Ohio tax cut plan nears agreement in budget bill
Senate President Paul Gillmor and House Speaker Vern Riffe Jr. say progress toward a tax cut is close as they seek a 10 to 30 percent reduction over two to three years. The parties anticipate a joint announcement and plan to resume open sessions, though differences remain on welfare cuts and a $605 million employee pay raise deletion.
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Senate
Paul E Gillmor
Port Clinton
House
Vern Riffe Jr
D-New Boston
Richard Celeste
Ruffe
Gillmor
Riffe
Biffe
EPA ask to design plant upgrades costs Elyria $8000
Ohio EPA seeks whether Elyria can devise alternative designs for wastewater plant upgrades tied to stricter water quality standards. City officials question paying for an answer, arguing firm Havens and Emerson would cost about 8000, with grant support uncertain amid a federal suit and a project price that may exceed 43 million.
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Elyria
Ohio
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Senny Shippy
Council
Ohio Epa
US Epa
Judge allows prior arrest testimony in Flagner murder trial
A Cuyahoga County judge ruled witnesses may discuss Brandon Lee Flagner’s 1978 home invasion and 1981 arrest for threatening and abusing young girls to show a pattern in the 1980 disappearance of 8 year old Tiffany Papesh. The case hinges on aggravated murder and kidnapping charges with Papesh’s body never recovered.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Common Pleas
Brandon Lee Flagner
Elyria
Norman A. Fuerst
Flagner
Arlington
Texas
Fuerst
Tiffany Papesh
Maple Heights
Carmen M. Marino
Marino
Alan Krause
Papesh
FBI
Tiffany
Age of computer shopping arrives in Middleburg
The Touch-N-Save system from CompuSave Corp lets shoppers view over 2,800 items and buy with finger taps at discounts of 25 to 50 percent. Started with Cleveland area Stop-n-Shops and Sparkle supermarkets as first test sites, with autos possible later.
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Lawrence Taylor
Cleveland
Whaike Perehore
Taylor
Rini’s
Middleberg Heights
Gene Krebs
Middleburg Bts
McDonald’s
CompuSave Corp
Rich Smith
CompuSave
Smith
Cleveland-area
Leader keeps McKinley students at Spring Valley plan
In Elyria, fourth graders at McKinley School will attend Spring Valley School for the 1985 56 year despite parents objections. Superintendent Calvin Leader outlined seven alternatives after a 14 hour meeting with parents. One parent, Mark Dunstan, urged other solutions to ease temporary overcrowding. A follow up meeting will be held with more grade and school parents to explain the plan and seek support.
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Elyria
McKinley School
Spring Valley School
Calvin Leader
Leader
Mark Dunstan
Eastern Heights Blvd
Dunstan
Eastern Heights
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