Zahorec Re elected Mayor in Lorain lands second term
Joseph Zahorec won a second term as Lorain mayor defeating Woodrow Mathna 12 935 to 9 629 on unofficial tallies from the Lorain County Board of Elections. Democrats swept city offices except Seventh Ward council. several incumbents lost in the primary.
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Lorain
Joseph Zahorec
Woodrow Mathna
Democrat Party
Lorain County
Seventh Ward
William Parker
Roger Farr
Parker
Veteran councilman Crow claims Vermilion mayoral seat
Arthur R Crow Jr wins the Vermilion mayoral race defeating John W Athey by about 500 votes. Crow totals 1732 votes with 1180 from Erie County while Athey has 1185 with 599 from Erie County according to unofficial boards. Crow, 46, has long council service and leads Crow Lumber Co. from a family business started in 1945.
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Arthur R Crow Jr
John W Ather
Crow
John W. Maiden
Erie County
Lorain
Erie County Boards of Elections
Athey
Jack Armstrong
Fisher Sr
Crow Lumber Co
Vermilion council races uncertain after tight vote
In Vermilion the council at large race appears decided with Jimmy Odom and David E. Giese leading over Marie Tanser and Delbert Orwig though unofficial results show close margins. Ward results vary with several contests decided narrowly and others still in doubt amid recount calls.
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Jimmy Odom
David E Giese
Vermilion Board of Education elects three newcomers and an incumbent
Incumbent Dr Thomas Gruh and newcomers Carla Widdowson and David Rapprich won one two and one of three open seats on the Vermilion Board of Education in unofficial Lorain County tabulations. Ruh 1530 votes Widdowson 1890 Rapprich 918 defeating challengers Tischer 917 Rini 949 Heiland - names and addresses of candidates listed.
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Vermilion
Vermilion Board of Education
Thomas Gruh
Carla Widdowson
David Rapprich
Lorain County Board of Elections
Ruh
Widdowson
Rapprich
Earl Tischer
Mario Rini
Berkeley A. Heiland
Bickley Wins Milan Mayoralty in Erie County Ballot
Erie County residents also approved a nine year 1 mill renewal levy to aid mentally retarded programs and rejected a proposed additional 3 mill levy. Berlin Heights and Florence voters approved road and fire levies while Camden Township backed a road repair levy. Bickley, 40, defeated James Seiling to succeed retiring Milan mayor Glenn Rockwell.
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Ene County
Bickley
Seiling
Milan
Glenn Rockwell
Milan OKs 4.5-mill operating levy for village expenses
Milan voters approve a 4.5-mill operating levy raising about $33,000 yearly for five years to fund village needs. They also reject a 1.5-mill school issue and a 2-mill three-year township improvement levy. The operating levy costs 45 cents per $100 of property value. a failure would trigger alternative taxes.
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Milan
MizeWins Mayor’s Race in Berlin Heights
Incumbent Marvin A Mize won the Berlin Heights mayoral race with 236 votes to 79 for Charles Salmons. Council members Wilma Jean Kernels and William J Daniels reclaimed their seats with 203 and 227 votes, newcomer Arthur Wright received 120, and clerk William H Phillips was unopposed with 992 votes.
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Berlin Heights
Marvin A Mize
Charles Salmons
Mize
Wilma Jean Kernels
William J. Daniels
Arthur Wright
Willam H. Phillips
Lorain Emergency School Levy Loses 2 to 1
Lorain public schools rejected a two year emergency levy by 10,611 to 5,090, marking the third consecutive defeat. Superintendent Charles Nunley cautioned on cuts and possible school closings in 1976 while officials debate the next steps and public appetite for higher taxes.
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Lorain
Charles Nunley
Nunley
Board of Education
Nagy and McConihe Re-Elected to Lorain School Board
Incumbents Ann Nagy and Thomas McConihe won re-election in Lorain. Nagy led the six-candidate field with 6 017 votes while McConihe garnered 6 617. Other results: Leo Svete 5 563 Richard Dargo 4 662 Tomazic 4 459 Judith Auvil 3 628.
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Lorain
Ann Nagy
Thomas McConihe
Lorain County
Svete
Richard Dargo
John Tomazic
Judith Auvil
McConihe
Nagy
Lorain Education Association the Teachers Organization
Auvil
Dargo
Tomazic
Sooy wins Spencer mayoral write-in landslide
Medina County report shows Sydney Sooy winning Spencer village mayor as a late September write-in with 140 votes to Hayden Coe 42 and Ned Heilman 14. Coe carried the ballot, Heilman also a write-in. Sooy expressed numb relief at victory.
