Ohio approves compromise budget with $1.3 billion tax hike
The Ohio General Assembly sent a 620 page budget to Gov. Rhodes after 10 months of debate. The plan raises the sales tax from 4 to 5 percent and funds a permanent budget through a $1.3 billion tax package including higher taxes on vehicles repairs cigarettes soft drinks and financial institutions with various one time revenue provisions.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
General Assembly
House
Senate
Rhodes
Legislative Budget Office
Financial Institutions
Porcelain artist quits rat race to build high end craft
Edward Rohn of North Olmsted left a New York sales post to launch a Chicago area porcelain studio. He ranks among top U.S. makers selling limited edition figures worth 50 to 1000 dollars, employing eight and traveling yearly to dealers like Cowell Hubbard Jewelers. He weathered difficult steps and 2000 degree firing to craft intricate pieces including clown figures. He plans models of famous people and his own designs, enjoying a quieter, better life.
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Chicago
Edward Rohn
Rohn
North Olmsted
Gene Krebs
New York City
Great Northern Mall
Cowell & Hubbard Jewelers
Ronald Reagan
Columbia pilots test new space shuttle robot arm at Cape Canaveral
The Columbia crew tested the Canadian built 50 foot robotic arm designed to unload satellites as flight may end early. Pilots operated the jointed arm from the cockpit to prove its weightless function amid uncertainty over potential return due to generator failure.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
Columbia
Richard Truly
Papp Loses Appeal in Roxie Keathley Case
The U S Supreme Court declined to hear the case of Timothy Papp, ending a nine year appeals fight over the 1973 rape and murder of 9 year old Roxie Ann Keathley. Papp, once sentenced to two concurrent life terms in Lorain County, was retried in Summit County with two consecutive life terms. a federal court earlier ruled the increase improper. Prosecutor Gregory White announced a re-sentencing in Summit County on November 25.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Timothy Papp
Lorain County
Gregory White
Papp
Common Pleas Court
Roxie Ann Keathley
Summit County
White
Ohio price fixing settlement paves $20 food aid to families
A tentative accord in a landmark price fixing suit against First National, Fisher Foods, and Stop-N-Shop commits $20 million to be distributed as free food across Lorain, Cuyahoga and six nearby counties. About one million Cleveland area families could benefit via coupons and charity donations over five to seven years.
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Cleveland
Lorain
Cuyahoga
Ohio
First National
Pick-n-Pay
Fisher Foods
Fazio’s
Stop-N-Shop
U.S. District Court
Thomas D. Lambros
Cleveland-Akron-Lorain
Lorain County
Meyer Goldberg
Goldberg
Justice Department
Precinct worker contests dismissal over election matter
Adele Taylor of Oberlin challenges removal as presiding judge for Precinct 4 C in a dispute with board director Jack Wolf. The Lorain County Board of Elections session included tensions over poll worker instructions and a protest that led to formal remarks amid light humor.
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Adele Taylor
Lorain County Board of Elections
Powers That Be
Board Agenda
St. Oberlin
Precinct 4-C
Oberlin
Board
Jack E. Wolf
Taylor
Warren Taylor
Margaret Baker
Wolf
Weekend Forecast Highlights Mild Nights and Sunny Days
Clear tonight with a low near 30 and southeast winds at 10 mph. Sunny Saturday with highs in the upper 50s and little chances of precipitation. Sunrise today is 7:13 a.m. Sunset at 5:10 p.m. Details on Page A-3.
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