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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1978
Page
6
EPA eyes adjustments to federal mileage estimates after admitting ratings are rarely met under normal driving conditions. Administrator Douglas Castle said ratings should reflect what drivers can reasonably expect on the road as complaints from new car owners grow.
The IRS has introduced dual language overlays for Form 1040 and 1040A to help taxpayers who only speak Spanish Chinese or Vietnamese. Users fill questions in their language and see answers appear on the English form beneath. The system is for IRS offices due to translator shortages.
The piece notes Valentine's Day traditions likely arose from medieval beliefs about bird mating in mid February. Chaucer references the day in the 1380s, and historians say the link to Saint Valentine is accidental. It details Saints Valentine of Rome and a bishop of Terni, with the Roman priest martyred in 270 A.D.
Wade Fields, 35, of Lot 17 Tracks Inn in Lorain County, was seriously wounded by four stab wounds from a group on E. 28th Street near Grove Avenue. He was in the ICU at St. Joseph Hospital after a 3 a.m. incident linked to an argument with his girlfriend. assailants fled. He did not recognize them.
New London school board decided to make up at least five of seven missed weather days, deferring the remaining two until legislators decide if the required days will be reduced. First makeup day is Feb 20 with others during spring break. final day moves to June 2. spring break dates adjusted to Good Friday and Easter Monday.
Evening classes for credit will meet two nights weekly from 7 to 9 pm at the Lorain County Joint Vocational School located at Routes 20 and 58 in Oberlin starting February 21. The registration deadline is February 17 with advance registration and principal approval required. Courses include English algebra U S government psychology and U S history.
Two Lorain businesses were robbed on Saturday in separate incidents. At 7:22 p.m. a lone suspect at Kaye Gas Station on 28th and Fulton demanded money, received about $100, and fled after ordering the clerk to count to 100. Earlier at 7:02 p.m. a second robber at Convenient Food Market on 22nd and Beech took about $70, with the cashier noting the suspect acted as if he had a gun though none was seen.
Denise Kader of 167 Roosevelt Ave. had her name misspelled in a Chronicle-Telegram Saturday report about residents using electricity. The correction notes the proper spelling and residence while outlining the article's focus on local power usage.
Norman Failing and Elyria's community development committee settle a compromise on selling 14 acres of city owned urban renewal land. Advertising for bids will run for one day with letters of interest due by March 17. A planning commission review may allow a medical center on the site and a March public hearing is planned.
Vermilion schools will cut supplies maintenance and capital projects after 1978 revenue certified at 5.4 million, about 400000 short of expected 5.8 million. No state aid increase and weaker property tax growth cited. A new policy stops public buses for nonpublic students, offering a $75 transportation stipend instead. Fifteen students affected across four nonpublic schools.
Genevieve Tait, 53, of 1686 E 29th St Lorain, faces a probation violation hearing set by Judge Floyd D Harris for 10:00 a.m. March 13. She was placed on probation December 12, 1976 with a 30 monthly payment toward illegal welfare benefits totaling 1362. Welfare official Louis Zangi testified she paid only 260, and a 3300 check from her husband, now in Arizona, was said to be for a medical bill. The money is on deposit in a bank according to Mrs Tait.
Common Pleas Judge Floyd D. Harris granted an injunction against destruction of 27 dogs owned by Ruth Cranage of Lorain pending a hearing on her $25 000 damages suit against the City of Lorain. The dogs, kept as pets, were in the home before the city acquired property on Fourth Street for urban renewal. The city attorney said the animals are cared for at a dog pound pending ruling.
An Elyria Police cruiser, with flashers on, was rear collided by Debbie A. Klingshirn, 24, of Foxhill Lane Apt X, while stopped on Rt 2 to investigate a separate accident. She was cited for failure to stop within an assured clear distance after sliding on ice at about 40 mph. No injuries reported.
A lone gunman robbed Frank's Sunoco Gas Station in Lorain at 11:40 p.m. taking an undetermined amount of cash after forcing the attendant to the back. Police dogs tracked the suspect to Maine Street toward a likely car entry.
Four defendants appeared in Common Pleas Court yesterday as judgments were handed down. Jake Lightly Jr., 29, of 3711 Denver Ave Lorain, received 2 to 5 years at the Correctional and Medical Facility in Columbus after guilty pleas to breaking and entering aggravated assault and grand theft. Tony Gauno, 18, of 3175 Denver Ave Lorain, got six months in the county jail for petty theft. Sandra A. Toth, 31, of 320th St Lorain, was given six months in jail with five months suspended for petty theft. Jose Colon, 27, of 1877 42nd St Lorain, received six months in jail for assault. Jeffery R. Reichert Wakeman was referred to the probation department for a pre sentence report after pleading guilty to assault. Ernest Deickler Wakeman also pleaded guilty to assault and was referred. Daniel Bower 24 of 215 W 21st St Lorain pleaded guilty to breaking and entering. Brian Bass 22 of 2139 Ninth St Lorain pleaded guilty to breaking and entering. Timothy F Cox 22 of 4870 Elyria Ave Lorain pleaded guilty to robbery.
Elyria Mayor Marguerite E Bowman will fly to San Juan Puerto Rico for a three day conference funded by the federal government The stay covers seminars from Wednesday through Friday sponsored by the U S Conference of Mayors and financed by HUD Acting Mayor Richard J Bergman will assume duties during Bowmans absence The city council approved the trip on January 16
Elyria High School orchestra will give a Sunday concert at 3 p.m. in the EHS auditorium. Guest soloists Loretta Conrad Berle Palnik and Denzel Burkhart will perform Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 5 with the ensemble. Admission is free and open to the public.
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