Water-checked Ridgeville heated over filling of pool
North Ridgeville residents clash with police and officials over a new sprinkling ordinance limiting lawn watering to 14 percent of the week. A private Mills Creek pool 40 by 90 feet, open to development residents, was filled despite the ban, prompting questions about water use and city pressure rules. City leaders defend the measure as a water-savings effort while noting Elyria supply constraints.
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Ridgeville
North Ridgeville
Mills Creek
Rt. 20
Ormsby
Elyria
Clark Street
Civil War cannon at Ely Park restored by ranger Parker Miller
The Civil War cannon once shown at Ely Park, displayed since 1875, survived a 1969 flood and mishandling by youths. Parker Miller, Lorain County park ranger and gunnery sergeant with the 5th Volunteer Infantry, oversees its restoration and preservation for local Civil War buffs.
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Ely Park
Parker Miller
Rob Thomas
Lorain County Metropolitan Park District
Miller
Amherst
5Th Volunteer Infantry
Paraplegic Russ Davies para kay Jack Robertson
Jack M Robertson 426 Colgate Ave is a paraplegic undergoing therapy at Elyria Memorial Hospital described by nurses as brave. He was critically injured in a one car crash near Lodi on Oct 15 1969 while returning from a Vietnam Peace Moratorium gathering in Columbus. His parents are William D and Helen Robertson. His father works for Lorain County Savings Trust Co. A Elyria club plans a July 28 bus trip to hear Robert Goulet departing 6 15 p.m. from Greyhound depot.
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Jack M. Robertson
Colgate Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Jack
Lodi
Elyria
Columbus
William D
Helen) Robertson
Amherst
Lorain County Savings & Trust Co
Russ
JO Deerwester
Kenyon Ave
Elyria Business and Professional Women’s Club
Robert Goulet
Greyhound
Court Street
Saddler Still Lacks Cast Tall y For Mayoral Bid
Saddler, Democratic mayoral nomination hopeful, has not filed his June expense report by late morning. State law bars candidates who miss the June 18 deadline from seeking office for five years. He will continue his law practice with no comment on future plans.
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Howard M. Saddler
Saddler
Lorain police arrest 20 after Lakeview Park disturbance
Lorain officers arrested twenty people after a large youth crowd disrupted traffic at Lakeview Park and defied orders. Stones were thrown at officers, the crowd followed to the station, and both adults and juveniles faced charges.
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Lorain
Lakeview Park
Lorain Municipal Court
Eighteen Ohioans killed in weekend traffic accidents
Eighteen deaths were reported from Ohio traffic accidents over the weekend, twice the prior period and near the annual average. Thirteen victims died in single-vehicle crashes, with two deadly multi-vehicle collisions. A Dayton motorcyclist died after colliding with a car, a West Virginian was run over by his own truck in Bellaire, and a Crestline man fell from a moving pickup. Police arrested several protesters outside a station after a crowd confrontation. Dozens of youths were charged with obstructing officers and loitering as arrests continued inside and near the jail.
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Ohio
Dayton
Bellaire
Bendix Local 971 votes strike if talks fail
The United Auto Workers Local 971, with about 1000 members, voted in a Capitol Theatre parking lot to strike Bendix Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co. if no contract is reached by July 15, the current pact’s expiration date. Strong support and ongoing negotiations with managers are noted, with a bargaining session scheduled.
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United Auto Workers Local
Bendix - Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co
Capitol Theatre
Broad St
Charles Johnstone
Fire Aboard Roger Blough Draws Lorain Volunteers
Lorain County volunteers aided officials in fighting the Roger Blough fire and rescuing crew members. Civil Defense reported manpower needs far exceeded typical weather disasters, with dozens on scene handling roadblocks, canteen support, traffic control and communications as rescue operations continued through Saturday.
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Lorain
Roger Blough
Lorain County
Koch
Sheffield Lake Civil Defense
Oberlin Civil Defense
American Red Cross
Citizens Band
New London asks recount on levy vote
New London files for a recount of votes from the June 21 special election. Barbara Angle, New London Board of Education clerk, signed the motion after the three mill levy for school operation failed 421 to 425. The board authorized Angle to halt the recount anytime and will appoint observers. The process must finish within 10 days of receipt.
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New London
Turon
Elyria Man Charged After Marijuana Found Under Dashboard
Clarence Wright Jr., 24, of 139 Blake St., was charged with possession of marijuana after police found a bag beneath the car dashboard during a 1 am stop at Broad and Chestnut. He admitted the bag contained marijuana and said the capsules were diet pills. He was released on bond.
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Elyria
Clarence Wright Jr
Blake St
Broad and
Chestnut Streets
Wright
Lowell Street
Broad
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