Mayor defends city hall plan amid parking push
Elyria mayor Marguerite Bowman opposes tearing down old city hall on Court Street, citing long term Court Street impact and parking needs. The Chamber urges demolition for a public parking deck, while council weighs leasing space to Lorain County Arts Council and a food stamps program for seniors as finances complicate a parking deck project.
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Elyria Area
Old City Hall
Lorain County Arts Council
Bowman
Ely Park
Second Street
Broad Street
Weather Outlook Warmth WithClouds Tonight And Tomorrow
Partly cloudy conditions continue with tonight lows in the mid to upper 30s and tomorrow highs in the upper 30s to low 40s. Rain chances remain low at 10 percent to the west and 20 percent to the east tonight and tomorrow. Northerly winds ease to about 1 mph tonight. Sunrise 6:68 a.m. Sunset 8:42 p.m. Yesterday’s high reached 70 at 3:15 p.m. and the low was 42 at midnight. Details on Page 9.
Cuyahoga shrinks in Midwest population exodus
Cleveland State University economist Eric A. Weld Jr. reports Cuyahoga County has the largest midwest population loss among major counties, with 159,000 residents moving out since 1970. Cleveland's 1970 population of 750,879 is expected to fall to 565,000 by 1980, while Cleveland's 59 suburbs drop from 969,956 to about 964,000.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Midwest
Cleveland State University
Eric A. Weld Jr
Mikado at LCCC by Open Door Theatre
Members of Lorain County Community College Open Door Theatre rehearse Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado for the next two weekends in the College Center Mall. Cast includes Joyce M. Campana, Leighton Paul Clark, Mark Fazio, Richard Fink, B.J. Whitehouse, Robert Mosier, and Mark Poprock. Performances run Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.
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Lorain County Community College Open Door Theatre
College Center Mall
Joyce M. Campana
Amherst
Leighton Paul Clark
Livermore
Calif
Oberlin College
Mark Fazio
Lorain
Richard Fink
Massillon
B.J. Whitehouse
Elyria
Robert Mosier
Mark Poprock
John Fazio
Hughes wills flood Clark County files in Hughes estate bid
In Las Vegas UPI reports 17 would be Hughes wills arrived at the Clark County Clerk. Authorities warn probate may be delayed by a contest from Hughes relatives. Bequests appear questionable including funds for a topless dancer and proposed Nixon school. Executors listed include Richard Nixon, Patricia Hearst, Jack the Ripper, and two unknown Does.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Howard Hughes Walls
Hughes
Clark County
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Patricia Hearst
Jack the Ripper
John Doe
Joe Doe
Dayton Contest Invites Hughes Will Parody For Five Dollars
Dayton Daily News launches a Howard Hughes Will Writing Contest offering a $5 prize for the best original plan to divide the billionaire’s fortune. Submissions must mimic Hughes style. authenticity not judged. Probate actions on the first will and 14 others proceed as district court Judge Keith Hayes orders contests to be resolved before probate.
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Dayton
Dayton Daily News
Howard Hughes
Hughes
District Court
Keith Hayes
Emmy winners pose backstage at 28th ceremony in LA
Mary Tyler Moore Show stars win Emmys in Los Angeles. Ed Asner holds his award for Rich Man Poor Man while Betty White, Mary Tyler Moore, and Ted Knight are honored in supporting and lead acting categories. Complete list appears on page 3.
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Mary Tyler Moore
Los Angeles
Ed Asner
Betty White
Miss Moore
Ted Knight
Carter Ford may visit Lorain County Ohio before June primary
Ford and Carter may campaign in Lorain County with Carter planning stops in Elyria and Lorain on May 27 as part of a pre primary swing. Lorain official Nabakowski and co chair Koury said plans are fluid while local Democrats expect a Ford stop if Michigan results favor him. The visit hinges on landing arrangements at Lorain County Regional Airport or Cleveland Hopkins and includes events at Holiday Inn Elyria US Steel plant and a rally at Sacred Heart chapel.
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Ford
Jimmy Carter
Lorain County
Ohio
Carter
Elyria
Lorain
Ronald Nabakowski
E. G. Koury
Cleveland
Michigan
Jack E. Ryba
Ford Committee
New Jersey
California
Ryba
Nabakowski
Cleveland Hopkins
Holiday Inn
US Steel
U.S. Steel
Sacred Heart Chapel
Pearl Avenue
Ford on spot as Michigan casts ballots
President Ford faces high stakes in Michigan as voters cast ballots in the Republican primary. Carter hopes to prove he cannot be blocked in Maryland and Michigan, while Reagan seeks a Michigan upset despite heavy advertising.
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Ford
Michigan
Maryland
Carter
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Morris K Udall
Brown
Udall
Baltimore Sun
Tango Joe's final ride for Grafton fire chief
Tango Joe, longtime Grafton resident and World War I veteran Joseph A. Noveske, died recently in the village fire station he led. Surrounded by Gratton volunteers, a 1928 pamper carried his coffin to services and St. Mary's Cemetery after his death at the station.
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Gratton
Joseph A. Noveske
St. Mary's Cemetery
Tango Joe
Grafton
Tango
Gene Krebs
Beebe retrial request looms after church committee inaction
Attorney John Rea of Cleveland seeks a retrial date for Rev. L. Peter Beebe of Oberlin after the diocesan standing committee decided not to act on a church appeals court order for a retrial. The case centers on the ordination of women and a December 1974 Eucharistic service.
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L. Peter Beebe
Oberlin
John Rea
Cleveland
Rea
Standing Committee
Beebe
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By Tony Denslow
City Hall
Beverly J. Renner
D-7
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Princophaegies
Ared
Eco
Afar Beach
North Ridgeville
Oseseder
Cuyahoga Shrinking
Buddy
Howie Hughes
Mormon Church World Headquarters
Salt Lake City
M-T
Walter R. Mears
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
By Monica B. Williams
Arthur Frey
United Press International
Albany
John Sullivan
Washington
Episcopal General Convention
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