Talks Resume in County Construction Labor Strike
The no contract no work strike continues as Local 758 and the Ohio Contractors Association plan further negotiations tomorrow. A two man picket line appears at Elyria High Rise Golden Age Center site while carpenters ratify a new contract raising pay by 2.05 dollars an hour and restoring a wage gap with Cleveland.
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International Association of Laborers
Ohio Contractors Association
Elyria
East Ave
Contractors Association
Carpenters
Cleveland
Avon Lake judge and bailiff sued for 100000 libel ruling case
Avon Lake Municipal Judge Robert Jensen and bailiff John M. Peecock are defendants in a 100000 suit filed in Lorain County Common Pleas Court by Eugene Kulber of Shaker Heights. Kulber alleges malicious prosecution arising from a bench warrant tied to a fish company case and seeks 50000 damages plus 50000 punitive damages.
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Avon Lake
Robert Jensen
John M. Peecock
Jensen
Eugene Kulber
van Aken Blvd
Shaker Heights
Lorain
Kulber
Cleveland
Lorain County
Company
Common Pleas
John D. Pincura
Stamp honoring war veterans gains support from politicians and generals
The speaker cites letters from Edward Kennedy and Spiro Agnew endorsing the stamp. He notes active generals from General Taylor to Anthony McAuliffe and recalls the WWII siege response NUTS. Seven layouts for the stamp have been submitted as approval nears. JT was asked to write a commemorative poem for the 25th anniversary.
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Sunshine State
101St Airborne Division
Post Office
Battle of
Bastogne
United States
Vietnam
Edward ¥. Kennedy
Spiro T. Agnew
743Rd
Bsatogne
Taylor
Old “Nuts
Anthony McAuliffe
Curtain falls on 6 decades at Lorain St. Mary
The 76 seniors at Lorain St. Mary High School received diplomas in a final commencement as the school ends its 59-year run and moves into Lorain Catholic High School. Bishop Clarence Issenman presented diplomas with Rev. Cornelius J. Murray assisting.
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Lorain St. Mary High School
St. Mary High School
Lorain Catholic High School
St. Mary
Cleveland
Clarence Issenman
Cornelius J. Murray
Edward Weichman
St. Mary Church
Ninth Street
Reid Avenue
Mary Camera
Righ
Founder sues for pension from Brown Fintube merger
John W. Brown Jr. sues Brown Fintube and Ecological Sciences Inc. for 27 468 dollars claiming a pension payment due since 1968 under a retirement agreement. He states the agreement obliged 35 percent of his salary with a minimum of 25 000 annually and cites his historic salary and company sales.
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John W. Brown Jr
Lakewood
Brown Fintube
Brown Fintube and
Ecological Sciences Inc
Brown
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Iate
Edward W. Sampson Jr
Vermilion Fire In Mattress Sends Two Children Safely Out
Two children escaped injury when a mattress fire at 830 Carfax Street in Vermilion damaged the bedroom and its contents. The blaze at about 1 a.m. caused an estimated 350 dollars in damage and was confined to the room as investigators continued.
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Willam Price
Carfax St
Swimmers Race to Share One Suit Amid Shortage
Debbie Hocevar and Linda Rusmisel hold a single swimsuit as 10 girls await their turn. Tom Peters, director of The Search, surveys the predicament while a resident helps. The photo captures a rare clothing shortage affecting a youth swim group.
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Debbie Hocevar
Linda Rusmisel
Tom Peters
Lorain County Airport Considers Expansion and Fuel Deal
The Lorain County Regional Airport Authority plans to extend the tie-down area by about 5 feet and seeks a $50,000 state grant. Engineer George Raike will prepare expansion plans and a master plan, while Gulf Oil Co. won the bid to supply 80 and 100 octane aviation fuel at the field. Officials hope gasoline service begins by the July 4 holiday.
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Lorain County
Russia Road
Ohio
Raike
Authority
Carl Neilsen
Neilsen
Gulf Oil Co
Fourth Grafton police chief in 4 months stirs a why
GRAFTON The council approved the probationary appointment of Charles Miller 34 of Elyria as police chief amid questions about why so many chiefs have quit since February. Miller will begin immediately at 5200 a year with a 30 day probation. He previously attended Barboursville WV high school served in the Air Force and worked for Burns detective agency. He plans to move to Grafton with his wife and three children.
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Grafton
Daniel Remchuk
Wilbur Groomes
Miller
Barboursville
West Va
Air Force
West Virginia
William J. Burns Detective Agency
Driver survives Rt. 20 crash in Lorain County
Robert E. Hunt, 22, of Columbus, escaped a dramatic tractor trailer wreck near Hale when he apparently dozed at the wheel. The rig tore 77 feet of guard rail, jackknifed, and burst into flames. Hunt faced reckless operation charges as the trailer and tank damage totaled about $15,000.
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Rt. 20
Lorain County Sheriff's Deputies
Oberlin Road
Glen Nida
James Gilbraith
Hunt
Hale Road
R.M.D. Inc
Columbus
Cleveland
Clyde
Ohio
Tugboat Michigan Fire Causes Five Thousand Dollar Damage
Firefighters battled the tugboat Michigan after a blaze in the engine room caused five thousand dollars in damage. The ship owned by Great Lakes Towing Co was insured. The blaze delayed EMS and delayed traffic as a freighter passed under a raised bascule bridge near Lee's Marina.
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Lorain
Michigan
Lee’s Marina
East Erie Avenue
Henderson
Great Lakes Towing Co
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Turno
Lorain St. Mary
Sampson
Ecological
Weological
Mores
Eeological
Vermilion
Search
North Olmsted
Airport Authority
E.C. Toghill
Charles Miller
West 10Th St
Council
Toghill
Mmembers
William Sayles
Sayles
Donn Barber
Barber
Robert E. Hunt
Carlisle Fire Department
Dale Sheridan
John Malinovsky
New Spa
Coun
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