Snow and ice disrupt Lorain County roads and closures
Freezing rain and snow overloaded area roads and driveways causing hundreds of slide offs and minor injuries. Elyria police reported hazardous conditions with several accidents on Route 2 and the turnpike while Berea and local crews logged numerous calls and hospital injuries rose from falls.
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Elyria
Berea
Highway Patrol
Ohio Turnpike
Toledo
Elyria Auto Service
Model T
Winter of 82 Deluge Strands Midwest In 6-Foot Drifts
The Winter of 82 brings a frozen Midwest with 6-foot snow drifts in Missouri and Ohio. St. Louis endures 19 inches of snow as emergency crews and National Guard assist deliveries and rescues. Flooding drives 25 Ohio families from homes and a death linked to the storm is reported in Indianapolis.
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Midwest
National Guard
Missouri
Ohio
St. Louis
National Weather Service
Indianapolis
Detroit
Chicago
Toledo
Lake Erie
Buffalo
N.Y
Texas
South Plains
Indiana
Leonard Graves, Sr
Graves
Poland Voices Amid 40 mph Winds and Snow Emergency
Poland spoke out as 40 mph winds battered the area and Lambert St Louis International Airport closed. Two buildings collapsed under snow and ice with no injuries reported, while snowplows stalled and cleanup crews labored through the night during an official snow emergency.
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Lambert- St. Louis International Airport
Bank robbery suspect in critical condition after shootout
Jerome R. Jackson, 43, of 15123 Edgewater Dr., remains in critical condition at Lakewood Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds after he allegedly robbed a National City Bank branch at 17300 Royalton Road. Police say he tried to run down eight officers, was shot with a shotgun and handgun, and will face bank robbery charges.
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Strongsville
Lakewood
National City Bank
Lakewood Hospital
Jerome R. Jackson
Edgewater Dr
Jackson
Royalton Road
Southwest General Hospital
Lorain faces major cuts if school levy fails
Lorain voters face drastic school cuts in a five year 6.49 mill levy fight. If defeated, athletics and activities may be axed and a high school could close while state control and loans loom. The district borrowed $643000 in 1981 and would need at least $2 million in 1982.
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Lorain
John Pavic
Pavic
Smith
Woman found dead at Q Panel Co in Westlake
Evelyn Carroll, 63, a cleaning woman living on Hollywood Drive, was found dead by her son and daughter‑in‑law at about 3:20 a.m. in the employees lounge of Q Panel Co. Police forced entry after finding her car outside. hospital staff suspect carbon monoxide poisoning. A German shepherd belonging to Carroll was found lethargic at the scene.
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West River Road
Est Drive-Thru
Third Street
Bob Bailie
Westlake
Cuyahoga County
Qpanel Co
Mrs. Carroll
Americans favor user charges for local government study
A survey by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations finds 55 percent support funding local government through user charges rather than taxes. Parks, recreation, colleges and streets are the primary targets, with 39 percent backing cuts to public welfare programs though aid for the needy would see little cut. Local government scores best for value while confidence in Washington declines since 1972.
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Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Reagan
Washington
City Hall
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