New York Council Hails Efficient Garbage Disposal Plant
New York City environmental committee members praised a garbage disposal facility operated by the Eickhofs for 14 months. They reported reduced air pollution and lower sanitation costs. Metals yield $15 per ton, paper and related products $254 per ton, plus value from bottles. Tire residue is burned to power the plant, meeting roughly half its energy needs.
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New York City Council
Environmental Protection Committee
Eickhofs
LMHA Rejects Federal Funds for 275 Low Income Units
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority rejected a federal offer to fund 275 new low income housing units in Lorain County, including 200 for the elderly. The board also voted to oppose further new construction until the government funds existing units, initiated by board member William.
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Lorain
Lorain County
Rowland
Elyria
Robert Thomas
Oberlin
Trapped in a Sea of Drumsticks and Difficult Choices
Rowland called the move the hardest yet warned it would dig a deeper hole. He condemned certain federal rental rules as insane while the housing authority grapples with financial strain from federal legislation and the Brooke Amendment. The bill allows rent rollbacks in low cost housing, but funding gaps remain unresolved.
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Rowland
Housing Authority
Brooke
Lorain housing agency faces deficits amid rent delays
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority told its board that federal rules allow rent deductions that push tenants to negative or zero payments, leaving the agency with insufficient funds to maintain 735 units. Some tenants pay years in advance while maintenance funds run dry, risking broader public housing failures nationwide.
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Lorain County
Lorain
Ronald Ashley
Bane Yoven Tera Mney
Ashley
Plane chartered by grid fans explodes near Kentucky crash
A twin engine Beechcraft chartered by football fans from Richmond Kentucky exploded in flight near Elkton Kentucky shortly after takeoff from Hopkinsville. Ten aboard were believed killed with four badly mangled bodies recovered. Pilot Lawrence McDermott 54 of Elizabethtown identified. FAA radar contact ended after requesting altitude climb. State police and FAA investigations ongoing.
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Elkton
UPI
Todd County
Charles B. Crutchfield
Madisonville
Charles Gray
Bardstown
Metro Air System, Inc
Gray
Richmond
Richmond - Madison
Trigg County
Hopkinsville
Lawrence McDermott
Elizabethtown
McDermott
Louisville
Bowman Field
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Bowling Green
University killings under investigation at Southern University
Governor Edwin Edwards said the shots that killed two black youths at Southern University might have come from shotguns used by sheriff's deputies to fire teargas or from a homemade buckshot device. He ordered the state attorney general to probe the incident as students had briefly seized the administration building before police dispersed them. The Justice Department asked the FBI to assess possible federal law violations in the takeover and student removal.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Edwin Edwards
Southern University
Sheriff's
Edwards
Justice Department
FBI
Ford recalls over seventeen thousand vehicles for brake and carburetor faults
Ford Motor Co recalls 11 725 1973 model cars and 31 660 1972 Econoline vans for suspected brake or carburetor defects. About 2 540 of the 1972 Econoline vans may have front brake hose routing causing brake contact with suspension. rear brakes still operate but stopping distances could rise. No fires or failures reported. Insets note Lorain plant uncertainty. Canada and export markets affected. dealers to inspect and fix at no charge.
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Ford Motor Co
Lorain
Ford
Baumhart Road
Gordon H. Robertson
Weather glimpse with light snow chance
Cloudy and cool conditions continue with a 20 percent tonight and 50 percent tomorrow of precipitation. Highs today in the mid to upper 30s, tonight lows in the 20s to low 30s, and tomorrow highs again in the mid 30s with variable winds from the west or southwest. Sunset today is 5 05 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 7 20 a m.
SIDS tragedy spotlighted in Sunday Scene feature
A Sunday Scene deep dive examines Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, noting its mystery and impact on thousands of American families. The piece, by Connie Davis with photos by Dave Jones, profiles Ora Robishaw, first lady of Betis Sigma Phi, honored at Lo Rain Country Club for volunteer work with veterans.
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Unis
Elyria
Betis Sigma Phi
BSP
Lorain Country Club
Ora Robishaw
Arthur Robishaw
Connie Davis
Dave Jones
Storm hit Ohio counties win SBA disaster designation
Seven storm battered Ohio counties including Lorain and Ottawa declared SBA disaster areas for low interest, long term loans. Damages near $22 million. Erie and Ottawa worst hit with big private and public losses. Sandusky, Cuyahoga, Lake also affected. Governor Gilligan urged eight shoreline counties added. Water system in Sandusky back to two thirds capacity. About 200 guardsmen kept on duty.
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Ohio
Larain County
Federal Small Business Administration
SBA
Erie
Ottawa
Sandusky
Cuyahoga
Lake Counties
John J. Gilligan
Lake Erie
Gillgan
Ashtabula County
Ashtabula
Gilligan
Ronting
Erie County
Ottawa County
Lucas County
Lorain County
Lorain
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