Miss America boss defends judges after Zilba complaint
Miss Ohio Mary Zilba challenged the Miss America judges claiming she deserved a top ten spot after the pageant where Miss Tennessee Kellye Cash won. Albert Marks Jr. defended the judges saying their decision is final and Zilba will not receive her scores. Ohio pageant official Bob Zettler urged acceptance of the judges' verdict.
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Toledo
Mary Zilba
Zilba
Marks
Kellye Cash
Two Plus Two program fuels college refocus at LCCC
Edward Bloom, a 1985 graduate, credits Lorain County Community College’s Two Plus Two program with pushing him back to higher education. He earned over 50 credits, maintains a 3.0 GPA, and now works toward an apprenticeship while planning further study at LCCC. The program lets students earn college credit by testing out of courses and is being expanded to more area schools.
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Elyria
Edward Bloom
Ambherst
Marion L. Steele
Bloom
Lorain County Community College
LCCC
Lorain County
JVS
Lorain City
Lorain
Cuyahoga Counties
Walter Edling
Municipal Stadium Denied National Historic Landmark
Cleveland officials and park service historians contested the National Park System Advisory Board decision not to designate Municipal Stadium as a national historic landmark. Board members concluded the 55 year old ballpark lacks landmark status, despite Ruth and DiMaggio histories and the stadium’s lakefront location.
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Cleveland
National Park Service
Municipal Stadium
Ben Levy
Levy
Park Service
Babe Ruth
Joe DiMaggio
National Park System Advisory Board
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
George Voinovich
Zero abortions protest canceled at Elyria Memorial Hospital
An October protest at Elyria Memorial Hospital was canceled after the hospital reported zero abortions this year. Michael Brinkley of the Christian Action Coalition said the pause aims to foster dialogue with the hospital board about its policy that abortions require physician discretion and medical justification.
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Glen Miller
C-T
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Michael Brinkley
Christian Action Coalition
EMH
Elyria Memorial
Donald Taylor
Elyria Apple Festival Opens Amid Rain Watch
Elyria hosts the sixth annual Apple Festival with 100 concessions and 25 craft activities in Ely Square Park. Organizers expect up to 100000 attendees but rain threatens turnout. last year drew about 85000. Highlights today include the Pioneer Marching Band at 1 p.m and a sidewalk sale by downtown merchants.
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Elyria Public Library
Friends of the Elyria Public Library
Tom Mahi
Elyria
Ely Square Park
Crosby
Steady Decline In Crime Rates Through 1985 Survey
The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports crime exposure fell in 1985 with 21.9 percent fewer households affected than in 1975 and a 34 percent rise in households not touched by crime. Falls occurred across violent and property crimes, while urban areas remained most at risk.
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Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bureau
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Coley’s Inc
U.S
Secretary of the Interior
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Lyle Crosby
Elyria High School Pioneer Marching Band
Elyria Savings and Trust
Riveredge Athletic Club
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