Widows Lose Bid for Public Probe of Ship Fire
Two Lorain shipyard widows sought a public Coast Guard board of investigation into the June 24 fire aboard the C Connell. Judge James Connell denied relief, ruling the action is not supported by federal code and Coast Guard discretion governs such inquiries. The fire killed four men and injured 20, with damages estimated up to 10 million.
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Cleveland
Roger Blough
Jerday
U.S. District Court
U.S. Coast Guard
James Fire
C. Connell
Lorain Yards
American Ship Building Co
Coast Guard Board
Board On Investigation
U.S. Dis
Coast Guard
Molnar
Zoning Board Faces Opposition Over Varied Zoning Action
Elyria Mayor Leonard P. Reichlin accused the Board of Zoning Appeals of overstepping legal bounds after it granted a variance to allow two family dwellings on a single family zoned lot. The parcel lies north of Purdue Avenue between Abbe and Warren, owned by Lorne J. Elbert Jr. and Edward J. Kane. The planning commission denied the change on May 29. A council committee will review the board action and the city zoning ordinance.
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Elyria Board of Zoning Appeals
Elyria
Leonard P. Reichlin
Purdue Avenue
Abbe Road
Warren Avenue
Lorne J. Elbert Jr
Edward J. Kane
Board of Zoning Appeals
Planning Commission
Reichlin
Council
Zoning Board of Appeals
Three UF divisions hit 70 percent of goal in Lorain drive
A United Fund special meeting reported Commerce C division volunteers at 90.6 percent of an 11 000 dollar goal while Residential division stood at 57 percent of 21 000 and Community division at 64 percent of 28 000. Dinner at 210 Sheffield Center marks drive close as volunteers aim for 1 550 000.
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United Fund Campaign
Lorain County
L. Keith Smith
Eugene M. Sofranko
Commerce “C” Division
Commerce
Lorain
Elyria
Henry T. Webber
Jack K. Bellingham
Sheffield Center
United Fund
United Community Services of
Greater Lorain County
Dear Russ and Salvation Army Dinner Invitation Not Recalled
Reader Russ Davies shares a Thanksgiving dinner invitation from the Salvation Army Captain R W Muir at the Citadel in Elyria on November 13. The letter notes gratitude for local relations and declines gratis tickets, with a follow through on a $4 check. Also included is Marjorie Rebel’s note on semi retirement from Rebel Nursing Home and thanks to staff and community.
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Army
U.S.A
The
Citadel
R.W. Muir
Salvation Army
West Broad St
Elyria
Captain Muir
Donald R
Mildred Peterson
Joseph
Gladys DeMichael
Tam
Marjorie L. Rebel
Rebel Nursing Home
West Ave
Marjorie
Lorain County Nursing Home Association
Richfield
Lyndon W. Girst
Pompano Beach
Fla
7Th Ave
Lorain OKs Domestic Steel Rule for City Projects
Lorain council passes ordinance requiring domestic steel in all city construction bids. The measure, backed by three Steelworkers councilmen, targets city hall construction and directs the board of control to specify domestic steel. The council also accepts a donated Volkswagen for police use at $1 per year, with cautions about future purchases.
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Lorain
Council
Board of Control
Volkswagen
Davidson Volkswagen
Admiral King High School election probe opened
Lorain Board of Education started a closed investigation into the procedure for electing senior class officers at Admiral King High School. President Joseph Lindsay said evidence is under study and findings will be released soon amid recent sit-ins by students claiming the vote was rigged.
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Lorain
Admiral King High School
Richard Ackerman
YWCA to Test Housing Bias With Shopping Tours
The Elyria YWCA racism committee plans phase two of its housing discrimination campaign by month’s end. It will send black and white couples on shopping tours of the housing market and inform Black groups and labor unions of housing rights and anti discrimination laws. If discrimination is found, a test case may go to court with attorney support and cooperation from Operation Equality in Cleveland.
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Elyria Ywca
Frank Sessions
Operation Equality
Cleveland
Elyria
Elyria Realtors
YWCA
Sessions
Lerner Could Become Ohio Regents Vice Chancellor
Dr. Max J. Lerner, former president of Lorain County Community College, may be named vice chancellor on the Ohio Board of Regents if funding and approval fall into place. The post would oversee two-year colleges. approval depends on legislative appropriations and consultations with two-year campus presidents. The move aligns with a commission on vocational and technical education recommendations and current Board of Regents policy oversight. A separate note reports the U S Postal Service has launched a facsimile mail service between Washington and New York City with a per page fee of five dollars plus three dollars for each additional page.
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Lorain County Community College
Max J. Lerner
Ohio Board of Regents
John Millett
Ohio
Millett
Board
of Regents
Lerner
Ohio Board
Board of Regents
State Department of Education
Signs of historic Boylan store found during Cheshire Block renovation
Builders atop the Cheshire Block at 365 Broad St uncover antiquated Boylan Brothers Store signage and a Selt Reval shoe brand last shown around 1910 after a 1920 grocery closure. Kenneth Boylan notes the 1891 Broad Street store, moved in 1900, was a major local retailer with glassware and china later. The Boylan family still owns the building now housing G. E Appliance Center and Dan Walker Dance Studio.
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Cheshire
Broad St
Boylan Brothers
Cheshire Block
Broad Street
James
Frank Boylan
Kenneth Boylan
James Boylan
Cleveland
Toledo
Boyland
Western Reserve Building Co
G. E
Dan Walker
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John Kenney
Blough
New Orleans
UPI
State Department
United States
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Naval Air Station
Mary Anne Moore
Leonard C. Moore Jr
Barbara St
Lucille Burdue
Clyde R. Burdue
Darrow Read
Vermilion
Rain
George E. Adams
28Th St
Connell
Trict
Edward S. Molnar
Russ Davies
Alex Qlejko
D-at
John Koscho
D-atlarge
Andrew Kosco
D-5
Olejko
Pat Geisler
Washington
U.S
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Ceshire Block
Boylan
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