Concrete firms fined for fixing prices in Lorain County
A federal court fined six concrete firms and eight executives more than 204000 with deferred amounts. West Side Lumber and Concrete Company and George F. Persons faced suspended jail terms. Other defendants included White-Ready Mix Concrete Co. Donald Dettore, Terminal Ready Mix Corp. Sam Falbo Jr. Balsam Corp. Samuel Wells. Buckeye Concrete Co. Consumers Builders Supply and Medina Supply Co. faced deferred sums as part of criminal price fixing indictments under the Sherman Act.
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Lorain County
Thomas Lambros
Lambros
West Side Lumber and Concrete Company
Elyria
George F. Persons
West Side
Justice Department
Donald Dettore
Westlake
Donald R. Johnson
Buckeye
North Olmsted
Consumers Builders Supply
Lorain
Bara to donate half of $5,000 state pay raise
State Representative-elect John V. Bara of Elyria says he will give about 14 percent of his 28.6 percent legislative pay raise to churches, charities and possibly schools in the 54th District and across Ohio to set an example amid inflation. He defends the raise as fair pay after four years without increases and cites other public sector gains and presidential actions. Bara faults Carter administration policies and energy decisions while criticizing federal aid threats to Ohio.
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Consolidated Edison Co
New York City
Westchester County
CONED
Manhattan
Washington
Energy
James Schlesinger
OPEC
United States
Schlesinger
John V. Bara
Delyria
Bara
Anthony Webner II
General Assembly
Carter
Jimmy Carter
Tye
White House
Ohio
Cleveland Mayor Threatens Mass Layoffs Triggering Strike Talk
In Cleveland, Mayor Dennis Kucinich moves to lay off 3,500 municipal workers, including half the police and fire forces, to avert bankruptcy. Union leaders vow court action if the austerity plan endangers public safety, while the city default deepens amid contest over a tax boost and potential state intervention.
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Cleveland
UPI
Dennis Kucinich
William McNea
Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association
Jack Gannon
Firefighters Union
McNea
Gannon
Kueinich
Kucinich
Out-of-court settlement sought in Kent State shooting suit
In Columbus the state Controlling Board was asked for 675000 dollars to settle the Kent State University shooting case. The request covers damages and legal fees for plaintiffs as opening arguments in the trial proceed in U S District Court. Defendants include Gov Rhodes and several National Guard officers and personnel.
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Cleveland
UPI
Columbus
Kent State University
U.S. District Court
William Thomas
Robert Howarth Jr
Howarth
Allison Krause
Pittsburgh
Sandra Scheuer
Youngstown
William Schroeder
Lorain
Jeffery Miller
Plain City
N.Y
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Sylvester M. DelCorso
Robert M. Canterbury
Ohio National Guard
Ford recalls 15000 vehicles over steering part defect
Ford Motor Co says up to 15,000 vehicles may be recalled for replacement of a defective steering part. Affected models include LTD II Thunderbird Cougar Cougar XR7 Ranchero Econoline with power steering and 302 or 351 engines built since Nov 27. Parts from an unidentified supplier. non Ford shafts not impacted. Plants in Lorain Chicago and Ontario involved.
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Ford Motor Co
Ford
Lorain
Chicago
Ontario
Canada
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Santa Claus
Santa
Benjamin Pennington
Cinda Pennington
Benjamin
Gene Krebs
White-Ready Mix Concrete Co
North Ridgeville
Sam Falbo, Jr
Amherst
Balsam Corp
Sheffield
Samuel B. Wells
Balsam
Buckeye Concrete Co
Cleveland Builders Supply Co. of
Medina Supply Co
Medina
Consumers Builders
United Press
Sohio
Chuck Partridge
Partridge
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Saudi Arabia
Abu Dhabi
Satur
Carter Bara
Glen Miller
C-T
Cleveland Trust
Fire
Farm
KSU
Robert Penick
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