Black police cadet plan faces strong opposition in Elyria
About 40 members of Elyria’s black community opposed Rev. William Morgan’s proposal to form a 70 member police cadet force of young blacks by June. The plan, funded by private and city sources, drew a unanimous rebuke from a meeting at the Elyria Neighborhood Center led by local civil rights leaders who accused Morgan of misrepresenting community support.
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Alemplingt
Elyna
William Morgan
Marguerite Bowman
Iton
Council
Public Safety and Environment Committee
Elyria
Morgan
Isaac Chapman
Elyria Naacp
George Hodge
Western Feights Improvement Association
Reginald Winbush
Wilbur Lowe
Oliver Jones
Thelma Adams
R.J. Gordon
Leo Bullocks Chapman
Hodge
Western Heights Improvement Association
Chapman
Laram County
Bay family describes terror trip and fatal Florida shooting
Police recount a violent spree by Curtis Pearson beginning with the fatal shooting of used car lot owner Curtis Fallon, 58, and wounding two others. He then killed George Quarles, 44, and wounded more in a wig shop, wounded others at a private residence, kidnapped three women at a drive-in liquor store, and commandeered their car. Pearson claimed seven Florida deaths, was wounded in Cordele, then robbed a service station in Pinehurst before a fatal standoff. A hostage escaped. Pearson showed no remorse and sniffed cocaine.
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Curtis Fallon
George Quarles
Pearson
Anita Jacobs
Sharon Cockfield
Susie Critton
Jacksonville
Florida
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Charles McMichen
Cordele
McMichen
Pinehurst
Sta
New Penney store opens at Sandusky Mall
The 140000 square foot J C Penney will open Wednesday off Rt 250 and Hull Road between Norwalk and Sandusky. Downtown Sandusky Penney closed Saturday and manager William C. Taylor will direct the mall store. The new unit emphasizes one stop shopping with open floor merchandising, a 200 associate staff, and hours 9:30 to 9:30 daily. Grand opening at 9:15 a.m. includes promotions and a sports figure visit.
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J.C. Penney
Sandusky Mall
Rs. 250
Hull Road
Norwalk
Sandusky
Penney
William C. Taylor
Taylor
Rt. 250
C-T
Penneys
Gene Krebs
Indictments rise in Ohio motor vehicle shortages
The growing scandal at Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles widens with new indictments totaling six charged. Keller and Marsh a cases show shortages over 1.1 million with warnings ignored. Willard White remains missing as deputy registrar probes continue. Eddie Goodwin and Kenneth Gallatin face sentencing and trial dates.
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Ohio
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Chronicle-Telegram
James A. Rhodes
Ohio State Highway Patrol
State Pole
Willard White
Oak Harbor
Ottawa County
White
Elyria
Marsha
Broad Street
Eddie Goodwin
Kenneth Gallatin
Oberlin City
Backlog of new telephone orders grows during Elyria strike
The Elyria Telephone Co strike by Communications Workers of America Local 4485 began April 2 over a wage dispute. Supervisors handle switch boards as new orders pile up, with 15 to 50 daily calls. Installations proceed only for emergencies or if a line already exists. The business office remains closed, though customers call to place orders.
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Elyria Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America Local 4485
James Thompson
Chronicle-Telegram
Thompson
New Arbitration Push Expands Consumer Complaint Reach
The Bureau broadens its complaint handling with an arbitration program spanning about 100 cities, aided by volunteer action lines. McGuire notes complaints rose first in middle America, with most early growth on coasts, while demographic patterns show educated, managerial adults leading actions. The Wisconsin Office of Consumer Protection tallies dramatic increases in complaints and recoveries from 1971 to 1975, with automobiles and home repairs as top fault lines. mail order firms and autos dominate 1975 figures.
