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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1968
Page
7
GOP minority on Elyria City Council blocked a plan to create a third housing adviser, with a 7-4 vote failing to reach the two-thirds rule for suspending readings. The move, tied to potential political plums, sparked discussion over qualifications and civil service placement as the issue heads to page 16.
Lorain council voted unanimously to replace the 1880s city hall with a civic center complex. Two resolutions approved include moving forward with replacement plans and hiring Finkel and Finkel to draft preliminary designs for a 2.5 million project. Financing would likely use municipal bonds for up to 20 years. Site selection remains unresolved with four sites reviewed and a rumor of a West Erie Avenue location denied by chairman Alex Olejko.
Lorain City Council unanimously approves a petition to annex the 85 acre City View area in Sheffield Township known as Campito. The tract will join Lorain’s fifth ward. the measure advances under suspension of rules with state approval due within 30 days.
Lila Black, Republican state central committeewoman from the 13th Congressional District, faces her first opposition in 22 years in the May 7 primary filing for the Lorain County director of elections post now held by Mrs Black. Harriet S Bishop of South Columbia Station filed nominations for the state district committeemen and committeewoman vacancies. Republicans and Democrats will elect one committeeman and one committeewoman for two year terms on their state central committees. Mrs Black has served as a state committeewoman since 1942.
Ninety five seniors at Elyria High School were inducted into the National Honor Society as part of the 42nd NHS year at the local school. Principal Charles R. Miller praised the society as the premier honor. Induction was led by NHS president Kenneth Frankel with seven top seniors assisting. The ceremony featured remarks on NHS ideals of scholarship service character and leadership. Inductees learned of their selection as names were announced. The program traced NHS history from 1921 with the Elyria chapter formed in 1926 and noted membership limits of 15 percent of the senior class. Each inductee received a gold NHS pin and signed the society record book.
Federal state county and city offices will be closed Thursday in observance of Washington's birthday an official holiday. The notice urges businesses and residents to plan around the closure and respects the holiday timing across government levels.
The page provides local briefs and notices from Tuesday February 20 1968, featuring community items, events, and short notices from The Chronicle Telegram.
Elyria area teachers ponder a planned study day as 13 of 18 lay members vote, with eight for and five against. The Cleveland Diocese Education Board withholds wage responses by Friday. Principal Mary Neuman notes high enrollment and limited staffing would complicate a mass absence.
Two officers bypassed Jan 22 when raises were granted, receiving retroactive pay from Jan 1. Captain Norman Schmidt’s salary rose to 83,131, while Sergeant Eugene Barlow’s increased to 7,59. The seven officers’ raises ranged from 300 to 969, amid city council consideration of further pay actions and a protest letter from the department.
Oberlin officials plan to announce the new police chief on Thursday. City Manager Edward C Smith declined to reveal the appointee but confirmed the incoming leader will start soon and will be male.
In Evria, only three of eleven Civil Service Class B patrolman applicants passed last night. Standouts were Andrew Szalay Elyria, Charles Crawford Elyria, and Bruce Veron Oberlin. Oberlin officers Roger Hyde Larry Wickham and Robert Jones did not pass. Safety Service Director James T Tracey announced pending interviews, physicals, and agility tests within ten days for final appointments and noted Elyria sergeant candidates are also under evaluation.
Lorain County Democrats will vote May 7 to express views on the Vietnam War through delegate selections to the Democratic National Convention. Candidates include Dr John A. Katko and James F Lang backing McCarthy, and Mayor Leonard Reichlin with J Grant Keys backing Young, with alternates and Republican colleagues also listed.
Obituary note recalls Russ Davies Orne af Laren Counts, former superintendent of the Keston pon System, who served during World War II and led LaGrange Schools. He is praised by teachers and students, with mention of his successors and a hospital contact, alongside community updates about local open houses and services in Lorain County.
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