Hammer comes down as USX lays off thousands
Up to 4,000 USX Corp steel workers face layoffs before a six month work stoppage likely to extend, with 3,700 more idle as plants close or shutter. Company chair David Roderick says the hammer has fallen and recalls are uncertain while locals react. Lorain plant spared, but unions warn further cuts possible as USX studies other closures.
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Loram
Lorain
al Pena
United Steelworkers of America
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Pena
Aid Sought on Guide Page A-4 Pease Talks Scrubbed
The guide page notes emphasize aid requests on A-4 and report that talks on terrorism were scrubbed. Elyria airport funding appears delayed while other items receive coverage. Page B includes notes on Punchcard voting praising efforts and a May vote on retardation issues.
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Pease Aid
Autopsy planned in 1975 fatal crash case in Ohio
Lorain County prosecutors pursue possible aggravated vehicular homicide or involuntary manslaughter against Rodney Bowling in the death of Robert Brock, who survived a 1975 windshield crash but died in Vermilion nursing home after pneumonia. An autopsy was set to determine causation and whether charges will be filed.
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Elyria
Robert R Brock
Rodney
Bowling Lorain County
Gregory White
Brock
Amherst
Bowling
Vermilion Manor
White
William Kishman
Lorain County
Donna Philips
Amherst Township
Brack
Tia Busser
South Amherst
Weather Underground fugitive tracked through Oberlin backstory
A former Weather Underground member linked to a 1970 ROTC bombing plot spent 17 years evading police as a student at Oberlin College under the alias Silas Trim Bissell. Arrested Jan 20 in Eugene Oregon, he had lived there since 1981, working as a physical therapist at Sacred Heart Hospital under the name Terence Peter Jackson while pursuing educational credentials.
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Radical
Weather Underground
Oberlin College
Silas Trim Bissell
Bissell
Eugene
Oregon
Sacred Heart Hospital
Terence Peter Jackson
Oberlin
Family Dollar set to open two Lorain County stores
Family Dollar plans two new Elyria Lorain outlets by May or June with potential thirdLorain County stores later and up to 20 in Cuyahoga County. Schwartz, regional real estate manager for Family Dollar Stores Inc, notes 6 000 to 8 000 square foot neighborhood stores and expansion driven by Ohio growth.
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Discount Department
Lorain County
Stanley H. Schwartz
Family Dollar Stores Inc
Cuyahoga County
Schwartz
Elyria
Lorain
Oberlin
Family Dollar
Charlotte
N.C
Ohio
Kmart
Gold Circle
Weather outlook and a light chuckle
Outside Tonight partly cloudy with a low of 20 to 25. Friday mostly cloudy with a high of 35 to 40 and a 20 percent chance of precipitation. Details on Page A-3. Today's Chuckle delivers a patience-themed quip about virtue taking too long.
Bus driver Russell Shipley recalls 28 years on the road
The 28 year veteran charter bus driver for Cleveland Lorain Highway Coach shares stories with Linda Feagler in Accent. Shipley describes miles traveled and tales from a long driving career in the town.
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Russell Shipley
Cleveland-Lorain Highway Coach
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Linda Feagler
Indians Land Mel Hall and Tom Waddell in Arbitration Twist
Mel Hall and Tom Waddell avoided arbitration and signed with the Cleveland Indians. In Boston, Cavs rookie Ron Harper poured in 40 points as the Celtics edged them 104-102. Io Sports, C-1.
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Mel Hall
Tom Waddell
Indians
Cavs
Ron Harper
Boston Celtics
Io Sports
Behind the Wheel: The Case of the Aggressive Driver
Donald Rey, head of Kansas City Police traffic division, recalls a case of a small man and his strong wife whose anger led him to ram his house with a 3000 pound car. The story highlights how anger behind the wheel can be as dangerous as a gun and how Type A personalities and stress trigger road rage.
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Donald Rey
America
Rey
Kansas City
Indiana Jones
Glass and Steel
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David Knox
Seattle, Wash
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Wellington
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Hassim Solomon
United States International University
San Diego
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