Elyria drops 0.5% income tax renewal plan
Elyria council will not seek renewal of the 0.5 percent income tax and will instead raise water and sewer rates. Mayor Keys urged the finance committee to move quickly on rate hikes to cover operations and capital needs, with potential water increases 5 to 10 percent and possible much larger rises. Sewer and sanitation rates will follow, to relieve a strained budget as unemployment and inflation bite, with the tax expiring at end of June and a renewed levy considered only if the economy improves.
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Toll-free Elyria Lorain phones win PACO approval
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved toll-free service between Elyria and Lorain pending a random subscriber canvass. If 65 percent approve, rates rise to cover system merge costs, with expected charges lower than requested by Elyria and Lorain firms. Wickens led the petition, urging modernization. firms debate ballots and billing handling.
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Robert Wickens
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Wickens
Elyria Telephone
Lorain Telephone
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Vermilion
Birmingham
Avon Lake
Lorain Telephone Company
Carter Reagan surge reshapes Illinois primary race
The South backs Carter and Reagan as they push through Dixie toward Illinois on Tuesday. Carter claims 181 convention delegates with large Florida Georgia Alabama margins, while Reagan extends his delegate lead and dominates similar states. Ford to announce post Illinois primary. Weather shows snow and rain with mild highs. Powell notes strong economy helps Carter and criticizes wage controls.
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Georgia
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U.S. Extends Time for U.N. Iran Peace Effort
The Carter administration will grant the United Nations more time to seek a peaceful Iran solution, ruling out military action for now after the Tehran mission collapsed. Waldheim, Mohammed Bedjaoui, and panel members planned to meet in New York while hostages remain captive for 130 days. The shah, undergoing spleen surgery, is to be treated in Panama's Punta Pacora facility, not a U.S. hospital.
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