Cooper urges prison reform focusing on rehabilitation
Ohio corrections chief Bennett J Cooper told about 75 people at the YWCA that corrections means changing behavior from arrest onward, not simply punishing. He urged community based rehabilitation centers and alternatives to confinement, praising parole's effectiveness and calling for humane, treatment oriented policies.
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Cooper
Corrections
Ohio
YWCA
Holly Hail Cooper
Western Reserve University
Citizens
Civic leaders to join drug fight in Elyria
Elyria civic, professional, and school leaders met to learn more about drugs and discuss possible abuse prevention programs. The session, led by Kiwanis Club organizers, introduced John D McCrea of Youth Services Inc and sought proposals for local drug education efforts.
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Elyria
Elyria Kiwanis Club
Youth Services Inc
John D McCrea
McCrea
McCrea and
Flu pushes up absentee rates in area schools
The flu outbreak raises absenteeism 10 to 20 percent above normal in several schools with 40 percent at Columbia campuses. Dr Marion Fisher of Lorain County Health notes type B influenza, not highly dangerous, and urges rest. Symptoms include sore throat, headache, fever to 104, antibiotics ineffective unless complications arise. Elyria and parochial schools report elevated absenteeism. Keystone Firelands Lorain North Ridgeville show peaking trends. Community groups, led by Elyria Kiwanis, plan drug abuse outreach with Youth Services Inc funded by state and United Community Services to form staff in Lorain County.
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Lorain County Health Commissioner
Columbia
Fisher
State Health Board
Keystone Firelands Lorain
North Ridgeville
Elyria
Midview
McCrea
YSI
United Community Services of
Lorain County
Kenney Seizes Four Awards In Ohio Photography Contest
Chronicle-Telegram photographer John Kenney won four prizes at the Ohio News Photographers Association contest held March 27 in Cleveland. He earned first place in spot news for Norse Stops to Save a Life and in color sports for Hell Drivers, plus third in picture layout and color spot news for Compositions of a City and Out of Control. Only two others topped his four awards.
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Chronicle-Telegram
John Kenney
Cleveland
Kenney
Gordon Baer
Cincinnati Post
Times-Star
Herral Long
Toledo Blade
Kennedy
Lorain County
Hell
Kerney
City equipment complex gains unofficial approval
Elyria City Council health water sewers and finance committees endorsed an plans package for a 16 acre city equipment complex costing over 15 million. A stopgap purchase of the Star Bakery on Infirmary Road for 66 000 was proposed to protect city vehicles for up to five years.
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Health Water Sewers
Elyria
Norm Heailing
Scribner L Fanver
James D Anton
Marguerite E Bowman
Dayton
Ohio
Ohio City
Leonard P Reichlin
Anton
Star Bakery
Richard P Seward
Felix J Kramczak
Seward
Jack Byam
Elm Street
Swartz Renamed Ridgeville School Superintendent on Three-Year Contract
In North Ridgeville the school board renewed Don E Swartz as superintendent for three years by a 3-2 vote. Opposing were Dale Pepin and Beverly Reising. others supported the motion. Swartz has served since 1968 and his new term runs to July 31.
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North Ridgeville
Don E Swartz
Dale Pepin
Beverly Reising
Swartz
Pepin
Reising
Jeanne Shultzaberger
James Prost
Edwin Charles
Pepins
Yost
Chronicle Telegram
Chronicle - Telegram
Lorain man indicted for wife’s murder and several crimes
Lorain County grand jury indicted Abner Witt 42 of Amherst for second degree murder in his estranged wife Liza Jane Witt's death Jan 11 at their home. Indictments also include armed robbery and narcotics offenses for Oberlin and Lorain residents, plus a separate first degree murder charge against Albert Young. Public cases involve the Journey Bar shooting and a large central maintenance complex project for the city.
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Foster Park Rd
Amherst
Lorain County
Grand Jury
Liza Jane
Grand
Willie Lee Wynn
Grafton St . Oberlin
Harold Mills
Pleasant St
Oberlin
Eddie O Hodge
Lincoln St. Oberlin
Lawson
Lake Ave
Floyd Irish
Freddie Garcia
27Th St
Lorain
Lorain County Easter Seal leaders visit Columbus kickoff
Russ Davies and Lorain County Easter Seal leaders head to Columbus for the 1971 Easter Seal kickoff at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel. The event features Marlin Perkins of Wild Kingdom and Rex Kern backing Ohio State Buckeyes, with Sheriff Joe Higgins among attendees.
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Lorain County
Columbus
Ohio
Marlin Perkins
NBC
Wild Kingdom
Rex Kern
Ohio State Buckeyes
Joe Higgins
Land of Dodge
Commercals
Sheraton
Scottie Burgess
Derry
Eileen) Burgess
Elyna
Richard
Barbara) Lamadue
Elysia
Jack Wilhelm
Avon
Mary Jane) Bloom
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Wayne St
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James Zamanek
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Lakewood
Eddie Dall
Roosevelt St
Earl Lance Buick
Frank Grant
Forest Street
Russ Davies
LCCC
Lorain County Community College
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Alan Avon
Molly Hagedorn
Ted Maitland
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