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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1972
Page
6
Robert Dean Fye 59 an Elyria Ridge Tool executive died at Elyria Memorial Hospital yesterday after sudden illness at his home 183 Overbrook Drive He was vice president at Ridge Tool Company and a longtime area resident Local officials noted his leadership and community involvement.
Multiple obituary notices from Lorain County chronicle list Jose Avila 73 with family survivors and funeral plans, Richard Kokensparger 43 with services. Michael B. of Detroit and Leon Hawley 47 with burial. Abel Wills 66 retired AT and T supervisor. Leon Currier 78 ex Cleveland Quarries. Robert Aungst 50 farmed and served. George Martin 88 Amherst resident with service details.
Obituary notices list new births at Elyria Memorial and relatives of deceased residents. Names include Legg, Wearsch, O Brien, Sanker, Bering, Hamilton, Rank, Yourick, Gaines, Horvath, and Marcum with addresses in Elyria Avon Columbia Station Wakeman Lorain Strongsville and Wellington. Services planned in Oberlin with Camden Cemetery burial.
Lorain moves toward a $4 million shopping center on South Broadway with a 100,000 square foot department store, a 40,000 square foot supermarket drug store, and 25,000 square feet for other tenants. Crescent Center Inc. will develop the project, aided by sewer and runoff controls. Mayor Zahorec allowed the zoning ordinance to become law without his signature.
Lorain Service Director Elio Jacobozzi will present a plan to council to raise water and sewer rates. He cites six months of study and a half million dollar operating deficit at the sewage plant. A $300,000 annual loan payment to the state and higher staffing add to costs. The proposal includes monthly billing instead of quarterly bills and funding for capital improvements.
Traffic Death Watch urges drivers to stay off this list and drive safely. The brief urges caution and safe behavior on the roads.
The final oath of office ceremony for Lorain County officials starting Monday will be Sheriff Vernon M. Smith. The 2 p.m. event at the American Legion Home on Ohio Street will have State Chief Justice C William O Neill administer the oath with Senator Robert Corts as master of ceremonies. Smith’s three grandchildren will attend, and a public reception will follow.
Sheffield Lake resident Edward Roberts, 12, and Sheffield Village's Henry Wynn, 66, were wounded in separate accidental shootings yesterday. Roberts injured while unloading a 12 gauge shotgun in his backyard and Wynn hurt while cleaning a .25 caliber automatic at his home. Both are in fair condition at St Josephs and $4, Joseph Hospital in Lorain.
Ronald Galindo, 22, of 229 Chestnut St., was arrested by Elyria police on six counts from a Lorain County grand jury indictment. Charges include two counts of possession of hallucinogens, two counts of possession for sale, keeping a house for sale and illegal use of a motor vehicle in the sale of drugs. Investigation involved the Metropolitan Enforcement Group MEG, a federally funded undercover narcotics unit.
Lorain resident Lorne Alexander, 32, condemned to life for the 1965 strangulation deaths of his common-law wife Judith Turner and her children, is entitled to a post-conviction hearing. The Ninth District Court of Appeals ordered reconsideration of his post-conviction appeal and urged proper findings of fact or law. The case stems from plea of guilty to three counts of second degree murder and questions whether sentences were to run concurrently, which would affect parole eligibility after 10 years. Alexander killed Turner and the two children in their Lorain home after discovering an unmailed letter in which she confessed love for another man.
Lorain County residents are warned to beware of high pressure door-to-door salesmen despite a new state law that offers a three day return window in some cases. Lawmaker Dennis Shaul outlined loopholes exempting cash sales under 35 dollars and several buyer-initiated or business-placed transactions. He noted common tactics like surveys, free materials, discounted items for testimonials, and post visit calls seeking another evaluation.
North Ridgeville school board member R Daniel Taylor said he would not reveal sources used in allegations against assistant superintendent Anthony V. Rago. The board apologized for Taylor's remarks by a 3 2 vote, and a Chronicle Telegram report noted his earlier hint of disclosing sources in executive session.
Eddie Pollnitz, 23, a Lorain County jail inmate and patient at Elyria Memorial Hospital, has refused to eat since admission after prior acts including swallowing razor blades and spoon handles. X rays show spoon handles in stomach and colon. He remains in good condition but under 24 hour sheriff guard.
Fire Station Number Six at Palm Avenue and 31st Street will be closed to cut costs. Only two men work there and the rescue unit will move to Fire Station Three on Pearl Avenue and 31st Street. The change preserves South Lorain rescue service and uses the old station for storage.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Charles MCCUNE of 417 High Street at Mlyria Memorial Hospital on Christmas Day. A hospital release lists the birth date as December 23.
An 18 year old Castalia resident Roy Martin died in a motorcycle crash on Route 101 early today. He was pronounced dead at Sandusky Memorial Hospital. The accident occurred about 4 am one mile north of the Erie-Sandusky county line when the bike left the road, struck a ditch, rolled several times and landed in a corn field. The road was dry and straight at the site according to Ohio Highway Patrol.
James T. Jones, 23, of 217 Morgan Ave pleaded no contest and was fined 200 dollars plus costs and 30 days in jail with three days credited. remaining sentence suspended by Municipal Judge James P. Horn. Michael H. Popovich, 20, of 134 Dennison St found guilty of hallucinogen offenses, fined 100 dollars plus costs and 15 days in jail with 11 days credited. A square dance is set at Berea Fairgrounds tomorrow evening from 9 to 12 open to the public.
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