Ohio House stalls on belt law despite public support
In Columbus the Ohio House weighs a Senate backed seat belt mandate amid strong public backing of 60 to 70 percent yet faces intense grassroots lobbying against the bill. Supporters cite health care cost reductions and safety studies while sponsor Rep. Arthur R. Bowers notes votes are uncertain and he will delay floor action.
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Columbus
House
Senate
Ohio
Blair
Arthur R. Bowers
Dsteubenville
House Highways and Highway Safety Committee
Ohio S&Ls felt crisis as deposits drain in April
Ohio’s 125 federally insured thrifts did not close during the savings and loan crisis yet saw depositors pull out 392 million in April. March’s Home State Savings run led to 69 closures. most reopened with new owners. May rebounded with near 100 million in deposits as investigations continue into Home State and ESM dealings.
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Ohio
Savings and Loan
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
S&l
Home State Savings Bank of
Cincinnati
Richard Celeste
Bank Board
Maryland
Clark
ESM
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Ohio high court upholds Wilsman reinstatement decision
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Andrew Douglas denies claims that four justices secretly decided to reinstate Cleveland lawyer James M. Wilsman. The court shifted Wilsman’s indefinite suspension to one year after disciplinary review. The ruling ends a lengthy dispute over his handling of a savings and loan charter and alleged forgery of documents.
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Wilsman
Celebrezze
Douglas
Bar Association of Greater Cleveland
Board of Commissioners On Discipline of the Bar
Police use videotapes to preserve crime evidence in court
Cincinnati area police advocate videotaped crime scenes as a long lasting evidentiary tool, arguing tapes capture more than stills and aid juries. Judges weigh necessity against risk of inflaming jurors, as cases like the Walters murder and subsequent Coleman Brown trials illustrate.
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Cincinnati
Thomas Williams
Norwood
Alton Coleman
Debra Brown
Elyria man finds second balloon note from Canada
Elyria resident John A. Vopat, at 225 Court St, reports finding a balloon note again after discovering a Canadian child’s message in a hedgerow near the Women's Club on East Avenue. The balloon, launched July 1 by Jenny Fachnie, 10, celebrated Norwich Ontario’s 175th anniversary.
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East Avenue
Vapat
Michigan
Jenny Fachnie
Norwich
Ontario
Jenny
Canada
Ohio college fees rise modestly statewide
Garfield College in Painesville faces a near doubling of tuition from 3500 to 6400 after merging with Lake Erie College. Lake Erie will admit men and argues the increase restores fairness. Other Ohio public universities see smaller hikes or freezes as new state budgeting limits raise growth to about 4 percent.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Garfield Senior College
Painesville
Garfield
Lake Erie College
Lake Erie
Gary Benek
Central State
Youngstown State
YSU
Robert McGill
Richard Celeste
Board of Regents
Ohio State University
The
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio
Nightly clubhouse shed burned in North Ridgeville blaze
In North Ridgeville a 15 by 15 foot portable barn used as an overnight clubhouse by three boys aged 8 to 10 was destroyed by fire at about 4 am in the backyard of Travis Kirk on Otten Road. Fire Chief Eugene Diederich said the youths were away when the fire started and not injured. Items lost included three bicycles a power mower a small yard trailer and a roto-tiller with the loss estimated at 2200 dollars.
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North Ridgeville
Eugene Diederich
Travis Kirk
Otten Rd
Diederich
Kirk
Kiwanis International 70th Convention Attended by Local Clubs
Kiwanis International marked its 70th convention in Toronto from June 30 to July 3. North Olmsted members Michael R. Clancy Jr. and Ken Frazier represented the Kiwanis Club of North Olmsted, while Elyria delegates Lou and Gilda Kaplan attended for the Elyria Kiwanis group.
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Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis International
Toronto
Michael R. Clancy Jr
Ken Frazier
North Olmsted
Kiwanis Club of
Lou and
Gilda Kaplan
Elyria
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Citizens For Safety Belts
Automobile
England
William “Bud” Blair
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Chusetts
S&ls
Dayton
Ohio S&ls
Alan Winger
Mark Clark
U.S. League of Savings Institutions
Chicago
Akron Beacon Journal
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Marvin Warner
Faye Atkinson
Sharon Brattoli
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Bob Sorino
Ohio High Court
Robert E. Holmes
A. William Sweeney
Holmes
Sweeney
Wright
Brown
Locher
Bar Association
Marlene Walters
Williams
Hamilton County Common Pleas
Richard
A. Niehaus
Walters
Niehaus
Hamilton County
Robert 8. Kraft
Ralph G. Wachs
Anna Anim
Ohio College
Mary Ann Moyer
Association
Larry Christman
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