Explosions Hit Naples Oil Depot Killing 3
An early dawn blast at a southern Italian oil storage depot in Naples killed three people and injured over 160. Firefighters fought a seven hour blaze as planes dropped foam and smoke blanketed the bay. A nearby AGIP facility feared to be at risk. a mother and daughter died when a house collapsed. one AGIP worker missing. 19 hospitalized, 142 treated and released. initial reports cited up to 280 injuries.
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Naples
Italy
Ministry of Civil Protection
Bay of Naples
Mobil Oil Co
Rome
Anna Maria Greco
Agip Petroleum Company
AGIP
Winter Arrives Officially As Solstice Marks Shortest Day
Local and wire reports note winter begins at 5 06 p m with a 8 degree low and 28 degree high. Frigid weather brings 22 inches of snow this week and a December total above average. Wind chill hit minus 14. The solstice signals the sun’s southernmost point and the shortest day, while folklore links frost and St Clement’s Day to a severe winter.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Ray Diederich
North Ridgeville
National Weather Service
Diederich
St. Thomas
St Clements
United States
Greece
Weekend Weather Outlook Amid Clouds and Cold
Fragments report chilly conditions with an increasing cloud cover tonight near ten degrees. Sunday turns slightly warmer but remains cloudy with a small snow chance and highs in the upper twenties. Snow chances are near zero tonight and around 30 percent Sunday. Details on Page A-3.
Lorain U S Steel recalls workers for Christmas save
Lorain U S Steel will bring a second blast furnace online January 1 restoring production. About 40 workers initially recalled with potential 200 to 300 total recalls as No 2 furnace may start in February or March. Union leader Pena said No 1 furnace to run again and overall tonnage to pre-crisis levels. Pipe malls to shut during Christmas week and plant closures on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve.
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Lorain
U.S. Steel Co
al Pena
United Steel Workers Local 1104
Robert Franco
Pena
George Kuebler
Kuebler
Penn
Salvation Army reports rising donations in Greater Cleveland
Salvation Army officials say donations are increasing as Christmas nears in Cleveland area. Capt Deborah Goforth and Major Raymond Gilman report more contributions from Elyria and Lorain corps, with about 55000 raised toward a 110000 goal. The agency limited applicants to 10500 due to lagging funds, but ongoing mail appeals and news coverage spurred giving. distribution runs through today.
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Cleveland
Virginia
Lorain Corps
Gilman
Salvation Army
Atlanta man harasses Falwell via endless toll free calls
Edward Johnson, a 46 year old Atlanta computer systems analyst, said he used his home computer to dial Jerry Falwell’s toll free line every 30 seconds for eight months in a protest linked to a Swaggart AIDS remark. Falwell’s group plans legal action to recover costs and stop the calls.
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Atlanta
Jerry Falwell
Falwell
Edward Johnson
Southern Bell
Johnson
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Lorain U.S. Steel
Oeen
Jimmy Swaggart
Mark Demoss
Lynchburg, Va
DeMoss
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