July CPI Holds Steady as Mortgage Decline Offsets Rises
Washington reports the July cost of living did not rise for the first time in 13 years. A 5.7 percent drop in mortgage rates offset increases in food, clothing, medical care, and transportation, leaving the CPI flat from June to July. Food rose 0.9 percent, gasoline fell for the third straight month after seasonal adjustments. The CPI reference shows 1967 dollars now worth about 40.4 cents, with the index at 247.8.
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UPI
Labor Department
Michael Evans
Evans Economies
In Memoriam Lester Rivera A Echoes of a Tragic Night
Lester Rivera a 17 year old Elyria Catholic football star died from an acute brain blood clot after a field injury sustained during an intrasquad scrimmage. He collapsed on the field and never regained consciousness despite five minutes of awareness. His father Dr. Jose Rivera was at the scene and helped. The Lorain County coroner ruled the death due to unknown trauma leading to a clot in the brain.
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Lester Rivera
Hickory Hollow Dr
Amherst
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Rivera
Elyria Catholic
Lorain County
William Kishman
Les Rivera
Majoras Ambulance Firm Faces EMT Certification Gap
John Majoras owner of an Elyria ambulance service and an employee have not held current EMT A certification for two years. They failed a required refresher course in August 1979, per Ohio State Department of Education and LCJVS instructor George Matelsky. Majoras and Holloway drove ambulances only with certified EMTs and could face fines if uncertified.
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John Majoras
Elyria
the Chronicle
Majoras
Holloway
Terry Kirkpatrick
Northern
Ohio
Polish strike wave widens as dissidents rounded up in Warsaw
Police detained 24 dissidents in Warsaw amid a broad strike wave across Poland. Reports say over 120,000 workers are on strike at Baltic coast cities with 420 plants closed by nightfall. arrests include leaders from the Committee of Independent Poland and the Committee for Social Self-Defense. The United States urged release of those seized as protests followed lifting meat subsidies in early July.
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Poland
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Baltic Coast
Szczecin
East Germany
Kozno
Polma Auto Equipment
Krakow
Leszek Moczalski
Committee of Independent Poland
Wieslaw Kecik
Committee For Social Self-Defense
Jacek Kuron
Washington
State Department
U.S
Communist Party
Edward Gierek
V.I. Lenin
Gdansk-Gdynia
Sopot
Baltic
C T to implement new phone system with extra lines
The Chronicle Telegram will roll out a Digital switchboard Monday adding lines and new numbers for the newsroom, classified ads, and circulation. Callers will reach 329 7000 newsroom 329 7170 classifieds and 329 7231 circulation. delays possible during changeover while operators learn the hookflash technique.
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Chronicle Telegram
Vermilion
Lorain
Oberlin
Cuyahoga County
Elyria
C-T
Pat Franklin
Elyria Concert Association marks 25th anniversary season
Encore cover story details the Elyria Concert Association celebrating its 25th anniversary season this year. Eugene A. McDonald of Newark New Jersey has been named the new Executive Director of the United Way of Lorain County. Ohio sportsmen plunge into political arena likely on Page B-9.
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Elyria Concert Association
Encore Today
Eugene A. McDonald
Newark
United Way of
Lorain County
Ohio Sportsmen
Elyria Weather: Clear Tonight With Mild Low
The forecast calls for a clear night with a low in the upper 50s and sunny Saturday with highs in the low 80s. A 10 percent chance of rain remains through Saturday while pollen rises to 106 per Elyria Health Department.
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