Amtrak delays Elyria stop talks amid cost concerns
Alfred Porkdab, aide to U S Rep Charles Mosher, said Amtrak postponed discussion of an Elyria stop to June 24 due to the need for added expenditures for a boarding platform, with costs around 200000. Amtrak cites negotiations with Penn Central on a Boston Chicago run as ongoing while final site and funding details remain unsettled.
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Drug Abuse Costs Put U.S. Billions and Deaths
A cabinet report to President Ford says heroin addiction and other drug abuse cost Americans 10 to 17 billion dollars annually and cause about 15,000 deaths each year. It notes marijuana penalties fail to deter use, urges treatment within health coverage, and cites drug-related crime as the largest economic drain.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Petition Drives for Oak Point Overpass in Amherst
State Rep. Scribner Fauver presented petitions signed by more than 4,200 residents to Gov. James Rhodes urging construction of an overpass at Rt. 2 and Oak Point Road in Amherst. The Highway Department has temporarily deferred work due to funds. Fauver says Rhodes plans to include the project in highway bond proposals for voters this fall. Petitions circulated by Walter Scherka of Oberlin, whose daughter died in an accident at the intersection on April 7. This is a true killer crossing, Fauver said, urging state action to end the danger.
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Scribner Fauver
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James Rhodes
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Oak Point Road
Amherst
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Oberlin
Track star Prefontaine killed in car crash in Oregon
Track star Steve Prefontaine, America's premier distance runner, was killed in a car accident near Eugene, Oregon. The 24 year old, who had just set a near American record in the 5,000 meters, was alone when his convertible crossed the center line, struck a rock embankment and flipped over after hitting a curb during an informal meet at the University of Oregon.
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Steve Prefontaine
California
Modesto
Prefontaine
Eugene
Ore
University of Oregon
UPI
Grain scandal probe weighs organized crime ties
Secretary of Agriculture Earl J. Butz said the widening grain shipping industry investigation would probe possible organized crime and corrupt officials. He cautioned there is no current evidence of a crime syndicate or official misconduct, but noted the field is one where professionals could operate. In other news, Missouri’s Tourism Commission cites Carthage as home to the world’s largest gray marble quarry.
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New York
UPI
Earl J. Butz
Butz
Jefferson City
Carthage
State Tourism Commission
County beauty pageant members clash over Miss Ohio funds
Cheryl's candidacy for Miss America draws criticism from Cherrella and Nemeth over funding and fairness. Cherrella says officials favored certain finalists and skimmed wardrobe promises, while Nemeth notes funds were scarce and local groups covered extra costs. Grassbaugh defends changes and says the franchise was new last year.
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Cheryl
Atlantic City
Cherrella
Cicerrella
Lorain
Lorain Cable denied Toledo stations. study to decide next steps
The FCC denied Lorain Cable TV Inc permission to carry Toledo stations WDHO WSPD and WTOL, deeming them not significantly viewed in Lorain. The firm will still carry Chicago station WCIU, while a two month study will determine profitability and whether to keep the exclusive franchise.
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Lorain
Federal Communications Commission
Toledo
FCC
Toledo Staions
WDHO
WSPD
WTOL
Storer Broadcasting Inc
Cleveland
WJW
Cago
Lorain Cable
Harry Horvitz
Horvitz
Cleveland Browns
Construction workers OK 2 year pact
Delegates to the Laborers Union District Council voted to approve a two year highway and heavy construction contract with the Ohio Contractors Association. The deal covers Laborers across Ohio including 650 members of Lorain County Local 758. The vote 36 to 31 followed bargaining, threats of strikes, and federal mediation. The pact raises wages 42 cents and fringe 18 cents in year one retroactive to May 19, then 60 cents in year two starting May 1, 1976. Base rate now is 7.13 per hour.
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Ohio Contractors Association
Lorain County
Carpenters vote on contract tonight in Norwalk
Area carpenters will vote tonight in Norwalk on a new contract offered by the Ohio Contractors Association following bargaining in Sandusky. The two year contract for about 1200 carpenters in the Lake Erie District Council expires at midnight tomorrow with no comment on terms or strike likelihood.
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Ohio Contractors Association
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Terry Westfall
OCA
Lake Erie
Davis-Besse completion date delayed to September 1976
The Davis-Besse nuclear plant near Port Clinton will not be finished until September 1976, three months late, CEI says. The project’s estimated cost rises to 466 million, about 27 million more than prior estimates, due to equipment delivery delays and numerous regulatory changes.
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Port Clinton
Cleveland Electric Muminating Co
CEI
Karl Rudolph
Davis-Besse
Runoff Elections Complete in Two UAW Locals
Two area Local 1161 and Local 996 runoff elections wrap up with incumbents losing and leaders to be decided. Local 101 prepares for a large ballot with 42 candidates for 16 posts as voting set for next Thursday at Union Hall 1209 Lowell St.
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Pfaudler Co
Brown-Fintube Co
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Royal Supply
Trio Products, Inc
Wray Enterprises, Inc
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Jesse Sanders
James Mitchell
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George Wickware
Bill Clemons
Bill Grabowski
Patrick M. Kyer
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Dick Haas
Bobby Armes
Glenn Blackford
Clarence Walker
Rudy Farkasin
Harry E. Hardman
Donnie Lou Heathley
Angelo Vasi
Area VI
Sandra Claar
Joe Burtze
Area VII
Barney Teggart
Cape Sowell
Jerry Hughes Jr
Union Hall
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Ohio grain prices by region after markets close
New Ohio cash price table shows Northeast, Northwest and Central regions with changes. Wheat, corn, oats and soybeans drift, soybeans rising sharply in all areas including No 1 soybeans at Central Ohio and Northwest Ohio.
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UPI
Ohio
Local Grain And Poultry Prices In Ohio And Midwest
Ohio farm price notices show Lorain County grain bids with wheat at 2.53 per bushel and soybeans at 4.90, with shelled corn 2.42 and oats 1.50. Poultry prices at farms report light demand for hens, while Chicago market reports list butter steady and Midwest egg prices with wholesale levels across sizes.
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Ohio
Chicago
USDA
Midwest
Penn Central branch abandonment approved in Ohio
The United States Railway Association approved Penn Central’s request to abandon a 7 mile Norwalk rail line in Huron and Sandusky counties from Bellevue to Clyde Township. The line has been idle for five years. rehabilitation would cost over 91000 dollars. Clyde Township plans a new firehouse on part of the right of way.
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Norwalk
Huron
Sandusky
Bellevue
Clyde Township
Government Rail Corporation
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Indiana
Michigan
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