USX USW talks collapse plans hinder Pittsburgh contract talks
USX and United Steelworkers Local 1104 failed to resolve issues over outside contracting and wages. Company negotiator J Bruce Johnston said a revised package would fund higher wages, full pensions for 1,500 laid off workers, and job reductions, while promising $100 million for modernization at Edgar Thompson and Irvin Works near Pittsburgh. The dispute ends with halted work since August and no immediate resolution before spring.
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Lorain
USX Corp
Pittsburgh
Daniel Nunez
United Steel Workers of America
J. Bruce Johnston
Johnston
USX
Edgar Thompson
Irvin
Senate passes insurance bill in Ohio adjournment push
Ohio lawmakers ended a day long stalemate by approving a major insurance reform bill 20 to 10 in the Senate and 68 to 17 in the House. The governor now waits for action as the session nears adjournment. The measure allows punitive damages in wrongful death cases and raises installment damage awards from 100000 to 200000.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
House
Richard Celeste
House Committee
Norwalk Man Killed In Route 113 Crash Near Lorain County Line
A 20 year old Norwalk man, Eric M. Kovac, died when his 1979 Ford Mustang collided with a westbound 1973 Chevrolet truck driven by Stephen A. Hall on Route 113. The car left its lane, hit an embankment and caught fire spreading to the truck. Hall Sr. and Hall Jr. were treated at Lorain Community Hospital. Autopsy to determine cause of death. The Florence Township Fire Department aided firefighting and the Ohio State Patrol continues the investigation.
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Henrietta
Norwalk
Huronm-Lorain County
Elyria Post
Ohio State Patrol
Eric M. Kovac
West Main Street
Stephen A. Hall
Route 60
Vermilion
Kovac
Hall
Highway Patrol
Stephen A. Hall Jr
Lorain Community Hospital
Lorain County
William Kishman
Kishman
Florence Township
Weekend Weather Outlook With Mixed Clouds
Partly cloudy today with highs around 50 degrees. A 20 percent chance of precipitation is expected Saturday night as clouds increase. Lows range from 35 to 46 degrees.
Tellett named to safety service post
Elyria businessman and former councilman Arnold Tellett is named safety service director effective December 15, with an assistant role from December 1 and a start to oversee major city projects including sanitation system revisions and a $50 million sewer renovation. He replaces Charles Hoagland who retires December 12.
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Elyria
City Safety Service
Charles Hoagland
Michael Keys
Arnold Tellett
Northwest Vending Inc
Hoagland
Keys
Tollett
Safety Service
City Planning Commission
Holy Name
David
Sani
Ohio Automatic Merchandising Association
Lorain County Democrat Executive Committee
Lorain County Democrat Finance Committee
American Legion Post 12
NAACP
Elyria Elks Club
Knights of Columbus
Chamber of Commerce
Elyria Rotary Club
Settlement in ODOT worker's wrongful death case reached
Lorain County records show a partial settlement of about 565000 in the wrongful death suit for James Conley an ODOT worker killed when a tractor trailer hit the crew on Route 2 Amherst Township. The structured payments favor Conley's 7 year old daughter with 50000 at 18 150000 at 21 and 206000 at 25. The suit against other defendants continues.
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Elyria
Ohio Department of Transportation
James Conley
Amherst Ave
Lorain
Conley
Son
Monroeville
ODOT
Amherst Township
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Amy Richards
Pact
LTV Corp
Ished
Debbie Courtright
C-T
Route 113
Henrietta Township
Matthew Brown
Rhonda Jenkins
Keli Horvath
Firelands High School
Medivac
Army
101St Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
Susan Cross
Tellett
Jo Anita
Windbrook Court
Arnold Tollett
Larry E. Coey
Christian Kelleher
Amherst
Howard Stim
Stimson
Conley Family
Richard Zeter
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