Bring em home poll shows Elyria readers favor withdrawal
In Elyria 7 to 1, 132 of 150 CT readers say U S forces should be pulled out of Lebanon while 18 support Reagan’s plan to keep troops. Readers cite fear of Vietnam, desire to avoid foreign wars, and warn against being world police.
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Steve Fogarty
C-T
Elyria
Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Reagan
Richard Coreno
Race Street
Berea
Vietnam
Norman
Shirley Stewart
Columbia Avenue
America
R. J. Woconish
Eastern Heights Boulevard
Washington
Potomac
Perry
Roosevelt
P.J. O'Donnell, Jr
Middle Avenue
The
Congress warns Lebanon support wanes amid mounting losses
Members of Congress press the Reagan administration as public unease grows over Marine casualties in Lebanon. AKar Mikulski says support evaporates after each incident while officials discuss greater protection and possible halving the 1350 Marines at Beirut Airport amid shifting militias and Syrian-backed forces.
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Washington
Congress
Lebanon
Barbara Mikulski
D-Md
House
State
Defense Department
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Thomas P. O'Neill
D-Mass
Kenneth Dam
Ms. Mikulski
Beirut
Beirut International
Arafat on high alert as cease-fire fails again
In Lebanon, a Syrian backed truce broke within hours as artillery fire and sniping hit Beirut. Arafat ordered his loyalists to maximum alert while a new cease-fire was reportedly arranged. Two civilians were wounded in crossfire between militia and Lebanese army positions near Souk el Gharb, Kabr Chmoun, and Ain Rummaneh.
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Beirut
Lebanon
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Israel
Tripoli
Souk el-Gharb
Kabr Chmoun
U.S. Marine
Chiyah
Ain Rummaneh
Murder Probe at Wilkes Villa Apartment Complex
Elyria police investigated a reported homicide at 129 Tedman Court, Walter Brown’s home, after a distraught woman alerted authorities shortly after noon. The coroner was called around 12:30 p.m. No further details were released at press time.
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Elyria
Wilkes Villa
Tedman Court
Walter Brown
Inside Accent on Living Deaths, births Editorial
Feature section highlights obituaries and birth notices with editorial tone. Profiles of prominent local figures and community milestones are interwoven with comments on family life and social events.
Meese hunger remarks spark White House backlash
Washington report notes White House counselor Edwin Meese questioned hunger in America drawing protests from critics and aid workers. Campaign trail coverage includes Walter Mondale touring a Salvation Army soup kitchen in Mobile and reactions from Sen John Glenn, Rep. Tip ONeill, and Sister Catherine Rowe on poverty and malnutrition.
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Washington
White House
Edwin Meese
America
Walter F. Mondale
Mobile
Ala
Salvation Army
Meese
Paterson
Catherine Rowe
Eva
Larry Speakes
John Gienn
Ohio
Springfield
Ed Meese
Ronald Reagan
House
Thomas P. O'Neil
Massachusetts
Meese Should Come To Lorain County Says Local Clergy
Elyria residents dispute Meese III claim that free meals attract patrons. Local church leaders report real hunger with 300 people fed monthly at St Mary Catholic Church. Clergy urge government action and criticize Meese for living in an ivory tower amid hardship.
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Meese
Lorain County
Karen Balmer
C-T
Elyria
White House
Edwin Meese III
Ivory Tower
Ose
Bob Wentz
St. Mary Catholic Church
Middle Ave
Wentz
Bernice Waidmann
Martin G. Waidmann
St. Paul United Church of Christ
E. River
Basement floods turn into torrents in North Olmsted
Westchester Drive residents report chronic basement floods as 100 gallons a minute flow under homes. City officials cite shallow storm sewers from 25 years ago and say replacement is not city responsibility. Corrigan vows to clear blockages but warns that lasting solutions require homeowner assessments.
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North Olmsted
Westchester Drive
Joseph Corrigan
Corrigan
Robert Swietyniowsk
Arthur Bibbs
Westchester
Dennis Klageh
Douglas Eadesic
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Lawrence Eagleburger
Arafat
Chronicle-Telegram
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Lee Zicafoose
Elmwood
Tracy
Thomas Jefferson School
John Kenney
New Yorks
Church of the Holy Apostle
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