Fisher Guide plant sale sparks union worry and buyers named
Union officials say Fisher Guide’s 2.2 million square foot Elyria plant, employing over 2,000, will be sold to a GM supplier and remain open until purchase. Possible buyers include Woodbridge Foam Canada TRW Cleveland and Johnson Controls Milwaukee with Lear Siegler as a possible bidder. Three information meetings are set for Monday.
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Earl Alligood
Salomon Brothers
New York
Fisher Guide
Woodbridge Foam
Canada
TRW
Cleveland
Johnson Controls
Milwaukee
Wisc
Lear Siegler Inc
Elyria
Pritt
Fisher Guide workers fear for jobs as GM may sell plant
Union leaders and workers at Fisher Guide in Elyria express worry over GM's plan to sell the plant. They cite possible loss of jobs and retirement benefits while urging patience to see how ownership changes impact future employment and benefits.
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Sher
Motor
Newckworth
John Chapman
Gary McCombs
United Auto Worker
G.M
Chapman
UAW
Fisher Guide
Weinberger urges steady push to improve Iran ties
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said President Reagan should continue seeking closer relations with Iran despite uproar over secret arms deals. He linked hostage negotiations in Lebanon to efforts to bolster ties with Tehran and pledged all efforts to win releases, while acknowledging no specifics. He spoke after a NATO meeting in Brussels before traveling to Rabat for talks with King Hassan I.
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Brussels
Belgium
U.S
Caspar W. Weinberger
Reagan
Iran
America
Middle East
Weinberger
Lebanon
Tehran
NATO
Rabat
Morocco
Hassan I
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Cooey Sentenced to Electric Chair for Labor Day Murders
Richard A. Cooey has been sentenced to die in the state electric chair for the Labor Day murders of Dawn and others. The court ruled in favor of capital punishment after detailing the crimes and the evidence presented by prosecutors.
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Oey
Ohio death verdict and appeals in Covey case noted
Cooey 19 was sentenced to death by a three judge panel for 13 counts including aggravated murder and rape. The panel also noted automatic appeals, with potential routes to the 9th District Court of Appeals, the U.S. 6th Circuit, and possibly the U.S. Supreme Court.
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McCreery
North Ridgeville
Wendy Offredo
Bath Township
Covey
Robert
Cooey
Ohio
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Cor
Danny Lee Hill
Trumbull County
Summit County Common Pleas Court
James Winter
Frank Bayer
Glen Morgan
9Th District Court of Appeals
Akron
U.S. 6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
U.S. Supreme Court
Summit County
Lynn Slaby
Fred L. Zuck
Siddall
Offredo
Kenneth Horonetz
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Ion
Ant
Ritt
United Isle of America
Lowell Street
Spec
Ickage
Wren
Larry O. Baker
Lorain County
Elyvia
Jack Smith
Michael Luckey
Shearson Lehman Brothers
Kworth
C. E
Darrell Ward
Ward
Brea Hn
General Motors
Matthew Brown
Calvin Leader
Rosie
Elyria West High School
Leader
Ive Fogarty
Richard A. Cooey
Patricia Kleds
James W. Siddall
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