Free Sesame Street and Mr Rogers for Ohio schools
Ohio public schools will receive free basic educational television from WVIZ Channel 25 under new state legislation Gov Rhodes signed this month. In Lorain County the measure could save districts over 50000 dollars annually, though some services may incur charges later. WVIZ will also offer videotape duplication, equipment loans, and workshops to support classroom programming across northern Ohio.
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Cleveland
Lorain
Cuyahoga County
Wviz-Tv
Channel 25
Basic
Ohio
Betty Cope
WVIZ
Rhodes
Lorain County
Sandusky
Conneaut
Ohio Educational Television Network
Seniors urge city to subsidize Elyria taxi service
More than 66 seniors including some blind and mobility challenged asked Elyria city council to back a Lorain County Transit Board plan for subsidized 50 cent rides in Yellow Cab taxis. The city would front about 198000 in 1980 to start by 1981, with later reimbursements from the Urban Mass Transit Administration after guaranteeing local funds.
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Elyria City
Elyria Yellow Cab Co
Allan Bell
Transit Board
Urban Mass Transit Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
Bell
FOP Approves New Contract Amid Minor Language Issues
Elyria police officers, via FOP Lodge 30, approve a contract proposal with the city despite minor language problems to be resolved. The plan hinges on federal and state transit funding to cover most costs, with city subsidies and rider numbers affecting the final figure. A seven member financing committee will report back to council in 60 days, with public support sought at the next meeting.
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Elyria
Fraternal Order of Police
FOP
Lodge 30
Gerald Conrad
Bell
Transit Board
Marguerite E Bowman
Kipton farmer loses 4500 straw bales to fire arson suspected
Kipton farmer Ralph Frabotta reported 4500 straw bales worth about 4500 to 5000 burned in a field near Route 303 early today. Neighbors called at 5 am, and fire department officials said arson is possible though the exact cause was not yet determined.
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Kipton
Ralph Frahotta
Rt. 303
Ripton
Frabotta
Ralph Frabotta
Dave Zapotosky
Avon Lake Sheffield Lake paramedic levy delayed for county plan
A Lorain County group delays a proposed countywide paramedic levy until next June seeking a reciprocity agreement between Avon Lake and Sheffield Lake and the county. Each city already approved separate levies supporting its own paramedic squad, Avon Lake since 1977 and Sheffield since 1978.
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Avon Lake
Sheffield Lake
Paramedic Development Committee
Lorain County
Fire Department
Thomas O'Neil
Lorain Community Hospital
Sheffield
Gas station gym training ground for little Korbuts
Amherst reports Karen Kauk operates a gymnastics school from the rear of a Leavitt Road gas station for girls ages 5 to 15. She plans a Vermilion move to a larger studio with improved facilities, aiming to expand to boys' gymnastics and host more tournaments.
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Little Korbuts
Amherst
Karen Kauk
Olga Korbut
Leavitt Road
Russia
Ms. Kauk
Lorain
Bay
Korbut
Sunnyside Drive
Vermilion
Olga
Kauk
Goldberg hearing postponed again in Cleveland bankruptcy case
A scheduled bankruptcy hearing for Meyer Goldberg and related Lorain County grocery chains was postponed in US District Court. No reason was given, and creditors' attorney Joseph L. Newman continues to probe for hidden assets while tying Goldberg and his wife’s personal assets to the case. The matter could stretch for months or years.
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Cleveland
Meyer Goldberg
Lorain County
Goldberg
Joseph L. Newman
Lorain
Goldbergs
MREA May Strike If Appeal Denied Over Bargaining Rights
The Murray Ridge Education Association filed an appeal with the Ohio Supreme Court to overturn a appellate ruling denying court ordered recognition to negotiate with the Lorain County Board of Mental Retardation. A potential strike was raised at a August 29 meeting at Elyria Holiday Inn.
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Murray Ridge Education Association
MREA
Ohio Supreme Court
Lorain County
Board of
Mary Louise Gamellin
Elyria Holiday Inn
Ellen Payner
Murray Ridge
169 Board
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Ninth District Court of Appeals
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