Columbia first in commitment to new vocational school district
The Columbia Local Board of Education voted unanimously to commit to the proposed 11 district vocational school plan, making Columbia the first to act. A meeting of representatives set March 11 as the deadline for other districts to commit, with state approval already received. if all commit, a new school board will be formed and a bond issue plus operating levy placed on the ballot.
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Columbia Local Board of Education
Boards of Education
Columbia
State Board of Education
Amherst Avon
Firelands
Keystone
Midview
North Ridgeville
Ober- In
Sheffield
Sheffield Lake
South Amherst
Wellington
Lorain County
Amherst
Oberlin
Acton
Lawrence Severs Career and Background Highlighted
The article profiles Lawrence Severs a prominent Lorain County attorney based in Oberlin. It notes his roles as city solicitor of Oberlin partner in Elyria practice with another lawyer his athletic past as a Grandview High School and Western Reserve University football center and his family ties to Elyria High School. The piece repeatedly references variances in his name and directs readers to page 15 column 7.
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Lorain County
Oberlin
West College St
Elyria
Lorain County Savings &Trust Bld
Grandview High School
Columbus
Western Reserve University
W Ho
Severs
G. Lawrence Severs
Lawrence Severs
Five Lorain residents named in secret indictments
Five persons were secretly indicted by Lorain County authorities in a span from May 5, 1964 to January 5, 1986. The group, including Dorothy Wood 46 and Robert Dixon 20, faced charges ranging from welfare fraud and theft to armed robbery and weapon counts. They were expected to be arraigned before Common Pleas Judge John D. Pincura, with details of bonds and multiple counts listed by the Lorain County Prosecutor’s Office.
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Lora
Common Pleas
John D Pincura
Dorothy Wood
Pennsylvania
Lorain
Sire Robert Dixon
East
St. Lorain
George Lee
Melvin Irvin
Gasoine Station
32Nd St
Wednescolm Ct
John Wellert
Park Day
Slaying suspect grilling continues in Lorain case
A 28 year old man remained in custody as a Lorain County grand jury indicted two associates, Thomas Hull and Joseph Jones, on robbery and related charges. Police say the suspect denied involvement in the killing of a store clerk and provided false alibis while a witness identified him, with $38 robbed from the witness.
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Lorain
Sus
Ray Homicide
Thomas
W Hull
Blake St
Elyria
Joseph Jones
Robert Hirbe
West Bridge St
Hirbe
Pounds
University center pledge drive tops goal in tri county area
The campaign to fund a Bowling Green State University tri county center for Erie Huron and Ottawa counties surpassed its goal with pledges totaling $780 496 enough to secure a $1 8 million state allocation The drive started January 18 and ran to March 1 with contributions from Ene County Huron Ottawa and the city of Sandusky plus gifts from Ford Motor Co and General Motors.
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Sandusky
Bowling Green State University
Erie
Huron
Ottawa
Ted D. Wakefield Wakefield
Ene County
Huron County
Ottawa County
City of
Ford Motor Co
Wakefield
Tri-County
W.D. Conway
K. Q. Buckley
Dorothy Litman
Eric
J. Keith Pearson
David Lynch
Mel Stauffer
Wellington Board cites tax move to fund new high school
Wellington residents in Oberlin City School District pay 17 mills more per $1 of property value than Wellington Exempted Village School District residents. Chalmer Mosher on a Wednesday tour of building sites said this puts Wellington taxpayers in a favorable position to back the proposed new 1,124,000 dollar high school.
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Wellington
Police arrest 20 year old in two bakery holdups
Police say Clyde Garner twenty of 124 West Bridge Street admitted three armed robberies in two weeks. He is charged with holdups at Sally Ann Bakery 703 Lake Ave January 26 and February 4 and Leghy Nut Co 531 Broad St February 8 totaling over 170 dollars. He denied involvement in a January 26 robbery at Miller's Shell Station. Garner, arrested on West Avenue, is the fourth suspect in the probe. Detectives praise Detective Joseph Kristoff for the breakthrough. arraignment scheduled in municipal court.
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Clyde Garner
West Bridge St
Sally Ann Bakery
Lake Ave
Leghy Nut Co
Broad St
Garner
Miller's Shell Station
Bond St
Navy
West Avenue
Maurice C. Flood
Kenneth Martin
Joseph Kristoff
Elyrian
George Washington Hall
West River St. South
Delamere
Audrey Lappin
Gunman Fires Shot Into Lorain County Juvenile Detention Home
Deputies investigated a late night shooting at Lorain County Juvenile Detention Home. A 38 caliber round was fired from a passing car at about 11 45 pm striking a thermopane window and embedding in a brick wall. no motive or suspect given.