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McGuire
Middle America
Office of Consumer Protection
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Bob Tuttle
National Council of Better Business Bureaus
Tule
Tuttle
Office of Consumer Affairs
Better Business Bureaus
Grain Prices at Lorain County Market Closing
Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association reports yesterday's market close with wheat at 2.20 per bushel shelled corn 2.49 oats 1.40 and soybeans 4.40. Elyria mailing address 44035 lists daily 1 cent Sunday 25 cents.
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Lorain County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, Inc
Elyria
Ohio
Lorait County Printing & Publishing Co Carer
Malin Vite States
Corain
Ceverend
Wall Street Opens Lower Amid Inflation Fears
Prices opened lower on the New York Stock Exchange as profit taking and rising interest rate fears weighed on markets. The Dow fell about 2.5 points to 999.66 after a mixed week with a 20.23 point gain previously. turnover reached roughly 480000 shares as 166 issues declined and 191 advanced amid concerns over the money supply and rising commodity prices.
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New York
UPI
New York Stock Exchange
Toyota eyes U S factory plans loom in Tokyo reports
Tokyo sources say Toyota and Nissan consider U S plants to counter Volkswagen entry. Toyota may build 20 000 cars yearly. Nissan targets middle and long term. Toyota led US passenger car exports last year with 260 000 units amid VW and Nissan 250 000 figures. Prices: Rabbit 3500 3700 dollars, Corolla 2900 dollars.
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Tokyo
UPI
Tyota Motor Co
Volkswagen
United States
Toyota
U.S
Nissan
Tokyo Auto Industry
Weather drops from 61 to 48 in hour long chill
A sharp fall from 61 to 48 degrees between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. led the day’s notable cold snap. Snow flurries were seen in Spencer and Chippewa Lake, with Greenwich, Huron County reporting possible tornado damage though no major destruction occurred. Ohio Farm Bureau notes the cold may spare fruit crops but has already harmed some crops. dry spells allow other planting.
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North Ridgeville
Raymond Diederich
Spencer
Chippewa Lake
Huron County
Greenwich
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
C. William Swank
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A-6 Chronicle
Lorain County
Lorain
Young Ministers Navigating Committee For the Poor
Lieve Morgan
Tion
George Griffin Jr
Janda
Plad
Kristy
Jodee
Griffin
New Penney
John Fuller
Agriculture and Agribusiness
U.S. Agriculture Department
Ice
Keller
Marsho
Democratic Party
BMW
Bureau
Thayer
Miss Back
Warren County
Fred Wallace
Amercian Telephone and Telegraph Co
Werery Electric
John B. Simpson
Oberlin Ave
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HOVEY
Kaiser Insurance Associates, Inc
Philip 5, Kaiser
Wiliam Comerford
PaUl G. Hovey
W. Plocher
Mid-Ohio Securties Corp
Leroi
Spitzer Park Plaza
Brood
Elric
Wall Street
Toyota Eyes
U.S. Factory
Mobul
Firestone
Bo Biel Amax
Sath Brabh
Am Airlines
AD Ae
Goodyear
Boewage Co
LOF
Sd Kroger
Bae Chessie
Chrysler Cp
MGM
Cin Gas
Vita Hn Mobil Chl
Cin Mila
Bo'nta Monganta
Ora
Coca Cola
Beate Motorola
Col Gas
Nabisco
Chil
Dayton
DuPont
Norfolk
East
Evans
Owen CP
Exxon
Owen Mt L
Pan Amair
Ty Penney
PepsiCo
RCA Corpus
Fe ‘Sears
P Rand
Texaco
Airtha
Uniroyal
de US Steel
Old Tee
Upjohn
Union
Westh el
Whig
White Motoray Woolworth
Slam
Pierre R. Smith
American Machine & Foundry
American Ship Building
American Standard Iy
Bendyx
CPC Internanenal Inc
Dart
Emerson Te Fruehaul
Gaadrich Mh
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Kewanee Industries
Koehring
Lear Siegler
Tel A
National Gypsum
Ohio Edison
Richmond Corp
Searle
G.D
Smucker
Sybron
Teleas Basen
Union Pacific Corp
Victor Comptometer
Woolworth
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