Groundhog named Fats LaRu outshines forecast legend
Miss Fats LaRu, a white groundhog living with the Robert Aldrich family of 43 East Street, ignores shadows and signals only with a thermostat. Despite Woolly Bear luck and Punxsutawney Phil's weather reading, the pet groundhog remains a domestic, card-chewing, cage-loving rodent who eats turkey at holiday feasts and cannot forecast the weather.
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New London
Miss Fats LaRu
Miss LaRu
Punxsutawney Phil
Pennsylvania
Phil
Robert Aldrich
East Street
LaRu
Nancy Aldrich
Fats
Mrs. Aldrich
Aldrich
Freed Yanks Return Home After Tehran Escape
Six Americans who fled Iran and hid in the Canadian Embassy in Tehran returned to Washington in a jubilant welcome at the State Department and White House. Spokesman Robert Anders said safety of others still in Tehran limits detail. Officials noted no breakthrough in the hostage situation.
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UPI
Iran
State Department
White House
Tehran
Robert Anders
Anders
Cora
Mark Lisek
Kathleen
Joseph Stafford
U.S
Bob Morris
Center Ridge Road
North Ridgeville
Cannde
Mark Madere
Oberlin students complete 420 mile underground trek
Nine Oberlin College students six men and three women return to a hero's welcome after a month long journey along the underground railroad route from Greensburg Kentucky. They wore calico and burlap clothing echoing attire of escaping slaves from more than a century ago.
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Oberlin College
Oberlin
Greensburg
Kentucky
Dave Zaptotosky
Canadians Flood Ottawa With Thanks For Iran Rescue
Americans express gratitude for the Iran embassy employees’ escape as letters stamps and flowers pour in. Canadians at Ottawa respond through official channels with messages to Prime Minister Joe Clark.
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Joe Clark
Government of
Canada
Prime Minister’s Office
Ottawa
Ontario
Inmates seize New Mexico State Penitentiary hostages
In Santa Fe inmates armed with pipes and clubs seized the New Mexico State Penitentiary taking at least 11 hostages. Authorities surrounded the 1136-prison with 240 police and National Guard units as reports varied on hostage numbers and injuries.
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Santa FE
New Mexico State
Robert Montoya
Jesus Sosa
John Ramming
Corrections Department
Vicki Singleton Reaches LPGA Semi finals at Deerfield Beach
Lorain County's Vicki Singleton, the first professional woman golfer from the area, made the cut in her inaugural LPGA tour event at Deerfield Beach Ma. Her Friday score of 7 percent was nine strokes behind the leader but qualified her for today's semi final. Singleton, paired with Mickey Wright, chased a money finish in her maiden tourneys.
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Qberlin
Vicki Singleton
Lorain County
Deerfield Beach
Ms. Singleton
Singleton
Mickey Wright
Pro Golf
Record Subzero Calm Marks Morning at North Ridgeville
The mercury fell to minus three at 5 a.m. under a full moon with clear skies, after zero at 2 a.m. The coldest last winter was minus 15 on Feb 11. Snow totals so far are 10.85 inches, below the average 21 inches. Forecaster Ray Diederich expects warmer days ahead.
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Ray Diederich
U.S
North Ridgeville
Diederich
Weather Summary for Tonight and Sunday
Forecast calls for a clear night with a low around 28 degrees. Sunday expected to be mostly sunny with high near 28. There is a 16 percent chance of precipitation tonight. Winds will be west to southwest at 5 to 18 mph. Details appear on Page B-4.
Fire Survivor Lynne Tocchi Recovers With Burn Program
Sunday feature recounts Lynne Tocchi’s ordeal after her boat exploded and herhold on life as she fights through serious burns with St Joseph Hospital’s burn program. Separate piece profiles Paul Cantwell’s prize winning Cantwell wines, tracing initial plum origins. An investigative series probes Lorain County infant mortality as Northeast Ohio shows high rates. Credit card use shifts amid slower economy per staff reports.
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Lynne Tocchi
Beth Boyd
Miss Tocchi
St. Joseph Hospital
C-T
Glen MiHer
Lorain County
Ohio
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Cleveland
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Don Norris
Cantwell
Debbie Demmon-Berger
Robert Penick
Bob Hope
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Korea
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