Elyria bids for armed forces accounting center job boons
Elyria seeks a Department of Defense accounting center that could bring 5 000 to 10 000 jobs and a 100 million payroll. Mayor Keys said the city helped submit the application to the Finance and Accounting Services Division with a decision due by year end. Elyria sits in the Greater Cleveland area and aims to be a preferred site amid national center searches.
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Olive-branch youth with pistol at PLO supporters meeting
In the occupied West Bank a masked Palestinian youth holds a pistol in one hand and an olive branch in the other at a PLO supporters gathering. The group backs peace talks while many oppose them. Weather details reference A-2 provide more.
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Mideast
Petition Seeks Elyria Oberlin Toll Free Calls
Organizers and State Rep Katharine Walsh push toll free or reduced rate calls between Oberlin and Elyria in southern Lorain and Huron counties. At least 80 signers back the effort and will send petitions to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
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Walsh
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General Telephone Co
Lorain County
Huron County
Lois Peter
Son
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Lorain County Airport eyed for multibillion jetport site
Lorain County Regional Airport is among northeastern Ohio locations under study for a vast jetport backers call a wayport. Plans mention the Ravenna Arsenal in Portage County as a competitor while proposals seek 25,000 to 50,000 acres for a regional cargo hub spanning up to nine by nine miles.
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Lorain County
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William R. Smith
Western Reserve Economic Development Council
Ravenna
Portage County
Grafton
Liverpool
Smith
Stun belts eyed for use in court
Lorain County sheriff s deputies eye a remote controlled stun belt from Stun Tech Inc priced at 495 dollars to restrain dangerous inmates in court. The device can zap from 350 feet away and includes a warming alarm. Corrections officer Craig Camp tested the belt during a trial run.
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Lorain County
Cleveland
Stun Tech Inc
Doug Newman
Craig Camp
Lorain County faces tax vote on 0.5 percent sales tax
County officials push a 0.5 percent sales tax to fund criminal justice and restore spending, amid a sagging economy and a past rejection. Auditor Pijor and others express doubt about passage while Mary Jo Vasi opposes the measure citing excessive spending. An anonymous official warns of voter fatigue as commissioners remain divided.
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Lorain County
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Julian Pijor
Betty Blair
Herbert Jacoby
Mary Jo Vasi
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