Downtown Elyria Eyes Big Retailer for Broad Street
Downtown Elyria seeks a major department store to revive Broad Street with hoped for parking decks and lots nearby. Lorain County planners cite loss of C. H. Merthe Co as a key traffic drop, noting competition from malls and limited downtown parking. The city envisions a multi story building on cleared land as a possible new facility.
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Agnew says White House ordered resignation driven by threat
Former vice president Spiro Agnew claims he resigned on October 10 1973 to avoid assassination orders from the White House. He disclosed a memo reporting a veiled threat tied to Nixon aide Haig and the Watergate era. Agnew discussed his unpublished book Go Quietly Or Else and said he feared for his life regardless of Haig's exact motives. Weather details and page cue noted.
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Downtown Elyria retail struggle cited amid parking and competitive stores
Business leaders blame weak store traffic and parking for Elyria’s Broad Street, noting 1972 to 1977 downtown volume rose 77 percent while overall costs outpaced inflation. Critics call for aggressive merchandising and a more service oriented shop like Taylor’s to revive downtown trade.
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Krokodil and ELYRIA HIGH in three-part series
Adrian B. Karmazyn comments on the Soviet era satire Krokodil in Sunday Scene. Elyria High reports losing two top coaches in two years due to conflicts with the athletic director as CT sports writer Joe Klinec launches a three part series on the EHS athletic department today.
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Workshop for the sightless trains handicapped workers
SKILLS WORKSHOP a division of the Center for the Sightless has operated since 1956 without public funds. It functions as a private business contracting with local industries for secondary machine work assembly and packing. Located at 320 Oberlin Road it earned about a quarter of a million dollars in a year.
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