Philippine ferry disaster survivor found on timber
A 4 year old boy survived the Dona Paz collision with the tanker Victor and was found floating on a timber two days later near Mindoro island. Officials say 1,529 remain missing, potentially making this the worst peacetime maritime disaster of the century.
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Manila
Philippines
Mindoro Island
Danny Soriano
Oriental Mindoro
Dona Paz
Philippine Coast Guard
Jose Dino
Associated Press
Dino
Mindoro
Coast Guard
Gilbert Mabutoil
Armando Lominoque
Lutgardo Niedo
Giant step housing bill clears Congress in landmark vote
Old Washington AP The House approved a 15 billion housing package by 391 to 2 after Senate passage. The bill raises the FHA mortgage insurance limit to 101250 from 90000 for single family homes and ends the Housing Development Action Grant program next year. Officials hailed it as a move toward tenant management and eventual home ownership.
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Washington
House
Fernand J. St Germain
D-R.i
The
House Banking Committee
Senate
Alfonso D’amato
R-N-Y
Federal Housing Administration
Phil Crane
R-Ill
Carl Perkins
D-Ky
Hopkins checks no problems with new security rules
Local and wire reports say first day of tightened airport security produced few delays. At Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Bill Kramer of American Airlines reported minimal issues as airline staff avoid passenger checkpoints, while others noted bypasses at Pittsburgh and Chicago airports. The changes follow the December 7 Pacific Southwest crash and gun smuggling inquiry.
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Cleveland Hopkins International
Bill Kramer
American Airlines
Cleveland Hopkins
Kramer
Federal Aviation Administration
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Los Angeles International Airport
Transportation
James Burnley
Chicago
O'Hare
United
Joe Hopkins
Eastern Airlines
Ray DePaul
Eastern
Greater Pittsburgh International Airport
Med office building replaces fire station site in Elyria
Elyria City Council approved rezoning for Park Broad Corp to build a two story medical office at the Park Avenue and East Broad Street corner, delaying a planned fire station move. Opponents cited congestion and safety, while officials will study new sites and costs after closing the Winckles Street station last May.
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Elyria — City
Park Broad Corp
Park Avenue
East Broad Street
Paul Stanton
the Family Business, Council
Winckles Street
Amherst man McPhie death ruled homicide
Lorain County coroner says Alan McPhie found dead at his Amherst home on February 15 died from respiratory failure due to an unknown substance injected by another person. Prosecutor White reports the Pennsylvania lab will test blood and urine tomorrow after Missouri lab results were inconclusive.
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Amherst
Alan McPhie
Elyria
Lorain County
Gregory White
Pennsylvania
McPhie
William Kishman
Missouri
White
Nicoloff fined for conduct charge after police station incident
Former Lorain mayoral candidate John W Nicoloff pleaded guilty to one count of disorderly conduct by intoxication in Lorain Municipal Court. He was fined 35 dollars plus court costs after pounding the police station back door seeking arrest. Nicoloff, a Republican, lost the November mayoral race to Democrat Alex Olejko.
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Lorain
John W Nicoloff
Nicoloff
Alex Olejko
Iraqis Target Oil Terminals In Carrier War
The war escalates as Iraq vows to choke Iran’s exports by striking Kharg island, home to about 90 percent of Iran’s oil shipments. Iran uses makeshift loading sites on southern islands andIts tankers move crude from Kharg to Larak. About 430 ships have been hit since hostilities began, with 19 tankers attacked in the first 19 days of the month. The U S Navy has escorted Kuwaiti tankers since last July, and Iraq attacked the Maltese-flagged tanker Free Enterprise near Kharg with Exocet missiles.
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Iraq
Iran
Kharg Island
Gulf
Gulf Islands
Kharg
Larak
Tehran
Allie
U.S. Navy
Free Enterprise
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Weland
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Senate Banking Committee
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R-3
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D-ai
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Leo Bullocks
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Chama
Editorial
Pege Edite
Accent
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Tinothy
M. Lowecke
Arnold Miller Nes.j, Hostetter
Jack E. Weaver
David W. Roe
Otto B. Schoepfle
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Lorain County Printing and Publishing Company
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