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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1965
Page
9
Lorain County Community College trustees approved final drawings and specs for a 3 million College Center with cafeteria, book store and classrooms. Bids to open Oct 2. Phase One construction progress noted, gas powered cooling chosen to save costs despite higher upfront expense.
Elyria Charter Commission members briefed the League of Women Voters at Holly Hall on the completed charter work. The session featured four commissioners and two Chronicle Telegram representatives outlining why the 1965 proposal merits voter support and flags past defeats and party dynamics.
Virgil Rowley, 68, of 1014 Osborne Ave., was listed in fair condition at St. Joseph Hospital after a car backed into him in a Kansas Ave. parking lot yesterday around 1 15 p.m. He suffered leg and knee scrapes and was pinned against a parked car by the moving vehicle. The driver was not cited.
Lorain County Community College trustees debated staff political activity last night and decided staff may engage in politics as long as they do not represent the college. The discussion followed Assistant Business Manager Stephan Springer serving as master of ceremonies at a $20 fundraising dinner for Lorain Mayor Woodrow W Mathna. President Max Lerner said criticism targets him, not Springer, who asked to participate for the Republican mayor. Trustee President Andrew Warhola urged apolitical stance, while Atty. Edward Conley argued against a college policy infringing personal rights.
The Elyria Public Library will observe its winter hours from 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays.
Lorain County officials remind that Wednesday is the cutoff to register for the November 2 election. Extra hours are offered at Elyria and Lorain offices from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and registration booths will operate noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and Wednesday.
A temporary restraining order halted work on Avon's Chester Road waterline granted by Lorain County Common Pleas Judge LeRoy F. Kelty. The suit, led by Edward J. Schober and others, accuses Avon officials of emergency legislation to benefit an industrial user. Smitek was awarded the line contract. project cost around 63 000 dollars. Work paused pending a hearing on the order.
Kent State University will retain the Elyria branch center in Lorain County for the foreseeable future. The university will hand over Lorain County center operations in Cuyahoga County to Cleveland State University while delaying changes until the new Lorain County Community College facility opens. Enrollment in Lorain County for the term approaches 600, and the Elyria center has supported nurses training at Memorial Hospital.
Residents express unease as a Ku Klux Klan rally planned for a rural farming area prompts warnings and signs around farms. Sheriff notes no trouble expected while observers question protection and impact on Homerville and surrounding townships.
Democratic candidate Len Reichlin gears his Elyria mayoral campaign around a strong inner circle led by attorney Ken Hamister as campaign manager. The piece catalogs potential supporters and advisers including local figures and sports analogies, with notes on past connections and political alliances.
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