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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1988
Page
8
Dozens of brief obituaries summarize the deaths of Edward J. Mowry in Norwalk area. Martha Graeflin in Bluffton Indiana. Beatrice K. Kapalin Duran Lorain. Margaret Kitchen Cleveland. Zoltan Kostyn Lorain. Gladys King Elyria. Dorothy Vitaz Sheffield Lake. with details on ages, prior residences, surviving relatives, funeral arrangements, and service locations.
Six United Way volunteers in Lorain County received community service awards at the Mardi Gras Ball and annual dinner at DeLuca's Place in the Park. Awards went to Herbert Kaatz and Mary Torma for leadership, Sue Huber for Senior Adult service, Rikk and Caroline Stocking and Christie Vargo for Adult service, and Cynthia Whipple for Youth service. A seven member panel selected winners. over 250 volunteers attended.
Akron Coca-Cola Bottling Co. pleaded guilty to conspiring with Elyria Coke to fix prices on 2 liter soft drinks sold in Lorain Erie and Huron counties from 1980 to early 1983. The plea includes a 600000 dollar fine under a negotiated bargain approved by Judge Alice Batchelder.
Lorain Port Authority votes 5-0 to rewrite a lakefront marina lease reducing the term to a maximum 32 years and cutting Phase One slips to 446. The move aligns with Spitzer Great Lakes Ltd and IMG’s joint development, and bonds of 5.12 million will back Phase One. The board also approves an Army Corps of Engineers lease granting access to the federally owned pier.
Off the beat allies with Brewer push grass roots fundraising and attract bipartisan interest while former Republicans from 1986 formed a group aiding city candidates. Lorain County Commissioners wrestle with airport board appointments after Caprara's transfer exposes a procedural gap. Daniel Sullenberger, 9, receives handwritten note from President Reagan confirming friendship.
Union members at United Auto Workers Local 425 in Lorain press wage and benefit concerns over a proposed contract at Elyria Home. They fear pay cuts for current workers while new hires may see equalized but delayed gains. The home cites costs and indigent care as drivers, while management says no salary reductions are requested beyond a night shift differential removal.
A U S District Court in Cleveland schedules an Oct 18 trial in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Sarah Tolson, mother of Terry Tolson, against the Lorain Police Department. Tolson died by self strangulation in the Lorain City Jail on December 28, 1986, and a corrections officer was fired for failing to report a prior noose incident.
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