18 Oct 1979
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1979
Page
1
Gloomy reports slow area real estate sales as the MLS book grows thick and buyers hesitate. Rothgery warns about the balance of rate movement versus price increases, while Schreiber touts Elyria area strength with growing shopping centers and new developments.
OPEC leaders signal a price hike at the December session with analysts forecasting a rise of about $2.40 per barrel. Amoco Oil and API officials cite rising spot prices and reduced U S conservation as factors, while Iran Libya and Saudi plans push up costs for American consumers.
With three weeks left in 1979, United Way of Greater Lorain County has raised 1,006,825 dollars, 39.1 percent of a 2,575,000 goal. Campaign chairman Art Schowalter urged volunteers to sustain momentum during a midcampaign briefing at the Elyria Holiday Inn. Top fundraisers include Ford General Motors and US Steel with 473,313, plus industry, business, seasonal, community groups, public employees, and metropolitan divisions. Several local firms meet or exceed national averages for their sector, and Kenny King’s Restaurant earned 90 percent fair share giving.
Cloudy with a low in the 50s tonight and partly cloudy Friday with a 20 percent then 40 percent chance of showers. South to southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Highs near 68 and lows around 52 with sunrise at 7 42 and sunset at 6 42. Details on page C3.
In Ohio's largest district 4500 CTU teachers walked out despite a Cleveland Board of Education claim that schools remained open staffed by administrators principals and substitutes. Union president Eugene Kolach called the offer insufficient while Superintendent John Gallagher warned attendance was down but schools stayed staffed. The walkout marks the district's second in just over a year.
The 63rd annual Hallo ween Parade sponsored by the Elyria Kiwanis Club and the Commerce and Industry Association of Greater Elyria starts at 2:30 PM with costumed marchers lining up at Lake Avenue. The route runs west on West Avenue to Broad Street then east to East Avenue and Second Street, ending at Court Street. A horse drawn hay wagon from Elyria High School Key Club will carry pre schoolers. Cash prizes go to the three schools with the highest parade participation. 100 silver dollars will be awarded for unusual costumes. First aid and lost and found will be on the Square along with traffic help from Concerned CB ers. Beggar's Night is 6:30 to 8 PM on Oct 31.
A photo caption notes autumn decorations and jack o lantern materials. Marcia Wood is pictured at Pompuie Tosox on Route 10 in Eaton Township, with Chief Photographer Jobi G. Kemey credited.
Stockholm reports Greek author Odysseus Elytis, 68, a World War II resistance hero born in Heraklion Crete, wins the Nobel Prize in Literature for poetry depicting modern man's struggle for freedom and creativeness. He served as a lieutenant in Albania during wartime.
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