Oberlin College eyes 8.6 percent hike in tuition and housing
Oberlin College trustees approve a tentative budget projecting an overall 8.6 percent rise in tuition room and board and other expenses for fall 1988. Tuition would rise from 11535 to 12573 dollars, room rates from 1970 to 2138, and food, health, and activity fees would also increase. The plan, developed by Provost Sam Carter, aims to fund high quality education and salary pools, subject to March approval and potential economic changes.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Sam Carter
Oberlin drug probe nets second suspect arrest
Oberlin Police and Lorain County MEG agents arrested Steve Witherspoon, 25, of 7 West Lincoln St, on one count of aggravated trafficking in drugs. He is jailed in the Lorain County Correctional Facility on a 5000 dollar bond. Earlier, Bobby Edwards of 238 Sumner St was charged with possession of drug instruments and illegal possession of a firearm under disability after a search warrant. Edwards’ shotgun case ties to a prior LSD sale to a MEG agent in 1986. Further arrests were not disclosed.
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Oberlin
Lorain County
MEG
Steve Witherspoon
West Lincoln St
James Young Witherspoon
Witherspoon
Young
Sumner Street
Bobby Edwards
Sumner St
Edwards
Wm Edwards
Lorain Democrats fail to agree on City Council rules
Lorain Ohio. A Tuesday caucus with current and newly elected Democratic council members produced no agreement on proposed changes to council rules. Only six members attended and the state open meetings concern limited discussion ahead of a formal vote slated for January 4.
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Lorain
John Rich
City Legal Department
Health Department wins state grant for preventive health
Lorain County Health Department receives a $44,738 Ohio Department of Health grant from the federal Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant. State Rep John V Bara says the funds will fund programs to promote healthy lifestyles and reduce risks from heart disease cancer stroke and accidental injury.
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Elyria
John
Bara
D-Elyria
Ohio
North Ridgeville City Hall
Avon City Hall
Avon
Avon Lake
Commissioners Hearing
Lorain
Lorain County
Department of Health
John V Bara
Lorain safety chief seeks curb on cut-through driving
Lorain Safety Director Richard Yepko has proposed a law to City Council to ban driving through service station lots and other private property at intersections without stopping to use the business. The bill would also bar driving or stopping on public park property not designated as a roadway. The proposal is slated for Monday's council meeting.
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Lorain
Richard Yepko
Alltel to upgrade Elyria 365 customers with digital switch
Elyria 365 customers will receive a call from Alltel's Elyria Telephone Co as they test lines for a new 12 million digital switching system. Beginning operation in Q2 1988, it will serve over 5,600 customers and add call forwarding, call waiting, speed dialing, three way calling, and a malicious call trap. The system uses micro processing chips to auto check lines and software for trouble, alertting maintenance before outages.
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Elyria
Alltel
Elyria Telephone Co
Elyria “365
Work in Grafton stalled by weather
Weather delays curb and sidewalk work on Main Street in downtown Grafton. Allen Bartlett says pours cannot occur until temperatures rise above 42 degrees. Konstruction King Inc has worked since November and subcontracted concrete and asphalt. The downtown revitalization project must finish by end of April 1988.
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Grafton
Main Street
Allen Bartlett
Konstruction
King Ine
North Ridgeville
Bartlett
Konstruction King
88 Spelling Bee practice words book available
The Chronicle-Telegram announces limited copies of Words of the Champions, a practice word book for the 88 Spelling Bee. Copies cost $1 and can be obtained at the C-T switchboard or by contacting Arnold Miller or Steve Fogarty. District and regional final bees are set for next March and April.
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Chronicle-Telegram
C-T
Arnold Miller
Steve Fogarty
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