Oberlin council rejects half million bond on phone service
Oberlin city council rejected a proposal to require Northern Ohio Telephone to post a 500000 performance bond until service improves. About 40 subscribers urged faster upgrades while the company pledged a six month progress report and $16 million in yearly investments building a new facility and training staff to raise reliability.
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Oberlin
Northern Ohio Telephone Co
Hess
Council
Public Utilities Commission
Avon Lake names Harold Earley as new mayor with planning focus
Harold Earley, elected mayor of Avon Lake in November, outlines priorities for his term including a thorough planning commission process, correlated city government branches, and a priority list for projects. He aims to convert Miller Road property to a recreation area and seeks a full financial status report and Moore Road resurfacing.
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Avon Lake
Harold Earley
Earley
Ran
Phi
Miller Road
Walter Disler
Ernest Palmer
Moore Road
Former Lorain sports editor Johnny Dunn remembered
Russ Davies recalls Johnny Dunn once Lorain Journal sports editor and widely read columnist. Dunn worked for NBC Today as news editor and appeared on WKYC Channel 3 mornings. He married Harriet Ross, had two children, and died in sleep after ill health.
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Johnny
Esther
Dorothy
Richard Crooks
Elyria
South Pacific
Goodrich to Expand Avon Lake Waste Treatment Facility Plan
B F Goodrich Co plans nearly 500000 dollars in expansion at its Avon Lake plant to add secondary waste treatment facilities. A 400000 gallon blending tank, a flocculator clarifier, rapid mix tank, and new pumps will interface with existing city systems to reduce solids discharged by about 90 percent. Work to begin later this year follows pilot plant studies with city engineers and Havens and Emerson.
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Avon Lake
B F. Goodrich Co
B. F. Goodrich
B. F. Goodrich Chemical Co
R. N. Rylands
Utilities Department
Havens and
Emerson
Rylands
Ohio Water Development Authority
Rural residents walk out of Oberlin phone meeting
Ernest Gibson and others left a special city council called session with Northern Ohio Telephone Co after council ruling blocked rural subscribers from commenting. Beese later pressed for outside city service while company general manager Bowens noted issues are discussed at meetings with Grange and Farm Bureau groups.
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Council
Arthur P. Hess
Grover L. Severs
Oberlin
Ernest Gibson
North
Gibson
Northern Ohio Telephone Co
Community Center
Arthur P Hess
Grover L Severs
Albert Beese
Rt 20 East
Beese
Charles Bowens
Granges Farm Bureau
North Ridgeville considers part time safety director post
Council favors creating a part time director of public safety with Gerald Hansen slated to hold the post. The mayor would continue overseeing service and safety with Hansen paid from the mayor's safety service allotment. no additional city funds would be required. Former mayor Paul Sweda criticized police morale and operations, urging stronger leadership and enforcement.
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North Ridgeville
Gerald Hansen
Marcellus Diedrich
Hansen
Dec
Diederich
Paul Sweda
Two ships due to dock at Lorain ending season
Lorain expects the season to close with the arrival of two U S Steel ships the Philip R Clark and Irving Olds. Captains Ashby and Beegle report delays from heavy ice between Two Harbors and Lorain ahead of the St Clair River approach. Berthing will mark the 15th and 16th winter rentals for local port authority records.
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Lorain
U.S Steel Corp
Philip R Clark
Irving
Olds
Lake Clair Mich
St. Clair River
George Ashby
Clark
Harold Beegle
Minn
Lake St Clair Beegle
Inglis
Fla
Ashby
Rocky River
R Wilson Neff
Lorain Port Authority
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Edward Austin
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Anthony D'Orazio
Kevin Hoover
Noah
Gregory McClane
H.C
Mike Koviak
Ted Wood
Telephone Company
Bowens
General Telephone Co
Ernest Roberts
The
E. H. Roberts Co
Oberlin Public Utilities Commission
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Public Utiliies Commission of Ohio
Roberts
Robert S. Thomas
PUCO
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Planning Commission
Flora
Woodstock Ave
Russ Davies
John Stack
Banville Sr
Harwood St
Jack
Penn Central Railroad
Phyl
Goodrich
Nears
N. Ridgeville
Bob Eisenbarth
Sweda
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