Medina High School stadium plan prompts new study committee
A Medina district study panel is convened to review the remaining stadium alternatives for the Medina High School sports complex. The group includes a Board member, Concerned Citizens for Education, Athletic Booster Club, school principals, and Supt. Spence. The panel will present recommendations in September as questions mount about whether a $750,000 facility meets community needs and whether a bond issue should be rerequired.
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Medina High School
Board of Education
Concerned Citizens For Education
Robert Spence
Dale McMarlin
Edward Heine
Reagan Park to gain more recreational facilities in Medina
Medina City Council committee recommends a 79500 improvement plan for Reagan Park adding another ballfield more parking and an access road. The project funds come from the Recreation Department budget and aim to meet growing demand for ball diamonds tennis courts and related facilities.
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Medina City
Public Properties Committee
Reagan Park
Medina
Recreation Department
Muzzling the administration staff
White House aides expect Carter to seek reelection and institute tighter control. Carter sees no tougher 1980 run than 1976 but faces Kennedy’s perceived campaign openness. Brzezinski and Vance pursue firmer lines with the Soviets amid Moscow chatter.
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Helen Thomas
UPI
White House
Washington
Carter
Jimmy
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Cyrus Vance
Brzezinski
Moscow
Vance
New disciplined White House voices emerge under Rafshoon
The White House moves to speak with one voice under communications chief Gerald Rafshoon and tightens control on messengers. Brzezinski’s quieting, Costanza’s exit, and any public dissent are curbed while problematic aides face leave of absence until issues are resolved.
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White House
Gerald Rafshoon
National Security Affairs
Zbigniew Brzezinski
U.N
Andrew Young
Young
Rafshoon
Powell
Costanza
Bert Lance
Peter Bourne
Combating economic illiteracy letter to the editor
A reader praises an Aug. 8 editorial on Material Gluttony and Mismanagement, argues economic illiteracy plagues Americans, and criticizes media for fragmented, insufficient analysis of economic reporting and its effects on individual taxpayers.
Medina County Freedom Field acquisition fuels taxpayer concerns
Opening the door to more control noise pollution and habitat disturbance are raised as prime concerns to taxpayers as Medina County debates Freedom Field acquisition with FAA funding. Inflation fears grow whenever federally sponsored programs are accepted and funded by taxpayers.
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Medina County
Music Center
Meals On Wheels
the Gazette
Neil Sedaka
Freedom Field
FAA
Medina Company
Baby delivery at local motel sparks concerns over safety
A Gazette reports a baby birth in a motel drawing criticism of casual, unprepared settings. Readers warn about resuscitation gear, mother and infant survival, and potential influence on others, while debating FAA funded Freedom Field and local airport finances. The letter cites county expenditures, back taxes, and political tensions surrounding airport profitability and government aid.
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Medina
Freedom Field
Super fireworks dazzle readers at town Fair
A reader thanks organizers for a great Fair and calls the Sunday fireworks display super and the best they have seen.
Medina Democrats Thank Fair Booth Volunteers
Eileen E Thoman expresses appreciation to Medina County Democrats who staffed the fair booth, honoring their faithful service to the party.
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Medina County
Eileen E. Thoman Medina
Medina Fair 500 Blood Drive Sets 26-Year Record
Medina residents braved rain and heat to donate blood at the Medina Fair 500, collecting 508 pints to surpass a 26 year record. The effort acknowledged the contributions of Bonnie Sheedy Pat Bloch Lou Raymond the Fair Board Paul Swagler Lions Club nurses volunteers and more, citing over 1200 mailing names and support from media and donors.
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Red Cross
Bonnie Sheedy
Pat Bloch
Lou Raymond
Fair Board
Paul Swagler
Lions Club of
Medina
Allan McCabe
Brunswick Kiwanis
Marion Fleming
Medina Lions Club blood drive sets northern Ohio one day record
The Medina Lions Club sponsored a Red Cross blood bank at the Medina County Fair on Aug. 3 in the Venmaney Building. The goal was 500 pints in six hours, and 508 pints were donated, a northern Ohio one day record. Lions members Fair Board and Red Cross volunteers earned gratitude from Medina residents for the drive. Thomas E. Wolfe, president, thanks volunteers and donors while noting those deferred.
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Medina Lions Club
Red Cross
Medina County Fair
Venmaney
Fairgrounds
Fair Board
Lions Club
Ohio
Thomas E. Wolfe
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Barry Bosworth
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Charles Schultze
Robert Strauss
NNO
Carters Civil Service Reform
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Rae Run
Freedom
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Oberholtzer
Raike and Associates
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Rademacher
Whitfield
William C. Henschel
Medina Area
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Arthur C. Hudnutt
Stuart A Borden
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