Ohioan hostage in Laos amid conflict
Sanford Y. Stone, 58, a Cleveland area USAID official, was held by Laotian student demonstrators in Laos. The report recalls his prior Vietnam and aid work, his family's evacuations, and reflections on danger and resilience from his time in rural Vietnam and later postwar service.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Sanford Y. Stone
Saigon
Louis Kravitz
Shaker Heights
Stone
State Department
Split within PUCO as political clash grows in Ohio
In Columbus the Public Utilities Commission shows a brewing split between Republican Chairman Luther Heckman and Democratic appointee David C. Sweet. The feud centers on control over policy and contracts such as a vital Ohio State University research bid, with Gilligan era appointee Sally Bloomfield backing Sweet and civil service protection bills in play.
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Columbus, Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
Luther Heckman
David C. Sweet
John J Gilligan
Sweet
Department of Economic and Community Development
Gilligan
James A. Rhodes
Sally Bloomfield
Heckman
Ohio House
Rhodes
Paco
Commission
Ohio State University
Gilligan Administration
House
Senate
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Toledo
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Columbus
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Riviera
McAlpin
Mom
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Towne Mall
Fasy
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the Country Knights
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Miami
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