Lorain Officer Solomon Dies. Rites Planned for 2 Men
William J. Solomon 64 a retired Lorain police lieutenant died Sunday after a heart attack. He served 33 years on the force, promoted in 1966, retired 1978, WWII Army Air Force veteran and Lorain High School graduate. Surviving are three children, a wife died 1979, and several Lorain relatives. Funeral arrangements include services at John R. Devin Funeral Home and St Michael Byzantine Catholic Church with burial at Calvary Cemetery. Peter A. Mullen 82 of Lorain died Sunday after a brief illness. A U S Steel Lorain-Cuyahoga Works employee since 1922, he was active in St Mary Church and various clubs. Surviving wife Mary Alice, son James, a sister, and other relatives. Wake and funeral details listed for Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home and St Mary Church.
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Lorain
Mr. Solomon
Army Air Force
Lorain High School
St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Fraternal Order of Police
Lodge No. 3
George Simchak
Calvary Cemetery
Peter A Mullen
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain-Cuyahoga Works
U.S. Steel Corp
St. Mary Church
Mullen
St. Mary
Funeral
John J. Kline
Julia Marie Walker
Retay Welding
Buffalo
N.Y
Walker
Sacred Heart Chapel
Ralph Jr
Alamogordo
N.M
Arnold
Margaret Walker
Funeral for Nos Mane and others held in Litchfield
The services for Nos Mane and several relatives were held today at the Fuseral Home and Croms Cortar Cemetery in Litchfield. Survivors include a brother, two sisters, and several friends. A rosary was recited and multiple memorials noted at the Laubenthal Frerral Home.
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Nos Mane
Goléen
Cole
Aneny
North Rudgealie
Mrs Mecera Dies After Long Illness In Elyria
Mrs Joseph Mecera and Mrs Jane Mecera of 11300 LaGrange Road LaGrange died this morning at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Laubenthal Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Jane Mecera
LaGrange Road
LaGrange
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Laubenthal Funeral Home
Am herst man Elmer Montague dies after illness
Elmer R. Montague 68 of 135 Brandt Ave Amherst died at home Sunday after a yearlong illness. A retired Lake Terminal Railroad employee of 30 years he retired in 1975 born Elyria lived Amherst most of life. Survived by sister Adeline Kemple Brilliant Ohio. Viewing Tuesday 2 4 and 7 9 p.m. Garland Funeral Home Amherst with Rev Philip Bohlken officiating. Burial Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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Elmer R. Montague
Brandt Ave
Amherst
Montague
Lake Terminal Railroad
Elyria
Amhherst
Amherst Vfw Post
Adeline Kemple
Brilliant
Ohio
Garland Funeral Home
Philip Bohlken
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Crime reports and property thefts spill across multiple addresses
A long list of local incidents records purse thefts break ins and property damage from 109 William St to 706 Dent Road and beyond. Several motor vehicle incidents report cars struck by or hitting poles with minor injuries noted. Items stolen include cash tools televisions and chairs while a few attempts and burglaries are described with limited detail.
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William St
Cleveland St
Cleveland Street
Garden St
Berkley St
Bellheld Ave
East Ave
Abbe Road
Motoast
Rlsy
Rt. ST
Charles Court
Ind Street
East Avenue
No Unyunes
Brook Park man killed in Berea car crash
Brook Park resident David F. Gentile, 18, died at Southwest General Hospital after a Sunday crash in Berea. Driver Demitrios E. Katakos, 21, was injured and police said the curve north of Hamilton Street is one of the city's most hazardous.
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Brook Park
David F. Gentile
Robert Drive
Southwest General Hospital
Gentle
Demitrios E. Katakos
Sylvia Drive
Gentile
Ager
Prospect Road
Hamilton Street
Katakos
Columbia Gas Faces Question On Pipe Space For Self Help Gas
Columbus reports state officials will press Columbia Gas System executives on why pipelines lack room for vel from independent gas dealers to independent users under the self help program. Initiated three years ago after a natural gas shortage forced curtailments to industrial users, the program let major industries contract with independents and have Columbia Gas Transmission Corp transport the gas for a fee. Since early May the utility has refused most self help industrial gas, claiming a surge in demand and higher prices have filled capacity.
