Reagan fires two EPA officials as purge widens
President Reagan ousted EPA Inspector General Matthew Novick and Assistant Administrator John P. Horton amid investigations into office work on government time. Rita Lavelle, who led the Superfund program, was fired earlier, with plans to replace Horton and Novick announced as White House says moves strengthen management while denying sweetheart deals.
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Washington
Reagan
Environmental Protection Agency
James H. Scheuer
D-N.y
EPA
White House
Matthew Novick
John P. Horton
Rita M. Lavelle
Novick
Horton
Anne Burford
Arizona
California
Caster Restart Planned for U S Steel Lorain Project
U S Steel aims to resume the $70 million continuous caster at Lorain Cuyahoga Works within weeks with early March as a target and year end operation hoped. George Kuebler says work could restart soon aided by tax credit sale provisions. A major contractor’s spokesman said a Pittsburgh meeting approved moving forward.
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U.S. Steel
Lorain-Cuyahoga
George Kuebler
Lorain
Kuebler
US. Steel
Fairfield
Ala
City wages exceed twenty thousand for half of workers
In 1982 half of the city’s 406 full time employees earned more than $20,000. The top earners were judges led by Presiding Judge James P. Horn at $47,250 and Judge Stephen Nagy at $45,750. The lowest paid were two clerk-typists at $11,805.58. Fire and police pay ranged high among public safety staff, with the fire department from $23,308 to $40,440 and the police from $19,302 to $40,484.
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James P. Horn
Stephen Nagy
Alex Burnett
Michael Keys
Beverly Renner
Weekend Weather Outlook With Flurries Forecast
Mostly cloudy and colder tonight with a 30 percent chance of flurries. Low around 25. North winds 10 to 20 mph. Partly cloudy and cold Friday with a high near 9 to 24. Details on Page A-3.
Farm bill offers tax cuts for Lorain County farms
Rural landowners facing higher real estate taxes after reappraisal may obtain a farm bill credit cutting bills by half or more. Penalties apply if land leaves farming use or is sold for non agricultural purposes. Forms due by March 7, with a $10 fee and soil productivity analysis arranged through the Extension Service. Extension agent Jerry Long explains the sliding scale based on productivity.
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Lorain County
Julian Pijor
Pijor
Auditor
Piyor
County Cooperative Extension Service Center
Lowell Ave
Elyria
Jerry Long
Logos Development eyes growth at Midway Industrial Park
Logos Development Corp plans more than 4 million dollars in construction at its Midway Industrial Park in Elyria. President Robert P. Graham notes financing favors prebuilt space and aims to attract small and medium businesses, including a 1250 square foot incubator building renting at 495 dollars a month.
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Lorain County
Logos Development Corp
Midway
Elyria
Robert P. Graham
Midway Industrial Park
Lorain
Cuyahoga County
North Ridgeville
Taylor Woods
Graham
Joe Kasinec
Kasifree
Kasinec
Carol Rivchan
Manage
Keep Court
Who Was Elyria’s First Mayor A History Debate
The question of Elyria’s first mayor is disputed among historians. Source lists Orrin Cowles 1842 48 while clerks files credit Herrick Parker 1841 42 and other histories name Cowles or Long. The piece notes Elyria founded by Heman Ely in 1817 and mentions Ozias Long on incorporation papers.
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Elvria
Ozias Long
Ridgelawn
Elyria
Orrin Cowles
Herrick Parker
Michael Keys
Council Clerks
Cowles
Williams’ Brothers
Orren
Heman Ely
Long
Parker
Abby Brown
Abbey
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Sea World
Shamu
Kimberly Boyes
Ted Boyes
East Ave
Jennifer Benton
Keith Benton
9Th St
Michelle Patycz
Paul Kuegler
Cornell Ave
Amy Richards
Pittsburgh
Ing
Fire Department
Donald Varner
Doctor Lamb
Lyria
Tyria
Wiksel Boas Mene
Financial Assistance
Ment Center
Greater Cleveland Growth Association
Council of Smaller Enterprise
Ohio
Cleveland
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