Lorain mulls how to pay for $2.8 million award
Lorain officials scramble after a jury found the city 70 percent negligent in a 1980 auto crash that left Jerald Osler quadriplegic. The $2.8 million award, reduced from $4 million, strains a cash‑stressed budget already facing $2 million in cutbacks. City auditors weigh options from council actions to a difficult bond issue, amid a tight emergency financial outlook.
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Lorain
Kenneth Koscho
Jerald Osler
Osler
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Floyd D. Harris
Koscho
Lorain County
Victim in Ridgeville bar assault in critical condition
An Elyria man remains in critical condition after a bar fight in North Ridgeville last night. Lonnie Sherrill, 317 N Abbe Road, Elyria, was hospitalized first at Elyria Memorial and later moved to Cleveland Metro General Hospital with head injuries. Three men, Buddy Harmon 26 of 695 Avon Belden Road North Ridgeville Larry Norman 28 of 6751 Ridge Plaza North Ridgeville and Donald Norman 24 of 525 Georgetown Ave Elyria, face felonious assault and inciting to violence charges respectively. Police released few details, including the bar name.
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North Ridgeville
Elyria
Cleveland Metro General Hospital
Lonnie Sherrill
Abbe Road
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Cleveland Metro
Buddy Harmon
Avon Belden Road
Larry Norman
Ridge Plaza
Donald Norman
Georgetown Ave
City and firefighters seek mediator for contract talks
City and International Association of Firefighters Local 474 continue negotiations after final offers in June. A third list of arbitrators is being reviewed to select a mediator, with hopes items can be narrowed to three or four for arbitration.
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International Association of Firefighters
Mark Horton
Horton
Union
Sion
Barden
Young
Cable Commission
Gap narrows in N R school talks
North Ridgeville teachers and the board of education moved closer on some issues after a five hour mediation led by federal mediator Jack Buettner. The teachers dropped their salary demand to 12 percent yearly for two years and consider a two year contract while the board sticks to a 6 percent raise, with key gaps remaining on recall layoff transfers assignments work days and agency shop rules.
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North Ridgeville
Timothy Sheeran
Squires, Sanders & Dempsey
Inga Duktig
The
Education Association
Duktig
Reagan No Easy 1984 Victory Says Anderson
Syndicated columnist Jack Anderson argues Reagan is not guaranteed re election but remains a strong bet. He paints Mondale as a capable, compromise driven contender and contrasts foreign and domestic policy approaches while stressing the primacy of deficit reduction and economic issues in the race.
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Cleveland
Ronald Reagan
Jack Anderson
Reagan
Anderson
Washington
Chronicle- Telegram
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Stouffer's Inn On the Square
Walter F. Mondale
Jimmy Carter
Mondale
U.S
Nicaragua
Mr Legs of Elyria Contest at Apple Festival
The fourth annual Apple Festival in Elyria features a Mr Legs contest titled Mr Legs of Elyria. Contestants include Henry Gee Dan Dellman Dave Paternite Don Seabold Al Shaffstall Dave Davies Gerry Felice Tony Sherrill Glenn Johnson Tim Renner Jerry Oliver Bob Leathers Mike McClintock Gary Hluszti Rick Babel. Proceeds aid the Special Olympics.
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Betty Grable
Elyria
Ely Square
Sweet Henry Gee
Dan Dellman
Dave Paternite
Don Seabold
al Shaffstall
Dave Davies
Gerry Felice
Tony Sherrill
Glenn Johnson
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W.E Bartel
Leavitt Road
Russ Lamp
Lamp
Ridgeville
Don Barden
Detroit
Cable Communication Commission
Coleman Young
Michael Keys
Ohio
Keys
Ohio Motorists Association
Italy
Robert Corts
American Legion
Keep Mertz
Debbie Courtright
N.R
Sheeran
Linn Grossman
Ronald
Sions
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