South farmers face last hard year amid drought and debt
In Fortsonia Georgia Donald Hudson and thousands of Southern farmers confront a bone dry summer that cripples soybeans and cash crops. A $15 000 note and a $45 000 December loan loom as drought and low prices threaten the family way of life. Hudson, 52, fears this may be his last year farming as he and others face reality and mounting financial distress.
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Fortsonia
Donald Hudson
Hudson
Liz
USX letter to USW warns of bleak jobs without concessions
Lorain works and nationwide strike tensions unfold as USX executives push for concessions. USX vice president J. Brice Johnston frames an economic showdown with non union, foreign and bankrupt rivals. Union editor Jack Koscho denounces the letter as garbage amid looming layoffs and possible Lorain Works closure.
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USX
Jack Koscho
Lorain Works
The
Letter
Lorain
United Steelworkers of America
Johnston
Dempsey Flees Lakewood With Passport and Cash
Lakewood lawyer Jerry E. Dempsey, tied to a teen sex ring, is missing with his passport and $20,000 cash. Police fear he fled the country after skipping his trial on 49 felony charges including complicity to rape. Officers found his apartment cluttered, with the TV on, and have searched friends’ homes for clues.
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Lakewood
Jerry E. Dempsey
Gold Coast
Alan Clark
Dempsey
Edmund Mecklenburg
Clark
Lakefront
North Ridgeville
Vote heavy in Midview levy election sparks program cuts
Midview voters faced a 9.8 mill school levy after a May defeat of a similar measure by about 500 votes. Superintendent Linda Huntley urged high turnout as 13 precincts logged ballots by 7 30 p m. Vermilion and Black River districts also voted on school issues today.
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Grafton
Midview
Linda Huntley
Huntley
Vermilion
Black River
Elyria EMS Seeks Higher Subsidy as Rescue Contract Opens
Lorain Area Ambulance Service owner Ray Strohacker plans to request a higher city subsidy to continue Elyria EMS Gaps rescues, as the city seeks new proposals. The Public Safety Committee will consider extending the contract briefly while a new agreement is pursued, amid billing and self sufficiency questions.
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Elyria
Ray Strohacker
Lorain Area Ambulance Service Inc
Lorain Area Ambulance
Elyria Ems
Strohacker
Michael Keys
Public Safety and Environment Com
Mittee
Medical Advisory Board
Keys
Joseph Badal
Medical Board
Weather Update Forecast for Tonight and Wednesday
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low in the low 60s. Rain chances are around 20 percent. Wednesday brings cloudy skies with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and a high in the mid 460s. Further details on Page A-3.
New colorful nameplates debut for Chronicle Telegram
The paper introduces redesigned nameplates for its first edition and a Lorain County focused final edition. The main label now highlights Chronicle Telegram with Cuyahoga West tucked to the side. The second edition emphasizes Lorain County as the Final Edition, signaling the latest news.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Cuyahoga West
Lorain County
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