Oberlin council debates full time building code officer
Oberlin officials clash over a $6,000 yearly salary for a full time building code officer while approving a doubled $3,000 annual budget for a one day per week inspector. City Manager Smith cites deteriorating properties and illegal conversions as reasons to expand enforcement. council members warn against overcommitting funds from the predicted income tax and future street projects.
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Oberlin
C. J. Cooley
Edward C. Smith
Smith
James F. Long
Cooley
Council
Arthur P. Hess
Douglas R. Johnson
DECA District Competitive Events Set at Midway Mall
North Ridgeville hosts DECA District Competitive Events at Midway Mall with local chapter officials coordinating the program for student entrants from area schools. The event advances students in marketing management and entrepreneurship through a series of competitive tasks.
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North Ridgeville
The
Distributive Education Clubs of America
DECA
Bride and groom seek blessing from bride's 101 year old mother
The couple from Pretoria travel to ask Mrs. J. Blake for approval of their marriage to Gysbert Kloppers. Mrs. Blake, 101, consents to the match saying it is the right thing to do. The pair, both previously married, have 35 grandchildren between them.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Three schools adopt initial teaching alphabet reading method
North Ridgeville elementary pupils begin kindergarten with the Initial Teaching Alphabet or ita. Over 300 students across Wilcox Lear North and Fields schools take part in morning and afternoon sessions learning 44 symbols each representing a single sound. Teachers use slides flash cards and game activities to teach decoding as advocates cite language issues behind reading difficulties.
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North Ridgeville
Wilcox and
Lear North
Fields
Ridgeville Fage and Reading Reform Language Notes
The text discusses phonetics and reading methods, noting self taught spelling via ie approximations for long i sounds and a shift from traditional 350 word first grade vocabularies to Open reading materials. Dolmatch of ita Publications promotes Early to Read for broader content and early writing, emphasizing engaging stories and reduced spelling constraints.
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Theodore B. Dolmatch
It A Publications, Inc
Delmatch
PTA plans October Fun-o-rama to avoid clash
The annual Fun-o-rama may move to October after PTA CCC recommendation. Five PTA units must approve the change, aiming to prevent conflicts with the Founders Day program. The plan also raises each unit's initial Funorama share from 25 to 50 dollars, refunded about a month after.
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North Ridgeville
Parent Teacher Association — City Coordinating Committee
PTA
Pta-Ccc
Family seeks host families for 1969 70 AFS exchange students
North Ridgeville and surrounding area seek two host families for the American Field Service exchange program. Families must be at least 35, have children, and provide a room and care for a student from abroad, with parental guidance and open to cultural differences. Applications encouraged soon. New York industries spent about 9 billion in 1968 on research and development, roughly double 1961.
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Borro- Inco
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Case Road
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Maria Sievert
West Germany
Donald Lawther
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Mrs. Biggs Appointed PTA Delegate to Community Council
Mrs. Polk Biggs elected to represent the city PTA units on the Community Council with Mrs. Paul Sweda as alternate. Wilcox Elementary PTA president will cover all five city units. Funorama chair Frank Mihalek praised the event and a future chair role was volunteered. The group to donate 25 to the state PTA and each unit to reimburse 5. Two officer replacements named Welch as treasurer and Williams as secretary. Inforzato named historian alongside publicity duties.
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North Ridgeville
Polk Biggs
Parent Teacher Association-City Coordinating Committee
Paul Sweda
Biggs
Wilcox
PTA
Frank Mihalek
Police Commended for Service to North Ridgeville Schools
The North Ridgeville city board of education commends the police department for loyalty and cooperation. Detective Sgt Steve Yonkof is singled out for arresting three youths who broke into school buildings and buses causing over $800 in damage. The master key to five city schools was stolen, locks replaced, with costs uninsured and charged to the schools.
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North Ridgeville
City Board of Education
Steve Yonkof
Joseph Zack
Rehearsal Revels Trigger Prince Charles Spotlight
A Cambridge University revue dress rehearsal last night drew attention as Prince Charles, 20, a second year student, sang from a garbage can and became the focus of spectators. The event precedes a public show beginning tomorrow.
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Harry the Monk
King of
England
Prince Charles
Cambridge University
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