AmShip talks stall over cross union work rule concessions
In Lorain seven unions and American Ship Building Co officials meet after all day talks failed to move on cross union work rule flexibility. James Unger of Boilermakers Local 358 cites painters doing carpentry and vice versa as key sticking point amid push for cost relief and faster production to win new Navy tanker work and prevent further losses.
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American Ship Building Co
Lorain
James Unger
Boilermakers Local 358
Unger
Great Lakes
Company Board
George Steinbrenner
Steinbrenner
Tampa Yard
Lorain County seeks change in block grant distribution
Lorain County commissioners urge the state to award Community Development Block Grant funds on a competitive basis to target unemployment in the county. With a 23.7 percent jobless rate the plan aims to direct money to areas with the greatest need and reduce administrative costs.
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Lorain County
Ohio
Updated Ohio prison site cost rising in Cleveland battle
State Rep Michael Camera asked the Ohio Department of Corrections for an updated land cost report for Cleveland property planned for a 1000-bed state prison after costs appeared to be higher than earlier projections. Local officials and citizen groups react amid political pressure and site-change debates surrounding Grafton and Cleveland locations.
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Michael Camera
D-Lorain
Ohio Department of Corrections
Cleveland
Camera
Department of Corrections
Grafton
James Rhodes
Richard Celeste
Rhodes
Historic Cleveland doubles as set for A Christmas Story filming
About 100 historical cars paraded around Public Square in downtown Cleveland as MGM shot scenes for A Christmas Story. Locals Louis Vinoverski and Don Somoggi supplied period equipment and a 1915 White Touring Car for the parade circle scene. Filming continued into Thursday with a December premiere planned.
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Cleveland
Public Square
Carlisle Township
Louis Vinoverski
Carlisle Equipment
MGM
Darren McGavin
Melinda Dillon
Peter Billingsley
Indiana
Ralphie Parker
Billingsley
Santa Claus
Amherst Township
Don Somoggi
the Square
Maureen
Vinoverski
New VFW Post 1573 forms to bridge Vietnam and other vets
In Lorain County a new VFW post founded by Vietnam veterans begins with an organizational meeting and a dedication set for February. The initiative aims to thaw relations with traditional posts and provide counseling and job placement while veteran Rick Taranto leads a separate North Coast group offering peer support and search team skills to aid police and the public.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Vietnam Veterans of
Lorain County
VFW
Oberlin Ave
Lorain
Ohio
Carter
North Coast Search and Rescue Team
Vietnam
Rick Taranto
Cleveland Area
Denise Gravely
Tiffany Papesh
Taranto
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Fred Ritenauer
Ritenauer
Columbus
Richard Seiter
Eaton Township
Wanda Bryce
North Eaton
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Film Company
Higbee’s
U.S
Canada
C-T
Dave Zapotosky
Shoreway
Sheffield Lake
Gerald Carter
Marine Corps
AmVets
American Legion
Lou Robinson
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