Voter turnout forecast 63 percent in Lorain County
Lorain County expects 63 percent turnout or 91 988 voters on Tuesday with polls from 6 30 a m to 7 30 p m. Registration stands at 146 013 up 17 percent from 1978 and absentee ballots are up 20 percent. The ballot includes U S senator Ohio governor 19 other state county and judicial offices plus 14 charter proposals in Sheffield Lake and 16 money issues for schools or local governments.
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Lorain County
Jack Wolfe
Wolfe
U.S
Ohio
Lorain
Sheffield Lake
Multiple Lorain County tax questions on ballot plus key races
Ten school systems seek income taxes and levies including a 10 mill continuation for North Ridgeville. Columbia Mapleton and Black River schools seek income tax revenue, with few Lorain Countians voting on the latter two. Countywide, renewals and additions target Lorain County Community College Murray Ridge Center and the tuberculosis clinic. Local towns push income tax hikes. statewide races feature Pfeifer vs Metzenbaum and Celeste vs Brown, Shoemaker vs Betts, with Elyrians Wise and Zaleski and Bowan/Bara in play. Expect strong turnout and fair weather in 60s Tuesday.
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Columbia
Mapleton
Black River
Lorain
Lorain County
Alzado's hangman robber strikes at Midway Mall
A man wearing a white sheet with eye holes pulled a pistol and seized a cash bag from Alzado's Restau rant manager about 10:15 p.m. on the eve of Halloween. He struck from behind, hit her with a handgun butt, and escaped with about $100. Police described the suspect as masked.
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Alzado’s
Midway Mall
Alzado
Nine More Burglaries Reported In Elyria Spike
Elyria police say at least nine homes and four attempted break ins occurred Sunday, adding to a four day period with 24 house burglaries last week and 17 over the weekend. Officials note a sharp rise from last year and plead for neighborhood vigilance.
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Elyria
Pins Found in Ballpark Frankfurters Spark Ohio Warning
Local and wire reports describe a Fairview Park couple discovering a wire fragment in a Ballpark Franks hot dog, the first such Ohio case tied to a meat product. A Michigan processor recalled similar items after razor blades appeared in some products, with Rocky River store removing all frank furters. Authorities noted a yellow 12M edge marking and cautioned shoppers while two pins in candy prompted police probes in North Olmsted.
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Fairview Park
Ohio
Michigan
Rev. John
Jean Uhie
Rocky River
Uhse
U.S. Department of Agriculture
North Olmsted
Raymond Brow
Brow
Car careens into lake. driver dies at Brentwood Lake
23 year old Elyria man Clifford Cooper died when his 1970 AMC Hornet ran a stop sign at Routes 82 and 57, plunged through backyards, hit a wall, and landed in about seven feet of water in Brentwood Lake. Cooper was found inside the car after it was hoisted from the lake and pronounced dead at Elyria Memorial Hospital. He lived in Elyria five years and worked for Borg-Warner Corp. He is survived by his wife Renee, son David, his parents, four brothers, and a sister. Burial at St. Marys Cemetery following services at St. Marys Church.
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Elyria
Brentwood Lake
Clifford Cooper
Lexington Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lorain County
William Kishman
Cooper
Midview High School
Borg-Warner Corp
St. Mary's Catholic Church
United Steelworkers of America
Renee
Nee Koviak
David
Elizabeth Cooper
Grafton
Ralph Cooper
Long Beach
Calif
Guy
Minneapolis
William
Russell
Dallas
Texas
Carlisle Township
Lexington Avenue
C-T
Jokoenney
Twelve whimsical ballot issues spark city debate
A spoof ballot lists twelve issues ranging from computer game preserves and clerks saying thanks to a fortune cookie reform act and elevator conversation liberation. The playful list ends with weather notes predicting rain tonight and showers Tuesday before Page A-3.
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Don Miller
Cagey
North Ridgeville
Lorain County Community College
Murray Ridge Center
Avon
Paul Pfeifer
Howard Metzenbaum
Richard F. Celeste
Myra H. Shoemaker
Clarence J. Brown
James E. Betts
Martha W. Wise
Alan J. Zaleski
Marguerite Bowman
John V. Bara
Heather Nalle
Deryl Nalle
C-1
Bob Bailie
Acre
By Tom Ford
Cooper Oiies
Honolulu
Scott
Travis Air Force Base
Anneliese
Bittner-De Carlo
Francis T. Osborne
St. Mary's Cemetery
Richard Nixon
Bureau OF Schlock
Richard Simmons
Nd Cosell
Howard Cosell
Dick Feagler
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