Political pioneer aims for Ohio Congress seat
Jean Murrell Capers, nearly five decades after becoming Cleveland's first Black woman councilor, campaigns to become Ohio's first Black congresswoman. The Lorain County prosecutor warns North Ridgeville must drop a 2 mill levy for streets and bridges due to ballot timing. Boris Yeltsin cancels another foreign trip to recover from high blood pressure and fatigue. Dear Abby advises that volunteering with youths yields future dividends.
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Cleveland
Jean Murrell Capers
Ohio
North Ridgeville
Lorain County
Boris Yeltsin
Accent C5-6 Horoscope and Bridge Lottery Brief
A compact newspaper item notes a horoscope on page C5 and a bridge game on page C10 with lottery results on page A10. It lists business notices on page 86 and an op-ed on page 7, along with classified ads on page C8 and an opinion column.
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ABBY
Vermilion razes roach-infested Essex Road home
The city of Vermilion demolished the house at 266 Essex Road after a court ruling allowed the action despite owner Grover Sheppard filing for protection in federal bankruptcy court. Exterminators treated the property as neighbors watched a final spray and the building came down.
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Essex Road
Grover Sheppard
Cleveland
Jack Strittmather
Vermilion
John Duffield
Labor secretary and candidates join in rail fight
U S Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman, Lee Fisher and Rep. Sherrod Brown joined a plan to save Lake Terminal Railroad amid a dispute with USS Kobe Steel that could shutter 170 jobs if in-house rail operations are automated. Fisher will meet USS Kobe post election. Herman will review federal options while Brown supports job preservation efforts.
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LORAIN
U.S
Alexis Herman
Lee Fisher
Sherrod Brown
Lake Terminal Railroad
Fisher
Herman
Brown
union hall
United Steel Workers of America
USS/Kobe Steel Co
Lake Terminal
Ohio
USS/Kobe
Tim Smith
United Transportation Union
Clinton
Life saver brother-in-law saves Elyria man from fire
Sam Killings credits his brother-in-law Harvey Oliver with waking him as a blaze engulfed his home on 16th Street. Firefighters fought the fire for about 30 minutes and called in off-duty personnel. Killings, his two daughters Tamika and Cynthia, escaped unharmed.
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ELYRIA
Sam Killings
16th Street
Killings
Harvey Oliver
Oliver
Tamika
Cynthia
Lorain County Schools gain $1M for first through third grade teachers
Lorain County districts receive $1 million from a $4 million Ohio school aid package. The money targets hiring first through third grade teachers and does not replace local levy funds. Elyria Schools still plan a 4.95 mill levy to raise about $4 million annually, while state and federal allocations remain uncertain.
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Lorain County
Congress
Ohio
U.S. Department of Education
Elyria
Steve Huzicke
Stacey Lowell
state Department of Education
Lorain
Ed Branham
Attorney argues for 11000 in Lorain class action
About 11 000 people near a Lorain asphalt plant seek damages in a potential class action. Judge Edward Zaleski heard requests to elevate the case. Lead attorney Robert Gary planned to present residents and EPA complaint data to support the move.
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ELYRIA
Lorain
Common Pleas
Edward Zaleski
Zaleski
Robert Gary
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Gary
Mark Stewart
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