Amherst Sheffield voters reject auditorium and operating levy
Voters in Amherst, Sheffield and Sheffield Lake rejected two school measures in special elections. Amherst voters defeated a $5 million auditorium bond and the 0.9525 mill levy 2355 to 1274, while Sheffield and Sheffield Lake rejected an 8 mill operating levy, 811 to 564, despite prior failed attempts last November. Board president Emery said the district will discuss future levy efforts at the next meeting. Only about one third of Amherst’s registered voters cast ballots amid near zero temperatures.
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Clinton urges Congress to step up for 1995 baseball season
President Clinton pressed Congress to end the six month MLB strike and salvage the 1995 season. House and Senate leaders showed little support for a legislative fix as spring training looms eight days away. Tensions rose between owners and players with insults exchanged and talks held with Clinton and Gore but not between sides.
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Witness testifies on dog’s mournful wail near murder time
AP reports in the O J Simpson trial that witness Pablo Fenjves described a dog’s plaintive cry between 10:15 and 10:20 p m on June 12 as a possible time of death clue for Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Prosecutors link the wail to Kato the Akita near the murder scene.
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Elyria plans 11 new firefighters to boost protection
Sharon Jefferson reports Elyria will hire 11 new firefighters next month, with Fire Chief Daniel Schue seeking six more to reach 77. He says 72 are on the force now, five retire this year, and the department has not reached its 88-member target in over a decade. He wants 18 on duty daily to keep equipment in service and lower overtime, which hit 550000 in 1994.
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Governor’s Robin Hood plan targets school funds
Gov George Voinovich proposes redrawing school funding to shift money from wealthy districts in Cuyahoga County and Avon Lake to low tax areas, affecting Lorain County’s 12 of 14 districts. The plan sparks debate over equity and taxation.
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Sonic boom over Lake Erie traced to F-16 flight
A National Guard pilot in Toledo flew an F-16 over Lake Erie north of Sandusky and broke the sound barrier at about 11 30 a.m. The FAA Cleveland center in Oberlin confirmed the sonic boom caused the noise residents heard.
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