Protesters rally against Davis-Besse nuclear plant in rain
Hundreds braved a fierce storm along Route 2 in front of the Davis-Besse plant as Kucinich spoke under an umbrella condemning utility profits and the Price Anderson Act. Ottawa County deputies reported a peaceful march of 700 to 800, while Toledo Edison CEO Williamson defended safe, economical nuclear power and urged not to raise bills.
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Gof‘nan Sat
Toledo Edison Co
Davis-Besse
Three Mile Island
Kucinich
CEI
Ohio
Ottawa County
Jobn Williamson
Toledo Edison
Williamson
River coach Foley leads C-T Classic runners to win
Foley led the field as Elyria hosted the C-T Classic with about 300 finishers and thousands of Elyria residents cheering along the route. Jeff Hinka of Brecksville noted the enthusiastic crowd while runners received aid from Great Lakes Alert volunteers and Lorain County ham operators. Three finishers collapsed post race and were treated at the hospital by the Red Cross chapter.
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Foley
Jeff Hhpxa
Walter McGreevy
Jim Reynolds
Dick Hastman
Aaron Reichards
Elyria
Nick Calzone
Amherst
Jeff Hinka
Brecksville
Hlinka
Great Lakes Alert
Ken Lych
Lorain County
Parents push Elyria curfew amid police funding debate
Elyria parents led by Mrs. Poulsen seek a curfew for teens, paired with a tax earmark for the police department. Police Chief Paul Brand calls a curfew untenable due to manpower, noting most youths are well behaved and the issue requires broader community support.
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Bullocks
Paul A. Brand
Brand
Lightning Ignites Gas Tank at Gulf Oil Storage
A lightning strike sparked a Gulf Oil refinery storage tank holding 800000 gallons of gasoline near Toledo. Officials said the burning tank would likely be allowed to burn out while foam and water protection continued. Crews faced high flames early but winds shifted away from the other tanks, and authorities prepared to conserve foam and deploy standby equipment as 150 to 200 fire personnel and National Guard units fought the blaze.
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Toledo
UPI
Gulf Oil Co
Gulf
Quentin L. Wallerstedt
Wallerstedt
Forrest Myler
Pittsburgh
National Guard
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Oil spill edges near Texas coast as cleanup prepares
The largest oil spill in world history nears the Texas coast as authorities deploy an armada of oil booms and machines. Reconnaissance flights map slicks 12 miles south of Brownsville and 8 miles south of the Rio Grande mouth, with efforts focused on protecting wildlife and oyster beds in coastal marshes.
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Brownsville
Texas
U.S
Roger Meacham
Environmental Protection Agency
Rio Grande
Hijackers head to Geneva for arrest after Lisbon seizure
A Spanish jetliner hijacked by three Spanish Foreign Legion deserters flew from Lisbon to Geneva where the trio faced immediate arrest. Initial reports tallied 24 hostages, later reduced to 12 with all but the pilot and co pilot released before departure. Swiss officials said Geneva would land with special permission as France had denied landing elsewhere.
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Portugal
UPI
Spanish Foreign Legion
Geneva
Switzerland
Iberia Airlines
Canary Islands
France
Portela
Chavez backs Ohio farm workers strike for higher wages
United Farm Workers President Cesar Chavez addressed about 500 people at a Farm Labor Organizing Committee meeting in northwest Ohio vowing support for a forthcoming tomato growers strike and boycott of Campbell and Libby-McNeil & Libby products.
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Campbell and Libby-McNeil & Libby
Weekend crashes kill at least 20 in state drive
Ohio Highway Patrol said 20 people died in weekend traffic crashes across the state. Two double fatalities were Friday night on Ohio 26 in Monroe County and Saturday on U S 20 in Fulton County. The count covers 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday.
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Ohio Highway Patrol
James A. Iffland
Kevin C. Allen
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Monroe County
Don Miller
Wauseon
Michael D. Robinson
Archbold
U.S
Fulton County
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