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Lorain County
Sheriff's
Japanese seek VD rise halt bill to offer free tests
A Japanese bill to provide free blood tests for young couples and pregnant women advances in the Diet. The measure aims to curb venereal disease among detention home supervisors, with cabinet approval seen as key. A lengthy, garbled reference to a welfare official and historical disease trends is noted in the text.
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Tokyo
UPI
Lewis J. Kale
Welfare Ministry
Reams backs state mental health plans
Frazier Reams, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, urged strong state backing for the federally financed citizens’ report on mental health. He called for a thorough reform of the Ohio tax structure to fund the programs urged in the report and argued the current administration would neglect mental health.
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Olale OE
Frazier Reams
Reams
Ohio
Bulldozers bury dump fire and tracey rescinds lockup
Safety Service Director James T. Tracey announced the dump will stay open after a large fire at Ford Rd dump. Operator George Brotherton used three bulldozers to bury the blaze from spontaneous combustion dated Jan. 29 and seal the site. Fire Chief Lyle C. Scott said the fire is 90 percent extinguished and smoke has cleared though steam remains.
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Tracey
Ford Rd
Safety Service
James T. Tracey
George Brotherton
Lorain council clash over municipal pay raises and budget
Lorain Mayor Woodrow W. Mathna and Councilman Fred Ritenauer debated funding for city pay raises and a $132,000 to $166,000 Longevity plan amid a tightening general fund. Mathna warned 1966 budgets would be short about $100,000 after equipment costs. Ritenauer urged trimming and using funds from other sources to balance the budget.
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Lorain
Woodrow W. Mathna
Fred Ritenauer
Mathna
Antone Ushelyi
Ritenauer
Yarger
Riemauer
Fire guts lumber office at Grafton Building Material Co
Fire early this morning gutted the two story office building of the Grafton Building Material Co at 1150 Elm Street, causing about 25 000 dollars in damage. Firefighters arrived at 2 35 a m and fought the blaze for over two hours. The owner Charles Mlazovsky says neither the building nor its contents were insured. His son Charles Jr reports a short circuit likely started the fire. The 20 by 100 foot structure housed hardware items and paint on the main floor with 3 000 to 4 000 dollars of paint lost in explosions and flames on the second floor.
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Grafton
Grafton Building Material Co
Elm St
Charles Mlazovsky
Mlazovsky
Charles Jr
Lorain County to form Airport Authority this week
Lorain County commissioners plan to pass a resolution creating a Lorain County Airport Authority. After passage a 60 day period begins to appoint six initial members, with Elyria and Lorain each naming two, the commissioners two more, and the seven finally selecting a seventh. The group will survey sites for an airport estimated at 500000 dollars, with half funded by federal sources and remaining costs split among state private industry and local funds.
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Lorain County
J. Norman Thompson
Elyria
Lorain
Miami U tuition hike risks strain on students
Lorain County jail population rose to 94 as six fathers who failed to support their children were fined $10 and given ten day county jail terms by Domestic Relations Judge Henry P Webber. Names include Leroy Embleton, Homer Baker, Philip Portnick, James Weber, James Daugherty, and Stewart Daugherty. University of Southwestern Ohio faces tuition rise blamed on reduced state support.
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Lorain County
Tenday County
Henry P Webber
Leroy Embleton
Center Ridge Rd
North Ridgeville
Homer Cleveland
UPI
Miami Baker
Bon Air Ave
Elyr University
Philip Ia
Saul Portnick
Memphis Shriver
Cleveland
James Weber
Southwestern Ohio University
Broadway
Loran
James
Miller Rd
Avon
Stewart Daugherty
Rosal Higher Education
Idale Ave
Amherst
Elyria To Get 18200 Renewal Plan Grant
Mayor Leonard P. Reichlin announced a federal renewal grant of 18200 to fund a comprehensive urban renewal plan. HUD notified that the check would be mailed soon. City Planning Associates of Mishawaka, Indiana, will conduct preliminary studies analyzing conditions in Elyria neighborhoods. the city applied on February 8.
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Elyria
Leonard P. Reichlin
Chicago
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Reichlin
City Planning Associates
Mishawaka
Ind
CPA
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