80 Ice Fishermen Rescued From Drifting Lake Erie Floe
John Myers and 79 others were stranded for hours on a five mile ice floe adrift in Lake Erie off Toledo. Coast Guard boats a helicopter rescued all 80 fishermen with no injuries as the floe continued drifting toward Canada. Rescue crews warned the ice could break up amid stiff winds and waves. Myers, relieved yet somber, planned to resume ice fishing.
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Toledo
UPI
John Myers
Lake Erie
Great Lakes
Coast Guard
Canada
Frank Henderson
Myers
Stephen Tornia
Wipers
Firefighter strike looms as last-ditch Elyria talks set
Firefighters union IAFF Local 474 and Elyria city negotiators plan a 6:30 p.m. meeting with the finance committee to avert a strike that could leave only Fire Chief Donald Norman on duty Tuesday morning. Spokesman Pete Shilling and council members emphasized open talks and ongoing contract extensions for all four unions.
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Donald Norman
Elyria
Council
Joseph Gaughan
International Association of Fire Fighters Local 474
Pete Shilling
Coleman
IAFF
Shilling
Finance Committee
Gaughan
Safety Service
Charles Hoagland
Punxsutawney Phil hedges on winter forecast
Punxsutawney Phil emerged from Gobblers Knob at 7 26 am delaying by rain and snow. He saw a shadow but hedged saying the rest of winter could be mild. About 150 gathered as Erhard noted the sun or TV lights may have influenced Phil.
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Punxsutawney, Pa
UPI
Punxsutawney
Phil
Gobblers Knob
Erhard
America
Pennsylvania
Groundhog Day Interview With a Longtime Pal
In a cold scene west of Whiskeyville a reporter named Phil meets a wary groundhog. The banter touches on past work, trade secrets, and meteorological advice as the conversation probes the groundhog’s life beneath the snowbound burrow.
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Ohio
Whiskeyville
Phil
Phil Hicks
Gene Krebs
Groundhog
Thad
Whiskeyville Phil
Burrow
Snowbound North Ridgeville Brace for Overnight Freeze
Snow, cold weather moves in with sub20 degree wind chill as U S Weather Observer Ray Diederich notes a low of 18 this morning. National Weather Service forecasts 12 more inches of snow today and tonight, with major routes in Northeast Ohio slick with ice.
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Ray Diederich
U.S
North Ridgeville
National Weather Service
Hopkins International
Cleveland
Icicle Network
AAA
Ohio Motorists Association
Ohio
Ohio Turnpike
Belk recounts Tehran embassy escape attempt
Former hostage William Belk details his failed escape from the Tehran U S Embassy as Iranian guards fired on him after he scaled a 12 foot wall. He recounts being captured and mistreated, honoring the eight Americans who died in the effort, and notes government actions and parades honoring his return.
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Columbia
S.C
UPI
William Belk
U.S
Tehran
Sunday
Belk
Iran
State Department
Vietnam
South Carolina
Dick Riley
Greenville
Winnsboro
New York City
Weather outlook forecasts cold night with flurries
Forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with subfreezing lows near zero and a 60 percent chance of precipitation tonight. Tuesday brings flurries, high temperatures around 10 to 15 degrees, and winds from the west to northwest at 10 to 20 mph. sunrise at 7 28 a m and sunset at 5 45 p m.
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National Basketball Association
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Artis Gilmore
Coliseum
Richfield
Kareem
Gilmore
Cavaliers
Mike Mitchell
By Bruce Vernyi
Howard Coleman
D-7
Elyria Police Patrolmen’s Association
Fraternal Order of Police
Phil Hedges
Punxsutawney Grondhog Club
Charles Erhard
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