Truckers Radios Help Patrol and Fleeing Motorist
Truckers using citizens band radios aided Ohio Highway Patrol in a five mile chase on the Ohio Turnpike near Oberlin. The fleeing driver, Steve J. Matas of Newton Falls, was charged with DUI and probation violations after abandoning his car and fleeing on foot. Truckers warned each other to stay clear of the left lane as Ptl. Ronald Hoeft pursued at high speed, with police and sheriff’s deputies eventually locating Matas in nearby woods.
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Amherst
Citizens Band
Bie Oes Higheriy Pein
Version Valley Plaza
Amherst Township
Ptl
Ronald Hoeft
Castalia Post
Ohio Highway Patrol
Steve J. Matas
Newton Falls
Portegey
Ostaewea
Agly Oserila
Hoeft
Oberlin
Vernon Valley
Heart
Lorain County
Reading
England
UPI
Jim Long
Knight In Shining Armor
Sally Clements
Peter Harding
Harding
Ili
Wellington closing jobless pay unlikely for school employes
Wellington teachers and non teaching staff who applied for unemployment in December face rejection per Ohio Bureau ruling. The Wellington School Board moved to pay back wages the week of Jan 10 to those seeking benefits while borrowing 80 thousand dollars to cover payroll and back wages.
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Wellington
Beman S. Pound
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Chronicle-Telegram
Pound
Ohio
Elyria
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Mosher
Medina Newsmen Avoid Guilty Ruling In Grand Jury Case
Medina County Common Pleas Judge W E Kellogg ruled two Gazette editors and a reporter should have answered grand jury questions and upheld no contempt finding nor penalties. Separate decision dismissed charges against Al Thomas who died last month. The case stemmed from a June 13 Gazette story about Edwin Haddad and alleged election irregularities. Shield Law cited. judge said questions were proper and not protected.
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Medina
Medina County
Kellogg
Medina County Gazette
al Thomas
Roger Ingraham
Gazette
Stuart Borden
Milan Dungjen
Thomas
Ingraham
Edwin Haddad
Brunswick
Ingraham’s
Haddad
Borden
William Batchelder Jr
Ohio
Dungren
Batchelder
Common Pleas
Neal Whitfield
London man dies after heavy holiday drinking
Arthur Hancock aged 47 died of alcohol poisoning after accepting a neighbor's invitation for a holiday drink. Police say he drank two thirds of a bottle of whisky by himself while sharing seven pints of beer, a bottle of port, half a bottle of rum, half a bottle of brandy, and a cup of vermouth in about 3 hours.
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London
UPI
Arthur Hancock
Hancock
Insurance chief in Willard to divest agency holdings
State Senate clerk and former deputy state insurance director Harry V Jump plans to sell his Willard insurance agency within a month. He was named insurance director by Gov elect James Rhodes two weeks ago and will license agents and administer exams while facing questions about a potential conflict of interest and regulatory limits.
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Willard
Harry V. Jump
Jamp
Im Willard
State Senate
James Rhodes
Jwmp
Jump
Regional transit board will be appointed soon
Cleveland transit officials say a 10 member Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority board will be formed within two weeks after approval of the board makeup by Cleveland and Cuyahoga County officials. Mayor Ralph Perk and county commissioners move toward a memorandum of understanding to transfer CTS to the new authority by February 17, with a 1 percent sales tax likely to fund operations and capital improvements.
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Cleveland
Greater Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
CTS
Arlene Butler
Avon Lake
Butier
Surprise Elyria bill hits schools for crossing guards
Elyria Schools owe the city $35,294 for operating the school crossing guard program the past two years. An old 196 agreement required reimbursement from the schools, but for 1972-73 and 1973-74 only. The city failed to bill earlier and the schools had no appropriation to pay. Officials cite miscommunication and oversight as causes.
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Elyria
Vera Dann
Dann
Dunndune Blakeslee
Mry Blakeslee
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Chalmer Mosher
Grand Jury
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van Alston
Greensboro
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Dave Scott CT
Stott Wrier
Jenop
Alfred Hollinger
Jame
Rhodes
Harry V. Jun
Regional Transit Board
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