Death of Defiance College professor under investigation
Police probe possible suicide or foul play in the death of Isaac Rampersaud a Defiance College professor from Guiana found in a campus pond around 4 pm. Two bricks were tied around his neck and divers recovered the body from about 20 feet of water. The body was sent to Cuyahoga County for autopsy. investigators had not yet determined how long it had been in the water.
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Guiana
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EPA public meeting on LS Steel mill near Conneaut
About 200 people attended a Conneaut High School session where EPA officials answered questions on the proposed 35 billion LS Steel facility for Conneaut Ohio and West Springfield PA. Residents pressed on the plant’s environmental hazards as the agency said investigations are underway and a draft environmental impact statement will be released October 15.
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Coast Guard report on Edmund Fitzgerald sinking draws fire
Sailors and shippers criticize a Coast Guard inquiry that could not determine the exact cause of the Edmund Fitzgerald disaster. The ship carrying 26 000 tons of taconite sank about 50 miles northwest of Sault Ste Marie in Lake Superior during a November 10 1975 storm. Officials cited heavy seas seeping through leaking deck hatches as a probable cause, while labor and shipowners questioned the findings.
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Detroit
Great Lakes
Coast Guard
Charter Terminal at Burlington Aims for International Service
The Greater Cincinnati Airport wins $419,000 state funding to pair with federal money for an 800000 dollar charter terminal at Burlington Kentucky. The upgrade will renovate one building and construct another to handle immigration and customs and gain international status. Expected completion in about two years could support up to 600 charter flights annually and may pave the way for regularly scheduled international service between Cincinnati and the Caribbean.
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Israeli Troops Clash With Guerrillas Near Kibbutz
Israeli troops clashed with five Arab guerrillas near the Ashdot Yaacov kibbutz along the Jordan River. Two guerrillas were killed and another seriously wounded as footprints and a fence breach were found, amid threats to target Secretary Vance’s peace mission.
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Yaacov
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Sea of Galilee
Fed Hocking Teachers Lose Bid for Court Order
The Federal Hocking Teachers Association lost its bid for a temporary restraining order to stop the Athens County board from hiring new teachers while a case over two suspended contracts proceeds. Bonnie Lackey and Donald Owens were among the teachers affected as the middle school closure prompted staffing changes. A full hearing is set for September 16.
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Athens County Common Pleas
Lowell Howard
Bonnie Lackey
Donald Owens
Mark Foley
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Keith Hanson
William Grnn
Foley
Area Wide Action Program to coordinate funding efforts
Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development District officials meet Athens County Commissioners to discuss a regional project funding plan. The program will assemble local government and social service project lists with economic data to justify state and federal funds, with updates over two years.
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Bh-Hvrdd
Athens County
Tom Closser
Appachian Regional Commission
Tri-County Community Action Agency
School Board OKs Putting Issue to Vote
The City School Board approved placing a $3.77 million bond issue on the November ballot. The 20 year plan would average 3.3 mills annually, raising about $330 per $1000 of property value. Funds would build Morrison Elementary School, add a Chauncey Elementary wing, expand East and West Elementaries, and fund other improvements.
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Morrison
Chauncey Elementary
Treasurer Hopeful Lewis McBride Plans City Bid
Lewis McBride 22 Clark St seeks the Republican nomination for city treasurer not city auditor as previously reported. The Messenger lists payroll changes at area schools including resignations and new hires, plus staff contracts and coaching assignments at Morrison, Middle School, and The Plains.
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Clark St
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