Reagan budget would touch housing, vets, and student aid
The outline promises broad cuts and targeted increases. It halts two year federal housing subsidies for the poor and elderly while raising fees for veterans and FHA backed loans, cuts Amtrak funding, reduces mass transit aid, trims job training and adult programs, slashes student aid by 2.3 billion affecting over a million students, imposes a 5 percent federal pay cut for workers, caps Medicaid, freezes Medicare payments, raises Medicare premiums, and narrows VA free care for most veterans unless service related.
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Veterans and
Federal Housing Administration
Ridgeville adopts first Ohio ordinance criminalizing possession of child pornography
North Ridgeville passes a first degree misdemeanor law for possessing child pornography with up to six months in jail or a $1000 fine. State Rep. Francine Panehal notes the gap in state law requiring possession to trigger liability and cites a $1 billion industry and risks to children. The ordinance bans possession of books, magazines, photos, and film showing anyone under 18 in explicit sexual acts or nudity.
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North Ridgeville
Ohio
Francine Panehal
Cleveland
Panehal
Lorain County meets Saturn plant criteria for GM proposal
Lorain officials announce the governor screening committee approved Lorain County’s bid for the General Motors Saturn plant. Mayor Alex M. Olejko says the proposal meets all criteria and that a later Detroit visit hinges on possible mora torium解除. The delegation, once 30 strong, may be cut to seven or eight if a trip occurs, and the plan now moves to a three page synopsis.
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Lorain
Lorain County
General Motors
Alex M. Olejko
Olejko
Detroit
Saturn
Joseph Sanchez
Saturn Corporation
Ohio
Department of Economic Development
Oleyko
Budget cuts threaten Elyria Lorain County finances
Elyria Lorain County would lose over 3.6 million dollars in federal revenue sharing if Congress approves Reagan budget cuts. County Commissioner Leonard Reichlin warns it would bankrupt local governments, forcing tax hikes or layoffs, with the Lorain County Correctional Facility relying heavily on federal funds. Totals for towns and townships are listed from 1985 figures, highlighting widespread impact.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Congress
Ronald Reagan
Leonard Reichlin
Office of Federal Revenue Sharing
Washington, D.C
Reichlin
Amherst
Avon
Avon Lake
Grafton
LaGrange
Lorain
Oberlin
Rochester
Sheffield
Sheffield Lake
South Amherst
Wellington
Ripton
North Ridgeville
Pentagon pays over six hundred for airplane lavatory cover
The Pentagon acknowledged paying more than 600 for a plastic and fiberglass lavatory cover on P-3 anti submarine aircraft. Lockheed said the correct price is 554.78 and will refund 4606.74, though the Defense Department has not accepted the refund. A stop order and competitive bids were ordered. The item is a lavatory cover with the toilet seat costing 1000, not a toilet seat.
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Washington
Pentagon
William Caldwell
Lockheed Corp
Defense Department
Caldwell
Lockheed
Miracle thawed boy survives ice cold near death
A Milwaukee 2 year old wandered into subzero weather in pajamas and nearly froze to death. Doctors say Michael Troche’s core temperature was 60 degrees and he suffered severe frostbite but has since improved to fair with 3 to 4 weeks more in hospital for skin grafts. Neurological function is normal and doctors note this may be a historic survival of accidental hypothermia at such an extreme cold.
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Milwaukee
Judy Troche
Michael Troche
Milwaukee Children’s Hospital
Michael
Kevin Kelly
Kelly
Snow flurries tapering. cold air lingers
A weather wire reports snow tapering to light flurries tonight and Wednesday with cloudy skies and scattered flurries. Temperatures expected near 15 to 20s, with highs around 20 to 25. Snow chances around eighty percent tonight and twenty percent Wednesday. Details on Page A-2.
Inn to host Thank You celebration in February 2023
The Elyria Lorain Holiday Inn prepares a Thank You event in February 2023 with area merchants displays, freebies, and a kazoo band. Page C-5.
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Elyria-Lorain
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Gene Krebs
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Linn Grossman
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