Travel agents note caution in Mideast bookings
Travel agents in the Cleveland area report rising traveler caution about Mediterranean and Mideast trips after a November hijacking. Despite no outright cancellations to high risk regions, sales show a downturn and some clients adjust plans, such as favoring Rome over Egypt or avoiding Cairo layovers, while many travelers remain choosing carriers with strong security reputations.
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Mediterranean
Mideast
Tamenn
Rome
Egypt
Israel
Lawson
Ginny Hansen
All Aboard Travel
Bay Village
Pakistan
Cairo
Council split 7-4 on historic district study funding
Elyria City Council approved $4,000 for a study to determine if a Washington Avenue historic district should be created. Four members opposed, saying the city should not spend tax money on preserving homes. Steven McQuillen will conduct the survey of about 100 area homes to assess age, style, and ownership. Mayor Keys also authorized applying for 1986 Community Development Block Grant funds, with $535,000 expected. Lt. Tom Pileski and firefighter Tom Kovach were commended for a November 17 rescue of two teens in the Black River.
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Elyria
Council
Washington Avenue
Larry Tanner
Richard Roth
Shirley Guinta
Gordon Meadows
Steven McQuillen
Cleveland
Michael Keys
Tom Pileski
Tom Kovach
Black River
Ohio towns face soaring sewer bills to fund EPA upgrades
Elyria joins a federal push ordering upgrades at 234 Ohio plants by July 1 1988. Mayor Keys says costs and higher rates follow EPA pressure and grants. Other cities like Findlay Mansfield and Lima also face large reforms with grants possible covering up to 75 percent of costs, raising household bills.
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Elyria
Ohio
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ohio Epa
EPA
Chronicle-Telegram
Gulf Road
Michael Keys
Brinks Truck Overturns on Route 83 Morning Crash
A Brink's armored truck overturned near Route 83 and Riegelsberger Road this morning, spilling over $1 million. The truck was towed to Avon Police Station and its cash moved to another Brink's vehicle. Police investigate cause. no serious injuries reported. Serge Sherepita of Brink's declined comment.
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AVON
Brink
Route 83
Riegelsberger Road
Roy Dreger
Brink’s
Serge Sherepita
Brink’s Inc. Armored Car Service
Superior Ave
Cleveland
Polish sailor defects from freighter seeks asylum in Cleveland
Kapsa was a 27 year old cook on the Ziemia Lubelska who vanished from his Polish freighter and applied for political asylum in Cleveland. Local politicians led by Senator Metzenbaum and Representative Feighan urged presidential intervention while support was offered by the Polish American Congress. Immigration officials could not forecast processing time as a search overlapped with the ship's voyage to Detroit and Chicago.
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Kapsa
Uleviandarly
Miroslav Medvid
New Orleans
U.S
Edward Feighan
D-Lakewood
Reagan
Joseph Ptak
Ohio
The
Polish American Congress
Robert Brown
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services
Marian M. Kencik
the Transfiguration Church
Cleveland
Cleve
Kencik
Detroit
Chicago
Samoe Eesantantins
Wlace
Freedom
Leszek Kapsa
Obio Sen
Howard Metzenbaum
Transfiguration Church
Metzenbaum
Ladd Anthony
Janine Exner
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Shaker Heights
Middle East
Ttn
Assily
Europe
Eal
Dolores Chisleman
Cedar-Lee Travel Center
Tanner
Howard Coleman
D-7
Robert Reichard
R-4
Dan Coughlin
Browns
Scott Sleek
Mike Royko
Hans Morbach
Illinois
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Findlay
U.S. Epa
Dave Metzker
Mansfield
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