Koehring Plans March 1973 Lorain Phase-Out Move
Koehring moves administrative and manufacturing functions from Lorain Division to a new Chattanooga plant with about 400 of 1,000 Lorain jobs slated to end before March 1, 1973. The plan, approved by Koehring executive counsel, involves transferring office work and certain production tasks, with Chattanooga facility to open by July 1. Union leaders pressed for local job chances, but Koehring offered no preference and denied full Lorain shutdown.
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Clack
Chattanooga
Lorain
Robert Bloehorn
Local 4849
Chronicle-Telegram Today
Koehring Company
Koehring
Bloehorn
Bloedorn
Elyria
Lockheed
Chat
Koehring to Move Lorain operations to Chattanooga
Koehring President Ralph A. Clack announces plan approved by Executive Council to relocate administrative offices and certain production work from Lorain and Elyria to Chattanooga. The shift targets General Management Marketing Accounting Engineering and Manufacturing roles with some job eliminations and a total move aimed before March 1 1973, contingent on taking possession of the Chattanooga plant from Lockheed.
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Lorain
Chattanooga
Clack
Elyria
Koehring
Lockheed-Georgia Co
Ralph A. Clack
Elytia
Koehring Company
Three men held in Lorain County grand jury indictments
Three of four men secretly indicted by the Lorain County Grand Jury were arrested over the weekend and jailed. John Wuitowicz William Greer and James Adams face charges of grand larceny breaking and entering and Adams also carries a concealed weapon count while Wuitowicz allegedly resisted arrest. A search continues for the fourth indicted man and a separate probe led to two more arrests Willie Watson and Theron Burnett who allegedly offered bribes to Oberlin police officers.
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Lorain County
Grand Jury
John Wuitowicz
Middle Ridge Rd
Amherst
William B. Greer
N. Main St
James H. Adams
Iowa Ave
Lorain
Adams
Wuitowicz
Greer
Common Pleas Court
Grand
Obertin Police Department
Willie Watson
Groveland Ave
Oberlin
Theron Burnett
Lodi St
Elyria
Five new production heads named at Lorain Works
U S Steel announces promotion of five division superintendents at Lorain Cuyahoga Works under a new reorganization. The appointees are Leroy Sauter, Alvin Hillegass, William Witter, Robert Zoller, and Allen Young, with duties spanning iron and steel production rolling mills pipe mills and central maintenance.
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U. S. Steel Corp
Lorain
Cuyahoga Works
L. Keith Smith
Smith
Leroy J. Sauter
Iron and Steel
Alvin L. Hillegass
Rolling Mills
William M. Witter
Robert D. Zoller
Allen V. Young
Sauter
Akron
University of Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel
Johnstown
United States Navy
Pittsburgh
National Works
McKeesport
Santer
Lorain Works
Central Furnaces
Cleveland
Evelyn
Yoder Blvd
Avon Lake
Hillegass
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Ala
University of Indiana
Bloomington
Ind
Gary
Gary Works
Fairless
Zoller
U.S. Steel
South Works
Betty
Chicago
Tndiana State University
Purdue University
Young
Boydton
Virginia
Virginia Military Institute
Homestead Works
General Forerman — Electrical Shops
ECHS honors Dr Kolopus with portrait and memorial fund
Elyria Catholic High School held a ceremony to start a memorial scholarship for alumnus and scientist Dr. James L. Kolopus. His widow Mrs James L Kolopus donated an oil portrait and a commemorative plaque. The fund supports ECHS graduates and will be maintained by area business donations and community peers through the trust’s board chaired by Mrs Charles Blair.
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Elyria Catholic High School
James L. Kolopus
Dr. Kolopus
ECHS
Kolopus
Elyria
Charles Blair
Trust
C. L. Blair
Yunker
Mary Neil
Bob DeMaria
Frank DeMaria
Carol Lane
C-T
Son of ex-Elyrians dies on Colorado camping trip
John Urig 17 son of former Elyria residents died near Deckers Colorado after a falling boulder struck him while he and companions rolled rocks into the South Platte River. Sheriff reports say the collision crushed his skull as the youth was on a camping trip with relatives in Colorado Springs. He was a junior in high school, with surviving parents four sisters Kathy Evans Kris Murray Katy Mary and three brothers Ed Tom and John. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Colorado
John B. Parker
Elyria High School
Elyria
John
North Ridgeville
Colorado Springs
Lucille Buswell
Kathy Evans
Washington D. C
Kris Murray
Denver
Colo
Katy
Mary
Tom
Inherit the Wind at Lakewood Theater Wins Strong Praise
Lakewood Little Theatre presents Inherit the Wind through March 12. Keyes shines as Brady with a vivid, evolving performance while Orgill delivers a sharp, thoughtful Drummond. Cast and sets earn praise though Hornbeck flirts with overplay. overall a clever, intelligent production demanding full attention.
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Lakewood Little Theatre
Brady
Orgill
Drummond
Fox
Mary Bennett
Stephen Renier
Rachel
Janis S. Blazy
Hornbeck
Tom Slowey
Slowey
Karl Mackey
Russ Rissman
South
LST
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United Steelworkers of America
United Protection Workers
Roehring Co
Joanne
Crestwood Dr
Witter
Atlanta
Wis
Unversity of
Wisconsin
Case Institute of Technology
Fairless Pipe Mills
Morrisville
Marianne
Morgan St
Valparaiso
Indiana) University
U.S. Navy Air Force
Chronicle-Telegram
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Tennessee
Louis J
Lakewood Theater
Inherit the Wind
Matthew Habson Brady
Earl Keyes
William Jennings Bryan
Henry Drummond
Paul Orgill
Clarence Darrow
Jerome Lawrence
Robert £. Lee
Keyes
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