Blue Cross seeks steep rate hikes for non group plans
Blue Cross of Northeast Ohio requests up to 98.8 percent rate increases for non group subscribers affecting 166,368 contracts across 11 counties. One person deluxe coverage would rise from 16.16 to 32.12 monthly. family deluxe from 35.91 to 71.38. Medicare and student rates also rise. Ohio Department of Insurance schedules public hearing in January in Cleveland.
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Lorain-Medina County
Ohio Insurance Department
Lorain
Medina Counties
Vernon Burt
William Petersen
Ohio Department of Insurance
Cleveland
Salvation Army kettles see record coin influx yet donations lag
Salvation Army collectors report unusually large coins during the kettle drive but totals trail last year by about 3600 cents. Capt. Gary Long cites busy shoppers rushing by and a weekend dip in giving as causes. Nine locations now host volunteers, up from five, with food and toy drives maintaining momentum despite lower cash donations.
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Salvation Army
Midway Mall
ARMY
Gary Long
Ohio board urges temporary curb on unvoted real estate tax hikes
Charles Lopeman chair of the state Board of Tax Appeals asked today for temporary rules blocking real estate tax increases without voter approval through 1977 in 30 Ohio counties including Lorain Cuyahoga Erie and Huron The move aims to allow a constitutional amendment to ban unvoted increases in all 88 counties and to save taxpayers over 200 million while allowing local governments to seek voter consent for any extra revenue.
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Charles 8. Lopeman
State Board of Tax Appeals
Ohio
Lorain
Cuyahoga
Erie
Huron
Lopeman
Aj P.m
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Board of Tax Appeals
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court
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Lucas
Lake
Stark and Clark
Belmont
Brown
Crawford
Fayette
Highland
Jefferson
Morgan
Muskingum
Ottawa
Portage
Warren
Williams
Carroll
Champaign
Fairheld
Logan
Marion
Medina
Miami
Ross
Union
Wyandot
New county rates higher for most in Lorain County
Lorain County residents will face higher taxes next year as the countywide average mill rate rises to 54.04 from 51.80. Elyria and Lorain see rates at 49.60 and 46.50 respectively, with Wellington School District posting the largest levy-driven increase to 68 mills. Oberlin edges up to 63.30 mills, and a 1 mill children’s levy plus 0.2 mill TB clinic levy are noted.
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Lorain County
Juan A Pijar
Elyria
Lorain
Wellington
Pittsfield
Oberlin’s
Pijor
TB Board
Faith the Great Dane recovers after six weeks of care
Faith, a Great Dane found Dec 3 in Seattle near death, has regained health after six weeks of treatment by Dr. Thomas Gornall. The dog, once skeletal and unable to eat, now shows a willing appetite and a bright spark in her eyes. Adoption offers from the West have arrived, but a new family has not yet been chosen.
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Faith
Thomas Gornall
Seattle
Gornall
West
Senate weighs Angola rule for covert aid ban
The Senate met in a closed session to discuss U S involvement in Angola as a foreign relations subcommittee approved a bill to halt all secret military aid and push for withdrawal of Cuban and foreign troops. Moynihan urged open aid while warning Africa nears decolonization.
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Washington
Vietnam
Subcommittee
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Danel
U.S
Angola
Congress
Humphrey
Ford
White House
CIA
State Department
Africa
Kellogg named temporary Elyria safety service director
Former Elyria safety service director Dale C. Kellogg, 63, will fill the post for the first two months of Mayor-elect Marguerite Bowman’s term, with Fire Chief Lyle C. Scott slated to take duties March 1. Kellogg, a Norwalk native and former Bendix employee, resumes the role amid pension and longevity pay questions, while Bowman lauds his city government experience and knowledge of daily operations.
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Elyria Safety-Service
Dale C. Kellogg
Marguerite E. Bowman
Kellogg
Lyle C. Scott
Leaington Ave
Bendix Corp
Norwalk
Bendix
Bowman
Provisions scarce as salt vessel seized near Norfolk harbor
Royal Governor Dunmore sees provisions thin aboard British ships crowded with troops. Patriot riflemen patrol the harbor capture a vessel carrying 5000 pounds of salt to the British, worsening shortages and tensions in Norfolk on December 17.
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Norfolk
Royal
Lord Dunmore
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