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Newspaper
The Gazette
Location
Medina, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1971
Page
1
A train carrying vinyl cyanide derailed two miles inside Lorain west of Spencer. Fire crews evacuated the area as flames and thick smoke rose above tree tops. Residents of Spencer and the surrounding township were warned while wind direction remained a concern.
Medina County receives 152 900 in Emergency Employment Act funds to hire Vietnam era veterans for public service jobs. Brunswick Medina and Wadsworth each receive 25 000 with county totals and local officials planning personnel requests and payroll allocations.
Mayor Carl Ola unveiled a $1.31 million plan to pave Grafton and Hadcock Roads with 28 foot wide concrete streets and storm sewers. The project faces local cost of about $743,329 with Issue One state funds and federal help. Residents expressed concerns over drainage and multiple “ifs” in the plan during three meetings for newspapers council and residents.
Senator James K. Leedy declares no state personal income tax will pass the legislature, favors a sales tax hike and corporate tax increase instead. He says a budget path through January 1972 could be funded by restructuring taxes, with state education funding adjusted and opposition to higher education spending. The piece also covers Brunswick school registrations and local road financing debates tied to Laurel Road and city improvements.
James Perkins head of Medina County State Highway Department withdraws from Wad sworth Ward II council race. Arnold L. Peterson appointed to replace him for November contest against incumbent Robert Moss. Peterson, a Goodyear chemist in Akron, attended Kent State and served four years with Goodyear in Indonesia. He and his wife raise five children at 237 Highland Ave.
Frank C. Sullivan founder of RPM died at his Lakewood home at 65. He built RPM at Brunswick Farm Brunswick Hills and oversaw racehorses including Te Vega winner of the 1968 Ohio Derby. Survived by wife Margaret, one son, three daughters, 19 grandchildren. Services at St Luke Church Lakewood.
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