North Ridgeville seeks emergency water tie‑in with Cleveland
North Ridgeville Safety Service Director Paul Ormsby announced a letter to Cleveland water commissioner Thomas Stalwart requesting an emergency tie-in on Lorain Road to boost water pressure during shortages. Council urged additional taps to Elyria and a new south side water tower, with exploration of an artesian well and critique of Elyria’s Clark Street tank.
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North Ridgeville
Cleveland Water System
Safety Service
Paul W. Ormsby
Thomas Stalwart
Cleveland Water Department
Thomas J. Neff
Neff & Associates
Amherst
North Olmsted
Lorain Road
Ormsby
Council
Cleveland
Elyria
Bernard P. Lysaght
Clark Street
NASA invites 2 area girls to observe Apollo 15 launch
Nancy Schandarsky 17 of Elyria and Nancy Schaaf 16 of Avon Lake were chosen by the Erie Shores Girl Scout Council to join 23 other girls as observers at NASA for the Apollo 15 moonshot. They will travel to the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida and watch the launch on television.
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Erie Shores
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Nancy Schandarsky
Henry Schandarsky
Windsor Dr
Nancy Schaaf
Glen Schaaf
Glenview Dr
Avon Lake
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Florida
Girl Scouts of the
U.S.A
James C. Fletcher
The
Space Center
Schaaf
Avon Lake High School
U.S
State delays bids on Rt 2 extension west of Baumhart Rd
Contracts for extending Route 2 west of Baumhart Road have been postponed indefinitely due to a $6 million highway funding cut. State officials cited administration planning failure by former Gov. Rhodes as the reason, while bond-financed projects remain unaffected.
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Columbus
Baumhart Road
J. Phillip Richley
William Sholl
Highway Department
Sholl
Ell. Toberen
Ashland
Toberen
Richley
James A. Rhodes
New London Teachers to Run Extra-Curricular Plan
New London schools face a financial crunch after a 3-mill operating levy failed by four votes. Teachers will receive regular pay but seek state funds to cover voluntary extra work. A policy allows renewal of extra contracts from excess revenue, enabling full football and band programs despite funding uncertainty.
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New London
Joseph Hurley
Dear Russ: Lorain class reunion announced for 1926 graduates
A letter from Lester W. Holt announces the 45th class reunion of the Lorain High School class of 1926, to be held Saturday at the Americ ana on Route 57 in Elyria. It lists reunion committeemembers and notes additional guests will bring spouses. It also recalls Jim Gatens, longtime Greyhound driver, who died at 67, with sympathy extended to his wife and daughter.
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Russ
Lorain High School
Jim Grills
Joe Gaynor
Lester W. Holt
Jaeger Road
Lorain
Ohio
Lester
Lorain County
Joe
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rt. 57
Elyria
Margaret Dennis Thompson
Lester Holt
Robert Meitzke
Emily G. Doane Meitzke
Bessie Haas
Josephine Gadomski Matuszak
Helena Bielawski Ewart
Alberta McAfee Neumeyer
Lola Beal Lisiesky
Gladys Blackmer Frazer
Agnes Austin DeChant
Frank Rahotina
Andrew Dropko
Ueota Penfield
Marie Pastor Keller
Christine Mollison Nemeth
Harold Brown
Hilda Ramsay
Jimmy Gatens
Jimmy
Greyhound Bus Co
Gatens
Coletta
Lakewood
Rocky River
Wren Circle
City Checker Cab
Lakewood Hospital
Clara Mae Tasse
Westlake
Welfare check fraud probe widens in Lorain County
State Auditor Joseph Ferguson says the welfare check fraud inquiry will be expanded next week with his chief inspector John Blum and other investigators. He notes multiple ongoing investigations as the probe focuses on Lorain County after a stolen check was cashed at Polansky's Market in Amherst.
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Lorain County
Joseph Ferguson
Ferguson
John Blum
Amherst Market
Elyria
Blum
Steve
Sophia Polansky
Polansky
Dewey Rd
Amherst
Jane Fonda Cleared in Cleveland Charges
Actress Jane Fonda was cleared of disorderly conduct and assault charges in Cleveland municipal court after a lack of evidence led to dismissal. Police prosecutor said insufficient evidence prevented a conviction and a prior drug case was dropped when confiscated items proved vitamins.
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Cleveland
UPI
Jane Fonda
Lloyd O. Brown
Everett Chander
Cleveland Hopkins International
Miss Fonda
Robert Pieper
Four arraigned in fatal shooting of North Olmsted man
Cleveland police report Gail Spurlock, 32, was killed after a car crash on East 55th Street with a bullet wound to the heart. Three suspects Roger Hughes 21 William Hughes 19 Bernard Shaniuk 19 and Linda Andrade 18 face first degree murder charges and were to appear in court. Spurlock had carried 4040 cash and an 800 check for a car purchase. He had been released from prison nine months earlier after larceny offenses.
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Cleveland
Gail
Spurlock
North Olmsted
Roger D. Hughes
William
Bernard L. Shaniuk
Linda M Andrade
Lloyd Q. Brown
Andrade
Brookpark
East 55Th Street
Cuyahoga County
Lester Adelson
Lorain Council Approves Wage Package for City Workers
Lorain council narrowly approves a wage and benefits package for nonuniformed city workers including a 5 percent pay raise if funds are available, four weeks vacation after 15 years, jury and witness allowances, and an extra seven days vacation this year. The last provision sparked debate over paying for strike time and required legal review by City Solicitor Hritsko.
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Lorain
John Hritsko
Kokinda
Council
Reid
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Ridgeville
John B. Parker
Side
Marcellus B. Diederich
Miss Schaaf
Miss Schandorsky
Elyria High School
Maryland
Nancy Schandorsky
la Traviata
Oberlin Music Theater
Roy Lazarus
Hall Auditorium
Oberlin College
Rt. 2
Baumhart Rd
James van Sickle
van Sickle
Hurley
New London Booster Club
Duane Smith
Broome-Wood Post 292
American Legion
Jack Hall
Music Parents
Music Department
Chronicle-Telegram
Russ Davies
N. Olmsted
Zoo Show
Cleveland Zoological Park
Lorain Council
Workers’ Union
United Steelworkers of America
William Parker
R-7
Charles Ellis
D-2
Harry Reid
Parker
Ellis
Michael Bulzomi
D-atlarge
Jack Glick
R-1
James Kokinda
D-6
6621
Hritsko
John Koscho
D Allarge
Apa
Nadie Ay
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