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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1986
Page
6
Gainesville AP reports a four foot pine snake nicknamed G E. swallowed two light bulbs before surgeons at the University of Florida removed them in a 45 minute operation. Wildlife experts say the snake should be released in about three weeks.
Purdue University scientist William Zinsmeister reports a 75 million year old giant clam fossil found on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic. An export permit and $2000 air freight were required after Canada embargoed samples, but the fossil will be returned to Canada. The find may represent a new species in the genus Inocera mus.
Two Elyria men, Christopher Carey aged 20 and Dale M. Bugg Jr. aged 22, were indicted by an Erie County grand jury on charges tied to a Vermilion shoplifting incident March 26. Carey faces grand theft and possession of criminal tools, while Bugg is charged with theft. Police pursued after a Radio Shack report and witnesses noticed discarded items along Vermilion Road, aided by a detour and a single traffic lane.
Clearview teachers and the school board reached a tentative three year pact to avert a September strike. Starting teacher pay would be 15350, up from 14000, with union president Karen Houghland saying the deal was reluctantly accepted to avoid harming the community. She criticized the base as only 550 above the state minimum of 14800 and noted dissatisfaction with the overall agreement. No school officials could be reached for comment.
Queen Mother Elizabeth, age 86, was flown from the Castle of Mey to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after discomfort from eating fish. She will stay overnight for tests including a throat X ray and is resting well with doctors pleased. Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson twisted her left knee at a Scottish picnic while aboard the royal yacht Britannia. the injury is not serious and her leg should be immobilized for three days.
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