Opinion and Comment on Elyria school financing turmoil
The piece argues the Elyria school budget picture is chaotic with claims of a 1.2 million surplus disputed by the school treasurer who cites a $1 million December payroll. It urges a truth-seeking committee, criticizes leadership, warns voters, and calls for levy clarity to avert future crises.
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Elyria
Glenn Carr
Ohio Education Association
Edwin Haywood
Tame
Elyrians
Oba
Showalter and
Haywood
Elyria Education Association
Showalter
EEA
Elyria School
Les
Nervous? Who, Don? Art countered by bootlegging shirts
Letter claims Otto Schoepfle left for Europe while the managing editor and Arthur Hadnutt plotted a prank contest that awarded a T shirt to anyone who beat Don Miller in picks. It jokes about 1,430 T shirts appearing on invoices and contemplates burning entries or buying more stock.
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Otto Schoepfle
Europe
Don Miller
Miller
Don
Art
Arthur Hadnutt
C T
Otto
Newport State Park and the ghost town of Newport Wisconsin
A reflective piece traces Newport Wisconsin from a 19th century lumber town with a bustling port to its decline after World War I. It details its purchase by Ferdinand Hotz, state acquisition in 1966, and conversion into Newport State Park. The essay laments environmental damage, notes strict park rules, and warns of future threats like highways, deforestation, and pollution.
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Newport
Wis
Wisconsin
Door County
Penusula
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Ilinois
Michigan
Ferdinand Hotz
State of
Long Pier
Newport State Park
Green Bay Shore
Rhodes Celeste slug it out in Ohio campaign TV duel
Ohio voters brace for a televised battle as Gov. James A. Rhodes and Lt. Gov. Richard F. Celeste wage a high stakes campaign. each plans heavy media spending and aggressive messaging to win over Cleveland, minority and senior voters amid a tight race and sharp exchanges over taxes and job figures. Celeste vows to outflank Rhodes on strategy while attacking tax and real estate claims. Rhodes defends records of job creation and confronts criticisms of broken promises as both seek a last minute edge before the election.
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Columbus
UPI
Oreans
James A. Rhodes
Richard F. Celeste
Celeste
Rhodes
John Deardourff
Washington
David Garth
New York
Ohio
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Japan to Become Major Military Power After WWII
Washington focus reports Japan will massively strengthen its defense, ending decades of pacifism as U.S. and regional tensions shape policy. The move follows Vietnam and Korea shifts, signaling Japan may defend its own territory with reduced reliance on the United States. Brezhnev and Carter diplomacy are also under discussion amid Camp David peace efforts.
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Japan
U.S
Vietnam
Pacific
South Korea
Moscow
Camp David
Pravda
Kremlin
Washington-Peking
Hua
People's Republic of China
United States
Taiwan
Washington
Carter
China
Phantom taxes bloom as utilities enjoy tax windfalls
A national tax revolt targets utilities over phantom taxes. From 1962 to 1976 utilities wrote off 4.3 billion in taxes through investment credits, paying far less than corporate rates and effectively lending money to themselves with customers as lenders. Regulators face rising pressure as these credits boost earnings while consumers bear hidden costs.
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Congress
Uncle Sam
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
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Thomas Showalter
Don,schmon
Germany
Muleh
Ohio State
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AG Rodnatt
Arthur B Fodnott
Arnold Miller
Charles Tet
Ral
Jack E. Weaver
Cee Oa
Metally Pattahed
Lorainines Pring ‘ Blishing Ave
Charman
Ai Biyria
Sun
Dunagin
Mullis, Wy
Farber
By Lee Leonard
Cleveland
St. Jim
Jim Rhodes
Roscoe Drummond
Carter-Brezhnev
Prospect
Leonid Brezhnev
Hawaii
Alaska
Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Bonanza
California
By Jack Anderson
Internal Revenue
Rand
Cossamhar
Toon
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