Oberlin teachers fight proposed Pleasant Elementary cuts
Oberlin educators react to Superintendent Force proposals to close Pleasant Elementary, trim staff, and cut a tutoring program to save 177000 dollars in 1977. OOEA President Francis Baumann says members are upset as non tenure teachers face possible contractions while 15 tutors fear losing their jobs.
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Oberlin
Pleasant
Francis Baumann
Oberlin (Ohio) Education Association
OOEA
Force
Nick Kostis
Cleveland City Faces Suit Over People Mover Plan
Cuyahoga County Commissioner Robert Sweeney moved to file suit in U S District Court against Cleveland's elevated transit project. Commissioner Seth Taft questioned authority to proceed and the panel deferred action, while George Voinovich was absent in Cambridge. In a separate incident, two men were jailed after a high speed six mile chase and shootout. Noble Cobb of Cleveland was wounded and treated, while a Charleston West Virginia resident remained unidentified.
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Cleveland
UPD
Cuyahoga County
Robert Sweeney
U.S. District Court
Taft
Sweeney
People Mover Fight
George Voinovich
Cambridge
Mass
Lincoln Institute of Land Use Policy
UPI
Noble Cobb
Lutheran Medical Center
Charleston. W. Va
Charleston
Cedar Point scraps Michigan battle creek park plans
Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio, said it will terminate plans for a Battle Creek Michigan theme park. The company canceled a 760 acre land purchase deal after failing to meet conditions by extensions to April 30. Original plan aimed for 1978 operation, now uncertain for 1979.
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Sandusky, Ohio
UPI
Cedar Point
Battle Creek
Mich
Robert L. Munger, Jr
Robert L. Munger, Sr
Battle Creek Park
Model home contest winners at 1977 Home Show
Elyria High School students Ed Meissner age 17 and Rick Raden age 17 won first and second in the model home contest held with the 1977 Home Show. Esther Riviera of Southview High School took third and Ed Williams of Brookside High School placed fourth. judging occurred this past week and exhibits were at Higbee's.
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Muai
Elyria High School
Ed Meissner
Charleen Meissner
Colgate St
Rick Raden
Raymond Radea
Stafford Dr
Higbee’s
Anditorem
Esther Riviera
Southview High School
Wiiter
Ed Williams
Brookside High School
Gene Krebs
Norwalk safety forces ratify wage agreement
Norwalk city safety forces ratified a tentative two year wage deal calling for a 15 percent pay increase. The vote by 34 firemen and policemen was not released. Mayor Goodsite noted the package will apply to other employees if adjusted. The package costs about 175000 over two years and relies on a proposed income tax increase to fund it.
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Norwalk
Wayne Goodsite
Goodsite
Vernis George
Fire damages crane at AmShip
An electrical fire in an overhead crane at the American Shipbuilding Co in Lorain yesterday caused about 25 000 dollars in crane damage. Firemen arrived at 3 46 p m and quickly extinguished the blaze, which was confined to the crane cab valued at 30 000 dollars. Investigators tie the fire to an electrical short circuit.
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Lorain
American Shipbuilding Co
Meeting Set for Handicapped Lorain Coalition
The Lorain County Coalition of Handicapped Individuals will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Lorain County Community College to formulate and adopt by laws. The meeting will be in the faculty lounge of the college center building. All handicapped persons and others interested are invited.
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Lorain County
College Center
Igalored
Falls driver escapes injury in rollover crash
Lorain County sheriffs deputies investigated a Thursday morning crash on Sprague Road near Fernwood Drive in Columbia Township. A car driven by six year old motorist Beth A Tehoke of 308 Usher Road Olmsted Falls ran off the road, rolled into a ditch, but she escaped serious injuries.
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Beth A. Tehoke
Usher
Olmsted Falls
Lorain County
Welfare medical costs in Lorain County rise in 1976
Forty one cents of every welfare dollar in Lorain County in 1976 funded medical care for the aged disabled and blind and for ADC children. Total medical benefits costs reached 11,074,514 dollars, up 22 percent from 9,105,673 dollars in 1975, with nursing home and hospital care making up 70 percent of the medical payments.
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Lorain County
Gerard Prinz
County Welfare Department
Welfare Department
Lorain Officials Fly First Class On City Trip
Lorain city officials traveled first class on a March trip funded by community development block grant funds. All but Council Clerk Frank Gall flew first class. total air fare was 3100 dollars with coach fares 57 dollars cheaper per ticket. Participants included Councilmen Thomas Galio and J.P. Smith, Building Inspector Tony Rodexs, Service Director Elio Jacobozzi, and Planning Communns. The Chicago leg aimed to secure funds for a water project, and the Florida leg checked Broward County block grant programs.
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Lorain
Chicago
Florida
Frank Gall
Sandford Pradof
Pradoff
Denise Miller
Cleveland
Gali
Thomas Galio
J.P. Smith
Tony Rodexs
Elio Jacobozzi
Brower
Air luggage size rule heads to effect June first
The Civil Aeronautics Board approves a new rule linking luggage allowance to size rather than weight. First class travelers may bring two pieces up to the size limit free. second class also gets two bags with total dimensions constrained. The rule applies to international carriers and is adopted by CAB after input from eight other nations.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Internati ‘Air Transport Association
United
Tonga
Philippines
Pakistan
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William Force
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Mrs. Baumann
Shirley Johnson
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Seth Taft
Mich. Park
Genie
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Ener
Genie Sales
Westwood
Terain
Ohio
Rts
Alliance Sanorscreams Co
Anc
American Philips Company
Modear
Artoine
Manca Tenme-Volar
Cole
Model
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Hend Young
Crayons
Mikie Sherman
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