Abel’s Steel Roots Shape Long Career in Labor
Abel, a longtime union steward at USW headquarters in Pittsburgh, traces his roots to iron and steel. Born in Magnolia Ohio, he comes from blacksmiths on his father’s side and Welsh coal miners on his mother’s side. Known as Abe, Torwith Wilbur by full name, he rose from local work as a plumber and brick carrier to leadership.
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USW
Pittsburgh
Abel
Torwith Wilbur
Abe
Magnolia
Ohio
Inadequate payroll records at Oberlin DOT garage raise payroll padding doubt
Ohio auditors found payroll records at the Oberlin garage of the Ohio Department of Transportation from March 1973 to January 1975 in poor condition making it unclear if payroll padding occurred. The audit also lists possible recoveries against James E. Corcoran and John Skolnicky despite poor records.
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Oberlin
Ohio Department of Transportation
Ohio
Thomas Ferguson
James E. Corcoran
Elytia
DOT
John Skolnicky
Lorain
Lorain County Grand Jury
Chronicle-Telegram
Ferguson
Corcoran
Barn Fire After Police Training Exercise In Willard
Willard police training exercise at Townline Road ended in a barn fire after a tear gas grenade malfunctioned. The barn owned by volunteer officer Larry Briggs burned, along with a small boat and trailer. No injuries were reported but damage estimate was unavailable. Police Chief Glen Seiple was not present, and Briggs’s compensation status was not announced.
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Willard
Willard Police Jr
Townline Road
Larry Briggs
North Fairfield
Glen Seiple
Briggs
Indicted Men Named in Last Year’s Case
Two men were indicted last year in a case that drew official charges and ongoing legal proceedings. The individuals face multiple counts and are expected to appear in court as the investigation continues.
Ohio Democrats override Rhodes vetoes on voter bill
In Columbus Democrats in the Ohio General Assembly override Gov. Rhodes to pass vetoed items in a voter registration bill. The party, with 21 Senate and 62 House members, pushed through election day registration permanent registration and deputy registrar signups while rest of the reform law, including statewide registration by mail and door to door signups, awaits a possible referendum. Legal questions loom over the law’s effective dates and referendum rights as the party seeks to solidify its veto-proof power in 1977.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio General Assembly
James A. Rhodes
Ted W. Brown
Brown
House Spekner Vernal
Tony P. Hall
Dayton
House
Senate
Brook Park tank plant bid eyed for 2500 jobs plan
Brook Park officials expect the abandoned tank factory to host more than 2500 workers within years if Park Corp of South Charleston wins the $8.012 million bid. The firm plans to subdivide and renovate the site and attract tenants from Ohio, including its machine tool rebuilding division as a likely first tenant.
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Brook Park
Park Corp
South Charleston
W. Va
Government Services Administration
GSA
Pat Park
New Stanton
Pare
Charleston
Park
Ohio
James Rhodes
Lima
Marion
Zanesville
St. Louis
Angelo Wedo
Chicago
Oldest Slave Photo Cache Found in Harvard Museum
In Cambridge Massachusetts a Harvard museum basement yield a cache of 15 daguerreotypes of American slaves possibly the oldest collection known. Unearthed by Einer Reichlin while studying Louis Agassiz letters, the photos identify individuals by first names and tribes and include personal histories.
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Harvard University
Cambridge, Mass
Einer Reichlin
Peabody Museum
Louis Agassiz
Agassiz
United States
Weather Tonight and Tomorrow Showers Likely
Cooler and mostly cloudy with a chance of showers tonight and tomorrow. Lows tonight in the low thirties and highs tomorrow in the low to mid thirties. Forty percent chance tonight and 30 percent tomorrow. Winds west to northwest around 10 mph. Sunrise 5 36 am, sunset 6 54 pm. High yesterday was 38, low today 8. Details on Page A.
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Second Street
Elyria
Gene Krebs
Rhodes
Democratic Party
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Ocasek
Secretary of State
Renty
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Jack
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