p
fo r
r e ne w a l O n e . a
h a l f - m i l l
fo r f i v e y e a r s , w o u l d p r o v i d e sal -
a r i e s
fo r
p e r m a n e n t p o l i c e p e r s o n n e l.
T h e o t h e r
is
f o r one
m i l l , f i v e
y e a r s f o r p a y o f p e r m a n e n t
f i r e m e n .
B O T H E L Y R I A
A N D
L O R A I N
v o t e r s
will b e c a s t i n g
b a l -
l o t s on c u r r e n t exp en s e l ev i e s an d bo th ar e
r e n e w a l s .
L o r a i n ' s w o u l d
b e c o n t i n u a t i o n of a n
e x i s t i n g three mills
to
r un fo r
f i v e
y e a r s ;
E l y r i a ' s
w o u l d b e t w o
mi l l s
f o r t w o
\ e a r s .
C h a r t e r
a m e n d m e n t p ro p o s a l s a re t o b e settled at
A v o n
an d A v o n Lake
while
G r a f t o n
v o t e r s
decide
th e
f a t e
of a
c h a r -
t e r p l an fo r m o f
g o v e r n m e n t.
Th e
G r a f t o n v o t e
i s on
ado p t i o n
o f t h e charter as proposed
by t h e C h a r t e r C o m m i s s i o n of G r a f t o n
V i l la g e ,
an d requires a
m a j o r i t y
v o t e
fo r
a c c e p t a n c e .
Se e
stories, details on candidates
in tomorrow s Chronicle Telegram
T h e
A v o n
L a k e a m e n d m e n t deals with a nominating p e t i -
t i o n s
f i l i n g d e a d l i n e ,
p r o p o s i n g
t h i s f o r 4 p.m . t h e
90th
da y
p r i o r
t o t h e
g e n e r a l
e l e c t i o n .
T H E A V O N
C H A R T E R
a m e n d m e n t proposal
calls
f o r Im-
p o s i t i o n of a
s ev en -m i l l
l i m i t a t i on on
taxes
that c a n b e levied
fo r
m u n i c i p a l
purposes
w i t h o u t
a vo t e o f t h e electors.
T he
i s sue
e x c l u d e s
d e b t service
on special
assessment
b o n d s , and p r o v i d e s t h a t
d e b t
limitations as imposed by state
l aw a l s o shall ap p l y
to
b o n d ed indebtedness
o f t h e
city.
In A m h e r s t
To wn s h ip ,
renewal of a half-mill, five-year
l e v y fo r current expenses o f t h e hospital Is proposed.
L e n g t h i e s t issue
on the ballot, in
wording,
is that for
Co-
lumbia Township
voters.
This
U i i MHt a
tin propoMl to Incorpo-
rate 8,328.07 acres as Columbia
Hills
Village.
T h e w o r d i n g
is
l e n g t h y
for the Issue Includes a description
o f
th e
b o u n d a r i e s
o f t h e
area i n v o l v e d .
A
M A J O R I T Y V O T E i s
required
fo r
passage.
The o n l y b o n d i s s u e
on t h e b a l l o t i n
Lorain
C oun t y I s one
fo r P i t t s f i e l d
T o w n s h i p , w h e r e
construction o f a n e w t ow n
hall
is p roposed.
V o t e r s s h a l l d ec id e
w h e t h e r o r no t t o Issue bonds In th e
a m o u n t of $23,700 to
c o n s t r u c t
t h e t ow n
h a l l ;
t h e t a x
l e vy
w o u l d
b e 1 1027 1 m i l l s , o u t s i d e t h e 10 -m i l l l im i t a t i o n , an d fo u r
s e v e n
y e a r s
t o retire t h e
b o n d s .
P i t t s f i e l d ' s t o w n
h a l l
w as
on e
o f t h e structures
d e m o l i s h e d
w h e n
th e
P a l m
S un d ay t o r n ado o f 1965 s m a s h e d th e
t i ny
c o m -
m u n i t y .
T h e tw o s t a t e i s s u es ,
e x p l o r e d m o r e
t h o r o u g h l y
e l s e w h e r e
in
t o d ay ' s i s s u e o f The
C h r o n i c l e - T e l e g r a m ,
i n v o l v e
r e a p p o r -
t i o n m e n t an d p r o p o s ed c r ea t i o n o f t h e O h io Bo n d C o m m is s io n .
f
Where
fo
furn
i
O H I O A N S
in the U . S . Open fi sh in g tournament find
weather
an d
s t r a n g e w a t e r a
p r o b l e m ;
L a k e
Erie
feeder
streams
look
good
for this week end; a nd dry f ly
use
is
discussed.
A ll
t h a t
an d
m o r e
in today' s outdoor coverage on P
a
ges 21, 22.
