Olympic gold shines for Gail Devers in Palmdale
Golden smile Gail Devers of Palmdale California shows off her gold medal after winning the women's 100 meter race at the Olympics. Other items note Browns linebacker Clay Matthews ending his holdout, Glenallen Hill's homer lifting the Indians over Detroit, and various regional briefs from Elyria Canton and beyond.
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Gail Devers
Palmdale
Calif
Story
Berea
Browns
Clay Matthews
Cleveland
Glenallen Hill
Indians
Detroit
Winckies Street Named for Developer Thomas Terland Winckies Jr
Weather outlook notes highs in the lower 80s with southwest winds. Tonight partly cloudy with a slight shower or thunderstorm, low around 60s. Monday showers and thunderstorms likely, highs in the mid-70s. The piece adds Winckies Street honors Thomas Terland Winckies Jr, who developed the sheet and estate in the area.
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Winckies Street
Thomas Terland Winckies, Jr
Supreme Court Allows Return of Haitians Intercepted at Sea
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 to let the Bush administration continue returning Haitians intercepted at sea to Haiti pending immigration hearings. Justices Blackmun and Stevens dissented, saying returnees face persecution and possible death. The court gave the government until Aug 24 to seek review.
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Supreme Court
Bush Administration
Caribbean
Justice Department
Entiee Congress
Bush
Michael Rainer Thrueande
Ratner
Marines stage Desert Storm beach drill at Lakeview Beach
In Lorain about 1 500 spectators watched Marines from the First Battalion 8th Marine Regiment enact a mock assault on Lakeview Beach in a drill tied to Gulf War memories. Capt Larry Meyer announced the landing as Mayor Alex Oleyko observed, while amphibious craft and offshore support from the USS Boulder formed a backdrop.
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Lorain
Kuwait City
Lakeview Beach
Guadalcanal
Larry Meyer
Alex Oleyko
Cles
Lake Ewe
Earth
Boulder
Elyria West class of 77 grads share paths to adulthood
The Chronicle-Telegram survey of the 15 year class shows Randy Clapper, now 34, rose from data entry to a CAD designer at NASA Lewis via Lorain County Community College after losing a California job due to no college degree. About 168 members remain tracked, with 107 still in Elyria and others across Lorain County, Ohio, and 15 other states.
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Elyria
Randy Clapper
California
Clapper
Lorain County Community College
NASA
Lewis Research Center
Cleveland
Agiaecero
Lorain County
Ohio
Indonesia
Cheney Says Troop Move Sends Message to Adversaries
Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney said 2400 U S troops will deploy to Kuwait on short notice to show U S readiness. He rejected claims Bush shifts policy for re election and said Saddam escalated the standoff by blocking U N inspectors at Baghdad's Agriculture Ministry. Troops from Fort Hood and Fort Campbell will join a Kuwait field training this month.
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Los Angeles Times
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Dick Cheney
Kuwait
U.S
Saddam Hussein
Cheney
Bush
Iraq
Hussein
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U.N
Agriculture Ministry
Baghdad
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Fort Hood
Texas
5Th Special Forces Group
Fort Campbell
AIDS transfusion suit ends with large verdict
Denver jurors awarded Susie Quintana six point six million for tainted transfusion causing AIDS, with her husband getting fifteen million. Quintana died Friday during closing arguments as defense appeals loomed. Trial judge faced questions over mistrial and juror conduct.
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Susie Quintana
United Blood Services
Albuquerque
Blood Bank
Art Downey
Nancy Rice
Quintana
Rice
Chris
Lo Tado
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