Fireworks cancellation stirs Elyria controversy and reactions
In Elyria Bruce Verny reports the Fourth of July display in Cascade Park was canceled after safety concerns and city cooperation issues. Jaycees leaders Andrew Morse and Jack Giovannazzo face criticism from council members while urging citizen action next year. Also noted are historic sewer funding talks and Bruce W. Houston becoming a state taxi group director.
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Elyria
Elyria Jaycees
Jaycees
Andrew Morse
Jack Giovannazzo
Council
Paul A. Brand
Safety Service
Charles Hoagland
Cascade Park
Morse
Leo Bullocks
Parks Board
Bullocks
Michael B. Keys
Giovannazzo
Keys
Carter plans 2 Ohio campaign visits this summer
President Carter announced in Columbus that he needs Ohio for reelection and will likely visit the state in summer, with a Cleveland fund-raiser set for early August. State Democratic Chairman Paul Tipps, re elected Friday night, said Carter may add a second event or return in September, while Ohio delegates work to avoid a party split with Kennedy supporters.
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Carter
Ohio
Paul Tipps
Cleveland
Tipps
James Patrick Leahy
State Party
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Leahy
Kennedy
Cuyahoga County
Tim Hagan
Catholic Charities picks Henne as new director in Cleveland
The Most Rev. James A. Hickey named Rev. Walter H. Jenne director of Catholic Charities, effective Aug. 1, after serving as associate director since 1977. Jenne, 37, grew up in Elyria and trained at Borromeo College and St. Mary Seminary before priestly ordination in 1970. The Catholic Charities Corp funds 50 agencies across eight counties and seeks over 4.2 million dollars in 1980 to expand social services. Also named was Rev. Kenneth J. Wolnowski, 42, as secretary for parish life and development, with duties starting Aug. 1.
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James A. Hickey
Cleveland
Walter H. Henne
Catholic Charities
Jenne
Edward Camille
St. Mary
Elyria Catholic High School
Borromeo College
Wickliffe
St. Mary Seminary
William Cosgrove
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Macedonia
Catholic Charities Central Services
Catholic Charities Corp
Cuyahoga
Lake
Geauga
Lorain
Summit
Ashland
Wayne
Medina
Hickey
Kenneth J. Wolnowski
Wolnowski
St. Joseph Parish
Avon Lake
St. Mary In
Elyria
St. Josaphat Parish
Ohio State graduate Kathy Germann jumps for joy at graduation day
The article notes four Bowling Green State University graduates who found neither jobs nor husbands after college, while Kathy Germann of Napoleon from Ohio State University celebrates graduation at night, seemingly unfazed by the situation.
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Bowling Green State University
Ohio State University
Kathy Germann
Napoleon
Capitol bills dominate House session debates
The Ohio General Assembly weighs HB 67 to curb product liability suits for long-used products, with opposition from labor and consumer groups, and HB 361 as an alternative to a mandatory bottle deposit. Senate action on a tax reform plan could shift school funding, while reactions to Carter era gas tax proposals and O'Neill leadership color national politics.
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Ohio Afl-Cio
UAW
House
Williams ouster tied to possible records misuse in Lorain County
Lorain County Sheriff James A. Mertz said auxiliary secretary Henry Williams was relieved of duties not for backing a political opponent but amid concerns Williams could have supplied Banks with top officer lists. Williams denies orders to resign.
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Lorain County
James A. Mertz
Henry Williams
Walnut St
Larry Shepherd
Maurice Banks Jr
Sheriff
Banks
Shepherd
Sheriff's Department
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Jack) A. Baird
Bruce W. Houston
Elyria Yellow Cabs Inc
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Dayton
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Don Pease
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