Tax collections fall as city hopes for income boost fade
Elyria faces financial strain after income tax receipts dip nearly $54,000 from December through March. Income Tax Administrator Ted Valassis cites higher unemployment as the cause, undermining officials’ plan to lift multiple departments from deficit. City relied on rising taxes to ease budget gaps.
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Ted Valassis
Elyria
Valassis
Regional Income Tax Agency
RITA
Toxic Tlalnepantla River Threat to Go Up In Flames
Authorities may post no smoking signs along the Tlalnepantla River near Mexico City as water quality nears combustion point due to heavy human and chemical waste. Biochemical engineer Miguel Romero notes the river is highly inflammable and that swimmers could go bald from exposure. Additional alarming anecdotes include a child losing hair while drying after a dip.
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UPI
Tlalnepantla
Miguel Romero
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Weather: showers likely tonight and tomorrow with mild temperatures
Wet forecast with showers and thundershowers, mild overall. Lows in the 50s tonight and highs in the 70s tomorrow. Rain chances around 60 to 70 percent, with light easterly winds. Sunrise and sunset noted. yesterday's high near 80 and low around 52. Details on page.
Ohio AG Declines Action Over Oberlin Garage Allegations
Ohio Attorney General Mary Ann Gall rules the Oberlin garage allegations against former superintendent James E. Corcoran insufficient for court. BBM chief Wilkens weighs state patrol review as DOT and BBM probe possible recovery of misused state resources from 316 Oxford Ave Elyria.
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State Highway Dept
Ohio Attorney General
State Patrol
William Wilkens
Ohio Bureau of Budget and Management
BBM
Wilkens
James E. Corcoran
Mary Ann Gall
Corcoran
Oxford Ave
Elyria
Frank R. Blackstone
Blackstone
Lorain County
Joseph R. Grunda
Grunda
Ohio Department of Transportation
DOT
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Arab unrest erupts as Israeli troops clash with crowds in West Bank
In Jerusalem protests injure three soldiers during rock throwing by Arab schoolgirls. In Nablus troops disperse crowds, beat a youth, and drive a truck through the town as women scream. Tulkarem faces detentions and curfew as a Jericho march inflames West Bank unrest amid calls to widen settlements. News notes a Boston Marathon winner and a Wisconsin runner finishing, with sports page reference.
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Tulkarem
West Bank
Jericho
Border Patrol
Jerusalem
Flower Gate
Land of Israel
Jordan
Middle East
Nablus
Jenin
Glasses price study sparks FTC hearings on advertising
The FTC reports large markups on eyeglass frames and lenses and broad state restrictions on advertising by optometrists ophthalmologists and retailers. hearings are set across the country in Cleveland June 21 to 25 with testimony sought from consumers doctors and others by May 10.
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Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Cleveland
Ninth St
Nate
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