City Council Meetings Run Smoothly Despite Delays
Eleven council members met Monday night and adjourned early after brief remarks. The agenda included a pulled urban renewal rezoning ordinance for Chestnut Elm Streets amid appraisal disputes. The city seeks a second valuation while some officials decline to perform it. A gag Mafia Mutual Life letter circulated to staff sparked intrigue alongside licensing line tips and volunteer efforts at City Hall.
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City Council
Richard P. Seward
Felix Klimezak
Klimezak
Chestnut-Elm Streets
Council
Elyria
Raymundo de la Pena
de la Pena
Seward
Larry E. Coey
Robert Frederick
Republican Committee
Seward and Coey
Charles Clark
Dudley Bell
Mafia Mutual Life and Casualty Cs
Guardian Angel Service
Mafia Mutual
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Rocky” Gibralter
George Ferguson
Lorain to start 40 unit housing project in six weeks
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority plans a six week start for a 40 unit low income housing development off Colorado Avenue between Maryland and Missouri. Transcon Builders will secure 1.25 million in construction funds via tax exempt bonds. HUD has not approved the LMHA budget for 1978 79 and officials fear delays awaiting subsidy funds.
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Lorain
HUD
LMHA
Transcon
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Chronicle-Telegram May 20 1978 Page B-1
Local chronicle page highlights community events and notices from Saturday May 20 1978. Readers find brief briefs on area happenings, scheduled meetings, and public notices reflecting daily life in the Chronicle-Telegram edition.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Avon Festival of Flowers delight for youngsters
At the Avon Festival of Flowers children Jason Hitesman and Maggie Busser enjoy rides amid booths and attractions running through Sunday. Separately Lorain City firefighters ratified a two year contract ending a two week strike with raises and a 40 hour week, while Elyria’s mayor faced ire over mutual aid discrepancies.
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Jason Hitesman
Maggie Busser
Jason
Tim Hitesman
Aberdeen
Bay Village
Maggie
Chuck Busser
Shakespeare Ct
Avon
Avon Festival
Tom Mahl
Lorain
Kent State site denied National Historic Landmark status
Washington UPI Cecil Andrus rejected landmark designation for Kent State University May 4 1970 shooting site. Interior secretary says insufficient time has passed for national historical significance evaluation. The advisory board supported the decision after a study by the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation.
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KSU
Blanket Hill
Andrus
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
U.S
John F. Seiberling
Kent
United States
Metzenbaum
Seiberling
Cleveland desegregation bus plan stalls for third time
State and local officials cannot secure enough buses to fully desegregate Cleveland public schools by September. The district cannot transport about half of its 110 000 students under court ordered desegregation, despite bids and negotiations with bus companies. Assistant Ohio School Superintendent Robert Bowers says the plan may proceed but not in full.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cleveland Public Schools
Ohio
Robert Bowers
Scientists Study Lake Erie Pollution From Roger Simons Lab Ship
Shipboard team on the Roger R. Simons collects water samples and analyzes toxicity, turbidity, and chemical content near Ashtabula to Sandusky Bay. Heidelberg College leads with a 633000 EPA grant, joined by Ohio State University and SUNY Buffalo teams as they proceed through five study stations until October and plan further EPA-supported work beyond 1979.
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Frank Sperry
Sperry
Roger R. Simons
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Lake Erie
Great Lakes
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Lake St. Clair
Detroit River
Lake Superior
Heidelberg College
Ashtabula
Sandusky Bay
Ohio State University
The
University of New York
Suny) At
Buffalo
Roger Simons
Simons
Heidelberg
Bayliss Prater
Rock
Prater
Phil Kline
Ellen Stanford
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Victor J Wlasza
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Joe Gaughan
International Association of Professional Firefighters
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