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RESOLUTION NOo 3702 BY:
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<br />Messrs. Chockley, Fahrenbach,
<br /> Fairgrieve, Gaydos,
<br /> Gottermeyer, Quinn,
<br /> Ward°
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<br /> A RESOLUTION commending the heroic and valiant efforts of the
<br />51st and 52nd Mobile Support Groups of the Ohio Civil Defense Corps,
<br />from Willoughby, Painesville, Sandusky, Upper Sandusky, Bedford,
<br />and Fostoria, who came in as volunteers with power equipment and who
<br />worked around the clock~ the Civil Defense Auxiliary Police, who did
<br />likewise and the Civil Defense Air Raid Wardens who worked on send-
<br />ing the motoring public home after the tornado alert on the following
<br />day, the Salvation Army, who served food and hot drinks to the work-
<br />ers, the American National Red Cross, Cleveland and Lakewood branch~s,
<br />who also served food and hot drinks and who have offered gifts of
<br />funds to those who have no private sources of help, the Ohio National
<br />Guard who performed magnificently under trying conditions, the Cleve-
<br />land Electric Illuminating Company, the Ohio Bell Telephone Company
<br />and the East Ohio Gas Company for their prompt efforts in restoring
<br />service to the public, the Lakewood Board of Education, Lakewood
<br />City Hospital, all departments of the City of Lakewood and the Ser-
<br />vice Departments of Westlake, the Auxiliary Police and Auxiliary
<br />Fire from Westlake, North 01msted and Fairview Park and to the house-
<br />holders who served food to the people above mentioned.
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<br /> WHEREAS, On the night of May 12, 1956, the City of Lakewood,
<br />Ohio, was struck by a violent storm, as a result of which two persons
<br />lost their lives, many were injured and much property was destroyed;
<br />and
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<br /> WHEREAS, The scope of the disaster was of such great magni-
<br />tude that the city personnel and facilities were inadequate to cope
<br />with the havoc and destruction following in the wake of such storm;i
<br />and
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<br /> ~EREAS, Because of the capable and effective aid and assist-
<br />ance given by those named above, the loss of life, destruction of
<br />property and inconvenience of the general public was kept at a min-
<br />imum; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, We wish to express our most sincere appreciation to
<br />all those named in the first paragraph hereof, who labored long and
<br />hard for the preservation of life, health and property of our citi-
<br />zens, now, therefore be it
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<br /> RESOLVED that as evidence of the sincere debt of gratitude
<br />which every citizen of the City of Lakewood owes to those men-
<br />tioned above, we adopt this resolution and cause a copy thereof to
<br />be spread upon the minutes of this meeting, and be it further
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<br /> RESOLVED that the Clerk of Council transmit an authenticated
<br />copy of this resolution to the 51st and 52nd Mobile Support groups
<br />of the Ohio Civil Defense Corps from Willoughby, Painesville,
<br />Sandusky, Upper Sandusky, Bedford and Fo~storia, the Civil Defense
<br />Auxiliary Police, the Civil Defense Air Raid Wardens, the Salvation
<br />Army, the American National Red Cross, Cleveland and Lakewood Branches,
<br />the Ohio National Guard, the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company,
<br />the Ohio Bell Telephone Company, the East Ohio Gas Company, the
<br />Lakewood Board of Education, Lakewood City Nospital, all departments
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