Alcohol and driving skill discussed in regional sessions
The second meeting centers on how alcohol impairs braking, vision and driving. The third session will cover problem drinking as authorities consider Lorain County participation. Impetus for involvement arose at a March 22 meeting with county judges, prosecutors, police chiefs, Ohio State Patrol, LCCC, and Cleveland Auto Club safety staff. A D W 1 Counterattack program runs at Cleveland State, with plans to establish it at Kent State University for Portage County.
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Floods Spread Across Mississippi Valley Threaten Prisons and Towns
Widespread rain drenched the lower Mississippi River Valley with flash flood warnings across Mississippi. Damages reach 120 million dollars and 5 620 homes evacuated as 2 000 Louisiana prisoners may be moved from Angola. Six deaths reported with four missing after a tugboat incident.
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Price of meat holds own as boycott ends
The Associated Press reports price stability despite ongoing meat boycotts which caused layoffs at packing houses. Leaders plan to meet in Washington next week to discuss strategy while producers in Kansas and Missouri halt operations. Various groups call for continued or extended boycotts through April and May, with several plants closing.
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National Beef Packing Co
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Two UN peacekeeping helicopters feared missing in Vietnam
In Saigon two helicopters from the International Commission of Control and Supervision with at least ten crew and delegates aboard are feared down after contact was lost. One may have been hit by ground fire or a heat seeking missile over Lao Bao in Quang Tri Province near the Laotian border. The mission aimed to inspect war flow though Lao Bao has never been staffed.
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Wounded Knee talks postponed in Washington standoff
A 24 hour postponement of talks between AIM leaders and government officials stalled efforts to end the 38 day occupation of Wounded Knee. Russell Means said the siege would continue until the government shows sincerity as militants had agreed to submit to arrest after the agreement.
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Nuclear pacemaker trial begins at Beth Israel
Beth Israel Medical Center to implant a nuclear powered pacemaker in an unidentified patient Monday. The device, a pacemaker that uses an electrical signal, lasts about 10 years versus 18 months for conventional models. The AEC granted Beth Israel a license for limited clinical trials yesterday.
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POWs still held in remote North Vietnam, sailors claim
Recently returned South Vietnamese captives say American prisoners remain in Communist hands in remote North Vietnamese areas. A U S spokesman counters that the information has not been checked.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
POWs Describe Torture Under North Vietnamese Rule
Former prisoners of war recount psychological pressure and physical torture used by North Vietnam to break will. Brig. Gen. John P. Flynn notes captors' mastery of coercion while others recount betrayals and the strains of moral choice at Fort Fitzsimmons and Denver returned detainees.
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Prather
Lamar
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Bay Village Boy Fatally Hurt by School Bus
A six year old Bay Village boy was fatally struck by an Olmsted Falls school bus backing up in the Bay Village school driveway near Forestview Elementary. Matthew Kirsop died at Bay View Hospital after rescue attempts. the driver Mildred Zickefoose is under police investigation as the report goes to the prosecutor.
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Gunmen fire on Belfast bus and Army truck
Gunmen sprayed a Belfast city bus and an Army truck with gunfire on Falls Road. Six shots struck the bus but no injuries were reported among the five passengers and the soldiers, an army spokesman said.
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Weather Outlook Cloudy With Rain Tonight
Cloudy with rain tonight and cooler tomorrow. Low in the lower 40s and high near 45. Chance of precipitation 8 percent tonight and 50 percent tomorrow. Northeasterly winds 14 to 20 mph tonight. Sunset 6 58 p m. Sunrise 6 a m.
Rising counterfeiting fears loom over Cleveland area
Ten years after a sharp rise in counterfeiting in the greater Cleveland region and Lorain County, activity has quieted but a cache of bogus bills may still exist. Sunday Scene reports. A Fashion Feature showcases spring styles from Style Center on Broad Street photographed in color by Carl Skalak. Connie Davis writes. George Day, WWI veteran, presents flags to groups and conducts school programs on the American flag, captured by CT Chief Photographer John Kenney at Ely Elementary. Shannon Jewell writes the photo report and story.
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George Day
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