Record low December snow totals in North Ridgeville for 30 years
December 1986 brings the lightest snowfall in 30 years with 0.2 inches by Ray Diederich, well below the 8.2 inch average. Historic Decembers show 13.1 inches in 1985 and 25.8 inches in 1962, while 1971 saw 0.5 inches. Diederich notes patterns north of the area with limited snow for skiers, though resorts have man made snow and a white New Year may arrive.
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North Ridgeville
Ray Diederich
Diederich
Youngsters Share New Year Resolutions at Elyria Library
Children from Elyria and nearby towns propose simple promises for the new year. The Ellen Michael library program guides kids to set small goals such as better grades, more exercise, tidier rooms, and fewer interruptions in conversations.
Cavaliers Edge Hawks 107 106 On Rebound Free Throw
Phil Hubbard grabs a crucial rebound and sinks a free throw to lift the Cavaliers over Atlanta 107 106 in a tight basketball finish. Browns playoff tickets top $85 as demand soars. Atlanta Falcons eye Browns offensive coordinator Lindy Infante amid coaching chatter.
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Phil Hubbard
Cavs
Atlanta
Atlanta Falcons
Browns
Lindy Infante
Lorain County College appoints Dr. Marvin M. Anderson to board
Lorain physician Dr. Marvin Moore Anderson, 62, was named to Lorain County Community College Board of Trustees by county commissioners. He will fill the unexpired term of Rev. Joseph C. Step who resigned for health reasons. Trustees Richard Desich and Mabel Ewing were reappointed.
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Elyria
Marvin Moore Anderson
Lorain
Lorain County Community College
Lorain County
St. Joseph Hospital
Dorothy Anderson
LCCC
Anderson
Joseph C. Step
Richard Desich
Mabel Ewing
Local leaders weigh 1987 Lorain County economy link to GM and USX
Elyria's Fisher Guide plant sale and USX Lorain Works status loom over 1987 forecasts. Community leaders warn that GM's Elyria plant, a major employer, heavily influences the area's jobs and economy, with possible workforce cuts even if sold to an auto supplier.
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Fisher Guide
USX Corp
Lorain County
General Motors Corp
Elyria
USX
Lorain
Neal Hubbard
Northern Savings & Loan Co
United Auto Workers
Jack Smith
Pierre R. Smith & Co
Weather forecast and oblique opinion on ship power
The forecast notes tonight’s low mid-20s with mostly cloudy skies and Wednesday’s high mid-30s with partial clouds. A stray line suggests critics of slow fortunes should remember ships no longer rely on wind power.
USX asks delay in hearings on contempt case
Attorneys for USX Corp ask Lorain County judge to postpone the contempt hearing with United Steelworkers Local 1104 for seven days. The move, filed Monday, aims to delay until after year’s start as witnesses are scarce during holidays. The hearing concerns whether Local 1104 blocked a steel pipe shipment from Lorain Works on November 26 amid a long dispute following the August 1 work stoppage.
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Elyria
USX Corp
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Anthony J. DiVenere
Adrian Bedeski
United Steelworkers Local 1104
Lorain Works
Charges Reduced in Avon Lake for Lorain Protest
Fourteen steelworkers faced reduced charges after pleading guilty at Avon Lake Municipal Court for the November clash with police outside the USX Lorain plant. Al Pena and Frank Valenta admitted to obstructing official business, with fines set at 260 dollars and 60 days suspended jail.
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Avon Lake
USX
Lorain
Doug Brill
United Steelworkers
Hoth
Conlene
H Robert Jonson
Economic review of 1986 highlights and oil impact
Otto Schoepfle notes 1986 had few highs beyond a stock surge and low oil inflation. CPI rose 2 percent, unemployment eased to 6.7 percent nationally, 8 percent in Ohio, Lorain County at 107 percent unemployment, oil prices dipped then rose with OPEC cuts. Fed policy eased as Volker era ended.
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OPEC
Ohio
Lorain County
Volker
Federal Reserve Board
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