Kroger strike prompts midnight picket lines in Elyria area
Northeastern Ohio Kroger stores opened late as meat cutters walked out to pressure bargaining. Union Local 880 said deliveries were scarce and observed limited picket impact as clerks began returning to work. Kroger and other chains adjusted hours, with Pick-N-Pay and Fazio’s extending to late evenings.
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Elyria
Ohio
Kroger
Ther Cai
Rint's
Chuck Kim
Fazio’s
Irv Gitlin
United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 880
Gitlin
James McIntire
Teamsters
Solon
McIntire
Abbe
Detroit Roads
Larry Dunlap
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 880
Jim Brown
Kroger’s
East Broad Street
C-T
Gus Chan
City cracks down on lake duck and goose feeding
Omsted Falls officials warn feeding wild birds near three lakes risks a minor misdemeanor with up to a $100 fine. Mayor David Fortier says a fowl war escalates as counts exceed 300 and residents report noise and droppings. The ban targets 100 grams of food or more used to feed ducks and geese.
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Olmsted Falls
David Fortier
Fawn
Lake of the Falls
Fortier
Three Lakes
Elyria mother given 4 to 15 years for felonious assault
A 31 year old Elyria woman Mary Jean Belin was found guilty of felonious assault and child endangering for withholding liquids from her 2 year old daughter. She received concurrent sentences totaling 4 to 15 years in prison. The child Shaniquia remains in a Cleveland rehab hospital after near fatal dehydration last May.
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Elyria
Mary Jean Belin
Abbe Road
Lorain County
Miss Belin
Ohio Reformatory For Women
Shaniquia
Cleveland
Andrew Morse
Higbee Co. to Merge with New Zealand Firm
Higbee Co merges with Industrial Equity Pacific Ltd of New Zealand after over three years of competition with American Values NV for control of the Higbee department store chain. Higbee operates 11 stores in northeastern Ohio including Midway Mall Elyria and Westgate Mall Rocky River. Industrial Equity’s parent group Brierly Investments Ltd holds a majority stake.
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Cleveland
Higbee Co
New Zealand
Ohio
Higbee
Higbee and Industrial Equity (Pacific) Limited
Brierly Investments Limited
Brierly
Midway Mall
Elyria
Westgate Mall
Rocky River
Industrial Equity
American Values NV
Netherlands Antilles
American Values
Higbee Stock
Youth Palace hosts Fox Trot Romance Night
Chinese singles dance at a place named the Youth Palace while Mike Royko’s friend Herb imagines lottery windfalls. LAW group performs political satire lampooning candidates and bigwigs led by the Rev. Jerry Fallout, highlighting sharp humor in current events.
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Youth Palace
Mike Royko
Herb
Law
Jerry Fallout
McGreevy reverses course, will not resign as chief
Wellington Police Chief Walter H McGreevy, 43, rescinds his resignation after deciding to stay on until a full airing of grievances and resolution of internal affairs concerns. Mayor Roger Hyde suspended him Aug 23 amid an ongoing probe into alleged misfeasance and malfeasance linked to handling complaints about two officers.
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Wellington
Walter H McGreevy
McGreevy
Roger Hyde
Hyde
Village Council
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Scott Dallas
Pat Dallas
Debby Lane
John Kenney
Robert Penick
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N. Zealanders
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Robert Broadbent
Broadbent
Accent On
North Ridgeville
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