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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1973
Page
7
Ohio lowers age of adulthood from 21 to 18 at midnight, extending rights to marry without parental consent sign contracts and hold several jobs while preserving drinking age and some duties. The law also sets 18 as the minimum age for many professions guardian and adoption rules and certain education and public safety provisions remain unchanged.
Cleveland Mayor Perk demanded Metzenbaum withdraw his U S Senate appointment but Gov Gilligan refused, citing a tax dispute over a Louisiana methane plant. Metzenbaum paid IRS claims and defended his finances while facing campaign spending estimates for 1974 and past Senate runs.
Cleveland businessman James D. Nolan a Democratic gubernatorial candidate accuses Howard Metzenbaum of offering a 1.5 million campaign gift for Senate appointment. Nolan cites confidential campaign reports and says Metzenbaum evaded federal income tax totaling about 118000, paid before appointment, and faces tax court proceedings.
Lorain plans to seek federal open space funds through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to buy 25 more acres from Clarkins land for a west side park. Clarkins has extended the option for another year at 12 000 an acre, aiming to expand the 67 acre park to 92 acres, the city’s largest. The park sits on Meister Road just west of Leavitt.
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency proposes a regional sewer study or boundary agreement to resolve Lorain and Amherst conflicts over a 75 percent federal grant for new treatment plants. A Jan 31 1974 Columbus meeting will decide on a boundary plan or a regional study to safeguard funding.
Ohio's five part overhaul of the criminal code takes effect January 1. Burglary and robbery definitions shift to harm potential while theft raises petty theft from 50 to 150 dollars. Gambling rules expand to home games and charitable events, with new penalties for cheating and event fixing.
Suspects tied a Lorain man to a tree and robbed him of 86 dollars and a 1974 car. Charles M Farmer 21 and Michael D Farmer 19, from San Diego area, were arrested in Nevada after a traffic crash. Huron County plans to extradite them on armed theft and armed robbery charges. The victim Kelvin McCall 18 of Lehigh Ave identified the duo as hitchhikers who forced him to drive to Ridgeland Township before the crime. The car was recovered by Nevada police during a routine check. investigations continue on possible additional charges in Nevada.
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