Salt Lake City case exposes large charity hoax by 25-year-old woman
A Utah case reveals Birdie Jo Haaks, a 25-year-old woman posing as a 12-year-old boy to gain sympathy and services across at least 11 states. She admits fabricating abandonment narratives, was jailed in Vermont and Utah, and faces up to 15 years for false statements and theft of services. Authorities say donations were offered then returned.
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Salt Lake City
Birdie Jo Haaks
Utah
Hoaks
Vermont
Salt Lake County
Jum Vaughn
Hanks
Mary Noonan
Division of Family Services
White tops color trends for autos in 1995 survey
DuPont Automotive reports white is the hottest car color for 1995, chosen by 23.8 percent of trucks and vans and 18.9 percent of full size and intermediate cars. Black, light brown and medium red follow, with green trends strongest in sport and compact cars.
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Detroit
DuPont Automotive
Harare
Bob Daily
Probers find cracked line behind fatal Ohio gas blast
Officials investigate a fatal gas explosion at 38557 Otten in North Ridgeville. Florence Morris died. husband Charles Morris injured as authorities check a cracked customer service line near the foundation. Columbia Gas says the pipe separation may predate the blast. fire officials will review house lines.
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Columbia Gas of Ohio
Tom Hauck
Hauck
Florence Morris
Otten
Charles Morris
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland
Columbia Gas
Otten Road
County to seek mental health levy in March vote
Elyria authorities plan a replacement five year levy to fund the mental health board. The measure would boost annual local revenue from about 3.4 million to 4.3 million while state and federal funds add about 9 million. Homeowners would pay about 7.22 more dollars yearly on a 70000 dollar home.
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Elyria
County Board of Mental Health
Steelworkers get their checks at USS Kobe plant
Thousands of workers at the USS Kobe Steel Co plant in Lorain received overdue paychecks on Wednesday. A union official said the random checks indicated the payment problem was mostly resolved, with only one employee reporting a missing check. The USS Kobe plant employs about 2,700 hourly workers and pay is issued twice monthly.
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Lorain
USS
Kobe Steel Co
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Lai
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Voinovich
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Elegram
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