The Evening Review from East Liverpool, Ohio • Page 8

A new 11-story West End high rise apartment for the elderly is to be completed in 19ti9 as a project of the Columbiana Metropolitan Housing Authority. Huge lathes and other equipment of the Ludlow Valve Division of Patterson Industries wero moved from Troy, N. when the facility was transferred to East Liverpool in lOfiS. The Year Ahead The fourth section of the Route 11 river-to-lake highway is scheduled to be opened between Apples Corners and the West Point area early next year. The year 19H8 was one of mixed blessings for the tri-state district.

It was a year in which Crucible Steel Co. merged with Colt Industries, but trimmed its employment force; it was a year in which the city first used its $5.5 million school complex, but suffered a faculty controversy. It was a year which brought the Ludlow Crucible Steel new top-blown oxygen converter wa.s placed into operation at Midland, speeding up production and enabling the firm to shut down the last of the obsolete open hearth EAST LIVERPOOL I 3eaturePag.ed East Liverpool. Ohio, Saturday, Occ. 28.

I9(i8- Page 8 ij Valve Co. to the Kast End Patterson Industries plant, but saw failure to fulfill hopes of establishing a continuous casting plant by Reduclioneeniig Co. at Congo. Another section of the Freeway was virtually completed, but the Chester Bridge w'as found unsafe and closed to truck traftic. The new Po.st Office w'as completed, but a major fire swept the Diamond area.

Work was started on housing developments in the End and near Maine but the Lisbon St. improvement, St. Clair water project, W'ldening of outer St. Clair and completion of the Columbiana County Airport were delayed, A new' 33-place parking lot was opened by the city on f)th but the large privately-owned Community Parking Lot was closed. IKHVEVEK THERE were other plus.ses w'lth- out minuses.

The 9th St. ramp a $250,000 project was completed, lower St. Clair Ave w'as improved and re-paved. The 3-day Pottery Festival drew thousands to the city, stirred new interest in the industry and its craftsmen, and brought about a new aspect of community pride. Looking ahead for 1969, the area should be able to count on opening of the new airport near Glenmoor, completion of the high rise apartment structure for the elderly in the We.st End.

and advance of construction of the low income housing complex along Maine Blvd. The IBOP reports it plans to move ahead quickly as with plans for construction of an apartment on the site of the former Central School on 4th St. w'hich the union purchased this year. E. L.

Wheatley, president, said negotiations are proceeding with F'our Freedoms, Washington- ba.sed organization which helps finance such complexes by labor unions. There is a strong possibility work will be launched on a private middle-income housing development in Fisher Park Bids will be let just after the first of the year for the construction of the Blair-Morse Building on the Diamond, four-story office building with parking space for the tenants on the site of the former Siff building destroyed in the fire. Prospects for the coming year are encouraging to most ob.servers, and implementation of present private and governmental plans should bring about a number of beneficial changes by next Decem- mer. Here are some of the events and people vJio figured in the news of the past year: JANUARY A $50 milliofi counterfeiting operation which included a printing plant in a Wellsville storeroom was uncovered by the Secret Service. Don Eckert and Jackman Vodrev received top service awards at the annual Fiast Liverpool Jaycess dinner, A ban on bus and truck use of the Chester Bridge was ordered after engineers discovered cables corroded.

FEBRUARY Miss Sarah Thomas and William T. ParsoiMs were chosen as Che.stcr’s outsuiiKiing citizerus lor 1908 by American Post 121. Fire caused damage to the Irondale Pre.sbyterian Church, F'r. Martin MaUilik of the St. Philip Neri at Dungannon and vvfiunded one of two youllis attempting a burglary at the rectory LaNeve was named Newell MARCH A fii'f' tlirough a qutuler blmk section of the Diamond E.

dcstroxir.g ihe Sitf Building and damaging the upoer floors of three others. Charles Melloit of Lisbon was killed by enemy fire in Vietnam. Six pri.soners at ifie Columbiana Couoiy Jail e.scaped after soaping themselves to squeeze tlirough showerroom bars. APRIL 120 look par: in a silent march in Liverpool in tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King wlio was assassinated at Memphis, Setiool James l.owe.

Councilman Nunzio Lnnbardozzi and Jack Clover, veteran Boy Scout leadiir, received awards at Jie annual Wellsville Jaycees dinner. Don Eekcrt, camera s'ore operator, was named city planning coordina or Pie ot Luerpiml was killed in an enemy ambush in Vietnam Blnir oil field devi'loper, was named to the city hoard of educa'ii n. replacing Mrs. Dunlop who resigned aeccp' a in H.iwaii ATarine Arthur Srnrh died of wouwls sutfered in fighting in Vietnam, Burglars oh alned mori' 'ban i mi hi a safe job at ttie Columbiana Finance t'o ot Dresden Ave. JUNE Harold Ash was elected of Chester, succeeding Burton Ward.

Henry Kuzma. Midland High pni.cijial and noted basketball coach, resigned 'ake a school position at Hershev, Pa. Teams froni ihe Homer Lauglilin Cfiina ('o. and T. honors in the firs' Po'iery which climaxed the cry 3 day 'Pn F'estival attended by thousands.

JULY Dobson of Springfield Lcnal District in Mahoning County wa.s appointed East Liverpool High School principal. New wage pact ended a 6-day walkout of municipal ployes. The new Highlandtown Lake recreation area was officially opened. Aliil ST The Bast Liverpool All-S ars earned four place in the CoU World Series Riverside, Marine Cpl. James Pigott, 21.

of East Liverpool was killed in enemy action in Vietnam. A conditional pay increase agreement brought to an end a weeklong s'rike by city school eu.stodians. which delayed final eonstruc ion work on four new buildings. SEPTEMBER The fmsi "Jolintiy Appleseed Festival" was held at Lisbon with a parade, exhibits and Sgt. Charles David ot Wellsville wa.s killed in action near Saigon.

A new school lew and two proposed renewals were defeated in an Liverpool special elec'ion. OCTHREH Some 2fK) attended a human relations workshop held in Midland. Pfc William McLaughlin of Hookstown died of wounds suffered under fire in Vietnam. The board of education turned over to the city three former schools Pleasant Heights, Lincoln and Garfield for u.se as neighborhood centers. NOVEMBER Bert Dawson Jr was named county engineer and Douglas Applegate of Stcnibcnviiie was chosen ate Senator in the district ousting of incumben's in the general election.

horses died in a fire which swept a barn at Waterford Park track with a loss estimated at Agreement ended a two-week of the Hancock (tounly schools by service personnel over a wage dispute. DECEMBER Carl Werner retired as secretary of ihe YMCA after 29 years service here. Mary Kennedy of Lisbon wa.s choseii Columbiana County Junior Miss. A team of educators seven recommendations for policy changes in a study of the East Liverpool school controversy..