By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 16 James Falzone, a visually impaired man who designed checks to help blind people use banks, died in his sleep Friday at his South Reynolds Road home. He was 66. The cause of death is still under investigation. Mr. Falzone was born without sight and initially struggled through […]
Month: November 1997
Council panel backs nurse funds, hopes for compromise with mayor
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 After a tense, aggressive debate with administration officials, city council’s finance committee approved a bill yesterday that could free up $50,000 to fund seven elementary school nurses. But the council has put the matter on hold until Dec. 9 in hopes of a compromise with Mayor Carty […]
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Court decision axes hearing on Redfield case; School board wasn’t told, lawyers say
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 21 MONROE — A Monroe County Circuit Court judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday afternoon to stop the Michigan Tenure Commission from hearing the case against suspended principal Dean Redfield until criminal proceedings against him are completed, attorneys said. Attorneys for the Bedford school board said they […]
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Ujvagi has votes to be president, colleagues say; Caucus shows backing for him to lead council
By Joshua Benton and Tom Jewell Blade Staff Writers Page 13 Peter Ujvagi has assembled enough pledges of support – if they stand – to elect him president of Toledo’s next council, some of his fellow council members revealed last night. The disclosure was made after a private caucus of seven members of next year’s […]
3 groups selected for casinos in Detroit
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 1 DETROIT — For three groups hoping to open casinos in downtown Detroit, yesterday was like hitting the jackpot. Mayor Dennis Archer announced the three applicants – Atwater/Circus Circus, Greektown, and MGM Grand – that will be allowed to apply for the city’s three casino licenses. “These groups […]
Children Services gets U.S. honor for adoption excellence
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 25 In America today, a child placed in foster care waits an average of 14 months before finding an adoptive home. In Lucas County, the average wait is 8 1/2 months. That performance has earned the county’s Children Services Board an award from the federal government. At a […]
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Council frustrated by ‘shifting’ Jeep costs
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 21 At 2:30 p.m. yesterday, Toledo council believed the city would put about $38.4 million into keeping Jeep. By 5 p.m., though, that number had increased by more than $2.7 million. That’s because the initial projections created by Finkbeiner administration officials left out key costs the city will […]
Grants to help groups freshen neighborhoods
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 17 Twelve community groups are richer today, thanks to grants from the Community Partnership Neigh borhood Matching Grant Program. City leaders hope the neighborhoods that the groups represent soon will be richer too. “These grants will put a fresh face on Toledo’s neighborhoods,” Mayor Carty Finkbeiner said. The […]
Lost medal replaced; Soldier earned cross in the ‘Great War’
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 17 In 26 days, the war that was supposed to “end all wars” would be over. But for the moment, army Cpl. Elvin Pierson had a job to do. It was Oct. 16, 1918, and phone lines connecting the infantry in the trenches to the artillery behind them […]
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Four hurt in fight at fashion show
By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 25 A fight broke out at a Central Catholic High School fashion show sponsored by the Afro-American Club last night, leaving at least three police officers and one spectator injured. Several spectators were arrested. The officers were treated for bloody noses, injured knees and wrists, and facial lacerations. […]