Low turnout eyed for Lorain County Tuesday ballot
Voters in North Ridgeville and Sheffield Lake face a 13.72 million dollar school construction bond amid a 76 item Lorain County ballot. Election director Joan Leyshon predicts about 62 percent turnout as polls open 6 30 a m to 7 30 p m. Countywide many local money and school levies, plus state amendments, await decisions.
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Lorain
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Shah names general to head military government amid Tehran violence
Tehran battles erupt as Gen Gholam Reza Azhari is named to run a transitional government. Troops fire on crowds near Tehran University and the bazaar as tanks roll through the capital. Ayatollah Khomeini in Paris rejects any deal and urges the shah to quit. Foreigners warned to avoid Iran. Americans told to limit travel.
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Azhari
Tehran University
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Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Tokyo
Ayatollah Khomeini
Local girl Denise Maddock tops Ridgid Tool calendar
Elyria native Denise Maddock, a Kent State junior and former EHS graduate, becomes the first Elyria girl featured in the Ridgid Tool Calendar. Her father Darrell Maddock works at Ridge Tool, and Denise has held summer jobs there. A Miss Ohio finalist, she aims to broadcast and entertain, with plans to move west in a decade.
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Kent State University
Elyria
Ridge Tool Co
Ridge Tool
Denise
Darrell Maddock
Colgate Ave
Tax jokes and old refunds from Indianapolis IRS column
IRS officials shared humorous notes about tax forms and refunds. A South Bend man waits 34 years for a 1944 $51 refund while a caller questions a 1952 check. An angry woman wonders how the budget balances with an uncashed W-2, and others share long delayed refunds.
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South Bend
Six Die in Ohio Mobile Home Fire
In Rogers Ohio six members of the Watts family perished when a mobile home burned early today. Betty Watts 42 Catalano Watts 5 and Beth Anne Eason 3 plus Christene Eason 4 and Bob and Bill Watts seven year old twins died. Six others escaped including Richard Watts 41 Eric Holsinger 16 Tom Holsinger 13 Tom Watts 11 RN Holsinger 15 and Michele Watts. The fire started with the family awoken by Eric Holsinger. Watts died rescuing others and was found on the ground. Cause is under investigation. The victims were taken to Beaver Falls Pennsylvania grandparents home. Rogers lies near Youngstown along the Ohio River.
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Columbiana County Sheriff's Deputies
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Bob
Bill Watts
Catalano Watts
Christene Eason
Beth Anne Eason
Richard Watts
Eric S. Holsinger
Tom Holsinger
Tom Watts
RN. Holsinger
Michele Watts
Watts
Eric Holsinger
Sheriff's Office
Beaver Falls
Rogers
Ohio
Youngstown
Ohio River
Supreme Court backs Rupert ruling retrial in mass slaying
The Supreme Court refused Ohio's appeal in the Rupert case, forcing a new trial or release after the mass killing of 11 relatives on Easter Sunday 1975 in Hamilton Ohio. Ruppert contends his jury waiver was uninformed regarding panel unanimity and seeks a fair trial.
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Ohio
James Ruppert
Ruppert
Hamilton
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State Supreme Court
Warm spell ends as Elyria sees cooler days ahead
The Elyria area enjoyed sun and warmth last weekend with a Saturday high of 75 degrees, a Sunday 74, and record highs surpassing previous marks. Forecasters expect a low near 40 tonight and mid 40s with a 30 percent rain chance Tuesday, with northeast winds at 10 to 15 mph.
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Elyria Area
Raymond Diederich
North Ridgeville
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