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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1978
Page
8
In memory of Frank Joy who passed away July 8 1976. Though our hearts are heavy there is hope and faith that we will meet again where death cannot part us. Lovingly remembered by family and friends.
A federal mediator will join negotiations between Ohio Edison Co and Local 351 UWUA members in Akron at 10 a.m. Monday. 1,660 UWUA members rejected a July 1 tentative contract over cost of living raises and hospitalization benefits. IBEW members also lack a contract and will respond to the latest offer Friday.
The record lists several events on a single day, including two car accidents on Gateway Boulevard and Rt 5 with minor injuries reported, thefts from homes and parked cars on East Bridge Street and Century House, vandalism to a truck on Griswold Road, a break in on Rash Street, a pedestrian strike with minor injuries, a rock-throwing assault on a motorist, and a small fire outside a residence on Cleveland Street. Additional injuries from falls and arm cuts are noted, with responders providing first aid and police investigations ongoing.
Browning-Ferris Officials propose a hydrant on the Russia Township landfill to wash mud from trucks and spilled garbage along Rt. 10. Township trustees consider it with county health officials while Oberlin City officials discuss annexation and service feasibility.
Three year old Vermilion girl named Melanie Eavenson was stabbed multiple times Friday afternoon at home and remains in serious condition in Lorain Community Hospital ICU. Her mother Barbara Eavenson, 30, was taken to a Cleveland psychiatric unit for observation. police continue the investigation and plan to present facts to the city prosecutor.
At College Park Manor in Oberlin a solar heating system for the 20 by 42 foot 30 000 gallon pool became operational. Fifteen solar panels on the roof heat pool water pumped to the panels at 65 gallons a minute before returning it to the pool. The system, made by Fafco Inc and installed by Weather Stop Co, is supplemented by gas heat for evenings and fall and may pre heat building hot water if EPA permission is granted.
Westlake officials including the mayor and council members receive retroactive pay increases effective April 2, with further raises planned. Mayor Alexander Romans salary rises to 32,200 next April, while Peterson and other council members gain boosts. Most city employees get a 10 percent increase now and seven percent next April, with police and fire contracts granting8 10 and6 7 respectively. A sidewalk ad hoc committee meeting is set for July 17 to discuss Phase One sidewalk installations funded by federal grants, with property owners assessed for actual costs.
A series of transfer notices list individuals and addresses in Lorain Amherst LaGrange Oberlin S Amherst Lorain and nearby areas. Each item shows a person or couple transferring property or rights from a listed counterpart, with both current and originating addresses noted. The fragment ends mid entry Theron Gilliam with Chestnut Ridge Road indicating more notices follow.
The replica Santa Maria sailed from Huron River harbor toward Monroe Michigan and will not be tourable this weekend. It is due to reach Sandusky Battery Park by Monday morning for tours Monday and Tuesday.
In Cleveland Ruth Penner staged a tree lawn sit in outside Mayor Dennis J. Kucinichs home angry that two detectives on her 11 year olds murder were reassigned to guard him She hoped to speak with the mayor who claimed he didnt know about the guard Mrs Penner found Maxine Renee Penner dead from a stab wound June 2 in their home living room.
A Cleveland man, David L. Ursi, 3215 Denison Ave., was charged with driving while intoxicated after Elyria police observed his car pass three vehicles in a no passing zone on East Avenue. He also faced a charge of possessing fictitious license plates.
In Cleveland UPI reports Judge William K. Thomas sequestered the jury two weeks into the trial of Reu ben Sturman and six others charged with interstate transportation of obscene materials. Sovereign News Co. tied to Sturman is named as a defendant.
James M. Damante of Sandusky was sentenced to 15 years to life after pleading guilty to aggravated murder and murder in the New Year’s Day killings of Perkins Township brothers Mark Ridgeway, 16, and Marshall Ridgeway, 14. Damante allegedly said the brothers were blackmailing him and lured them to a wooded area before stabbing. Parole possible after 15 years.
The narrative notes publishing is the leading industry in Nashville, followed by insurance, with music ranking third. It cites eleven religious publishing houses in the city and seven local insurance firms holding combined assets of 3.6 billion dollars.
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