Amherst workers approve three year contract with city
AMHERST — Ameri can Federation Local 277 members overwhelmingly backed a three year pact with the city. The wage package starts with a $1.65 hourly raise in year one, 55 cents in year two, and 60 cents in year three. The deal equalizes pay with police for 21 nonuniformed workers who earned about $5.75 before. The contract expires May 31 and awaits full council approval. Mayor DePaola negotiated the prior agreement and retains veto power.
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Amherst
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Cora Godfrey
Godfrey
Dutt Seri
Cue
Anthony DePaola
Area Deaths Highlight Local Veterans and Residents
Obituaries detail Lyman Robert Smith 59 of Berea and Marian Leach 80 of Wellington. Also among notices are Arthur Pullins of Corley Island and Joseph Bozicevich of South Amherst with funeral arrangements and survivor lists.
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Joseph Bozicevich
South Amherst
Oberlin Allen Memorial Hospital
Lorain
Bozicevich
Trace Corp
Amherst
Roofers Union
Nancy
Anna Bozicevich
John
Edward
Charles
Daniel
Caroline) Ross
Jack
Anna
Clark
Elyria
Richard
Violet) Beam
Cowling Funeral Home
Oberlin
Births from Lorain area as families welcome new members
A list of births across Lorain County with names and addresses. Notable entries include a son to Gerald and, and a daughter to Diane Diederich, among others. Dates range from July 1 to July 7 with several residences in Lorain, North Ridgeville, Grafton, Sheffield Lake, and nearby towns.
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Gerald Peters
Hawthorne St
Diane Diederich
Center Ridge Road
North Ridgeville
Thomas Hengartner
Carlisle Ave
Brian Haas
East Ave
Gregory Ewald
Avon Belden Road
Mario Martinez
Dyke Road
Vincenzo Rattaglia
35Th St
Lorain
Donald
Sandra Rottari
Station Road
Vermilion
Glenn P. Lewis
Lafayette Blvd
Sheffield Lake
William C. Haupt
New Mexico Ave
Paul Lang
34Th St
Fire Destroys Hower House Antiques at University of Akron
Akron fire destroys a 28 room Hower House with a 90 year old Oriental furniture and tapestries collection. Investigators cite spontaneous combustion as a possibility but do not rule out arson. Damages estimated at $125000 plus cataloging losses. building valued near $1.7 million with no injuries.
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Akron, Ohio
UPI
University of Akron
Hower
Far East
Ryan
William Dunlap
Akron Fire Department
Roger Ryan
Rhodes to sign property tax relief bill in Ohio
Gov James A Rhodes planned to sign a bill shifting tax relief toward homeowners and farmers by requiring commercial industrial and utility property owners to bear more of tax increases from inflation. The measure affects all 88 counties and takes effect in October with 1981 tax bills. Residential saves vary by county and parcel values, while some may see no gain or even a tax rise.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
Cleveland
Rhodes
James R. Gerry Jr
Ohio Department of Tax Equalization
Gerry
Franklin County
Frogs and a Turtle Save Kids in Wild Storm Sewers
A 10 year old boy in Waco Texas escaped a deadly flood after being swept into a storm sewer. He credited a turtle and two frogs for his survival as crews later rescued him clinging to brush.
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Waco
Texas
Remmo Pena
Pena
Patrick Taylor
Fort Wayne
Ind
Remigio Pena
Brazos River
St. Francis College
Patrick
Ruth Hettinger
Iowa River
Steve Schmitz
Iowa City
Iowa
Schmitz
Springfield
Ohio State tuition raised 24 percent as staff salaries frozen
Ohio State University trustees vote to raise undergraduate and graduate fees across campus and regional campuses by about 24 percent to offset state revenue losses. Resident undergraduates rise from 385 to 460 dollars. non residents from 840 to 1170. graduate fees from 485 to 590 for residents and 940 to 1415 for non residents. President Harold Enarson cites budget strain and cost containment amid funding uncertainty.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
Board of Trustees
Ohio
Ohio State
Harold Enarson
Telit
Nerv
Addi
Township Garage Dumpster for Residents Only
At the township garage by the water tower from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Township residents may use the dumpster. Jim Thorpe is noted as a great track man and football player who spent six years in the major leagues with a lifetime batting average of .283.
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Jim Thorpe
Fire damages New London firm on North Railroad Street
A Friday afternoon fire damaged the C. E. Ward Co. plant on North Railroad Street in New London. Fire Chief Dean Bailey said cardboard boxes stored outside may have been ignited by a thrown cigarette or match. The blaze scorched the building exterior and triggered sprinklers, reducing material damage. No loss estimate was set.
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New London
C.E. Ward Co
North Railroad Street
Dean Bailey
Los
Bailey
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Chronicle-Tech
Amherst Workers OK
Police Department
Lyman R. Smith
Lyman Robert Smith
Sprague Road
Berea
Cleveland Clinic
American Legion Command Post
Westview
Richard Leach
Marian Leach
Wellington
Allen Memorial Hospital
Penfield
Leach
Pennsylvania
Clair Wolf
Medina
Norton Funeral Home
Funeral
Penfield Cemetery
Arthur E. Pullins
Corley Island
Leesburg
Fla
Leesburg General Hospital
Pomeroy
Florida
Davey Tree Expert Company
Fellowship Baptist Church of
Trinity Baptist Church of
Rose
John R. Devin
Robert Barrett
Faith Baptist Church
Calvary Cemetery
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Home, Inc
Ervey C. Carts
Ental
Ihlaiee
Elyria Memorial
Denise Wright
College Park Drive
Garry Hissom
Tenth St
Timothy Webb
S. Reed Road
Grafton
Daniel Trainer
W. 3Rd St
Sonya Capers
Garden St
Michael Keener
S. Abbe Road
St. Joseph
Andy
Gloria Endras
44Th St
Angel Velez
Andover Ave
Kent M. Klingshirn
Pin Oak Circle
Sheffield
Terry
Nadine Coonan
Tanglewood Place
Ain
Gail M. Moore
Douglas St
VerantBhee
Lacy
Juan Rivera
10Th St
Akron
Mager Syd
Ounlap
Dunlap
Joan Henry Hower
Hower Co
Quaker Oats Co
Benny Bonanno
Dcleveland
General Assembly
United Press International
Taylor
Ronald G. Whittaker
OSU
Enarson
Fise
Dela & Orca and Services
la Grange
Pha
Boroowaman
Sarvica
Conterakin Chapel
Wnderfunding
Reppontt
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