Davis Besse seen safer than Soviet plant by Toledo Edison
Richard Wilkins of Toledo Edison defends Davis Besse safety comparing US containment to Soviet designs. He cites thicker containment, a steel reactor vessel, and a strong safety commitment while noting limited knowledge of Soviet plants and relying on international news reports. Wilkins recalls Three Mile Island and says no significant cancer death increase locally after the accident.
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Davis Besse
Port Clinton
Kiev
Soviet Union
Richard Wilkins
Toledo Edison Co
Davis- Besse
Wilkins
Davis-Besse
Hicks death suspected to have occurred mid March
Lorain County Coroner Kishman estimated Robert J Hicks Jr may have died around March 15 after his body was found in the Black River. Autopsy shows no signs of foul play though toxicology tests pending. Hicks was last seen alive entering a car with four men on March 15 near the Convenient Food Mart and was reported missing April 4 by his sister.
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Elyria
Robert J Hicks Jr
Black River
Lorain County
Wiliam Kishman
Kishman
Hicks
Danny Hicks
Lake Avenue
Joann Tomecko
Elyria’s better reading program earns national honor
The Elyria based federally funded Chapter I remedial reading program for kindergartners to third graders was praised by the US Department of Education for excellence and effective methods. One of 130 projects in 40 states and one of three in Ohio, it operates with 20 teachers and 835 students, using games and workbooks to boost vocabulary, recognition, and reading comprehension, and groups students by ability for targeted 30 minute daily sessions.
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Kris Marsac
Cascade
Elyria City
US Department of Education For
Gene Krebs
Elyria
US Department of Education
Ohio
Joyce Johns
Johns
Pam Janitzki
Cascade Elementary
John
Peanuts the Elephant Finds Repair at Lorain Body Shop
In Lorain a 12 foot fiberglass elephant named Peanuts is being repaired after vandalism damaged his left side. Kinney's Body & Fender Repair owner Pat Dabrowski expects a delicate two and a half week fix costing about 5600 to 800, with the elephant slated to return to a summer display at Gina's Poolside Dairy and 2 Putt in Oberlin Avenue.
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Lorain
Africa
Peanuts
Kinneys
18Th
Elyria Avenue
John Glorios
Pat Dabrowski
Kinney’s
Santa Claus
Dabrowski
Ginas Poolside Dairy
Oberlin Avenue
Glorioso
Midview School Girls Eligible for Pageant Crown
Midview School District junior and senior high girls may enter the Firebelle pageant by submitting a 500 word essay for preliminary judging. The queen is to be crowned May 22 at the Grafton Firemen 5 Festival. Essays should be mailed to Festival Queen Contest 902 Main St Grafton 44044.
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Grafton
Midview
Grafton Firemen
Main St
Compressor causes Columbia collision
Two women were treated for minor injuries after an out of control air compressor broke loose from a tow and crossed the center line on Sprague Road in Columbia Township. Brevovar and Eileen D Van were hurt. Kilbane was cited for unsafe motor vehicle operation.
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Columbia Twp
Sprague Road
Foyce
Brevovar
Pattie
Berea
Eileen D Vann
Summerset Lane
Olmsted Falls
Southwest General Hospital
Highway Patrol
Sean T Kilbane
F River Rd
Columbia Station
Sprague
Van
Kilbane Kilbane
Man found hanged at residence barn in Carlisle Township
Clarence Kuehn, 60, was found dead in a barn at his Indian Hollow Road home shortly after noon Monday. The coroner ruled death as self-inflicted. His brother discovered him after he failed to come to lunch. Local authorities are investigating the incident.
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Carlisle
Indian Hollow Road
Clarence Kuehn
Inddian Hollow Rd
Kuehn
Record Warm Monday Sets Lorain County High
Elyria temperatures surged Monday with 88 degrees, a new record surpassing the prior mark of 83 set long ago. A week earlier 24 degrees was logged on April 21, while forecasts call for upper 60s to near 70 today.
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Elyria
Pril
Ray Diederich
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Sherri Molnar
Cleveland
Molnar
Lorain Body Shop
Columbia
Cascade Park
Longwell
Sandy
Ron
Mike Kinkead
Lora
National Weather Service
Cleveland Hopkins
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