15 Sep 1998
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1998
Page
1
Lorain police captain John Reibar previews a potential new sub station at 4481 Oberlin Ave as the council plans final approval next week. Local coverage notes community safety plans and city development implications.
Classified and opinion pages mix with notices on lottery results, business shifts, and entertainment previews. Debates on OPEC policy surface alongside movie listings and comic features. Deaths and sports brief items appear near listings, with tv horoscopes guiding daily optimism.
Cuyahoga County proposes to buy St. Mary Catholic Church property south of the administration building for a new county justice center. The offer, $1.16 million, awaits the Cleveland Diocese review after Commissioner Blair declined to sign. County may use the Third Street parcels for parking and possible skywalk connections.
Avon Lake AP Ford rolled out the redesigned 1999 Villager minivan at the Ohio Assembly Plant amid applause. Industry analyst Eric Noble noted new features help Ford compete with Chrysler in a tough minivan market where Villager sales have fallen from a 1994 high of 77,000 to 55,168 last year. Lincoln Mercury's Jim Rogers said the redesign should grow the business, with plant manager Ron Reaves stating a target of about 55,000 units for 1999.
Elyria asks Common Pleas Court to decide if a misspelled word on petition cover sheets invalidates 82 petitions seeking a water rate increase ballot placement. City argues exact reproduction is required and miswording creates doubt on certification. Pauline Leboda leads Lorain County group backing environment concerns.
In Chicago fans clashed as Sammy Sosa hit his 62nd homer, with one man grabbing the ball and needing police protection. Witnesses cited money as a motive, contrasting with calmer McGwire ball handoffs in St. Louis.
Vermilion’s 40 foot icebreaker Philip Minch, in service from 1965 to the 1990s, is sold to Weather Site Inc. of Miami for 6000 dollars. The boat will be hauled to Biscayne Bay to educate Florida children about Ohio winters and restored for about 35000 dollars with target work finished by mid October.
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