City to gain land for bridge widening in reluctant vote
The Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority reluctantly approved deed transfer of about 300 square feet at the northeast corner of Fourth Street and East Avenue to the city for bridge widening. The parcel sits near the Elyria Golden Age Center site and the 13 story elderly housing plan.
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Elyria Golden Age Center
Fourth Street
Lorain Metropolitian Housing Authority
East Avenue
Leonard P. Reichlin
Ronald Ashley
Authority
Elyria
Amherst
Second Lorain
Chicago
The
Housing Assistance Administration
Lorain Schools Make-Up Veto Sparks Protests
Lorain board votes 3-2 to drop three day make-up for teacher walkout. Opponents argue funds and legality. proponents claim need to finish time and receive state monies. Looney accuses board of breaking a signed agreement. others cite state education department ruling.
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Lorain
Looney
Ellis
State Education Department
Evans
Ralph J. Brooks
Open housing unit approved in Lorain County
Lorain County Council on Religion and Society formally approved formation of an open housing organization. A part time licensed broker will be interviewed Friday. the prospect is a Negro working as a Cleveland real estate salesman with experience in integrated sales. The council urged active community programs to fight ignorance poverty and misused power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
County Council On Religion and Society
Thomas Peters
Cleveland
Peters
Roger Crawford
Six congregations join for Lenten service in Elyria area
A union service at First Congregational Church opens Lenten season Ash Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Six United Church of Christ congregations in Elyria and North Ridgeville take part with Rev. Donald Nichols of Pilgrim Church delivering the sermon. Oberlin College students provide contemporary music. Clergymen from Lake Avenue Magyar St Paul and First Church join the third annual combined service.
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First Congregational Church
United Church of Christ In
Elyria
North Ridgeville
Donald Nichols
Pilgrim Church
Oberlip College
Lake Avenue Church
Magyar Church
St. Paul Church
First Church
Advisory Council of Sheriff's Affairs Plans May Banquet
Secretary Robert D Choate announced the groups second annual banquet on Wednesday May 15 at the Holiday Inn Elyria with dinner at 630 pm. A key speaker is sought from Sen John McClellan or Sen Everett Dirksen. The council aims for a broad beneficial local impact for Lorain County.
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Robert D. Choate
Advisory Council of Sheriff's Affairs
Holiday Inn
Elyria
Choate
John McClellan
Alabama
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Lorain County
Advisory Council On Sheriff's Affairs
Weldon W. Case
Mid-Continent Corp
William Fitch
The
Elyria Savings & Trust National Bank
Catholic teachers draft new Cleveland salary proposal
Catholic lay teachers will present a revised pay demand to the Cleveland Diocese Board of Education by tomorrow seeking starting salaries equal to Cleveland Public Schools. A one day study day produced a counterproposal with added hospitalization benefits and a 7000 starting figure noted as a negotiating baseline. The diocese offers 90 percent of public school starting salaries and limits talks to 14 schools under its operation while 24 independent religious orders are also involved in parallel negotiations.
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Cleveland Catholic Diocese Board of Education
Cleveland Public Schools System
Cleveland High School
Academy
Joseph Hoelscher
Elyria District Catholic High School
Cleveland
Hoelscher
Elyria
Richard E. McHale
Bruening
Mystery lung disease linked to smoking and pollution
Chicago physician Dr. Benjamin Burrows notes a mysterious emphysema-bronchitis syndrome rising in adults. He cites a death rate that has doubled every five years since 1945 and says the disease, strongly associated with smoking and air pollution, may exceed lung cancer in mortality.
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Chicago
UPI
Benjamin Burrows
Burrows
Chicago Medical Society
Barrows
Clausing Heads Lorain County Welfare Advisory Board
The Rev. John Clausing of Lake Avenue United Church of Christ was elected chairman of the Lorain County Welfare Advisory Board at a recent reorganization. Mrs. Wilma Hoxie became secretary, Ben Golecen is vice chairman, and Clausing also leads regional church and retirement centers efforts. A five point 1968 program was set including housing and welfare, reorganization, possible kidney machine purchase, furniture access for low income families, and establishing family planning clinics.
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John Clausing
Lake Avenue
County Welfare
Child Welfare
County Welfare Department
Ameri
Public Welfare Association
Policemen Suspended For Duty Neglect In Ohio City
Safety Director Joseph Mramor suspended Patrolmen Michael Boszoki 23 and James Drake 25 for four weeks each on neglect of duty and conduct unbecoming a police officer. Chief John Malinovsky backed the action after a conference following reports they called in sick while allegedly having been drinking.
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Lorain
Joseph Mramor
Ptl
Michael Boszoki
James Drake
John Malinovsky
Mramor
Malinovsky
Oberlin students slow to pay fines in antiwar protest
Oberlin College students convicted of disturbing the peace in an October antiwar demonstration have shown little willingness to pay the $50 fines. Judge Goldthorpe offered alternatives including jail time or community service, with a May 1 deadline to choose.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Mary Macha
David R. Goldthorpe
Oberlin Community Center
Allen Memorial Hospital
Macha
Navy
C. R. Smith
North Main Street
Rice estate valued at 486,299 dollars in probate
Robert H. Rice of Elyria died November 24 at age 80. Probate inventory shows an estate of 486,299 dollars with securities totaling 420,764 dollars and accounts receivable 61,596 dollars. remainder is personal property. Elyria Savings and Trust National Bank serves as executor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Rice
Elyria
Elyria Savings and Trust National Bank
Lorain police hold 2 men in armed robbery probe
Two South Lorain men are detained by Lorain police in connection with an armed robbery at Mr. G s Food Store on Broad Way. Allen Jones, 21, of 3566 Denver Ave was charged with armed robbery after a description from the store manager led to a chase on Denver Avenue. A brown paper bag with about $90 and a loaded .22 revolver were found during the arrest. The suspect was captured after a chase and struggle with officers near East 3rd Street and Clifton Avenue.
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Goldthorpe
Lorain
Sheffield Township
South Lorain
Broadway
Allen Jones
Denver, Ave
Robert Bishop
Sheriff's Deputies
Bishop
Elyria Ave
Latain
Denver Avenue
Breno
Laraix
East 3Th Street
Clifton Avenue
Roth
Lorain City
Jaa
Red Rooster
Denny DeMarco
Convenient Food Market
Cleveland St
East Avenue
Sandusky
Bellevue
Meat withholding has little effect on area prices
Merchants report mild concern over the National Farmers Organization withhold action begun Feb. 12. They note no meat shortages and only light price increases for beef and pork while poultry prices rose up to seven cents per pound. Some stores absorbed gains. others passed small increases to customers.
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National Farmers Organization
NFO
Wycosky
Fine Foods
Leonard Wycosky
Steve Polansky
Polansky Market, Inc
Dewey Rd
Ambers
Polansky
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St. Luke's Hospital
United Community Fund
VIA
Don Nicodemus
Paul Sweda
North Ridgeville Light
Council
Nicodemus
Sweda
John Morgan
Ohio State University
Edward W. Jones
Center
Clausing
Nicholas Breno
West
Lorain County Meat Co
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