14 Dec 1997
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1997
Page
1
Michigan defensive back Charles Woodson becomes the first primarily defensive player to win the Heisman Trophy. He also contributed 11 carries as a Wolverines receiver and returner, highlighting a unique all around season.
The Associated Press finds 165 underage workers illegally employed in 16 states over five months. Children as young as four toil in chili fields and sweatshops, earning below legal wages. Investigations target suppliers and firms like Campbell Soup Newman's Own Costco HJ Heinz and Sears.
About 483,300 Ohio youths ages 15 to 17 work in fields factories and other sites. Roughly 3,400 work illegally including Santos a 15 year old Guatemalan illegal alien who has labored 10 to 12 hours daily at Case Farms slaughterhouse for six months cutting and packaging chicken pieces shipped to supermarkets. Federal and state laws ban under 18s from slaughterhouses and impose fines for violators.
North Ridgeville a furnace repairman helped save Larry Hillier and his wife Sandra after a malfunctioning Avon Belden Road furnace exposed them to dangerous carbon monoxide. Fire officials praised the quick action, noted no detectors in the home, and urged annual furnace inspections and the use of carbon monoxide detectors.
North Ridgeville extends first Democratic council majority in 20 years as five of seven seats flip in November. New council members vow cooperation while GOP questions party line voting. swearing in set for 2 p.m. at City Hall as terms begin January.
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