Ruling Links Cleveland Schools to State Segregation Policy
U S District Judge Frank Battisti held that the Cleveland and State Boards of Education fostered segregation in Cleveland schools and that the State Board failed to intervene. The Cleveland schools plan to appeal the decision, while the state board faces a mandate to pursue desegregation statewide.
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Cleveland
U.S. District Court
Frank Battisti
State Boards of Education
Cuyahoga County
Battisti
State Board of Education
Police to vote on Elyria pay hike tonight
Elyria police officers will vote on a city contract granting total pay increases of 1138 over two years with starting patrolman salaries rising to 11349 next July and 12688 after a year. The deal retroactive to July 1 includes 618 this year and 520 in July 1977, per FOP Lodge a0 official Larry Witt.
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Elyria
Ptl
Larry Witt
Lodge A0
Fraternal Order of Police
Lorain
Mansfield
Cleveland
Witt
Lodge
Desegregation ruling stirs mixed feelings in Cleveland schools
In Cleveland strong reactions emerge as students react to yesterday's desegregation decision. Louisville enters a second year of court-ordered busing after a disturbance that saw police disperse about 1000 protesters with tear gas. Dayton schedules a day-long prayer vigil as it prepares to begin federally enforced busing tomorrow, becoming Ohio's first city to do so.
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Cleveland
Louisville
Dayton
Ohio City
State board cast as prosecutor in school segregation case
ONeill argues the school district will sue the board, forcing proof of segregation while Battisti notes the State Board of Education faces a role as a super-prosecutor unlikely to be envisioned by the board. The decision signals a legal confrontation over education desegregation.
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O'Neill
State Board of Education
Weather outlook cool with tonight showers clearing
A cool forecast brings showers ending this evening followed by clearing skies. Lows reach the upper 40s to low 50s with a 40 percent chance of rain tonight. Tomorrow stays mostly sunny and cool with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s and a 10 percent rain chance. A high of 78 degrees was recorded at 6 10 PM yesterday with a low of 62 at midnight. pollen counts show Elyria 284 and Lorain 26.
New Wilkes Villa aims to shed ghetto image
Administrators at Wilkes Villa 192 apartments on Elyria's south side work to change a long held ghetto label. Facing vandalism and high vacancy since 1971, LMHA taps 213000 dollars in federal funds including half from THP to fix site faults, add recreation space, and improve access to shopping. Despite a tour by Isaac Chapman, the project shows 45 vacant units with boarded windows and a lack of children programs as youths play in the streets.
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Wilkes Villa
Elyria
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority
LMHA
Isaac
Ike
Chapman
TPP
NAACP plan action as Lorain race study nears end
The Lorain NAACP eight months into a study of school segregation and expected to finish within two months. Director W L Barnes says action could be planned but details are premature. He hinted at possible remedies or a desegregation suit if needed.
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Lorain
NAACP
Lorain City
W. L. Barnes
Barnes
Cleveland
State Boards of Education
Frank J. Battisti
Battisti
Ohio Board of Education
Charles Nunely
John Pavie
Paine
Board of Education and School Administration
Pavie
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