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Columbus
UPI
Columbia Gas System
Columbia
Industres
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp
Industral
Rochester Plans Police Department Formed for Village
Rochester vote approved levy on June 3 to fund a village police department for the 200 resident community in Lorain County. Richard Leiby was hired as part time chief to organize the force and will oversee the rest of the department. He will be paid for about 40 hours monthly and is a certified Ohio Peace Officer. Specials will volunteer as patrolmen paid 1 dollar per year. The council also plans to buy a cruiser from Spencer and study a 24 hour dispatcher, with possible CETA funding. Crime is typically nonviolent with occasional home break ins and speeding concerns on main street.
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Rochester
Richard Leiby
Leiby
Fisher Body
General Motors
Elyria
Douglas Murray
Russell Murray
Norman Miller
Eddie Martin
Dennis Blanton
Spencer
Rt. 162
Huntington
Ohio
CETA
Oberlie
Main Street
Enshrinement set for Armstrong and Conrad at Dayton Hall of Fame
Neil A Armstrong and Pete Conrad will be enshrined at the Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton with a black tie ceremony. Patron tickets cost 120 and individual tickets 60, including a reception and dinner options. four other aviation pioneers will be honored. The Dayton Air Fair will accompany the weekend events at Dayton International Airport. For tickets or information call 513 226 0800.
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Neil A. Armstrong
Charles
Pete” Conrad, Jr
Aviation Hall of Fame
Dayton
Conrad
Air Force Museum
Anthony Herman Gerard Fokker
William Thomas Piper Sr
Henry Ford
Robert Forman
Continental Airlines
Bernard Adolf Schriever
Air Force
Frans Swarttouw
Fokker Netherlands
Arthur Godfrey
Jimmy Stewart
Curtis E. LeMay
Three Lorain County nursing grads feature in new minority story
The Sunday Chronicle-Telegram corrected headlines after a paste error. The story about three Lorain County Community College male nursing graduates should have carried the headline about a new minority group rather than the untrained dog note.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain County Community College
Vermilion Officer Shot During Burglary Arrest
Vermilion patrolman Dennis Hering 32 of Lorain was shot in the right hand with his own gun and knocked down a river bank as he attempted to arrest a burglary suspect on Vermilion Road. The suspect fled in Hering’s cruiser, returned, and again escaped after two passersby helped rescue the officer. Hering remains in fair condition at Lorain Community Hospital with non life threatening injuries. Police issued a statewide bulletin for the suspect.
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Vermilion
Dennis Hering
Hering
Lorain
Lorain Community Hospital
Vermilion Road
Route 2
Amherst
Vermilion Rescue
Department
James Crombie
Howard Drive
Lorain payroll halt tied to improper city hiring
Lorain department staff may not be paid as civil service commissioners threaten to reject payrolls over five new hires not properly appointed. In a June 12 letter, Commissioners Carde and Nau cited legality concerns about hiring three weeks after eight others were fired.
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Lorain Department
Lorain
Community Development Department
Civil Service
Council
Francis Carde
Ronald Nau
Frank Mason
Nau
Carde
Albert LaValley
Elyria Memorial Births Include Kepler Daughter
June 13 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Richard Kepler of 1100 Oakwood Drive Apt 101 H. A daughter was also born to Sonya Mathene y of 4219 Woodstock Lorain.
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Richard Kepler
Oakwood Drive
Apt
Sonya Matheney
Woodstock, Lorain
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Paul
Sanford
Mich
Larry
Bruce
Barbara) Funston
Gertrude Bobak
John
Mary Ann) Morag
Eleanor Solomon
Julia
Peter A. Mullen
John R. Devin
St. Macrina Guild
Bill Solomon
Anthowyhi
Eien
Charlotte Motz
Ihrer Segbern
Laubenthal
Froen
Spa
Mrs
Joseph Mecera
Julia M. Walker
Memoriam
Alesdeaaae
Bates
Tem
Tae
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Howe
Sevey Greer Bye
Weenery Seven
Deterred
Furnverel
W. Schindler
Wes Pee
Elyria Police and Fire Departments
Lorain County
Sheriff's Department
Heras
Dent Road
Oberlin Road
Amberut Township
Columba Westover Road
Uyarves
Berean
BEREA
Columbia Gas
Rochester Plans Police Department
Wellington
Double Trouble
Pat and
Dale Sanders
Poe Valley
Papa Dale
Camp Camelot
Rolli Horak
Carl Horak
Antoinette Drive
Bob Camp
William Camp
Hamilton Circle
Elyria Parks and Recreation Department
Sata
Elyria Memorial
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