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Newspaper
The Gazette
Location
Medina, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1978
Page
2
Expect considerable cloudiness and cooler, less humid conditions today through tonight with highs near 80 and a low around 60. Partly cloudy Saturday with a 20 percent to 10 percent chance of precipitation, northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Ohio forecast shows scattered thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday with highs in the upper 70s to low 60s and lows in the upper 50s to low 60s.
Wadsworth City Council schedules 9 a.m. Saturday session to fix an error from a special meeting and revisit the income tax ballot measure. Medina blood drive by Red Cross at Westfield auditorium runs Monday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 723-4565 for donation details. York Twp Ohio Local Association to meet Monday 8 p.m. at Buckeye Senior High School.
Medina School District will begin fall classes Wednesday with specific start times across Elementary, Junior High, and Senior High schools. Separate orientation sessions are planned in Brunswick and Homerville for kindergartners and freshmen, with registration deadlines and contacts provided.
Spencer Council accepts the low bid of 194239 from Monroeville firm R A Bores Excavating Inc for the N Main Street curb, widening and utilities project. The village will cover 75 percent of costs through the Civic Trust with property owners paying 25 percent, raising assessments to about 11.56 per foot. A related action authorized permanent slope easement steps for the Allison property. The panel also eyed park land sales south of the village for senior housing and a post home, and approved a farm tractor bid and paving specifications for Rainbow and Liberty streets. Police salary increase to 11770 and plans for drive installation at the new park were discussed.
A new trial date for Lt. Steve Helli of the Medina County Sheriff's Department on two sex charges has been set for Sept. 11. The alleged incidents involved two female inmates at the county jail where Helli was chief jailer. Indictments allege activities on Oct. 25, 1977, and March 20, 1978. Helli pleads innocent to sexual battery and sexual assault charges. He has been on unpaid leave since Aug. 1.
Ohio Lottery results reveal Gold number 0 and White 66 with Blue 928 plus EXTRA CASH 852557. Michigan Michigame numbers 04 and 336. daily 239. midsummer bonus 08571. Pennsylvania Daily Lottery number 811. Illinois 50-cent Big Pay Day numbers 614 96 0 0715 and $1 Gold Strike numbers 30 04 31 03.
Representative quotations at about 11 a.m. from NASD show stock prices that exclude retail markup, markdown, or commission. Quotes credited to Prescott Ball and Turben of Medina.
Medina police questioned two men tied to an Open Pantry incident as part of the investigation into the murder of Lawson's clerk David Sherman. Sherman, 18, abducted and beaten to death with a blunt instrument, prompting a $5000 reward by Lawson's Milk Co. for information leading to an arrest.
Up to 1000 migrant farm workers in northwest Ohio planned to strike over raises from 2.65 to 3.25 dollars per hour and other benefits. The walkout endangers more than a million tons of tomatoes, with potential price increases for ketchup tomato paste and soups. organizing committee in Toledo prepared to announce the action at Bowling Green.
Officials indicate FLOC will begin a strike at one of the large canneries in northwest Ohio. The five biggest plants include Campbell Soup in Napoleon Henry County Hunt's in Rossford Stokely-Van Camp in Oregon Libby's in Lepishc Putnam County and H J Heinz in Fremont Sandusky County. Workers demand transportation to home states and health examinations subsidized by the canneries.
Medina County Health Department will resume immunization clinics in September at four sites. Clinics run 10 to 11 a.m. on the first to fourth Wednesdays from September through June. Locations include Steiner Youth Center Wadsworth United Church of Christ Lodi Community Hospital and Brunswick United Methodist Church. No cost and no appointment is required.
Public meetings list shows the Brunswick Board of Zoning Appeals convening Friday at 8 p.m. in City Hall Harrisville Two, with the Zoning Commission and Zoning Appeals Board holding a joint session at 6 p.m. at Township Hall. Saturday actions include Wadsworth City Council at 9 a.m. in City Hall and Liverpool Two Trustees at noon in the Township Office Building.
A jet hijacking prompted by a demand for the release of Rudolf Hess, 84, a Nazi deputy, with the note carrier described as mustached and wearing a wig. Authorities say Hess’s freedom would require consent from the four Allied powers and possibly a Palestinian release alongside.
The Gazette corrects a Thursday caption alleging bus drivers were paid extra to clean buses. drivers clean on their own time with their own materials. Supt. Robert Spence clarifies. In the photo outline Robert Law is misidentified as Medina County Fair Board president. Law is actually Medina Breakfast Kiwanis Club president.
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