Amtrak station site eyed for Elyria near Malcolm Manor
Amtrak officials inspected Malcolm Manor at Cleveland Street and Gulf Road and the old Penn Central freight station off E Bridge Street as the likely site for a new Elyria station. City leaders noted the final site choice rests with the city, with plans for a Boston Chicago line opening next fall. Trains would run daily, with eastbound departures around 6:16 pm and westbound around 7:00 pm, reaching New York and Boston the next day and Chicago by noon.
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Singing Christmas Tree Sainted by Five Choirs at CUMC
Five area church choirs present a Singing Christmas Tree at Community United Methodist Church on 600 N Abbe Rd tonight at 7. The 4 foot tree seats 60 and the public may sing carols. Choir warmup occurred Sunday in below freezing weather. Program details on Page 28.
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Community United Methodist Church
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Community Church
Showalter backs hands off task force for schools
Elyria Superintendent Thomas Showalter urged a free rein, forming a task force to study district operations after sharp criticism from state auditor-elect Thomas Ferguson. He argued the group would independently examine administration, finances, and services to steer a leaner, more efficient district.
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Elyria
Thomas Showalter
Showalter
Thomas Ferguson
Ferguson
Im Ferguson
Ford and Tappan announce large Lorain layoffs
Ford Motor Co Lorain Assembly will furlough 3 075 hourly workers on Mercury Montego and Ford Torino lines for four weeks starting mid January with 4 weeks January 13 20 February 3 and March 3 while 761 salaried staff and Econoline line workers remain unaffected Tappan Air Conditioning Lorain plant will lay off 93 hourly employees for an indefinite period reducing hourly staff to 362 pending demand recovery Nationally Ford plans plant reductions totaling 48 700 hourly workers across 17 plants and Chrysler lays off 450 workers at two Dayton plants as auto sales slump
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Lorain
Ford
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Avon Lake
Elyria
Tappan
David W. Schrempf
Environmental Products Group
G. Schrempf
Schrempf
Tappan Co
North American
Maumee
Fairfax
Chroans
Chrysler Corp
Dayton
Chrisher
Burglars Pose as Movers Clean Out Lorain Man’s Home
Jimmy Wade's house at 1771 Reid Ave was robbed of almost $4,000 in appliances and furniture. Police say burglars used a rental truck and posed as moving men to remove stove, fridge, freezer, table and chairs, dressers, bedroom sets, a TV, and other items, while Wade was away.
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Jimmy Wade
Lorsis
C-T Pote
Lorain
Sela
Toc
Wade
Detroit
Poogie
Rockefeller Confirmed as Vice President in Senate Vote
Nelson Rockefeller was sworn in as the 41st vice president after a 287 128 House vote. He is seen as potentially the most active VP in history, with a key role in Ford's economic program and domestic policy. Analysts foresee him as Ford’s chief salesman to Congress and the public, a full working partner guiding inflation, recession, and related reforms. TURN TO PAGE 4 COL 3.
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UPI
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Ford
House
Rockefeller
U.S
White House
Congress
New York
Gilligan demands gas cut explanation in Ohio
Columbus dispatch reports Gilligan asks officials of the Columbia Gas System to explain why severe natural gas cutbacks are planned for central and western areas. He notes prior assurances last summer that winter supplies would be adequate and urges immediate clarification to address rising consumer costs.
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Jobn
Gallan
Columbia Gas System
Imbusines Central and Western
Hic Gillan
Gillan
Colamina Gas System
Esa
Eneres Criss
Allan
Ted Piovi
Conwemer
Gillean
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