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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1988
Page
5
Homerlene Bevan and husband Barry recovered a diamond engagement ring from the drained Lake Milton west of Youngstown after years of searches. The lake had been lowered for dam repairs, with multiple prior efforts failing to locate the ring.
Bevan describes spotting a diamond wedged in the sunlit water as he dug along the shore. Mrs Bevan recounts the moment her husband, shaken, slid the ring onto her finger and asked if she believes in miracles. The ring disappeared in 1969 after a rubber raft incident and was later recovered. The ring marked both an engagement and a fifth anniversary reset.
Cesar Chavez urges a new nationwide grape boycott targeting California and foreign producers with lax pesticide rules. He cites 306,000 farm workers poisoned yearly, links pesticides to cancer and birth defects, and promotes safer insect control and nonchemical methods while criticizing the EPA’s slow action.
A Lorain County judge dismisses the civil case against former attorney Laurice Koury filed by Ernest Nemeth Jr. alleging more than $25,000 in cash and jewelry vanished from his father’s estate. Koury, executrix, had earlier been convicted of grand theft. restitution nears $39,000 and her law license remains suspended.
Conrail investigators probe a Monday derailment near the Cedar Street overpass as 42 freight cars left the tracks. Westbound train with 134 cars derailed after 12 30 am, causing the adjacent eastbound train with 122 cars to derail en route to Conway Pa. Sparks seen on a wheel fuel the theory of braking system issues and signal miscommunication. About 200 Conrail workers from Ohio staged a round the clock cleanup with repairs expected by mid next week.
Midview High School integrates a darts unit led by teacher Bill Dickel with guest instruction from Frank Pratt of Berlin Heights. Pratt outlines the three M’s mechanization math and mental focus as keys to throwing and competing, while Pratt aims to provide ongoing student clinics.
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