Lorain tornado causes injuries and property damage in Homewood area
A brief powerful tornado struck Lorain County Tuesday around 4 pm, damaging the Homewood neighborhood and two Sheffield Township apartments. Eleven people were injured, including cuts from glass, while a hospitalized 59-year-old woman died of a heart attack after a hospital power outage. Officials described the funnel as a compact mini tornado up to 250 mph winds, likely crossing from a shopping center area toward Southview High School and Homewood.
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Lorain County
Homewood
Sheffield Township
St. Joseph Hospital
Art Mead
Lorain County Red Cross
Mead
National Weather Service
Cleveland
Jack May
Southview
May
Sheffield Gardens
O’neil Boulevard
The
Weather Service
Huron
Erie
Palm Avenue
Southview High School
Mark Bouchonville
Weather and humor notes headline from local paper
The forecast promises clear night and Friday sun with lows in the mid forties and highs around the seventies. A brief chuckle item teases a page A-3 feature. Page A-6 quotes Pope John Paul II describing the devil as a cosmic liar and a murderer.
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Plumber Rapist Letter From Prison Sparks Sympathy Echo
Mike Royko pens a touching prison letter about the “plumber rapist” case and faces questions on sympathy from Royko himself. The item asks readers to speculate on Royko’s reaction while noting the piece appears on Page F-7 and references a tied last place in the American League East with Sports on D-1.
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Elyria Telephone unveils off peak calling option
Elyria Telephone Co announces an off peak plan for 34,000 to 38,000 customers in Elyria Lorain and nearby towns within 22 miles. The 3 PM to 9 AM weekday weekend and holiday discount lowers tolls 50 percent on calls to Lorain and area. Initial $6.50 waived if applied by Oct 15. New customers pay 24 dollars.
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Elyria
Elyria Telephone Co
Lorain
Alfred C. Silvidi
Alltel Corp
Elyria Telephone
Alltel
North Ridgeville
Amherst
Avon Lake
Berea
Oberlin
Strongsville
Ver
Sividi
Lorain County
Robert Bowman
Lorain County Bank
Silvidi
David Smith
GM to cut interest rates to 2.9 percent in new financing plan
GM plans to slash rates on 1986 cars to as low as 2.9 percent on 36 month loans to clear large 1986 inventories. Dealers expect a September sales boom as models and trucks are offered with rebates up to 1500 and other terms like 4.8 percent for 48 months.
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Nick Abraham
Buick
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Joe Firment Chevrolet
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