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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1990
Page
1
Pioneers defeat Westlake in a tournament game as Matt Johnson drives to the basket. Other items note Oberlin superintendent search shaping up, Elyria attorney general questions over fund transfers, and Lorain County indictments among the week’s local news.
Harold Poling starts a three year term as Ford Motor Company chairman in Detroit. The announcement sets the stage for leadership change while page references note air traffic discussions in Strongsville suburbia and a related municipal parking project tied to a historic district. Local blocks grant funds target downtown development. weather outlook predicts low 25 to 30 and Friday near 50 with details on A-3.
Raymond Moore, 64, was arrested after meeting an undercover detective posing as a hit man to discuss torching his ex wife’s home. Moore showed a loaded .22 pistol, posted a $100,000 bond, and awaits a March 5 pretrial in Lorain County.
All 168 members of the Avon Lake Teachers Association walked out after a 3-1 vote to reject the School Board's final wage proposal. About 150 teachers lined up at the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services to apply for unemployment benefits while the district runs with substitutes and warnings of trespassing for any on-site staff. The superintendent said the action will likely be decided in court as striking teachers cannot collect unemployment by law.
Gulf Road in Elyria was narrowed to one lane between Campagna Street and Winthrop Drive due to collapsing sections. Cones channel traffic into the east lane while stop signs are replaced by signals later. Repairs estimated at 215000 dollars to take at least two months with daily pavement checks and possible further closures if deterioration continues.
Elyria and Lorain County scrap a 12 year old arrangement that allowed 16 City of Elyria vehicles to park overnight and on weekends in the county garage. Vehicles moved to a private East Avenue lot at 160 dollars monthly after the county sold the garage to the county in 1977. County Commissioner George Koury Jr. cited space demand and noted no link to a December report accusing county employees of repeated time limit violations.
Peggy Say, sister of Terry Anderson, says after a Europe to Middle East pilgrimage that the atmosphere is right for the release of all 18 Western hostages in Lebanon. She notes cooperation among the United States, Syria, and Iran, and hopes the end may come soon for the captives.
North Ridgeville weather observer Ray Diederich notes February 1990 as the second warmest and wettest on record with an average of 35.4 degrees and 4.75 inches of rain. Seven high temperature records fell as a blizzard later cooled the area. January was also unusually warm.
Alan Spitzer's statewide signature drive nears qualification for a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize a Lake Erie casino near Lorain. Unofficial Stark County totals show 11,537 of 18,970 validated signatures, with 307,027 statewide. If enough valid signatures meet the 5 percent gubernatorial threshold in half of Ohio's counties, the measure advances.
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