Taft addresses Ohio drug scandal in Brown race
Taft came to the Renaissance Inn to discuss declining voter registration but faced questions about a 1985 drug probe involving Brown's employees. An AP report alleged Brown interfered to shield his campaign. Brown's office denied the charges. Franklin County prosecutors say lack of evidence and age hinder pursuit.
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Lorain
Bob Taft
Renaissance Inn
Ohio
Sherrod Brown
Taft
Associated Press
Brown
Franklin County
Michael Miller
Hamilton County
Glory days fade as WGAR AM signs off after 60 years
Wayne Mack recalls WGAR AM’s golden era with live local programming and CBS shows as WENR, its successor, shifts to satellite country music from Colorado. WGAR began in 1930, famed for Amos ’n Andy, and grew into a Cleveland radio icon before fading from the air. The article traces WGAR’s origins from WFJC and WDBK, its 1937 CBS link, war coverage, and early staff orchestras.
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Wgar-Am
WENR
Colorado
WGAR
Cleveland
Amos ’N
Andy
Greater
Wgar-Fm
WDBK
MF. Broz Hardware and Radio Co
Union Avenue
WFJC
George A. Richards
Detroit
WJIR
Statler Hotel
Columbia Broadcasting System
Mack
Cleveland Radio
WJAY
CBS
The
Goldbergs
Easy Aces
Kate Smith
Rudy Vallee
Chase & Sanborn
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Play House
Eliot Ness
Pearl Harbor
Ohio
United States
Pacific Theater
NOACA to trim board amid Pizzedaz scandal impact
NOACA officials plan a two month restructuring to reduce the board from 46 to 33 by removing Cuyahoga County representation after the suspension of former director Frederick E. J. Pizzedaz amid state and federal probes into theft forgery record tampering and tax evasion. County Commissioner Mary Jo Vasi supports changes to prevent future publicity.
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Elyria
Northeast Ohio
Mary Jo Vasi
NOACA
Pizzedez
Pizzedaz
Thomas D. Corrigan
Howard Maier
Lorain County
Noaca Board
Cuyahoga County
Avon Bearings to acquire Elyria gear maker Paulmark Enterprises
Avon Bearings Corp plans to buy Paulmark Enterprises of Elyria in a deal disclosed by Sales Coordinator Marcin Kowalczyk. The acquisition expands Avon’s product line at its 1500 Nagle Rd. plant, with Paulmark’s eight workers moving to the Nagle Road facility and the unit renamed Nova Gear Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Bearings
Elyria Gear Company
Avon Company
Kowalczyk
Amy Richards
Elyria
Yorkshire Court
Avon Bearings Corp
Paulmark Enterprises
Avon
Nagle Rd
Marcin Kowalczyk
Sisco Bearings Inc
Paulmark
Nagle Road
Nova Gear Corp
LaGrone
Luken Hearing Highlights Fernald Cleanup Delays
Cincinnati congressman Thomas Luken led a hearing near Fernald as residents deride a “smoke screen of plans” over slow cleanup at the 1050 acre site. He criticized progress since earlier tours, while DOE officials cited needed environmental studies and ongoing waste repackaging.
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Cincinnati
Fernald
Thomas Luken
Ohio
Luken
House
U.S. Department of Energy
Lisa Crawford
Energy Department
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Rob Sternfeld
C-T
Joseph Hopkins
Highway Patrol
Patrol
Robert A Taft
Wayne Mack
Cleveland Orchestra
Kay Halle
Fred McGunagle
Patrick Webber
Elyria Country Club
Thomas Wag
Ner
Amherst
C-Thanune Exner
John Caniglia
Cuyahoga
Geauga, Lake and Medina Counties
Transporta
Tion and Environmental Programs
Corrigan
Ms. Crawford
Joe LaGrone
Oak Ridge
Tennessee
Maury Welsh
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Welsh
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