Ohio Lawmaker Batchelder Discusses Fiscal Skirmishes and Reforms
Ohio State Representative William Batchelder III outlines legislative friction over taxes apportionment and districting. He cites four or five tax packages, concerns about a six percent sales tax, and differences in philosophy between House and Senate. He calls for school funding focus, caution on border economy impacts, and parkland limitations with land-use safeguards.
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AL Thomas
Ohio
William Batchelder III
Senate
Medina County
House
Carney Upsets Garofoli In Cleveland Mayoral Primary
In Cleveland, attorney James M. Carney, aided by outgoing Mayor Carl B. Stokes, defeated the endorsed party candidate Anthony J. Garofoli in the Democratic mayoralty primary. Carney led with an unofficial 74,031 votes to 60,141 for Garofoli, boosting Stokes-backed prospects for the November general election.
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William C. Hoop
Cleveland
UPI
Carl B. Stokes
James M. Carney
Carney
Anthony J. Garofoli
U S and South Vietnamese Troops Enter Major Indochina Battle
Thousands of South Vietnamese and American forces join a large clash in Tay Ninh province near Saigon. Gen Nguyen Xuan Tinh says about 50,000 South Vietnamese troops and 5,000 more with U S 1st Air Cavalry fight three North Vietnamese divisions. B52s and jet bombers support the defense though weather limits helicopter airlift. Casualties reported include at least 235 Communist deaths and 33 South Vietnamese dead with 195 wounded since Sunday as fighting centers around Kampong rubber town of Kreuk along Highway 7 near the border. High tension surrounds upcoming elections and government orders to shoot demonstrators amid cross-border shelling.
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Saigon
UPI
Tay Ninh
Kenneth J. Braddick
Nguyen Xuan Tinh
25Th Infantry Division
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Indochina
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Long Khanh
Krek
Highway 7
Cambodia
Cleveland Election Recap and Police Reform Talk
Thieu calls for harsh penalties for arson as Saigon tightens security. Medina closes Broadway for bridge work for weeks. In Cleveland, Patrick Gerity receives 6 149 dollars as former police chief severance while Ralph Perk leads in Republican mayoral bids and Stokes contemplates future plans amid a black voting bloc shift.
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Patrick L. Gerity
Cuyahoga County
Ralph J. Perk
George V. Voinovich
Perk
Stokes
Garofoli
Carney
Arnold R. Pinkney
Pinkney
Cleveland
Formula Set For Funding
The Medina County Budget Commission outlines a new funding formula for local government, shifting distribution from a 50 percent county share to a needs based allocation. 1972 estimated revenue totals 517,000 with Medina County general fund at 248,160 and notable boosts for Medina City 52,780 Brunswick 54,446 and Wadsworth 49,087. Other township and city allocations follow by local needs and expenses, with Hinckley receiving 10,036 and Brunswick Hills 8,100.
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Medina
Medina County
Wadsworth
Hinckley
Ohio Senate OKs 79 Dollar Per Pupil School Aid Boost
The Ohio Senate approved an appropriations measure boosting average per pupil state aid by about 79 dollars for Medina County and other districts for 1969 71. The plan heads to a House Senate conference for rewriting but is not expected to fall below the Senate set level. The bill details per district totals per pupil support and the effective increases in the 1969 71 budget.
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Robert J. Caldwell
Columbus Bureau
Columbus
Medina County
Ohio Senate
House-Senate
Senate
Fire destroys Spencer barn of Mr and Mrs Carpenter
Spencer Township Fire Department responded at 7 10 this morning to a barn fire at Hunter Road owned by Mr and Mrs Clinton Carpenter. The blaze was out of control on arrival and a nearby milk house was saved.
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Spencer
Clinton Carpenter
Hunter Road
Spencer Township
Mother Interrupts Jury Neura Mistrial Declared
A Parma Municipal Court mistrial was declared when the mother of defendant Edward J. Neura interrupted jury selection by displaying photos and alleging another son was killed in Vietnam. Neura, held on charges of intoxication disturbing the peace and resisting an officer, is free on a $250 bond and a new trial is expected in November.
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Parma
Vietnam
North Royalton
Joseph J. Berdis
Edward J. Neura
Spanagel
Neura
Brunswick Hills
Shell Bar
State Road
Mayor's Court
Cloverleaf District Kicks Off Wo Ed Drive
Cloverleaf District launches the kickoff dinner for the proposed County Joint Vocational School at 7 p.m. Thursday. Committee members named by Glenn Kahl include Paul Probert of Seville and Sherrod Duecker of Seville. Probert, an engineer at Babcock and Wilcox, lives on Buffham Road with his wife Jean and two children. Duecker, an insurance agent and Westfield Township zoning inspector, lives on Westfield Road with his wife Audrey and three children.
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Glenn Kahl
Paul Probert
Westfield Township
Sherrod Duecker
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John Johnson
Wayne County
Geauga County
Hunt
Colleen Ptak
United Methodist Church
Gazette
Mike Dung Jen
Arthur Higbee
Pace
Broadway
Smith Road
Lafayette-Wadsworth Road
United Community Chest Drive
Brunswick City
Medina City
Black River
Buckeye
Highland
George W. Spanagel
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