Ridge Tool doubles expansion spending in Elyria upgrade
Ridge Tool plans to invest well over 2 million dollars to remodel 400 Clark Street for office and engineering use, aiming to keep all operations in Elyria and preserve 1000 jobs. Phase one adds a 30,000 square foot engineering facility with a model shop, while overall work targets 160,000 square feet and a completed project by 1985. Emerson Electric consolidates Harris Calorific, moving manufacturing to Georgia and merging with Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Ridge Tool
Clark Street
Robert W. Staley
Clark St
Staley
Westlake
Harris Calorific
Cleveland
Emerson Electric
Ridge
Harris
Harris Manufacturing
Georgia
Lottery ticket surge floods Elyria as computer crashes
Darlene and Terry Aikman at Larry's Wine Shop in Elyria sold Ohio Lottery tickets amid a Friday computer outage. Officials blamed the overload from a nearly $7 million Ohio Lotto jackpot, with statewide sales near $3 million. Most ticket machines were back online within two hours, but one angry customer reportedly left without his ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Novak
C-T
Darlene
Terry Aikman
Larry
Broad 5 St
Elyria
Terry Altman
Mrs. Altman
Ohio Lottery Commission
Lottery
Harrods blast kills nine, injures thirty five in London
A car bomb exploded at Harrods during lunchtime shopping, killing nine and wounding 35. Police say three officers and three bystanders among the dead, with an IRA link suspected though no claim of responsibility yet. The blast at about 1 20 p.m. sent shoppers fleeing as a warning of Christmas bomb campaigns circulated. Witnesses described the shock as the world ending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Harrods Department
David Powis
Powis
Press Association
Harry Aspey
Weekend Snow Flurries Forecast From Coast Westerly to Northerly Winds
Forecaster notes light snow flurries possible tonight with a low of 12 to 17 degrees. Winds shift from west to north at 10 mph or less. Sunday brings more snow flurries and squalls with a high of 20 to 25 and a 70 percent chance tonight, rising to 90 percent Sunday. Details on page A-3.
Bay man stabbed to death in Bay Village
Five suspects are in custody after the stabbing death of 43 year old Bruce T. Mulgrew whose body was found on a neighbor’s porch on Lake Road. Police say four men were arrested at the scene and a 17 year old was later captured in Westlake. Arraignment in Rocky River Municipal Court is set for Monday at 9 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Village
Bruce T. Mulgrew
Lake Rd
Lake Road
George Stockum
Mulgrew
Peter Gray
Rocky River
Cuyahoga County
Gray
AmShip deal ends Lorain closed yard talks without severance
A six hour meeting produced a tentative AmShip benefits pact for Lorain workers at the closed American Ship Building Co. including vacations pensions and health and life insurance but no severance pay. Union recognition for future owners was dropped. The plan mirrors terms from Chicago and Toledo closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
American Ship Building Co
Jim Unger
Boilermakers Local 358
Unger
Don Pease
Alan Zaleski
AmShip
Tampa
Chicago
Toledo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Amy Richards
Robert Staley
Ridge Tool Co
Albert Carter
Gene Krebs
Altmans
Eddie Hoogenboom
Eddie
Broad St
Darlene Altman
Altman
Harrods
Irish Republican Army
United Auto Workers Local 780
Steve Randolph
Guy Camera
Accent
Editorial
C8 Entertainment
Biatebgamigee
Ridgeview Twin Cinemas
Ridgeview
North Ridgeville
Melanie Havanas
A. Robert and
Olga Havanas
Bennett Dr
Martin Wolk
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!