Fight vowed to keep new Grafton jail
State lawmakers vow to stop Cleveland pressure to reverse plan for a $76 million 1,000 bed reformatory in Grafton. Grafton site chosen over Cleveland Flats due to hazards and costs. Cleveland proposes an alternate Broadway site. Lawmakers Bowman Nabakowska Tansey oppose changing location. Rep Tansey aims to keep Grafton, call for public hearing, and seek local job impact data.
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Cleveland
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Engelhard considers buying Harshaw Chemi cal in Gulf Oil deal
Engelhard Corp based in New Jersey weighs acquisition of Harshaw Chemical, with the Elyria plant likely to be included. Gulf Oil officials confirm Harshaw as a candidate for divestment after sales decline, while Englehard conducts plant tours. The Elyria site employs about 250 hourly workers after layoffs. Harshaw operates nine U S plants and nine abroad with catalysts and related products.
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Philip Kirk
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Keith Anderson
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Clevland
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Canada
Europe
Japan
Afghan tunnel blast toll May Reach 2700 casualties
Western diplomats report up to 2700 civilians and Soviet soldiers died from asphyxiation after a tanker and truck crash in Afghanistan's Salang tunnel high in the Hindu Kush. Officials caution there is no independent confirmation.
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Pakistan
Afghanistan
Soviet Union
Kabul
Salang
Hindu Kush
North Coast wine bar opens at Great Northern Mall
Swed ish native Gunilla Knutson hosts a champagne pyramid Monday night for the grand opening of the North Coast wine bar at Fine Wines of Great Northern in the mall. Knutson, noted for a massage book, has represented various companies since her 1967 1972 Noxzema era.
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Gunilla Knutson
Great Northern Mall
Great Northern
C-T
Bob Bailie
Westlake Mall plans stalled by recession
The Westlake shopping mall project at Detroit and Bassett-Stearns roads stalls as the economy hinders anchor department stores. James Rouse Co. says no major retailers are willing to back a regional mall, delaying construction beyond 1985. Howard Broadbent and James M. Carney lead the site ownership group, with Rouse delaying due to downturn.
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James Rouse Co
Detroit
Bassett-Stearns
Williams P. Fulton
Fulton
Rouse Co
Rouse
Westlake Mall
James M. Carney
Howard Broadbent
Carney
Weather outlook and temperatures for Lew and Hien
Occasional showers are possible tonight and Wednesday with a 30 percent and 40 percent chance, respectively. Tonight low around 25 to 46 degrees and Wednesday high near 50 to 55. Winds will be easterly to northeast at 10 to 15 mph. Details on Page A-2.
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Deedy
Lew
Turnpike tolls and interchanges under public review
Ohio Turnpike Commission and Department of Transportation invite public input at hearings in Elyria Maumee and Youngstown on December 13 14 and 15 1983. Proposals include removing tolls building new interchanges at Route 58 in Lorain County Routes 4 and 60 in Erie County and other sites plus toll booth removal and re signing. Citizens weigh keeping tolls for maintenance against debt payoff and highway funding cuts.
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Elyria Holiday Inn
Maumee
Youngstown
Erie County
Olmsted Falls
Marie Tansey
Vermilion
Papers Buried After Misunderstanding Over Rhodes Office Records
Hundreds of Governor James Rhodes papers were dumped in the Franklin County Landfill after a mix up about their destination. The 79 boxes, dating 1975 to 1980, were stored in the Statehouse and were to go to the Ohio Historical Society. The loss includes letters between state and federal bodies and citizens, with officials noting most items had little historic value.
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James Rhodes
Franklin County
Statehouse
Ohio Historical Society
Dennis East
Society
Robert Howarth
Rhodes
the Historical Society
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James) Rhodes
George
Forbes
Vacinovich
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Steve Lawrence
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North Ridgeville
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