NASA electric rocket shown at Lewis Center in 11 year test
NASA's electric rocket developed by Lewis Research Center completed an 11 year space test, using an ion thruster powered by solar cells to heat mercury and eject ionized gas. The project, costing about 20 million, aims to boost spacecraft while reducing propellant needs and extending satellite lifetimes.
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NASA
Lewis Center
Cleveland
William Kerslake
Lewis Research Center
Columbia
Kerslake
BMX Jumper Kenney All Good Takes a Wipeout
A local note describes 18 year old Kenney All good of 150 Huron Street attempting a springtime BMX jump that ends in a definite wipeout. Onlookers report he is a capable rider who needs more practice to shed winter kinks. Photo by Bob Bailie.
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Kenney Allgood
Huron St
Bob Bailie
Lorain Village downsized in Lorain redevelopment plan
Lorain Village, a 6.2 million downtown redevelopment effort in Lorain, was pared to a five store shopping mall after state and federal panels urged the city not to buy the parking deck. Developer John Randall warned the project hinges on city action. Construction would employ 180, mall operations 110, with federal funds and a $600,000 grant eyed to finance the effort. Talks with HUD set for April 26 to resolve financing and ownership.
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Lorain
Lorain Village
City Council
Thea
Frank Mason
Council
Mason
William Parker
Randall
Parker
Mason, Randall
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Amherst Considers Court Action to Hire Three Full-Time Officers
Amherst City Council authorized Law Director to seek a court order forcing Mayor DePaola to hire three full-time police officers. The move follows months of delay after funds were set aside. The court action aims to honor a 1980 initiative petition and address public safety needs amid testing and eligibility concerns. The panel also rejected paying $5,600 in legal fees tied to DePaola’s handling of city tax funds.
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Amherst
Thomas Sanborn
Anthony DePaola
Council
DePaola
Finance Committee
Kathy Litkovitz
Jean Donnelly
Busing cut in Black River begins Monday
SPENCER The Black River Board of Education will begin eliminating high school bus transport Monday as part of balancing the 1982 budget. Superintendent Stanley Searing noted districts with no injuries and increased attendance where students carpooled. He warned of initial scheduling issues and announced access at each school for help, plus involvement of sheriff's departments to manage student drivers. A transportation committee including Searing and board members was formed to study building reorganizations for further savings.
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Spencer
Black River Board of Education
Stanley Searing
Searing
Sheriff's Departments
John Nesbett
Huntington Township
Donald Wandel
Sullivan
Albert Jeffery
Homerville
Lois Nixon
David Oberholtzer
Board of Education
Auxiliary bishop Rev Pevec named to Cleveland Diocese
Rev A Edward Pevec, longtime Elyria church associate, is appointed auxiliary bishop of the Cleveland Diocese by Pope John Paul II. At 57, he will serve as vicar for the eastern region covering Lake and Geauga counties and far eastern Cuyahoga. He praised the Holy Spirit and said he hopes to share the fullness of the priesthood, with prior posts including Borromeo College Seminary head, St Mary and St Vitus parishes, and Borromeo Seminary High School founder.
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A. Edward Pevec
St. Mary Church
Elyria
Cleveland Catholic
John Paul II
Cleveland
Pevec
Borromeo College Seminary
Wickliff
Anthony M. Pilla
Lake and Geauga
Cuyahoga County
Borromeo Seminary High School
St Vitus Catholic Church
Cathedral Latin
Sacred Heart Seminary
Detroit
St. Mary Seminary
John Carroll University
Western Reserve Unversity
Oberlin gas rate hearing draws vocal residents
Oberlin public utilities officials heard concerns at a Columbia Gas rate hearing attended by fewer than 10 residents. The two step increase targets the base rate with higher percentage hikes for low gas users while peak recovery costs remain outside local control.
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Oberlin
Columbia Gas Co
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
Columbia Gas
Jack Baumann
PAC
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