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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 2003
Page
1
A 4768 year old tree known as Deep Roots will be cloned in a national program. Scientists at Nation AB say the project aims to preserve ancient timber genetics and study longevity. The effort involves extracting tissues and growing saplings for future planting.
Elyria and Lorain districts improved their ratings as state released district and building scores. Elyria climbed from academic watch to continuous improvement, Lorain moved from academic emergency to academic watch. McKinley Elementary earned efficient rating. Franklin and Oakwood were academic watch. other Elyria buildings in continuous improvement. Avon Lake, Cleveland, Elyria, Lorain, Sheffield Lake, Wellington also show gains.
At the Lorain County Fair Verdin Co set up a portable foundry to cast the county Bicentennial Bell with officials and 42 children representing each municipality. Fred Stratmann and Dave Verdin led the event as ingots were melted and the molten bronze prepared for pouring at 2,200 degrees.
Kurdish fighters capture the former Iraqi vice president and hand him to U.S. authorities. The action shapes regional security and diplomacy as Washington coordinates next steps amid ongoing conflicts.
Web site and email contact details for the Chronicle Telegram newsroom. Includes address for visitors and instructions to email ctnews chronicletelegram com for tips or information. Provides centralized point of contact for readers and contributors.
A suicide bomber blew up a bus returning from the Western Wall in Jerusalem killing at least 18 worshippers including five children and injuring more than 100. Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility amid tensions over the U.S.-backed peace roadmap.
A cement truck packed with explosives hit the United Nations Canal Hotel in Baghdad, killing the top U.N. envoy and 19 others while injuring at least 100. The blast created a six foot crater and shredded the building facade, leaving the world body stunned by the attack.
Elyria voters will decide Nov 4 if a 0.75 percent, 10 year income tax to fund a new Elyria High School and campus renovations passes. The Independent Citizen's Committee backed the plan after a year of study, and the school board approved it.
Oberlin officials moved to restore electricity soon after North east Ohio's blackout began on Thursday. By 6 p.m. most homes and many businesses were reconnected within about 50 minutes for some, while FirstEnergy restored service in steps across Lorain and Elyria with longer outages. The incident spurred discussion of insurance windfalls amid broader economic fallout for local merchants.
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