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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1968
Page
5
Wellington High School board approved carpeting for the auditorium rear entrance floor and aisles and ordered new seating. Carpeting from Rural Furniture Mart costs 947 for 131 yards. linoleum bids ranged from 973 to 1276.
Wellington elementary students will receive televised classroom instruction after the board of education approved joining UHF channel 25 in Cleveland. The MPATI program, unused since last year, will be replaced with $800 for equipment conversion. An enrollment fee of $1 per pupil will apply. Superintendent Allison says Cleveland’s program is more comprehensive and teachers will get study guides to plan lessons. Science will be taught from grades one through six, with some junior high material possible and other subjects at teachers’ discretion.
In Farmington West Virginia the Manchin Furniture Store fire killed four people on the third floor as the blaze spread to neighboring buildings. Victims were William Spiker 40 of Fairmont. Jane Salerno 26 of Shinnston and her 4 year old son Michael Salerno. Antoinette Ruggiero 42 of Bedford Ohio. Spiker, Salerno and Michael were seen at a third floor window crying for help before the floor collapsed. Ruggiero may have been overcome by smoke and was not seen at the window. Fire marshal plans probe today into the blaze.
National forecast indicates snow and snow flurries across the Northern Plateau Central Rockies Lower Lakes to Appalachians. Rain and snow persist in Great Basin Southern Rockies Northern and Central Plains. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy skies. Texan to Middle Mississippi Valley milder, little overall temperature change elsewhere.
Forecast calls for rain and snow mixed then light snow late this afternoon. Winds remain windy and temperatures cold with snow flurries tonight and tomorrow. Heavy snow squalls possible tonight into tomorrow. Lake Erie sees east to northeast winds 30 to 40 knots today, shifting to northerly 35 to 47 knots tonight. Mixed precipitation expected to continue tonight.
Council chairman Donald Dobos says consider leaving French Creek Council of Governments sewer project as Avon drops out and only Sheffield and North Ridgeville stay active. Utilities panel will revisit option at next meeting amid talks of a new sewer strategy and potential costs.
Wellington Mrs Allen Harraon, appointed Aug 13 to complete Warren Green’s term through Dec 31, 1969, resigned last night. The move, effective Thursday, occurred in person during a special meeting of the board of education.
Lyle Amuet of West Tiver Road was named chairman of the Medina County Blood Program replacing Dana Whipple. Amuet, with five years of Red Cross work, will speak to groups about donor needs and coordinate volunteers. his wife chairs nursing services for the county Red Cross and teaches expectant parents classes. A 30 day vacancy appointment will be made at the December 10 meeting.
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