Strike Threat Looms Over Ohio Edison Wage Talks
In Akron, wage negotiations continue between Ohio Edison divisions including Lake Erie as two unions seek raises. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and Unity Workers of America push for higher pay under two year contracts signed in July 1958. A strike could be called at midnight but daily operations are expected to continue. Local 509 and IBEW locals across Lorain Akron Marion Sandusky Warren and others participate. The UWA asks five cents an hour while the company offers 4.7 percent. last year both unions accepted 5.1 percent.
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Ohio Edison Co
Lake Erie
Akron
Unity Workers of America
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Lorain
Implinance
Marion
Massillon
Mansfield
Sandusky
Warren
Nick Molnar
Charles Ellis
UWA Joint Council
Shadyside
Toronto
New Castle
Gil Seldin
UWA
Village Leader Gleason Dies at 79 in South Amherst
William J. Gleason 79, former village council and school board member, died yesterday at 4 p.m. at his East Main Street home. Born April 25, 1880, he lived in South Amherst 67 years and worked at Pfaudler Co. before retiring in 1955. Survived by wife Marie, a daughter, three sons, eight grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and a brother. Services Thursday at 2 p.m. at South Amherst Congregational Church. burial Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials to church building fund.
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South Amherst
Wiliam J. Gleason
Donald Nichols
Evergreen Cemetery
County approves purchase of tax billing equipment
County commissioners awarded a $70 630 30 contract to Ad Grossograph Multicropa Corp for new tax bill ing and tax duplicate equipment for the auditor and treasurer. The purchase spans three years with delivery starting in September and October and partial payments totaling 1120 000 next January and 220 000 in January 1961. The system will work with two Burroughs tax computing machines bought for 22 627 50 to speed tax bill handling for about 111 000 bills.
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Ad- Grossograph-Multicropa Corp
City to Put 1 839 800 Bond Issue on Ballot
City Council plans to place a sanitary sewer trunkline bond question on the ballot for November. The 25 year issue totals 1 839 800 dollars, reflecting cost increases and adjustments since the last defeated proposal. major allocation digits outline districts A B C and D with repaving and contingencies.
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By City
Elec
Board of Ejections
Board of Elections
Victor F. . Stewart Jr
Stewart
Havens
Emerson
Jcity
Abbe Rd
NYC
Taylor St
Taylor
Parmely Ave
Penfield Ave
Black River Housing
Sherman St
Eastern Heights
District A
District B
District D
Neighborhood cost sharing eyed for Fairlawn paving plan
City Council committee proposes paying for Fairlawn Ave south of East Broad St and Prospect St paving through a shared assessment. Estimated total near 50 000 dollars covers paving and a 30 inch storm sewer with costs split among frontages and area property owners. city share about 1000 dollars.
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Fairlawn Ave
East Broad St
Prospect St
East Broad
Delaware Ave
Robert Kieinoeder
Fairlawn
Cornell
Stanford, Ave
Kleineeder
Courcilmarrai
Dale Kellogg
East Broad ‘St
Cambridge Ave
Cambridge
Princeton
Eastern Heights
Harvard
Denison Aves
Stanford Ave
Prospect
Winckles
Henry Srs
Warren Ave
Kellogge
Leach
Fairs Lawn
Kelloge
Harold West
Alli
Third Ward
Iman Eugene Smith
Kleinoeder
State Truck Wreck Injures Three Lorain Men
A state owned carry all truck carrying three Lorain men, Joseph OBrien 25, Charles Thomas 49 and John Zaleski Jr 30, left Rt 76 near the Medina County line at 7 45 am rolled after hitting a pole. Thomas and Zaleski were admitted to Elyria Memorial Hospital with head cuts and facial injuries. OBrien was treated and released.
