Six Wellington families evacuated as water tower cracks
Six families on Johns Street and A B Court were evacuated Sunday night when a 125 foot elevated water tank leg cracked. Fire crews responded after a loud explosion like noise. The leg split and water was drained to reduce weight. repairs were ordered with Great Lakes Tank Company crews to fix the leg today or tomorrow. Residents could return Monday morning as the town switched to the Erie Street tank. Water pressure may fluctuate during restoration, but no one was left without water.
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Wellington
Johns Street
Municipal Utilities
Robert Dupee
A.B. Court
Dupee
Erie Street
Great Lakes Tank Company
Utilities Department
Fund drive seeks 1200 environmental control unit for Pat Rudlowski
Wakeman residents launch a campaign to raise funds for a $1,200 Environmental Control Unit to aid 21 year old Pat Rudlowski, a quadriplegic and former Chronicle Telegram carrier injured in a pool accident last August. The device would help Pat perform tasks by blowing through a straw, reducing reliance on others at home.
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Wakeman
Pat Rudlowski
Rudlowski
Midview High School
Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain Community Hospital
Haymond
Rollins
Floyd
Oberlin group pushes Lothrop for city manager post
A Oberlin citizens group circulated petitions to urge the council to consider Acting City Manager Richard Lothrop as fulltime city manager. Organizers say support is strong and favor a local candidate over an outside appointee. Councilman Clark Drummond noted rumors and a Dec 1 deadline for applications, with questions about local candidates.
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Oberlin Group
Lothrop
Oberlin
Richard Lothrop
Catherine Totzke
Clark Drummond
Strongsville clerk returns after illness and absences
Strongsville City Clerk Carl Burk resumes duties after about three months away due to illness including a kidney stone and a slipped neck disc. Council had urged resignation over chronic absenteeism but Burk, receiving around 17680 annually, returns with neck brace and medicine. Martha Finn named assistant clerk to aid Burk, who says he fought for her position for over a year.
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Strongsville
Carl Burk
Burk
Martha Finn
Finn
Council
Residential cancer drive set for April in Ohio
The 1979 American Cancer Society residential fund raising campaign runs April 27 and 28 in Lorain County led by TV personality Mike Connors. Ohio aims to raise over 6.3 million dollars for cancer programs after volunteers collected over 59 million statewide in 1978. Of each dollar, 18 cents supported patients, 19 cents education, 14 cents national services, 21 cents management and fundraising, and 28 cents research.
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American Cancer Society
Lorain County
Mike Connors
Ohio
Defining a gifted student proves difficult and divisive
The piece surveys how to identify gifted and talented students, weighing IQ based cutoffs from 115 to 125 against teacher and parent input. It notes IQ alone cannot define giftedness, cites critics like Joseph Renzulli and Barry Kane, and presents views from educators on broader criteria and risks of neglect while highlighting programs like Cleveland’s major work and calls for balance.
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Cleveland
Joseph Renzulli
Bureau of Educational Research
University of Connecticut
Barry Kane
Long Island
Individualized Learning Council
Kane
Newsweek Magazine
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