Storms sweep through area causing outages and damage
Severe weather moved through Huron, Erie, Lorain and Cuyahoga counties Friday, dropping about three quarters of an inch of rain and snapping branches. Utilities crews in Berea and Strongsville fought outages and fires while traffic lights failed and power flickered across Cleveland and surrounding towns.
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Cuyahoga Counties
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Strongsville
Cleveland
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Joseph Covert
Weather Service
David Keffer
Anderson captors reportedly disbanded
Beiru t Lebanon AP A magazine Ash Shiraa said Islamic Jihad an Iran backed group holding hostages including Lorain native Terry Anderson would disband after Hezbollah led a crackdown on its leadership The report noted Hashemi Rafsanjani was placed in charge of Iran policy on foreign hostages and cited no sources The piece claimed Islamic Jihad disbanded after Abbas Zoreik was arrested by an Islamic party described as Hezbollah The magazine suggested Hezbollah directed the move but did not specify who decidederd it
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Lorain
Terry Anderson
Hezbollah
Iran
Ash-Shiraa
Hashemi Raf- Sanjani
Trans Parliament
Abbas Zoreik
Zoreik
Party of God
Islamic Jihad
Ash- Shiraa
Pond and ingenuity keep family cool in Penfield
Nick Urick, living at 41094 Route 18 since 1969, tapped an artesian water source at 21 feet using a hand dug well and a posthole digger. He built a pond with overflow draining on the property and powered the system with repurposed barn equipment including a Sears piston pump and a small blower, completing the project in two days.
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Penfield
Nick Urick
Route 18
Urick
Surgeon General warns Americans eating themselves to death
U S Surgeon General C E rett Koop says diet influences five of ten leading causes of death including heart disease cancer stroke and diabetes. Local diners respond with healthier choices at Blue and White Diner as eggs and fats are cut back and meals shift to salads and cereal.
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U.S
C. Everett Koop
Donna Young
Blue & White
East Ave
Debra Wyckoff
Young
the Blue & White
Surgeon General
Elbert backs off water cutoff threat at Kinder Care
Building contractor Lorne Elbert delayed his plan to cut water to Kinder Care on Abbe Road after a Friday meeting. He seeks a ruling on tapping a private adjacent main to serve three Taylor Street buildings with a fire hydrant. City officials said they would review Elbert’s complaint and report back.
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Lorne Elbert
Kinder Care
Abbe Road
Elbert
Taylor Street
John Hart
Jerry Klein
Hart
Hiroshima 43 years later Oberlin woman sparks survivor memories
Oberlin resident Diana Roose recalls the 1945 Hiroshima bombing as she interviews hibakusha for a history project. She travels to Hiroshima in 1986 to gather survivors' accounts of that day when the city burned and thousands died, revealing heartrending memories.
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Oberlin
Diana Roose
Japan
Philadelphia
Roose
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