Pay hikes for bailiffs disputed by Elyria judge
Elyria officials clash as Presiding Municipal Court Judge James Horn orders pay raises for 7 bailiffs and 18 deputy clerks, despite no council approval or budget. Auditor Beverly Renner cites lack of funds and says Horn threatened a court order. Mayor Keys supports delaying raises until budget finalizes.
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Elyria
Beverly Renner
James P. Horn
Mrs. Renner
Alex Burnett
Burnett
Renner
Horn
Michael Keys
Council
Common Pleas
Henner
Second major Elyria fire destroys M and M Improvement Co
Elyria suffers a second major blaze this week as the M and M Improvement Co. at 110 Locust St. and several vehicles are burned. Fire officials report over 100000 dollars in damage to the aluminum siding business on the west Locust Street near the Black River. The fire followed a Sunday arson-suspected million dollar blaze that destroyed Hi Brows Lounge Parkview Building and damaged Frank's Army Navy Store. No injuries reported.
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M & M Improvement Co
Locust St
Mursaay
Elyria Fire Department
Locust Street
Black River
Hi Brows
Parkview
Frank
Army Navy
Broad
Flurries Tonight With Highs Near 25
Tonight’s forecast shows light snow flurries with a low of 15 to 20 and westerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Saturday appears mostly cloudy with scattered flurries and a high near 25, with about a 60 percent snow chance tonight and 40 percent Saturday. Details on Page A-3. Fire destroys building on Locust Street amid collapses and explosions as gas tanks and a roof fail. Adjacent machine shop F.H. Payne Co. sustains light damage. both buildings owned by John Muzick. Investigation hampered by debris and roof collapse.
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F.H. Payne Co
Locust Street
John Muzick
River St. North
Muzick
James Igneczi
TV35 goes dark in Elyria after weak cable reach
Cinemavideo Productions ends local cable TV35 operations in Elyria citing advertising revenue losses. Four full time and fifteen part time staff laid off as the station, on air since April 27 1981, could not sustain with only about 40 percent cable penetration. CEO William Lasch notes need for broader community support and public private partnerships. The company will continue operations from 1440 Lowell St. TURN TO PAGE A-4
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TV35
Cinemavideo Productions
William Lasch
Cinemavideo
Lasch
Government Access
Educational
Public
Actisaia Cinemaviaco Productions
Lowell St
Marines Repel Heavy Attack on Beirut Base
U S Marines fired rockets and mortars to repel a major assault on their Beirut airport base as U S special envoy Rumsfeld met with Syrian President Assad in Damascus. Attacks wounded and frightened civilians, while the multinational peacekeeping force kept the base secure and the airport briefly closed.
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U.S
Beirut
Donald Rumsfeld
Damascus
Hafez Assad
Dennis Brooks
Brooks
Heroic pilot dies defusing Montana hostage crisis
Harry Lee Shryock Jr. a 64 year old former Elyria Township resident and three war veteran, exchanged himself for a teenage hostage in Missoula Montana. He was fatally shot when the robber fled and could not take off. Shryock served in World War II Korea and Vietnam. Funeral planned in Polson. Survived by wife Lt Deola Shryock, three sons two daughters and six grandchildren. Memorials to Lake County Search and Rescue.
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Montana
Harry Lee Shryock Jr
Shryock
Windfall
Elyria High School
Harry L. Shryock Sr
Mona Cheetham
Lee
Missoula
Mont
Cheetham
Polson
Deola Shryock
Lake County
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