Elyria schools enter new era with levy and state funding
In 1971 Elyria schools face major changes including passage of a 4.5 mill operating levy after four failed attempts, a new state income tax funding boost estimated at 720000, and the opening of Erie Elementary with Westwood Junior High nearing completion. District redraw ends Wilkes Villa clash as state board ultimatum settles district lines.
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Elyria City
Erie
Westwood
Elyria West Senior
Wilkes Villa
State Board
Elyria
Ohio Assembly
Thomas L. Showalter
Dear Moses Moore Appeals for Christmas Cards from Ohio Pen inmates
A reader named Moses Moore writes from Ohio State Penitentiary thanking Russ Davies for his Christmas outreach. He notes his white, seven year confinement nearing age 31, and praises anonymous Elyria donors who sent cards and boxes. A long inmate list follows, with requests for outside gifts and potential future acknowledgment by the donor.
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Russ Davies
Ohio Penitentiary
Darrel Cassidy
Moses
Moses Moore
P.O
Columbus
Ohio
Billy Joe Schaffer
Mike Dunaway
Ronald Pianisek
Robert Williams
William Howze
Clitas A Moorehead
Robert L. Pruett
Terry L. Staten
James Wilson
Leroy Clarke
William Q. Liddie
Ernest Borders
Walter Thomas Elliott
Wayne Raney
Alan Young
Lester Eubanks
Arnold Hightland
Howard Cliff
William Bradley
Kenneth B. White
Raymond Kassow
Posteal Naskey
Charles Broadway
Ivory Reed
Joseph McDonald
Gene Duling
Jim Crampton
James Bryson
Everett Mays
William Banks
J.P. Berry
Richard L. Tingler Jr
John C. McClellan
John L. Leigh
Elyria woman dies from fire ruled accidental
The death of 61 year old Oweneth L. Nolan from burns suffered in a Sunday night Elyria home fire was ruled accidental. Deputy Coroner Richard Buchanan cited a combination of careless cigarette use and lighting a cigarette while drowsy as the cause. The incident occurred at 134 Pinewood Drive in a $30,000 tri level home, with damage estimated at $50 to the structure and $650 to contents. Nolan, who worked as a team supervisor at Cleveland Air Traffic Control Center in Oberlin, died after being hospitalized following the blaze.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Richard
Buchanan Oweneth L. Nolan
Pinewood Dr
Floyd 5
Rumph
Nolan
Buchanan
Miss Nolan
Cleveland Air Traffic Control Center
Oberlin
Ohio nonpublic school rolls drop 23 percent in five years
State Superintendent Martin W. Essex reports Ohio nonpublic elementary and secondary schools enrolled 291,703 students this year, down from 334,420 last year and 377,422 in 1967-68. Public enrollment holds around 2.4 million as nonpublic buildings fall from 866 to 788 in five years. Catholic schools enroll 276,911, a decline not fully stated.
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Ohio
Martin W. Essex
Essex
School enrollments dip across private and religious systems
In 1967-68 private schools enrolled 6,564 students, now 6,226. Lutheran schools drop from 5,548 to 4,595 in five years. Christian schools fall from 1,590 to 1,231. Seventh Day Adventist schools total 1,273 this year, down from 1,490 five years earlier. Jewish schools rise to 1,089 from 1,061 while Baptist, Episcopal, and Quaker enrollments decline.
Delinquents boost Elyria income tax receipts in 1971
Elyria city income tax revenues for 1971 rose sharply over 1970 due to stricter collection procedures and not major economic growth. From December 1970 through November 1971, receipts reached 2,414,457, up from 1,847,956 for the prior period. Tax administrator Ted Valassis cited delinquent collections from 1969 and 1970 as a key factor, noting more taxpayers are being located and collected. Councilman Fauver agreed that improved enforcement and reporting drive the rise, and warned such gains may taper off as economic growth is not the primary driver.
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Elyria
Ted Valassis
Valassis
Scribner L. Fauver
Fauver
Fire damages area home in Fitchville
Fire gutted a house owned by Thor Chandler on River Road Fitchville with gas furnace leak cited as cause. New London volunteers battled the blaze from 1 p m to 3 p m. no one was home during the incident.
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New London
Thor Chandler
River Road
Fitchville
al Walters
Last toys to be handed out tonight by Salvation Army
The Salvation Army and the Chronicle Telegram conclude the Not-Forgotten Box drive with 2481 toy gifts collected for Lorain County families. Captain Willis Muir notes demand was higher than ever while more toys and food reached larger families. Volunteers unwind and thank Lorain Countians for Christmas aid.
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Salvation Army
R. Willis Muir
Chronicle-Telegram
Capt. Willis
Free coffee for drivers on New Year’s Eve on turnpike
The Ohio Turnpike Commission and its service plaza restaurants will offer a free all you can drink coffee break from 10 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday during the New Year celebration. Eight Gladieux and eight Howard Johnson restaurants participate. Allan V. Johnson cautions patrols will check for intoxicated drivers to remove them from the turnpike.
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Ohio Turnpike Commission
Service Plaza
Howard Johnson
Allan V. Johnson
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Elyria parochial schools survive funding crisis
Elyria parochial schools faced near bankruptcy in 1971 after a Supreme Court funding clash and tuition hikes. The Ohio Legislature later approved direct grants to parents, sustaining enrollment with community support. Diocesan leaders praised the turnover as a turning point for Catholic education.
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Elyria
United States Supreme Court
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Ohio
American Civil Liberties Union
Tendent
Dobos
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Jaycee Chronicle-Telegram
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