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Sooy
Spencer
Sydney Sooy
Forest
Hayden Coe
Ned Heilman
Coe
Heilman
Medina County Voters Approve Fire and Police Levies
Medina county voters approved four ballot issues for police and fire protection. In Litchfield Township a 1.5 million five year fire levy passed 327 to 38. Liverpool Twp approved a 0.3 mill police levy 360 to 149. York Township backed a 0.5 mill two year fire station levy 329 to 161. An additional 0.5 mill three year fire protection levy passed 355 to 132.
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Medina
Medina County
Litchfield
the &Sue
Liverpool Two
York
Chatham returns Brown as trustee in Medina township race
Voters returned half of the husband wife team on the Medina Township board. William Brown led with 105 votes, tied with Glenn Fish, while Richard Gray had 79 and David Kreiner 45. Keith Bohley won township clerk with 26 votes after replacing the late Robert Aungs. In Litchfield Two Eldon Batone won 221 to Vincent Yambrovich 146, Susan Berger led a four candidate field for township clerk with 150 votes. In Liverpool Two Robert Weigl and Catherine Dumarth won unopposed as trustee and clerk respectively. Donald Dobson and Amelia Garret were elected unopposed in York Two and Homer Two saw George Lance and Arthur Stevenson re elected to trustee and clerk posts respectively.
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Donald Dobson
York Two
Amelia Garret
Homer Two
George Lance
Arthur Stevenson
Three elected to Black River Board of Education
Three people were elected to the Black River Board of Education yesterday. Carl Zemancik of Homerville won the first choice with 623 votes. Michael Wood of Homerville received 579 votes as the second ballot winner. Neal Wolfe, also from Homerville and a write-in candidate, secured the third seat with 155 write-in votes, defeating Beatrice Troup Sullivan. They replace Finch Herrmann Joseph Halad and Bryan Bright who did not seek re election.
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Ronald Nabakowski
Alvie Miller
Nabakowski
Lorain
John Hritsko
Valentine Toth
Spencer
Black River
Neal Wolfe
Homesville
Beatrice Troup
Sullivan
Wolfe
Troup
Finch Herrmann
Joseph Halad
Bryan Bright
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Katherine Catalano
William Findley
Robert Salkowitz
Mark Romoser
Edmond Skimin
Thomas Ferguson
Ralph McCue
Charles Robison
Benjamin Fain McCue
Robison
Fain
Fourth Ward
Thomas Gallo
Carolyn Wallace
Fifth Ward
Curtis Nelson
Leonard Pratsch
Joseph P. Smith
Michael Yuhas
Eighth Ward
Stephen Bansek
Merle DeMarco
Juan Roque Ortiz
Theodore Eddy
By Gary Clark
Marie Tanser
David E. Giese
Elberta Beach
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Erie
Morton
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Niagara Roads
Edgewater Drive
Third Ward
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Garry E. Prince
Ward L. Roy C Klostermeyer
Willow Lane
Charles A. Rogers
Liberty Ave
Planning Commission
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Southview Ct
Alex A. Angner
W. River Rd
Paul E. Meisel
Devon Dr
Matden
Birchview Dr
Prince
Holloview
Rermain
Vermilion-on-the-Lake
Harold Brumback
Edgewater Dr
William A Noltner
Mornington Rd
Margaret T. Shafts
Brownhelm Station Rd
John T. Hale
Vermilion Rd
Arthur R. Crow JR
Rub
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Anchorage Way
Portage Dr
Republican Party
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James Seiling
Betts Rinderle School
Perkins
Florence
Oks
Berlin Township
Richard Young
Glenn Rockwell Jr
Camden
Camden Twp
Berlin-Milan
Max Krueger
Main Road
Michaelj McGuire
Center St
Krueger
McGuire
Diane
Keron
Elyria
Elyria Township
Jeresmo Keron
Keran
Dennis Kuzela
Pittsfield Oks Road
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Coad
Lucille Knally
Doris Weiss
Richard A. Meyers
William H. Otto
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Harold E
the) Bellamy
Monty E. Harris
Florence Township
Paul B. Knott Sr
Starr Truscott
Howard C Weimnan
Milan Township
Vermilion Township
William B Kishman
Floyd A Hevs
George Stevenson
Ewald Valenti
Fav Kramer
Raymond E Maurer II
Sandusky
Theodore Kuns
Castalia
Virgil Siebert
Portage
Siebert
Fds
Milan Oks
Neysa
Stroup
Soow
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Stalnaker
Wilson
Board of Public Affairs
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