Police praise patrol wagon use in Elyria
Safety Service Director James Tracey and Police Chief Maurice Flood defend the new patrol wagon as a crime deterrent and practical transport for prisoners. They note better mileage, federal specs requiring 20 passengers and 6-foot headroom, and potential expanded use if a county jail is built.
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Elyria
Safety Service
James T. Tracey
Maurice C. Flood
Tracey
Murray Ridge Road
Marvin Benton
Benton
Tracy
October revenue sharing payments eyed by states and locals
Washington reports the $30 billion revenue sharing bill nears passage with a five year compromise. Treasury deputy Walker says checks totaling 2.65 billion will go out in October as states gain broad freedom to spend their share. Local governments may fund capital projects and specified public services while operating education funding is excluded. States may coordinate with the federal government to collect state income taxes.
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Washington
Senate
House
Treasury
Charles E. Walker
Reichlin approves updated Elyria civil service rules
The Elyria Civil Service Commission presented Mayor Reichlin with revised rules covering about 450 city employees. Highlights set height and weight standards for police and firefighters, residency limits, part time job rules, and anti discrimination measures while allowing limited sex based hiring in certain jobs. The commission, chaired by Arthur Weber, met April 20 to finalize the changes and will hold meetings the third Monday each month with occasional Saturday sessions at the Fly Building.
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Elyria Civil Service Commission
Leonard P. Reichlin
Civil Service Commission
Arthur J. Weber
Commission
Orlando A. Petrillo
J. Theodore Emerich
Oliver J. Jones
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Avon appoints William P. Hall as finance director
William P. Hall was named city finance director by Avon mayor Donald Hubbard after six of seven council members voted for the appointment. An ordinance setting his starting salary at 12000 dollars annually, with a 500 dollar raise after six months, passed with six affirmative votes and one abstention.
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Avon
William P. Hall
Donald Hubbard
Daniel Haradem
Hall
Larain Telephone Company
Council
Hubbard
Shamu to Leave Sea World for Winter Vacation
Shamu the killer whale and Sea World of Ohio animals will depart Aurora for Sea World of San Diego for the winter. El Gogle the elephant seal Tu Ti the beluga Stanley Starmaker and J Oscar Outboard the chimpanzees join the westward trip with three trailers of dolphins sea lions harbor seals and ualliga tors. The water fowl collection Humbolt penguins Japanese Sika and European fallow deer remain behind.
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UPI
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Sea World of Ohio
Aurora
Sea World of
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el Gogle
Tu-Ti
Stanley Starmaker
J. Oscar
Lorain woman to co chair Ohio Racial Justice Convocation
Lorain housing specialist Dorothy S Duke will co chair the YWCA sponsored Ohio Convocation for Racial Justice at Ohio Wesleyan University on Nov 18 with Jewell Graham Antioch College sociologist. Helen Mulholland Elyria YWCA director notes the event follows a national convocation and invites Ohio groups to attend. Local chair Robson Road Grafton resident Mrs Robert G Thomas leads recruitment.
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Lorain
National Council of Negro Women
Ohio
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Jewell Graham
Antioch College
YWCA
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Council of Ohio Ywca
Ohio Wesleyan University
Robert G. Thomas
Robson Rd
Grafton
Deke
East Erve Ave
Northfiel
Railroads Use Clickless Ties Across Large Mileage
St Louis reports U S railroads have nearly 32000 miles of clickless rails welded in lengths of a mile or more without joints. The development aims to reduce maintenance and improve ride quality on long stretches.
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ST. Louis
U. S
Public Hearings Planned on Ohio Strip Mine Rules
Ohio Department of Natural Resources filed proposed strip mine regulations in Secretary of State Ted W. Brown's office. Public hearings begin Oct 16 in the Departments Building Columbus with hearings likely to last multiple days. Ernest Gebhart will review testimony before final filing.
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William B. Nye
Ohio Departments
Nye
Ernest Gebhart
Division of Forestry and Reclamation
Marine charged in teen slaying in Cleveland
UPI reports 20 year old Marine Craig Hawkins is jailed at Camp LeJeune awaiting action on murder charges tied to the July ice cream truck robbery that killed two teens, William Isom 19 and Danny Isom, on Cleveland’s east side.
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UPI
Craig Hawkins
Camp LeJovene
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Hawkins
Cuyahoga County
William Isom
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