IRS Admits Keeping Personal Taxpayer Info Databases
The IRS acknowledged maintaining a computerized file system with personal data on select taxpayers including gossip about sex and drinking. The operation, code named Leprechaun, had major defects and was suspended Jan 23 after less than two years. The report, ordered by Rep. Al Ullman, cites lax data controls and targets in Miami and Jacksonville, with many names mentioned from news coverage.
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Washington
UPI
Tax Administration
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Miami
Rep
al Ullman
D-Ure
Congressional Joint Committee On
Internal Revenue Taxation
Jacksonville, Fla
Justice Department
Miami Area
Medina council fails on S Court Street widening ordinance
Medina Council stalls the S Court Street widening plan as Lindsey blocks passage with abstention, noting $35,000 already spent and delaying a $119,125 note reissue. The state bids loom Aug 19, 1972 while several other measures pass or are postponed.
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Lindsey
S. Court Street
Fred Fri
Hildreth
Beech’’ Stevenson
S. Court St
Corporation
Lodi Council advances senior citizens apartment zoning plan
Lodi moves to rezone land at Young Drive to A2 for a seniors complex. Developer Polk and Vogel seek 51 units on 5.7 acres with one recreational unit, 62-plus occupancy, and financing from the Department of Agriculture. A village ordinance is slated, with 13 conditions including a six foot fence, drainage, resident manager, and parking requirements.
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Lodi
Lodi Village
Harry van Horsten
Council
Senior Citizens
Richard Polk
Ed Vogel
Young Drive
van Horsten
Department of Agriculture
Wilbur Lance
Medina County solicits bids for bridge and clerk office space
Medina County received two bids for a steel bridge superstructure on highway 147 and three bids for clerk of courts office space in Wadsworth. Reserve Construction bid 37,900 and Ohio Bridge Co 25,068. County Engineer Foreman will review and recommend to commissioners. Office bids include 1092 High St at 300 monthly, 141 College St at 275 or 250, and 121 College St at 350 or 300.
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Medina
Mill Road
Ohio Bridge Company
Clerk of Courts
Wadsworth
John A. Hanna
High St
John Sours
College St
Sours
Robert Jones
Medina County
Brunswick Flooding Strikes Residents Fourth Time
Storm waters and drainage issues top Brunswick's woes as residents face a fourth flood. The report notes hot, humid weather and mentions Wadsworth hosting an Alcoholics Anonymous group meeting, with details on pages 1 and 3.
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Brunswick
Root Homestead in Medina Entered National Register
The Al Root Homestead at 662 West Liberty Street in Medina has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service and the U.S. Interior Department. The A I Root and E R Root families, pioneers in the honeybee industry and founders of the A I Root Company, lived there since 1879. The nomination aligns with a state plan to document historic sites under the National Historic Preservation Act. Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board approved all nominations.
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National Historical Building
Root
A.I. Root
Gazette
Medina
al. Root
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
W. Liberty St
E.R. Root
A.I. Root Company
Thomas Smith
The
Ohio Historical Society
Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board
Split class concept planned in Cloverleaf grade schools
Cloverleaf School board heard Assistant Superintendent Connie Skurvid present a plan for split elementary classes to ease overcrowding. Public budget hearing set for July 7 at 8 p.m. in the junior high. Seville already using splits. Chatham not included. Several staff and parents attended. Funds discussed for library carpet by the class of 1975. board approved thanks and a bid advertisement for depository bank. Reading Improvement funding expected. $26,000 anticipated. Personnel changes list resignations and new assignments. facility updates and playground equipment funded.
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Marilyn Moore
Westfield
Connie Skurvid
Cloverleaf School Board
Lafayette
Seville
Medina Council Holds Closed Meeting On Police Negotiations
Medina Ohio council met in executive session after the regular meeting last night led by Mayor Gus Eble. Council President John Root cited a new development in police negotiations but provided no details. The council previously authorized April 14 OCSEA to represent police employees for collective bargaining, making them the first city employee group to seek a formal contract. Pending state labor bills could affect the authorizing provisions.
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Lindsey
John Root
Gus Eble
Ohio Civil Service Employes Association
OCSEA
Council
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State Director of Transportation
Director of Transportation
Parkview Drive
Spring Grove Street
Liberty
Washington Streets
Parkview
Phoenix National Bank
Savings Deposit Bank Company
Sweney, Cartwright and Company
Steve Lindsey
Lodi Council
BY Betty Szudlo
Dale Hastings
Jack Foreman
Bonnie Brewster
Miss Brewster
Action Council
Board of Public Affairs
Counties General Telephone
GTE
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Matt Bricker
Tom Campbell
Alcoholics Anonymous Group
Root Home
National Register
America
Chatham
Jim Johnson
ESEA
Skurvid
Said
Lynne Tschudy
John Yovich
Donna Bauman
Mike Fulton
Elizabeth Huber
Margaret Hardenbergh
Betty Hastings
Sarah Brown
Columbus
Lafayette School
Ed Trent
PTA
Freedlander’s of Wooster
Joe Prats
Westfield School
Ike
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