Ohio Senate approves phased auto license plan for 1979
The Ohio Senate backed a plan to stagger motor vehicle registration over 12 months beginning January 1979. Auto tags issued in April and May will have varying valid lengths, with the bill returning to the House for minor changes before Governor Rhodes. The proposal, aided by bipartisan support and driven by a Chronicle Telegram investigation, also introduces a mail purchase option for tags at $1.50 extra.
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Ohio
Ohio Senate
Ohio House
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
BMV
Plane crashes into Cleveland homes killing occupants
A private light plane struck a residential area near East 120th Street and Sellers Avenue in Cleveland igniting four houses. Fire officials indicated there were casualties and suggested there were likely no survivors aboard the aircraft, with witnesses recalling a nonspinning, low-flying two engine Cessna. Residents described escaping as flames spread.
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Cleveland (Ap
Cleveland
Fire Department
East 120Th Street
Sellers Avenue
Willie Mae Williams
Tammy
Oscar
Cyn
Weather: showers tonight and tomorrow with mild temps
Showers partly cloudy tonight with a chance of showers by morning and a low near 6. A chance of showers or thundershowers tomorrow with the high in the upper 70s or lower 80s. Rain chance 0 percent tonight and 40 percent tomorrow. High 79 yesterday at 12:30 p.m. Low 58 today at 5:45 a.m.
Mall fireworks set for July 3 in Elyria
The Elyria Jaycees and Midway Mall announce July 3 as the Independence Day fireworks date with a rain plan for July 4. If Sunday rain cancels, the display moves to Monday July 4. A downtown parade will follow on July 4, led by the Lorain County Historical Society.
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Elyria
Jaycees
Midway Mall
Robert Eatman
Elyria Jaycees
The
Lorain County Historical Society
Cascade Park
Midway
New Auto Licensing System Changes Tag Renewals Next Year
The new system assigns tag renewal months by last name initial. A through K renew in April. M through Z in May. Renewal months in 1979 range from January for A to December for Y and Z, with fees varying by license type. See page A-4 for details.
Lorain Elyria phone merger talk grows
Lorain Telephone considers a merger as Mid-Continent Corp buys 8.2 percent of Lorain shares at 85 dollars each and becomes the largest shareholder. Elyria Telephone serves 59,000 in Elyria and nearby areas as talks begin with potential partners and an investment bank assists.
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Elyria
Lorain
Elyria Telephone
Mid- Continent Corp
U.S
Mid-Continent
Lorain Company
General Telephone and Electronics Corp
Pierce Bray
Hudson, C
Lorain Telephone
North Ridgeville
Columbia
General Telephone Co
Wellington
Oberlin
Lorain County
Lawson 24 Hour Stores Expand In Greater Cleveland Area
Lawson Milk Co reports about 60 percent of Greater Cleveland stores have shifted from midnight to 10 pm to 24 hour service with the rest to follow within two months. Open locations include East Broad St, Hilliard Rd, Lake and Griswold, Woodland Ave in Elyria and two North Ridgeville sites. Clerks say overnight hours attract fishermen and late shoppers, while others fear robberies. A Lawson’s official downplays robbery risk and expects no surge in incidents.
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Lawson's
Lawson Milk Co
Greater
Cleveland
East Broad St
Hilliard Road
Lake and Griswold
Woodland Avenue
Elyria
North Ridgeville
The
Broad St
Not Happy, Yet Actively Seeking Help Says Michigan Survey
University of Michigan survey of 500 area families finds 85 percent unhappy vs 76 percent in 1957. A crisis impact 35 percent, with 42 percent seeking help from families and professionals. 49 percent sought mental health professionals, 37 percent clergy. Economic stress core factor. new data shows rising use of alcohol and drugs as escapism.
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University of Michigan
David Clifford
Carla Kubrick
Washtenaw Community Mental Health Services Board
Kubrick
Muore
Clifford
Explosions Blast Akron Streets After Naptha Dump
A strikebound rubber plant dumped 3,000 gallons of volatile naptha into Akron sewers. Explosions damaged streets and crypts at Glendale Cemetery, broke water and gas mains, and caused evacuations on the west side with authorities calling the incident major damage. No injuries reported.
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Akron
UPI
Ohio
Hugh Bennett
Robert E. Lord
Akron Fire Department
Patch Rubber Co
Lord
David E. Whitmire
Glendale Cemetery
Whitmire
Teese Cotierett
Fire Department
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Norman Massie
Jeff E. Bishop
Thia
Patricia
Beatrice
Derrick
Derrick Ware
Ware
Mall
Mid- Continent
Toerger Partners
James C. Hageman
the Company
Sheffield
Sheffield Lake
Avon
Avon Lake
South Amherst
Amherst
Birmingham
Vermilion
Glendale
Cem
Etery
Convenient Food Mart
Lawson
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Brindley Ferguson
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