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Newspaper

The Gazette

Location

Medina, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1978

Page

12

Montville Okays Tennis Facility Development

The Montville project will build a 56 000 square foot recreation complex on about 23 acres, with six indoor and six outdoor tennis courts, nine racquetball courts, and a nautilus center. The facility is slated to open October 1, with a road from Rt. 18 and a service road from River Styx Road. The Old Phoenix National Bank owns the land. a branch bank may be built nearby. Community support includes letters from the Medina Board of Education, and tax figures estimate annual contributions of 2 000 to the township, 13 200 to the Medina School District, 16 020 to the county, and 1 060 to the Joint Vocational School.

Tru-Fit Products Inc Medina Phoenix National Bank Nautilus Russell Easterday Medina Board of Education Thomas Skidmore Ralph Berry Medina County Old Phoenix National Bank Trimble Nationwide Development Corp Brunswick

Hostage ordeal ends on I-71 near Medina County

Michael Schoonover, 25, of Sunbury recounts a tense Wednesday when escaped convict Melvin Banks seized him and station manager Glenn Hale at a service station. Banks forced a car ride for 1 ½ hours with a gun while police surrounded the vehicle. no one was hurt.

Ashland Michael Schoonover Sunbury Schoonover Glenn Hale Melvin Banks Banks Medina County

Escaped Convict Surrenders After Car Stop

An escaped convict attempted to halt a moving car by boxing it with five police cruisers. Northbound traffic was blocked as Clevenger and Lt. Richard Petty ordered the vehicle to stop. Banks, in the hostages’ car, told officers there were too many patrol cars before he surrendered and the two hostages fled unharmed.

Clevenger Richard Petty The Ashland Post Schoonover Banks

Chain saw suspect sought in slayings across nation

A nationwide manhunt is under way for bus driver George Mapp Sr., 38, linked to the dismemberment slayings of his estranged wife Joyce Mapp and another man and the bludgeoning deaths of his two sons. A warrant was issued Wednesday night and police expanded the search beyond the East Coast after tips about a problem at the home of Joyce Mapp.

New York UPI George Mapp Sr Mapp Joyce Mapp

Brunswick voters eligible for June 6 primary despite 1977 registration

Brunswick Democratic Club officials confirm that those who registered to vote in the November 1977 election remain eligible for the June 6 primary. Residents unsure of their precinct should call the Board of Elections at 225 7100 or 225 9190 for guidance.

Brunswick Brunswick Democratic Club Inc Board of Elections

Brunswick seeks industry growth amid tax and bond options

Brunswick officials weigh tax abatement and industrial revenue bonds to lure new business while stressing the need for a positive climate and stable leadership. Council considers water and sewer incentives, road improvements, and relocation plans as Nationwide Developments rezoning action stirs unified action.

Beadell Snow Medina Brunswick Robert Trimble Trimble Center Road

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