Budget trim cuts council expense allowance in North Ridgeville
North Ridgeville council reduces its own expense account by 1050 dollars a 13 percent cut to offset funds lost when 2.9 mill city operating levies were defeated in November The defeated levies will return as two one mill renewals at the May primary In other business the council authorized Safety Service Director Paul Ormsby to advertise for a backhoe tractor for the road department approved 200 for firefighter Jimmy Markle to attend a state training school and heard a recommendation for a second exit at the rear of city hall.
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North Ridgeville
Safety Service
Paul Ormsby
City Road Department
North Olmsted residents seek repeal of sewer rate hike
An initiative petition with about 3 800 signatures to repeal a 6 percent sewer rate increase voted by the North Olmsted council last month is to be filed with the city clerk. Attorney Michael Gareau said the petition circulates for about three weeks and aims for the November ballot to restore old rates. Opponents Janet Salinger and James Lavelle of North Olmsted are backing the measure. The clerk will hold 40 days before the council can adopt and certify the repeal to the county board of elections.
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North Olmsted
Cleveland
Michael Gareau
Janet Salinger
Stoneybrook Dr
James Lavelle
Brookshire
Council
Cuyahoga County
Grand jury to hear cycle gang murder case chronology
Cuyahoga County grand jury probes 57 motorcycle gang members in a five cyclist slaying at a Polish hall. Witnesses include bystanders and police as prosecutors outline gang philosophies and a March 6 sequence of events.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cuyahoga County
Grand Jury
John T Corrigan
Charles Laurie
Cleveland Competition Club
Laurie
Brunswick
Elyria Workers Ask City to Rent Parking Spaces
Elyria police and service employees petition the city to rent 126 parking spaces for use during work hours due to lack of provided spaces. They cite frequent parking tickets and note that some departments already receive free spaces while others must pay via meters.
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Elyria
Elyna
William Cameron
Fraternal Order of Police
Elyria Council
Cameron
Sanitation Department
City Hall
Police Department
Third Street City
Elyria Parks Seek $22,000 Budget Increase for 1971
Elyria Parks and Recreation Department asks for $22,000 more than tentatively appropriated to operate in 1971. Superintendent Charles R Hoagland cited needs across seven accounts including $11,100 for equipment and $5,600 for hourly employees to cover wage and longevity increases approved by council. He noted two pickup trucks and an old dump truck require replacement and the proposal was sent to the finance committee.
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Elyria Parks and Recreation Department
Charles R Hoagland
Elyria Council
Hoagland
Finance Committee
Maj Charles A Gray Jr Assigned to Army Computer Command
Maj Gray Jr son of Mr and Mrs Charles Gray Sr relocates from Vietnam to Fort Belvoir Virginia to join the U S Army Computer Systems Command Field Operation Directorate He is a Howard University history graduate with Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal decorations and overseas service in Vietnam and Germany He is married with two sons and is a Norfolk Virginia native Also North Ridgeville Athletic Boosters seek volunteers to collect redeemable pop bottles Saturday at noon needing boy drivers and trucks per Ray Grega at Chestnut Ridge Road 33372
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Charles A. Gray Jr
Charles Gray Sr
East River St
U. S. Army
Ft. Belvoir
Vietnam
Maj. Gray
Howard University
Army
Fort Kaos Ky
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Germany
Gray
Geneva Simpkins
Norfolk
North Ridgeville
Labor union support sought for Lorain health planning group
A March 25 meeting between the Lorain County Health Planning Association and United Community Services Inc labor committee aims to win organized labor backing for the health group s federal grant request and local health planning approval. Norman Thompson reports 34 endorsements after state rejection in February.
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Lorain County Health Planning Associaton
Labor Committee
United Community Services Inc
Norman Thompson
Organized Labor
Health Group 5
Lorain County
Thompson
Columbus
Weather Update From Local Forecast
Cloudy windy and cooler today with snow flurries and a mix of showers southeast and northeast tonight. Highs in the mid to upper 30s north and upper 30s to 40s south with lows in the 20s. Continued cold tomorrow with variable clouds. Gale warnings persist with strong west to southwest winds today and cooler winds tonight. Snow flurries.
Blustery March Weather Slam Great Lakes Region
Strong winds up to 67 miles an hour hit Pittsburgh with 50 mph gusts elsewhere around the Great Lakes and upper Ohio Valley. Snow whitened Marquette and Sault Ste Marie, Mich., while one inch coatings and Midwest flurries spread. A northern Great Lakes storm brought rain to the upper Ohio Valley as showers dotted the Eastern Seaboard. Western states enjoyed fair skies amid a late-season chill. Temperatures ranged from 8 at International Falls to 76 at Key West.
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Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Pittsburgh
Marquette
Sault Ste Marie
Mich
Lakes
Midwest
Seaboard
New England
Florida
Southwest
International Falls
Key West
Mayor's land rezoned to eight acres on Jaycox Road
North Ridgeville council unanimously approves rezoning of eight acres on Jaycox Road at Rt 20 owned by Mayor Marcellus B. Diederich. He says future business will align with Northview IGA and nearby shops, calling it an area asset. An emergency clause amends the ordinance and third reading is suspended. A first reading also rezones property at Jaycox and Mills for apartments.
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North Ridgeville
Jaycox Road
Rt 20
Marcellus B. Diederich
Diederich
Northview Iga
Javycox
Mills Roads
New London Board Approves 969845 School Budget
The New London Board of Education approved a 1971 budget totaling 969 845 with expenditures up 79 138 over last year. Salaries totaling 571 915 rise from 558 765 due to automatic experience-based increases, while cuts and savings are planned in switchboard upgrades, trip costs, and bus scheduling to balance expected income.
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New London Board
New London
New Ae Board of Education
General Fund
Joseph Hurley
New London Board Approves Bus Bid and Reading Plan
The New London Board of Education accepts Perry Chevrolet bid of 5555.35 for a 1971 bus and Superior bus body bid of 2600. It backs the right to read program and shifts Title I to a nine month year. Aims to hire two reading specialists and expand summer program.
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NEW London
New London Board of Education
Perry Chevrolet
Perry
Superior
Lexington
Margaret Erlenbach
Supt
Joseph Hurley
Lorain County Board Seeks Federal Funds for Workshops
The Lorain County Board of Mental Health and Retardation seeks 10000 in federal funds for a series of seven workshops with eight mental health boards. Director Nathaniel T. James says funds are available for board workshops to share ideas on programs and philosophies.
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Mental Health Board
Lorain County
Nathaniel T. James
Tenta
Tively
Erie-Ottawa
Richland
Wayne
Huron
Medina
Ashland
Summit
Driverless car backs into street injuring 11-year-old boy
In Carlisle Township Lorain County a driverless car left running backed from a driveway and struck 11-year-old Brian Thompson on Graf ton Road near Oakwood Street. The car pinned him until a passerby moved it. Owner John Dooley said his wife Aubrey had started the car and released the vehicle from what appeared to be reverse. No charges were filed.
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Carlisle Township
Lorain County
Bran Thompson
Hope Ct
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Brian
Grafton Road
Oakwood Street
John Dooley
Dooley
Aubrey
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