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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1971
Page
5
The Elyria school levy committee uses the slogan Try it you’ll like it to urge parents to approve two measures at a special election Tuesday. Voters will decide on a 4.5 mill operating levy and a 2 mill capital improvements levy, both additional.
Elyria schools expect $779,578 more state funds under the new income tax bill starting July 1, offsetting concerns over levies. The district will seek a 4.5 mill operating and a 2 mill capital improvements levy in a Tuesday special election to restore kindergarten, expand facilities, and cover deficits while noting state funds are not a full solution.
Elyria politicians banquet chatter reveals Kosma J. Glavas courting Maria Cardasis with a April wedding date. Mayor Reichlin jokes Glavas and Lesnick may wed first. Nearby Grafton notes Councilman Barber's Christmas spending sparking controversy. Clancy Radachi earns a local fame with Alabama band during Orange Bowl buildup.
Rev. Robert W. Donohoe, former Elyria Catholic High School director, argues that Catholic parents deserve freedom to choose schooling amid rising costs. He likens tuition to tax levies, calls for school tax reform, and cites the shift in parochial education from nuns to lay teachers as a core issue. He defends parochial schooling and notes staffing and funding challenges while reflecting on his tenure and decentralization efforts.
Long historical summary notes how Lorain County towns altered names since the early 1800s, tracing the Connecticut Western Reserve settlement, Firelands donations, and the evolution of town identities such as Elyria, Rootstown, Ridgeville, Holbrook, Eaton, Black River, Dover, Lorain, Amherst, Avon, Carlisle, and others. It highlights origins, settlers, and name compromises shaping local geography.
Senate bill seeks federal bene fits up to 350000 for innocent victims of violent crime and 357000 death benefit for public safety officers. The measure would also fund victims of rapes and robberies prosecutable in federal courts and create a Federal Crimes Compensation Board to dispense payments. Costs shared with states via up to 75 percent grants.
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