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Newspaper
The Gazette
Location
Medina, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1979
Page
1
Phil Grondin and his neighbor Jeff Kehnle teamed up to clear a heavy snowfall using a snowblower bought together ahead of the plowing season. The Gazette photo credits Craig Holman for capturing the scene on Wadsworth Road.
Medina police chief Homer C. Davis Jr defends halting breath tests for suspected DWI due to cost and time. He criticizes the complex process, the need for officers to complete special classes and a 100 page home study guide, and the overtime it creates.
Medina County Commissioners near a 20 year lease with the Fair Board for the Community Center at the Medina Fairgrounds. The plan grants county control of the building for most of the year with the board using it during the fair period, plus a possible 10 year extension for continued leasing at a nominal fee. Repairs costing up to 250000 were discussed including a new heating system.
In Santo Domingo the Pope spoke at a dawn mass for priests deacons nuns and seminarians praising the priesthood as a high calling and urging faith. He welcomed four U S cardinal attendees and announced plans to address clergy again at Puebla Mexico before departing for Mexico City.
The article reports the Cleveland baseball team signing shortstop Rich Veryzer to a two year contract. It notes the deal details and implications for the lineup. The item appears in the sports section with related notes on rosters and upcoming season plans.
One year after the killer blizzard Ohio officials vow improved emergency response. Gov Rhodes admits slow initial action but emphasizes new state rules, a Central Emergency Operations Center, fuel priority, toll free help line, National Guard expansion, and modernized equipment to prevent repeats of 1978 outages and paralysis.
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