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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1970
Page
7
Lorain County Commission plans transfer of the $1 million water system built in 1957 to North Ridgeville. Final signing and council acceptance are set for Monday. The county will retain liens on delinquent accounts and says rates will not rise. transfer aims to expand service to non municipal areas.
Among 409 graduates receiving associate degrees at Lorain County Community College commencement were 53 honor students. Names include Jill Marie Defelice Jennifer Fog Betty Huffman Joan Schemmel Kaye Browning James Holstein Kathryn Standen Doris Kreager Pamela Rockas and many others.
The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland named Rev. William J. Zupancic as director of religious education for Elyria Catholic High School. At 28 he comes from Elyria’s St. Agnes Church and will reside at St. Mary Church Rectory. Several other clergy transfers followed, moving priests among Parma Heights Lorain Sheffield Lake Lakewood and Cleveland posts.
Lorain County Community College Board of Trustees approves a 1,279,977 dollar temporary appropriation for three months from July to September to cover salaries and expenses. The plan includes 560 for instructional services, 127,000 for plant maintenance, 998,000 for student services, and 164,608 for general administration. Net revenues from county tax proceeds near 590,000 for the year, with May 31 totals close to budget. Expenditures for 11 months are under budget by 115,357, suggesting a modest favorable ending general fund balance if year end spending stays controlled.
A Lorain County Common Pleas Court judge discharged an eight man, four woman jury in the second degree murder trial of Clarence Montague after they could not agree. The court set July 20 for a retrial with a new jury, Montague held on $15,000 bond. The defense noted no witness saw the shooting. Montague had prior manslaughter parole from Mansfield Reformatory and was represented by Ruv Gerald Smith.
Elyria's Safew Town program remains unaffected by public school budget cutbacks and will start as scheduled at Hamilton School. Director James Rooster, serving 13 years, said the first session opens Monday and noted inquiries from the public. The event is funded by the Elyria City Club, with the board allowing its use of school grounds without expenditure.
Leo McManus 39 of Wellington, a 20-year U S Army veteran with military police service, is hired as a Lorain County Metropolitan Park District ranger. He served as recruiter in Elyria 1966 68 and Bowling Green from last September until retirement June 1, earning starting pay of 7080 annually. He and wife Bobbie live at 131 South Forest Street with daughter Doris Jean a Wellington High freshman.
Russ Davies Elyman Douglas Thatcher, a second year religion master’s student at Oklahoma Chris tan College in Oklahoma City, balances academics with church work. He directs the Free Methodist Church choir, serves as assistant chaplain at General Deaconess Hospital, and has a 10 year piano background. Thatcher, a 1965 Elvira High School graduate, studied in Allentown and Owosso before cum laude earning a religion bachelor’s degree.
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