Westlake Officials Oppose Sunshine Law Amendment On Ballot
Westlake leaders clash with homeowners association over two proposed amendments to the charter. One would explicitly enshrine a Sunshine Law and require referendums for changes to single family zoning. Critics warn of pervasive public notice requirements and political intimidation.
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Westlake
Peterson
League of Women Voters
Council
Ohio
Finance Committee
Bernard Niehaus
Richard Walker
City to share 15000 for tri city senior center
Middleburg Heights approves a 15000 city share for a senior citizens center to be housed at C A Thomas Elementary in Middleburg Heights and shared with Berea and Brook Park which will also allocate 15000. The center is planned to open in September.
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Middleburg Heights
Tri-City
Senior Citizens Center
C.a.thomas
Berea
Brook Park
Akron ACLU weighs challenge to voluntary prayer guidelines
The Akron ACLU says it will study new school prayer guidelines to see if they raise constitutional objections. Attorney Daniel Wilson says more time is needed to assess the plan, which allows voluntary religious activities in common areas after or before classes but bars outside sponsorship and classroom use.
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Akron
API
American Civil Liberties Union
Daniel Wilson
Akron Aclu
Wilson
ACLU
Bodies of Greene lieutenants sought in Ohio search
FBI teams from Cleveland and Cincinnati along with DEA and police searched Guernsey County property linked to Teamsters Local 348 seeking the bodies of Keith Ritson Edward Waite William Bostick and Curtis Conley tied to Daniel Greene organized drug trafficking probe. The missing lieutenants included a Greene associate and a former Local 507 organizer with extortion ties.
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Cleveland
UPI
Daniel
Danny” Greene
Jackie Presser
Teamster Local 507
FBI
Guernsey County
The
Plain Dealer
Cincinnati
Drug Enforcement Administration
Cuyahoga County
John Dunn
Dunn
Keith Ritson
Edward T. Waite
William Bostick
Curtis Conley
Joseph B. Griffin
Ritson
Greene
U.S District Court
Waite
West Side
Conley
Strongsville
Local 507
Bostick
Dan Darrow
Teamsters Local
Akron
Darrow
Chicago
Conference of Teamsters
Ohio dropouts focus hits a few districts
A Citizens Council for Ohio Schools report says most districts cope well with dropouts in 1979 80 while a small set drive losses. Cleveland leads with 9.4 percent, Cincinnati 7.6 percent, Mansfield 7.4, Columbus and Dayton 7.3, St Bernard Elmwood Place 7.2, totaling 31 445 students.
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Cleveland
UPI
Ohio
Citizens’ Council For Ohio
Council
Cincinnati
Mansfield
Columbus
Dayton
St. Bernard Elmwood Place
Bay Village Chamber Names New President Camper
Richard A. Camper Jr. is elected president of the Bay Chamber of Commerce. He previously worked at Nationwide Insurance and now operates an agency on Dover Center Road. He earned the National Quality Award in 1980 and the Challenger Club Award recently. Other officers include Tom Burch, John Peterson, Dorli Rosenroph, and Sally McClenachan from local firms.
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Camper
Bay Village Chamber
BAY Village
Richard A. Camper, Jr
Bay Chamber of Commerce
Nationwide Insurance Co
Dover Center Read
Nationwide
National Association of Life Underwriters
Tom Burch
Citizen’s Federal Savings and Loan Association
John Peterson
Bay Beauty Shoppe
Middleburg hires city hall architect
Middleburg Heights hires the Cleveland firm Voinovich & Sgro to draft preliminary plans and cost estimates for interior renovations of the 1929 city hall. The plan consolidates the building and service departments on the lower level and HQs all boards and commissions in the three story building. Federal funding would cover upgrades including insulation heating controls and accessibility improvements such as an elevator lifts ramps and restrooms.
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Middleburg Heights
City Hall
Cleveland
Voinovich & Sgro
Gary Starr
Starr
Ohio House panel approves vision test for drivers
The Ohio House Highways and Highway Safety Committee approved a bill requiring eye exams for license renewals. An amendment lets optometrists perform tests and lowers the state fee to two dollars. The panel also debated a separate plan to modify or keep the 55 mph limit with fines.
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Columbus
Ohio House Highways and Highway Safety Committee
Earl Reich
Highway Safety Director
Florida
Ohio
Johnson
Ohio Senators oppose Saudi AWACS sale
Ohio Democratic Sens. Howard Metzenbaum and John Glenn joined 54 senators in urging President Reagan to drop plans to sell F 15 armament and an advanced AWACS radar system to Saudi Arabia. They warned the sale risks entrapment in a destabilizing arms race and would compel Israel to spend billions.
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Washington
UPI
Ohio
Howard Metzenbaum
John Glenn
Reagan
Saudi Arabia
Metzenbaum
Middle East
Senate
United States
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