Inflation and Unemployment Trends in June Midyear Update
Wholesale prices rose 0.7 percent in June as food costs surged 1.1 percent, matching May's gain and challenging hopes inflation would ease. Unemployment fell to 5.7 percent, with 710,000 more workers employed in June, total employment at 94.8 million and a record 58.9 percent of the working-age population employed. Meanwhile Elyria faces a second day of a service-staff walkout halting garbage collection, with 80 workers absent across four departments. City and AFSCME leaders seek talks after contract stalemate. a bargaining session is set for tonight as firemen also consider action.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Elyria
Safety Service
Richard J. Bergman
Parks and Recreation
Police
Fire
Bergman
Stan Wojdyla
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
Wojdyla
Council
Marguerite E. Bowman
Kipton Police Shakeup Sparks Council Row and Claims
Kipton council president Charles Alferio calls accusations from the village police officers who resigned “totally false” while delaying public rebuttal until a Monday meeting at village hall. With officers Chief Donald Shoulter and Ptl. Maynard Emmerich resigning and Lt. Richard Rivera voluntarily stepping down, residents fear reduced protection as Oberlin and Lorain County sheriffs boost patrols.
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Kipton
Charles Alferio
Cil
Village Hall
Alferio
Thomas Greene
Donald Shoulter
Ptl
Maynard Emmerich
Richard Rivera
Chronicle-Telegram
Oberlin
Sheriff's Department
Lorain
Lorain County bus funds at risk from Battisti ruling
Lorain County districts face possible cuts to basic state transportation aid if U S District Judge Frank Battisti upholds a busing order to pay Cleveland 14.4 million for desegregation costs from a 79.2 million fund. Midview and Elyria warn of major impacts as schedules shift to a two-mile rule for grades K through 9, halving fleets and forcing idle buses.
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Lorain County
U.S
Frank Battisti
Battisti
Cleveland
Ohio
Roger Lulow
Ohio Department of Education
Chronicle- Telegram
Midview
Elyria
Paul Stewart
Arthur Knight
Stewart
Weather Outlook: Sunny, Warm with Weekend Thunderstorms
Mostly sunny and warm today with highs near 90. Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with possible thundershowers. High around 79 by 5:40 p.m. Thursday and a low near 69 at 6:00 a.m. today. Details on Page A-8.
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Boston Avenue
Gene Krebs
By Casey Turton
Glen Miller and
Alice Luddington
Russ Pruitt
Oberlin Savings Bank
Pruitt
Elma Buckley
Village Police Committee
Charles Livermore
Glen Miller
Carter
Mother Elizabeth Seton
Gettysburg
Robert E. Lee
Ambrose Burnside
Chris
Wimbledon
By Debbie Demmon-Berger
Corinne Peak
Appeals Court
Battista
State
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