Elyria Marine Decorated with Bronze Star for Vietnam Service
Sgt Terrence J. Elbert of Elyria received the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V for meritorious service with the Third Reconnaissance Battalion in Vietnam. He led patrols during 1967 to 1969 in the Third Marine Division and earned the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry earlier this year. Elbert, son of George Elbert and Mrs. Claude Walker, is now based in San Diego after 20 months in Vietnam.
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Terrence J. Elbert
Elyria
Vietnam
Elbert
Third Reconnaissance Battalion
Third Marine Division
George Elbert
Lake Ave
Claude Walker
Princeton Ave
Quang Tri
San Diego
Calif
Lorain County awaits final OK on 21 highway projects
A Regional Planning Commission panel approved 21 urban area highway projects funded from 5.9 million in state aid for Lorain County. The list totals 17.38 million, with Elyria’s Rt. 57 downtown extension costing 3.565 million and Lorain’s Oberlin Avenue widening at 1.785 million. County commissioners must act tomorrow to meet state submission deadlines for the five-year accelerated program.
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Lorain County
Regional Planning Commission
Elyma
Rt. 57
Elyria
West Avenue
Second
Third
Oberlin Avenue
30Th Street
Rt. 24
Lorain
Ludwig M. Pincura
Fred M. Rilenauer
Planning Commission
Jeresmo J. Keron
Richard W McGinnis
Sunday shopping expands at area malls with new hours
Stores at Midway Mall and Sheffield Center began Sunday hours on Nov 2 with Sears and Mal Co. leading a wave of openings. By Nov 9 Higbee Co. joined as the last major holdout. executives report heavy Sunday traffic and early signs of higher family and new-customer shopping, while Loomis Camera Co. in downtown followed suit with noon to 3 pm hours.
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Sears
Midway Mall
The
Mal Co
Sheffield Center
Higbee Co
Higbee’s
Paul Moos
Clarence Walkden
Walkden
Loomis Camera Co
Broad St
Howard Foxman
Former Lorain Woman Shot, Army Sgt. Kills Self
Carol Nelson, 25, of Lorain, was shot dead in Utica Sunday in her apartment. Army Sgt. Edward Glover, 32, then killed himself with a .22 pistol. Nelson studied at Mohawk Valley Community College and was an Admiral King High School graduate. Funeral services were held in Utica. Local arrangements by Brown Funeral Home.
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Utica. N
Lorain
Carol Nelson
Army
Edward Glover
Miss Nelson
Utica
Mohawk Valley Community College
Admiral King High School
Brown Funeral Home
Oberlin Board Plans Alumni Trustees for Class Members
Oberlin College trustees approved creating an alumni trustee category to be filled by graduating classes. Three-year nonrenewable terms would be elected by each class, with charter changes or legal action anticipated to implement the plan.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College Board of Trustees
Robert K. Carr
Oberlin College Trustees Set Budgets and Library Plan
Oberlin College trustees at their fall meeting set expenditures guidelines for 1970 71 and a minimum education and general fund budget of 107 million. They reaffirmed a new library with audio visual and computer facilities and approved a 15 million capital gifts campaign to begin December 12 13 as the first phase of a ten year effort to raise 30 million in new capital funds.
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Oberlin College
General Fund
Conservatory of Music
Carr
Oberlin
Fremont residents rush to pay taxes to keep schools open
In Sandusky County, citizens waited over an hour to pay next year’s taxes as the treasurer’s office stayed open past 6 p.m. More than $235,000 was collected, the largest single day in the county. Voters approved a 96 mill levy last week, but funds won’t arrive until after Jan 1. WFRO owner Robert Wolfe urged early payments to stave off school closures.
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Fremont
Sandusky County
Virgil Swartzlander
Robert Wolfe
WFRO
Wolfe
North Park Ice Rink to Open Eighth Season Nov 21
The Elyria Ice Skating Rink at North Park will open its eighth season November 21 at 630 pm weather permitting. The rink operates seven days a week with open skating, lessons for beginners, ice hockey instruction and adult family programs. Regular and season rates apply to Elyria residents and workers with a season card available at the Parks and Recreation Department office. Skating lessons directed by Mrs William Hess and Ray Wilson with hockey program leads Walt Kaczar and Wilson.
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Elyria
North Park
Charles R Hoagland
City Parks and Recreation Board
Hoagland
Parks and Recreation Department
Prospect St
Wiliam Hess
Ray Wilson
Walt Kaczar
Wilson
Wellington Considers Dec 9 Special Election for Levs
Wellington school district plans a Dec 9 special election to seek 8 mills total for operating and building levies, replacing a 3.5 mill operating levy and repeating a 2 mill five year rehab levy. The board promises teacher and staff raises starting Jan 1 and aims to fund the new high school due for operation by September 1970, with legal and board-identity changes discussed.
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Wellington
Wellington High School
Henrietta Township
Stmal
New London to ask school levy Dec 9
New London will ask voters in a Dec 9 special election to approve a 3 mill current expense operating levy for school operations. Superintendent Joseph Hurley warned the district faces a 96 000 deficit by 1969 70 and that without the levy the district may cut staff programs or activities.
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New London
Board of Education
Joseph Hurley
Hurley
Buckeye Hopes for Levy Approval in Special Election
Buckeye School Board schedules a special election on December 9 to seek a 5 mill additional levy after a prior defeat in the November 4 vote. Superintendent Lloyd Naragan says the levy would raise about $105,090 annually for teacher salaries, with a projected 1969 tax balance of $22.00 to be added to 1970 taxes if approved.
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Buckeye
Lloyd Naragan
Firelands to hold special election on 6.2 mill levy
Firelands School District will seek a 6.2 mill operating levy in a special election next month after last Tuesday's defeat by 174 votes. Superintendent Charley E Groth said the poll, in the county with the most district students, would cost about $600 and would take effect Jan 1 if approved.
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J. Corbett Walker
Walker
Henrietta
Firelands
Charley E Groth
Lorain County
Erie County
Groth
Citizens Committee
Levies
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