Ohio Road Project Slowed as Interstate Finish Delayed
Ohio plans to complete its interstate system by 1980, three years later than prior forecasts. Highway Director J Phillip Ridley cites Washington funding delays and the need to finish major urban connections as the toughest remaining work. The state has 1,409 of 1,570 miles open, with Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus hosting the final projects.
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Columbus
Ohio
J. Phillip Richley
Washington
Oklahoma
Maryland
Arkansas
Nebraska
Oregon
Ridley
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Youngstown
Dayton
Bridgeport
Richley
Highway Department
Ridhley
Ohio Department of Transportation
Oberlin weighs cable TV costs and ownership options
Oberlin council studies a 34 page interim report showing initial cable investment of 590000 with subscriber fees of 5 to 7 dollars a month. The report, prepared by a 13 member committee, weighs public versus private ownership and notes FCC rules limit distant signals. It cites local origination value and college programming as key benefits for Oberlin.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Federal Communications Commission
Thomas Dalton
FCC
Elyria Memorial 1971 Costs Below National Average
Elyria Memorial Hospital posted lower per day costs and shorter stays in 1971 than the national averages. The facility spent less on payroll growth and occupancy reached 92.8 percent with a high birth total of 1 717, a peak only matched in 1957.
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Elyria Memorial
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Robert Olesen
American Hospital Association
AHA
Olesen
Lorain County mental health board drops levy from ballot
The Lorain County mental health board abandons its 0.3 mill levy plan, leaving only the 0.75 mill mental retardation levy for Murray Ridge School voters. Board chair Sanford Slutzker cites voter confusion from similar names as the reason to back one levy. Commissioners expected to approve at tomorrow's meeting.
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Mental Health Board
Lorain County Mental Health Board
Sanford Slutzker
Lorain County
Murray Ridge Road
Slutzker
Board of Mental Retardation
Murray Ridge
Board of Mental Health and Retardation
Nord Guidance Center
Eaton Township seeks attorney over Hastings junkyard dispute
Trustees decided to hire external legal counsel to pursue criminal or civil action against junkyard operator Robert Hastings amid protests by about 20 residents. They consider an injunction as options while noting zoning issues and past ineffective injunctions. Hastings plans to move his operation along Rt 37 near Grafton, drawing complaints of debris and unsafe conditions on roads.
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Eaton Township
Robert Hastings
Hastings
Rt. 37
Grafton
William S. Sabol
Sabol
Rt. 57
Ohio State Patrol
Lorain County
Ohio Legion chief urges Viet vet bonus at Elyria installation
Galen J. Houser, Ohio American Legion commander, told an Elyria Post 12 installation crowd that Vietnam veterans deserve a bonus like those from prior wars. He urged hospital care and rehabilitation, urged visiting hospitalized veterans, and opposed wholesale amnesty for draft evaders.
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Ohio Legion
Galen J. Houser
Ohio
American Legion
Houser
Armed Forces
Lorain County Airport Considers Mercury Vapor Hangar Lights
Regional airport authorities studied two lighting plans for hangars at Lorain County Regional Airport. Ohio Edison offered to install two mercury vapor lights costing about 15 dollars monthly, versus 58 dollars for the original three-light plan. The authority deferred action and discussed runway light controls and hangar completion dates amid construction delays.
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Lorain County
Airport Authority
Ohio Edison
Paul J. Minnillo
Authority
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