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Lorain
Medina County
Medina Post
State Highway Patrol
Joseph O'Brien
Ninth St
O'Brien
Charles Thomas
Garfield Blvd
Lo Tain
John Zaleski Jr
East 31St St
Elv‘ria Memorial Hospital
Thomas
Zaleski
Mid-Year Tax Bills Go Out Across Lorain County
Lorain County Treasurer Carl Schmitkens says about 55 000 of 111 000 parcels will receive tax bills by week’s end with total due of 7 722 962.95 including 281 409.47 delinquent taxes. Residents may pay at the treasurer’s office or at designated banks and branches in Lorain Amherst Avon Avon Lake Grafton Wellington Oberlin Kipton and Brownhelm with mailings for those on the list unless they pick up in person.
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Carl
Schmitkens
Lorain County
Lorain Man Pleads Innocent in DUI Charge
Thomas L. Morris 27 of 407 West 13th Street Lorain pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to a driving while intoxicated charge. Trial set for July 20 with bond of 1500. Police observed Morris driving north on West Avenue weaving and stopped him on Lodi Street.
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Thomas L. Morris
West 13Th St
Lorain
Lodi St
Morris
West Ave
Elyria City Budget Approved With Public Hearing Set
City Council, meeting as a committee of the whole, approved a 1960 budget totaling 3,590,545 dollars with two general fund exceptions. A public hearing is scheduled for Monday night, with a reg ular session to follow and possible last minute changes. The action preserves key fund allocations, boosts some line items, and outlines plans for police patrols, fire facilities, and annexation considerations.
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Phil
Council
Kolsh
Land Service
Fremen
Ely Park
Cascade Park
Frank M. Wilcox
Alter
Richard T. Laux
Dale Kellogg
Clarence Schultz
Victor F. Stewart Jr
Maurice C. Flood
W. N. Bates
Bates
Stewart
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Ohio Inspection Bureau
Kellogg
Elyria
Ely Park Fountain
Sewace
Washington Ave
Elyria Plans Fireworks and Stay at Home Fourth
Elyria hosts a Stay at Home Fourth of July celebration at Cascade Park with a 9:30 p.m. fireworks show marking Syria’s first display in 25 years. A 7:30 p.m. program features the El Rey Grotto band and multiple civic groups, funded by 31,000 in contributions from 5 businesses and the police department.
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Elyria
Syria
Cascade Park
Victor F. Stewart Jr
Maurice Flood
Otto B. SchoepfMe
Don Sotherden
Randall Schunk
Raymond Morris
Vernon Bell
Harry Wohtr
Houghton Wagner
Henry Stolzenburg
Fireworks Committee
el Rey Grotto Band
Flood
el Rey Grotts
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Cleveland Man Dies In Crash Near Venice
A two car crash on Rt 2 near Venice killed Milton Hird of Cleveland, 1915 East 89th St., who died at Providence Hospital. Four others including Reuben Ramos and Jesus Maldonado of Lorain were injured, with George Maybee of Kingston Ont and Peter Shaver of Kingston also hurt. The Ramos car struck Hird’s vehicle after Hird tried to pass.
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Sandusky
Cleveland
Venice
Milton Hird
East 89Th St
Providence Hospital
George Maybee
Kingston
Ont
Peter Shaver
Mr. Hird
Jess
Reuben Ramos
East 34Th St. Lorain
Jesus Maldonade
Thirty-second St
Lorain
State Highway Patrol
Hird
Ramos
Most Stores Open All Day Tomorrow for Fourth of July
Retail Merchants Association member stores and Elyria Chamber of Commerce announce they remain open until 5 30 pm tomorrow and will close Saturday in observance of Independence Day. Downtown stores usually close Wednesday afternoons. Elyria’s three banks will be closed tomorrow as usual and will also close Saturday.
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Retail Merchants Association
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Elyria
4-H group leaves for camp Friday
About 135 youths with 12 counselors three adult advisors and a nurse board the Sandusky Keileys Island ferry Friday at 11 a.m. DST for a four day stay at area 4-H camp. The older group will be at the camp July 11 15 with 64 Lorain County youths among campers from Ottawa Erie and Lorain Counties. William Tedrick associate Agricultural Extension Service agent accompanies the group along with Mrs Tedrick and Mrs Marcia Peniston county extension home economics agent Mrs Ronald Aldrich of Elyria will serve as camp nurse for juniors.
