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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1970
Page
4
The Lorain Board of Education weighs a bond resolution for financing a new city school building. Members question the process and bank arrangements, seeking four banks to handle payments while bonds await sale. Contracts hinge on bond approval and redemption terms, with a December action target.
Lorain school officials approve rotating site policy for summer sessions with Admiral King and Lorain High alternating yearly. Commencement dates set for Admiral King and Lorain High on June 9. New hires include Wilhelm Kozusko and Jack Trewella replacing retiring teachers.
Ohio legislators consider a bill letting county school superintendents collect pay for three years after abolishment of their boards. The measure, backed by Sen. Ralph S, would require minimal duty to help set up Education Resource Centers but not force pay. Other House hearings address bonds, grants, and wage garnishment limits.
Elyria council approves a Charter Review Commission to study Elyria’s City Charter and propose changes for voter approval. The panel will hold an organizational meeting soon and seeks input from the League of Women Voters.
Summit County Home, labeled a fire trap, will be closed as authorities move to shut the facility amid safety concerns. Officials cite structural risks and firecode violations as the basis for the closure decision.
A cryptic 1971 and 1975 telecast agreement linked professional Galters to broadcastingPuA champions and major tournaments. The record notes a pact shaping coverage and exposure for touring pros during those years.
San Francisco designer E Clifford Potter unveils the Heliclux, a portable 35 pound device that plots year round shadow patterns for proposed buildings. Using a quartz light and latitude declination settings it demonstrates how Embarcadero Center shadows may affect city planning during a December lunch hour.
Oberlin College organ professor Douglass Fenner will present a faculty recital at 8 p.m. in Warner Concert Hall. The program features Lebegue, Bach, Mozart, and Franck works. Fenner, a 1946 Oberlin graduate, teaches organ and harpsichord and directs music at St Peters Episcopal Church in Lakewood.
Three members of an Elyria family were injured yesterday when their car collided with a tractor trailer at Cleveland Street and Kennedy Memorial Parkway. Mrs Ralph Mills of 329 Garfield Avenue and her husband Keith were admitted to Elyria Memorial Hospital.
Avon Teen Center, run by the Avon Women’s Club, Inc., has closed due to insufficient adult help. The club plans to form a planning committee with parents before any reopening for Avon youth. Parents wishing to join should contact Mrs. Leon Schierbaum at 2169 Julia Ave. New club members Mrs. Robert Mucke Mrs. David Crawford and Mrs. Albert Thompson were welcomed at the latest meeting, bringing total membership to 38.
Members of the Black Panther Party reported 10 shots fired into their storefront headquarters in Jersey City just after 1 a.m. Seven people were inside and unharmed. The group said the office had been firebombed less than two hours earlier, with police confirming the incidents.
Federal mediators reported no headway in the General Electric dispute as the strike approaches its midpoint of week 13. J Curtis Counts shuffled between company and union sides after weekend talks yielded no results. About 148,000 GE workers at 280 plants in 33 states have been on strike since Oct. 27, costing strikers $260 million and the national economy about $2 billion.
Lorain County Community College Evening School offers a lecture series next month on operating procedures for local governments and departments. Sessions cover foundations and federal grant applications, municipal tax practices, data processing, law, highway safety, code enforcement, management, industry community ties, and disadvantaged employment.
A collage of reader questions and Abby’s replies covers romantic loans and trust, neighborly noise, teen love, parental control, and ski-weekend marriages. The column counsels cautious judgment, direct communication, and avoiding risky partnerships while offering a charitable, upfront tone.
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