Lorain official proposes tri government building idea
Lorain councilman Keron suggests a joint county city building to serve Elyria Lorain and county offices. He says annexation would align boundaries, and a shared structure could save money as the Sears lease expires in five years. Lorain and Elyria leaders warn against dissolving local city halls and demand concrete plans.
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Jerry Keron
Keron
Lorain
Woodrow W. Mathna
Mathna
Elyria
Leonard P. Reichlin
Sears
Meron
George Verban
Elyria Chronicle Telegram Fr Jan 5 1968 item notes
Elyria Chronicle Telegram reports local events for Friday including civic briefings, council actions, and community notices. Highlights reflect city authorities, school updates, and upcoming public meetings with dates and locations.
Wellington Reservoir Funding Approved by State
Wellington moves forward with a 1.2 billion gallon reservoir funded by the state and local share. Ohio Department of Natural Resources confirms a Letter of Intent for about 1.376 million state aid with Wellington contributing 300 thousand. Engineers to draft contract. site options include land south and east of the New York Central tracks or land north and west of them. project spans roughly 230 acres with 135 in water.
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Wellington
Andrew Spencer
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Board of Public Affairs
Ing
New York Central Railroad
Pitts Road
Pettis, Finkbeiner and Strout
Toledo
Pettis
Williams named Elyria Marine Corps recruiter
S/Sgt. Dale Williams a 14 year Army veteran and Manchester, England native, becomes recruiter for the U S Marine Corps in Elyria. He and wife Wanda Juanita have three children and recently returned from 13 months of active duty in South Vietnam. He started duties December 26 and lives near Amherst with his family.
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Elyria
United States Marine Corps
Dale Williams
Williams
Manchester
England
Hubbard
Mahoning County
Youngstown
South Vietnam
Wanda Juanita
Shenandoah Valley
Lisa Anne
Okinawa
Dale Jr
Formosa
Thailand
Michael Joseph
Marine
Las Polgas
California
Dreamland
Broad
Amherst
Rezoning bid for Lake Avenue area denied by committee
The building lands committee voted to deny re zoning from B-2 low density residential to B-1 neighborhood business for a irregular parcel on the West side of Lake Avenue. Owners Webb and Hudson sought to sell part of the site for a Convenient Food Mart. The council may follow the committee and keep Lake Avenue zoned residential, despite calls to allow commercial use due to the northwest bypass.
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Oak
Walnut Streets
Elyria City
Ernest Webb
Dean Hudson
John P. Gallagher
Gallagher
Webbs
Walnut Street
Northwest
Howard Rice
Gulf Road
West River Road
Rt. 57
Paul Horvath
D-4
Council
Webb and Hudson
Building Lands Committee
City Planning Commission
No definite results in Karns hearing over skydiver deaths
Rocky River hearing between pilot Robert Karns and FAA officials yielded no decisive outcome. Karns faces multiple violations and possible indefinite license suspension after a 16 skydiver deaths from his plane on August 27. An informal two hour session at Westview Towers cleared some technicalities but offered no resolution. An ensuing formal hearing is expected. Karns continues flying pending further action.
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Rocky River
Robert Karns
Federal Aviation Administration
Karns
FAA
Larry Schell
Schell
Westview Towers
Stone's Grill Closes Under Court Receiver Order
Rent in arrears leads to closure of Stone's Grill at 348 Broad St by court appointed receiver J C William Tatter sall. Receiver and Deputy Harlan Chapman enforce closure after cognovit judgment against Gust Conzaman. Delinquency around 6000 dollars. property owned by William A. Ely estate with First National Bank of Elyria and Helen C. Ely as trustees. Conzaman seeks to reopen.
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Broad St
Atty
J. C
William Tattersall
Lorain County Common Pleas
Leroy F. Kelly
Harlan Chapman
Sheriff's Civil Department
Gust Conzaman
Stone Grill Co
William A. Ely
First National Bank of
Elyria
Helen C. Ely
Conzaman
Local firms billed by indicted California directory service
Indictments were returned in Baltimore on 27 counts of mail fraud against Classified Business Director Co. led by John D. Burton. The firm mailed computer stamped cards posing as bills to area businesses over months. Local firms are urged to request samples and, if no reply, forward the bill to the postmaster for investigation.
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California
Baltimore
Classified Business Director Co
John D. Burton
LaMesa
Calif
J. Ed Uland
Greater Lorain
Truck driver dies in Ohio Turnpike crash near Elyria
An Indianapolis, Indiana, truck driver, Robert S. Jackson, 42, was killed in a one vehicle crash on the Ohio Turnpike about 1 15 a.m. Two miles west of the North Olmsted Cleveland Interchange his tractor trailer left the road and struck a culvert and bridge abutment. Jackson, a Brady Miller Trucking Co. driver hauling aluminum ingots from Cleveland to North Liberty Indiana, was pronounced dead at Elyria Memorial Hospital. The body will be sent to Indianapolis for services and burial.
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Lorain County
Ohio Turnpike
Indianapolis
Ind
Robert $. Jackson
Berea
Turnpike Patrol
Jackson
Olmated
Cleveland
Brady-Miller Trucking Co
North Liberty
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Harold Dicken
Yule trees to burn in Elyria Twelfth Night ceremony
The Elyria Jaycees sponsor a Twelfth Night fire in Cascade Park at 7 30 p m to mark end of the Christmas season. The event features a cappella choir music and remarks by Rev Raymond Carpenter with the Fire Department supervising the blaze. Sledding in Cascade Park is banned tomorrow night due to burning debris and safety concerns.
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Cascade Park
Elyria District
Catholic High School
Raymond Carpenter
Chestnut Ridge
Encyclopedia Britannica
Charles Hoagland
Mrs Amstutz Elected Lorain County School Board President
Alice Amstutz was elected president of the Lorain County Board of Education at the organizational meeting becoming the first woman to hold the post. She lives at 420 Broadway Lorain and has served since 1964 with prior roles on the Lorain County Health board advisory panel. Paul Markworth was named vice president. Regular board meetings set for the first Thursday of each month at 8 pm with each member paid 20 dollars per meeting up to 12 meetings yearly.
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Wilburn
Alice) Amstutz
Lorain
Lorain Police Lt Gethin Returns After January Fall
Lorain police Lt Joseph Gethin, 61, resumed duty after five days recovering from a December 30 fall while on duty. He slipped on ice near 1908 Reid Ave after answering a 3.30 a.m. call, injuring his right leg and hip before returning to 1407 West 23rd.
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Lorain
Joseph Gethin
Gethin
West 23Rd &T
Reid Ave
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