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Sandusky- Keileys Island
Loraine County
Ottawa
Erie
Lorain
William Tedrick
Agricultural Extension Service
Tedrick
Marcia Peniston
County Extension Home Economics
Ronald Aldrich
Elyria
Discoverer IV Satellite Fails to Reach Orbit
The UPI report from Inglewood California says Discoverer IV satellite failed to enter orbit last Thursday due to being too slow. Air Force officials noted a speed of about 18 000 miles per hour is required for orbital insertion.
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Ingoewood
Calif
UPI
Air Force
Contested Ford Union Runoff At Lorain Plant
Loser Frank Telakowicz plans to contest Local 425 UAW runoff at Ford Lorain Assembly after claims of ineligible voters and campaign material printed with union equipment. Nadrowski leads 977 to _IDLE with recount motions and a pending libel suit. restraining order sought to block a second recount.
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Frank Telakowicz
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Lorain
Atty
Wiliam Cavanaugh
Cleveland
Telakowicz
Cavanaugh
Ed Nadrowski
Nadrowski
HS Fates
Fire destroys Amherst home. family escapes
A lightning strike sparked a fire at the Mike Puclowski residence on Rice Court in Amherst. The blaze gutted the west end, damaged the roof, and destroyed the living room and kitchen while the family slept, but neighbors alerted authorities and no injuries occurred. Firemen battled the flames about 32 hours, saving two gas tanks in the rear.
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Amherst
Rice Ct
Mike Puclowski
Francis Snider
Pucilowski
Puclowskis
Michael
Deborah
Driver Cited After Crash Near Milan
State Highway Patrol reported Eldon Wivnan 76 Edison Dr. drove north as Warren Jones 35 Edison Dr. attempted to pass. Weiau car made a left turn and Jones went off the road to avoid collision. Weilnau suffered a head cut not needing treatment.
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Milan
Hicway
Eldon Wivnan
Ty Warren Jones
Edison
Jones
Weiau
Weilnau
Floods Hit Italy After Torrential Rains
Torrential rains swept the Alpine region of Bolzano causing landslides that washed away bridges and killed at least two Italian soldiers. The Brenner Pass highway between Italy and Austria was closed by slides and residents of several mountain villages fled as streams swelled and then receded.
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Bolzano
Italy
UPI
Brenner Pass
Austria
Pair Denies Morals Charges In Cleveland Incident
Two of four men arrested after a complaint at 1606 East 28th Street face trial July 10 on fornication and adultery charges. Jimmy Atkins pleaded innocent to fornication. Irene Kates pleaded innocent to adultery. Bond set at 100 dollars each. Spikes Morales to be charged. Mrs Kates and Atkins later pleaded guilty to intoxication and were fined 15 dollars plus costs.
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Loraix
East 28Th
Jimmy Atkins
East 28Th S
Irene Kates
Clifton Ave
Joan Kolena
Raymond Spikes
Canton Ave
Pedro Morales
Cleveland
Kates
East 28Th St
Dress
Spikes
Morales
Atkins
Snow Won't Last Cause Idlewild Gets Heated Runways
New York UPI reports Eastern Air Lines plans under pavement hot water pipes at Idlewild Airport to melt snow. Temperature hovered around 93 degrees Monday as the announcement came.
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New York
UPI
Eastern Air Lines
Idlewild
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Lotain City Bank
Avon
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Ridgeville
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General Motors
Elyria Police Department
Bendix - Westinghouse Corp
Elyria Savings and Trust
Independent — Insurance Agents Association
Concrete Masonry Corp
Lear Romeo Corp
Colson Corp
Kasper Foundry
Western Automatic Machine Screw Co
Elyvia Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Co
Elyria Fire Department
Lorain County Savings and Trust Co
Parsch Lumber Co
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