Poland Strikers Stand Firm After Gierek Purge
Poland's 200,000-strong Baltic coast strike movement shows no sign of ending after Edward Gierek purged premier Babiuch and others. Lech Walesa and strike leaders demand free, secret unions and new ballots, while talks yield no agreement.
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Warsaw
Poland
UPI
Communist Party
Edward Gierek
Edward Babiuch
Gdansk
Gierek
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Lech Walesa
Politburo
Anna Walentynowicz
Babiuch
Baltic
Szczecin
Lorain County Fair attendance falls short of 1979 mark
The Lorain County Fair wrapped up seven days of events in Wellington with 183 722 attendees, 999 below last year and short of the 1973 peak of 190 112. Saturday drew 49 851 and Sunday 24 077 as planners hailed the 125th anniversary a success despite parking woes and heavy bus shuttle efforts.
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Wellington
Lorain County
Loretta Lynn
Conway Twitty
Fair Board
Carl Diedrick, Jr
Diedrick
Church of the Open Door
Elyria Christian Academy
Lorain County Metropolitan Park District
St. Patrick Church
Rockwell International
Bank
Prescription drug abuse mounts who is to blame
Prescription drug abuse rises in the United States as patients seek tranquilizers for anxiety and low mood and, to a lesser extent, painkillers for a high. The article notes scant statistics on physician contribution and urges greater physician awareness of prescribing dangers while citing a 1978 79 study from General Mills.
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United States
General Mills, Inc
Reagan China trip fuels criticism and confusion abroad
Reagan sent Bush to Peking to reassure China that improving U S ties with Taiwan would not reverse the two China policy. But Reagan remarks at home contradicted Bush, drawing Chinese ire and challenging the campaign. Bush called the episode a misunderstanding, while analysts warned it could hurt Reagan if he loses in November.
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Washington
UPI
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Peking
China
Taiwan
Bush
Reagan
Carter
Honolulu
Los Angeles
United States
Cleveland
U.S
Flint
Mich
Taipei
Republic of China
Asia
Ex-EHS gridder owes life to football training
Dave Wilbert, a 1972 Elyria Pioneer defensive tackle, survived a cave-in while laying a water line after being buried under dirt and crushed ribs. His father credits months of football conditioning for keeping him out of shock as rescuers freed him. Wilbert, 24, is recovering at Elyria Memorial Hospital in Room 207 with ongoing treatment and hope.
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Rivera
Elyria High
Dave Wilbert
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Wilbert
Pioneers
Detroit Road
Rocky River
Lakewood
Lakewood Hospital
John Wilbert
Les Rivera
Oaes
Dave
Robin
Elyria Memporial
Patrick
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John G. Kenney
Roger Negin
Scott Weiser
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