W E L L I N G T O N r e s i d e n t s learn M a r t h a
E .
M o r s e , town s li-
b r a r i a n w i l l r e t i r e Sept .
1;
M r s .
John
Grissinger
to succeed
h er.
page 8
DE \TH \\
T A X E S a r e s c a r c e l y
more
I n evi tabl e th an c r e d i t
r a t i n g s , accordin g to th e f i rs t o f a two-part series on
Ehria
C r e d i t
Burea u operation s . I n th e women s section p a g e
13
M
i
Man killed in
cycle crash
V i e t n a m ,
o r d e r e d h im h o m e
on a
30-day
l e a v e a nd t ook
c h a r g e
o f h i s t r a n s p o r t a t i o n to
C l e v e l a n d .
T h e y o u n g
m a r i n e s p a r e n t s
were at the a i r p o r t to give
him a hero's welcome. Also on
hand to
welcome
him
home
were
his girlfriend, K a t h y Die
try,
of
M e d i n a ,
and
reporters
f r o m
area
newspapers and
television stations.
A S
H A P P Y
as
any
member
o f
the
f a m i l y
a t t h i s m o r n i n g s
welcome home celebration
wa s M a j . Thomas Ganey, the
T«m I* page 4, wl. 1
A c o l l i s i o n w i t h a
b r i d g e
a b u t m e n t in
H e n r i e t t a T o w n -
s h i p l a s t n i g h t t o o k
th e
l i f e
of
a
2 .5
- y e a r - old m o t o r c y c l i s t .
D o n a l d
K.
T u c k e r ,
G a r f i e l d
Rd , RD 2,
O b e r l m ,
w as p r o -
n o u n c e d d e a d a t E l y r i a M e m o -
r i a l H o s p i t a l
a l t e r
th e
c r a s h ,
w h i c h
o c cu r r ed a t 11 p m .
Ac- co r d i n g
to
I ^ o r a i n
C o un t y
s h e r i f f s
d e p u t i e s .
T u c k e r w a s
f a t a l l y i n j u r e d w h e n h is mo -
t o r c y c l e s l a m m e d i n t o a g u a r d
r a i ,
s i g n p o s t
an d f i n a l l y a
c o n c r e t e b r i d g e a b u t m e n t .
T H E A C C I D E N T o c cu r r ed
a b o u t
4 of a
m i l e e a s t
of the
K n e
C o u n t y
l i n e on R t 1 1 3
D e p u t y C a r l C r a p o s a i d
T u c k -
O b i t u a r y n n p a g e 20
e r w a s
t r a v e l i n g
e a s t
w h e n
h e
a p p a r e n t l y
l o s t
contro l o f t h e
c y c l e
because
o f e x c e s s i v e
speed.
T h e v e h i c l e w e n t o f f t h e
r i g h t
s i de o f t h e
r o a d w a y ,
g l a n c e d
a l o n g a b o u t
40 feet o f
g u a r d
r a i l ,
s t r uck t h e
signpost
an d t h en
careened
i n t o t h e
bridge itructure,
d e p u t i e s
said.
The death was the
17th
re-
corded on
county
highways
this year. At the same
time
last
year,
1 9
f a t a l i t i e s
h a d
been reported.
Rtpprd Tank Fmm
C y o k - (C-T
p f re t o)
Ocm»M Tvckcr * h < m n in inset
A m h e r s t
19
Bet ter H e a l t h 9
C l e a r v i e w 19
C o m i c s
34 ,
35
C o n t r a c t
B r i d g e
15
Deaths, Births 20
E l y r i a
M u n i c i p a l
Court
6
F i n a n c e , S t o c k s
4
( i a r d e n 2 2 , 2 3
L a O r a n g e 1 9
O utdoor 21 . 22
Produce. L i \ e s t o c k
4
Sports 25. 2 f i , 27. 2
S u b u r b a n
C a l e n d a r
8
T e l e v i s i o n 1 4
T h e a t e r 1 5
\\omen
12, 13
^ o u r B i r t h d a y
18
Weather
Pleasant
S u n n y , p l e a s a n t today, high
55-63 . Cl ear , cool
t o n i g h t ,
chance of scattered frost, low
34-39. Warmer ,
b e c o m i n g
w i n d y S a t u r d a y w i t h
increas-
ing
afternoon cloudiness.
S u n s e t t o d a y , 7 : 2 1 ; Sunrise
tomorrow,
5 : 2 9 .
A
dry
Tuesday
CO L UM BUS ( U P n -
State
liquor stores will be closed
f r o m 6 a m to 7 30 p m . dur-
in g next Tuesday's primary
election, state L K J O O T Director
Donald Cook
noted
Thursday.
No retail
sales of intoxkattag
liquors
wil l be permitted by
taverns, restaurant* or
dwing the
period,
be