Highland parents push levy to fund school safety and upkeep
At a Highland meeting residents urged support for an operating levy to provide equipment, safe facilities, and cleaner environments. Board member Judy Laxman argued local control would suffer if the state funds replace local budgets while discussions noted per pupil spending ranking and salaries remain unsettled. Principal Brenner emphasized that students are the responsibility of the district.
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Judy Laxman
Highland
Cowger
Thomas Brenner
HUD chief warns of urban exodus and housing apartheid risk
Patricia Harris says urban populations could shrink by 50 percent by 2000 if trends continue, condemning suburban white flight from public housing. She cites high-poverty and minority crowding in cities, urging action to end housing discrimination while noting distress in many communities. The remarks come during a League of Women Voters convention in Columbus.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Patricia R. Harris
Housing and Urban Development
League of Women Voters of the
United States
HUD
Harris
County official notes on classified status and hearings
Oberholtzer argues that Mrs. Farnsworth as a classified employee would have a right to a hearing before dismissal under civil service laws. He says department heads should be unclassified, but a court reportedly overruled that view. Comment was not available from Commissioners Clark and Whitfield. Mrs. Bavis hopes the case ends.
Krakatoa Eruption 1883 Blasts World Record Loudness
The Krakatoa volcanic eruption of 1883 in what is now Indonesia produced the loudest explosion in history. The blast generated a tsunami as high as 120 feet at certain points and traveled around the globe.
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United Press International
Krakatoa
Indonesia
Rhodes honors Harrisville resident for large scale reforestation
Governor James A. Rhodes recognized E. E. Hamm of Congress Road Harrisville Twp for planting about 81 000 trees on 135 acres and improving timber on 143 acres. The ceremony praised efforts to beautify and conserve Ohio forests. Gold Circle Stores of Ohio was lauded for distributing nearly 700 000 trees statewide and educating 2 500 teachers.
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Columbus
E.E. Hamm
Congress Road
Harrisville
Twp
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Hamm
Gold Circle
Unclaimed Bank Accounts Reported in Medina County
Medina County Deputy Auditor Ralph Berry notes more than 3 000 dormant unclaimed bank accounts in Medina County from the state Commerce Department. Some accounts belong to living persons and institutions like Wadsworth and Medina school systems. Claims require a written notice to the Director of Commerce Unclaimed Funds and checking the local auditor’s list.
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Medina
Medina County
Ralph Berry
State Director of Commerce
Berry
Wadsworth
State Commerce Department
Director of Commerce
E. Broad St
Columbus
County Auditor’s Office
Ohio Edison seeks rate changes across service areas in Ohio
Public notice states Ohio Edison Company filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio an application to change rate schedules for Industrial and Large Light and Power Services, Secondary Light and Power, and Small Residential and Water Heating Services, with fuel cost clause updates and minor other changes. Affected counties and municipalities include Reminderville Richfield Richwood Rittman Salem Sandusky Sebring Sheffield Lake and areas in Akron Alliance Ashland Barberton Brunswick Campbell Styria Fairborn Girard Kent Lorain Mansfield Marion Massillon McDonald Poland Sandusky Stow Struthers Warren and Youngstown.
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Ohio
Ohio Edison Company
Public Utilities Commission of
Mt. Gilead
Springfield
Ontario
Commission
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Akron
In Alliance
Ashland
Barberton
Brunswick
Campbell
Elyria
Fairborn
Girard
Kent
Lorain
Mansfield
Marion
Masilion
McDonald
Poland
Sandusky
Stow
Struthers
Warren
Youngstown
Alliance
Styria
Massillon
Borden
East Broad Street
Columbus
South Main Street
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Mstislav Rostropovich
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National Symphony Orchestra
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Moscow
Rhodes
Feder
Oe Corp
Savings and Loan Association OF
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Public Square
Medina County Gazette
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Franklin
Geauga Greene
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Morrow
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Solon
Newton Falls
North Ridgeville
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Norwalk
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Struthers Tallmadge
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LaGrange
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Salem
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Dublin
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Grafton
Hartville
Hiram Hubbard
Huron
Kent LaGrange
Lakemore
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