12 Apr 1998
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1998
Page
1
Aep Masters Couples led by two strokes ahead of a threesome as Tiger Woods trailed by five at the Masters Championship. The leaderboard showed tight gaps with multiple players in contention late in round.
An Amherst woman preserves the Ukrainian Pysanky craft of beeswax and dyeing after 18 years, showcasing the aged folk art in a local feature. The piece highlights the window on traditional eggs and the continuing cultural practice.
Fred Miller recounts life saving heart transplant nine years ago and now walks three miles daily near East Avenue. He joins his wife Julie and four children to urge organ and tissue donation during National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week starting April 19. LifeBanc reports more than 58,000 people awaiting transplants nationwide, about 1,000 in Northeast Ohio and 4,000 needing a new heart, with 16 organ donors recorded this year, a 33 percent drop from last year.
In Holmen Wisconsin a family prays as Meghan Hickerson 14 battles to survive after a ski accident. Her heart lungs and liver remain strong but her brain will not recover. Nearby Chris Nelson and Kristin Gabrielson cling to life as NHS teams race to save them.
Nine year old Josh Parker, beaten near Irving Elementary, is receiving wide community support including Easter gifts and online attention. Two 10 year olds and an 11 year old are suspected. prosecutor's office investigates while parents fault school officials for in school neglect. Donations pour in from across the country, with Voices for Children among helpers.
Governor George Voinovich urges state Rep Kevin Coughlin to withdraw House Bill 298 which would require private firms to build and operate all new Ohio prisons. Voinovich notes the issue is controversial and concerns about running the state prison system. The bill follows a March signature on a 2,200 bed privately owned Youngstown prison with past inmate violence.
The Senate Finance Committee will review a TRAC study that questions fairness in IRS tax prosecutions. It highlights higher per capita convictions in small cities like Pensacola, Greensboro, Memphis, and Charleston compared with major centers such as Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and Detroit. The IRS disputes the data.
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