Wife of senator dies in Alaska jet crash
ANCHORAGE Alaska UPI Senator Ted Stevens survived a privately chartered Lear jet crash at Anchorage International Airport but his wife Ann 49 died in the accident Five others perished including pilot Richard Sykes co pilot Richard Church and lawyer Joe Rudd Stevens was hospitalized in serious but stable condition with head neck and arm injuries The jet broke into four pieces after touchdown and Motley survived with injuries while aiding rescuers The crash cause was under investigation and not immediately known
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Anchorage
Alaska
UPI
Ted Stevens
R-Alaska
Anchorage International
Stevens
Providence Hospital
Cliff Groh
Ann
Susan
Richard Sykes
Tyonek Timber Co
Richard Church
Joe Rudd
Lisa Rudd
Sitka
Clarence Kramer
Alaska Lumber and Pulp
Tony Motley
Citizens For Management of Alaska Lands
Motley
Warren Runnerstrom
Federal Aviation Administration
22 Miraculously Survive Rocky Mountain Crash
In a severe Colorado blizzard, a Rocky Mountain Airways Twin Otter with 22 aboard crashed near Buffalo Pass. All were alive but at least 16 injured as rescuers fought wind, 30 mph gusts and subzero chill to reach the wreckage 11 hours after last radio contact. A doctor treated victims at the scene before transport.
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Walden
Colo
UPI
Colorado Rockies
Buffalo Pass
Grand County
Houston Henderson
Rocky Mountain Airways
Henderson
Toll-free dialing eyed between Lorain and Elyria
Lorain city council tentatively approves toll-free telephone service between Lorain and Elyria only if it does not raise rates. The plan aims to ease calls without adding costs for residents or businesses.
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Lorain
Elyria
Elyria council pushes helmet law and toll-free dialing
Elyria and Norwalk lawmakers urge Ohio to re enact a mandatory motorcycle helmet law. Council 10 1 with one abstention approves a resolution backing toll free dialing, contingent on no rate hikes by local telephone companies to offset lost revenues. Howard Coleman notes past employment with North Eaton Telephone Co. and adds a clause of city support without rate increases.
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Elyria
Norwalk
Council
Larry Tanner
William Wickens
Wickens
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Howard Coleman
D-7
Lorain
Coleman
North Eaton Telephone Co
Elyria officer shoots burglar at Kaplan's Furniture
In Elyria a burglary suspect, Michael E. Morrison, 22, was shot once by Patrolman Michael Killean during a scuffle inside Kaplan's Furniture store on West Broad Street. Morrison died minutes later at Elyria Memorial Hospital. A second suspect, Brian Shriver, 20, was arrested outside. Killean is relieved of duty pending a decision by the city solicitor.
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Elyria
Kaplan’s
Broad St
Michael E. Morrison
Chestnut St
Morrison
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Ptl
Michael Killean
Paul A. Brand
Killean
Brand
Lorain County
William Kishman
Daryl Maxwell
Maxwell
West River Street
Brian A. Shriver
North Ridgeville
Mark A. Desouza
Lou Kaplan
Desouza
Kaplan Furniture Store
Cloudy Skies With Chance of Light Rain Tonight
Increasing cloudiness tonight with a low around 28. Wednesday stays mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s and a 20 percent precipitation chance. Winds west at 10 to 15 mph. sunrise 7:38 am, sunset 4:48 pm. Details on page A-7.
Massive Cleveland layoffs raise budget crisis plan
Cleveland officials announce a drastic cost cut totaling 250 police officers and 150 firefighters, plus 100 Street Department workers. The moves, slated to start Feb 1, aim to save $7.8 million and help Mayor Kucinich present a balanced 1979 budget amid the threat of municipal bankruptcy. Police at 1,500 and firefighters at 1,000 would fall from historic highs, with union leaders warning of unsafe staffing levels.
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Cleveland
UPI
Joseph Tegreene
Dennis Kucinich
Ohio lawmakers defend pay hikes amid inflation debate
Columbus reports Senate Finance Chairman Harry Meshel says Carter administration cited inflation standards when Ohio approved a 5000 dollar annual raise, boosting pay from 17500 by 28 percent. Meshel notes no policy set by Kahn and cites constitutional limits on multiple increases.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Harry Meshel
Youngstown
Carter
Alfred E. Kahn
Ohio Statehouse
Kahn
Illinois
Mesher
Meshel
Powell Defends Steering Reporters Without Lying
White House press secretary Jody Powell says it is legitimate to steer reporters away from a story without lying. In an interview with Clifford Evans, Powell said delaying or questioning a story is acceptable if not presenting false information, but he insisted he never knowingly lied to the press. He noted it depends on what is meant by misleading and warned reporters to check sources before publishing.
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UPI
White House
Jody Powell
Clifford Evans
RKO General Broadcasting
Evans
Powell
Press Corps
Torres Gret EP
Cliff
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