Witnesses claim Waite seen with Shiite escorts in Beirut suburb
Two taxi drivers said they saw ten gunmen and four turbanned Shiite sheiks escort Anglican envoy Terry Waite through Ghobeiry suburb near Beirut airport, waving to onlookers as he walked. Irene Faffler, Beirut University College dean, was evacuated from west Beirut to the Christian sector, and U S Embassy security officer escorted her to the Ankar embassy.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Terry Waite
Waite
Airport
Ghobeiry
Irene Faffler
Beirut University College
U.S
Jim McWhauier
Ms Faffler
Ankar
Weekend Weather Forecast
Outside Tonight mostly cloudy with a low of 25 to 30 degrees. A 20 percent chance of precipitation. Saturday will be partly cloudy with a high 35 to 40 degrees. Details on Page A-3.
Roberts muffed cruise oppor tunity with Celtics crew
Freelance writer David Roberts recounts a missed chance during a Celtics cruise, with no overboard deeds, in the Travel section of Sundays Chronicle Telegram Magazine. Also notes upcoming weekend features in CT and a Ron Harper poster in Saturday Sports.
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David Roberts
Boston Celtics
Chronicle- Telegram
Ron Harper
Escape attempt foiled at Lor an County facility
Patrick Finnerty, accused murderer, faced a thwarted escape as corrections officers found bent window frames and a torn steel plate hidden near his cell. Lt. Bell cited the discovery during a noon search after suspicion by Officer Gary Plouden. Finnerty, 44, of Sheffield Lake, is charged in a September beating death.
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Patrick Finnerty
Loran County
Finnerty
Joseph Bell
Gary Plouden
Tennyson Ave
Sheffield Lake
Timothy Kolleda
Essex files to run for Elyria court clerk post
Dorothy Essex makes it official to seek the Elyria court clerk position. Page B-1.
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Dorothy Essex
Elyria
Anglican lay secretary led 1980s international hostage releases
BD age 47 born in a northwest England village has a theology degree from Anglican Church Army College in London and serves as Secretary for Anglican Communion Affairs since 1980 as the first layman in the post. He coordinates Archbishop Robert Runcie’s foreign travel, liaises with global Anglican factions, and handles Communion mail for about 70 million adherents. He lives in London with wife Frances and four children and previously advised a Ugandan bishop and consulted for the Catholic Church in Rome on African missions. In 1981 he began diplomatic missions in Iran and Libya that secured seven Britons' release, with Lebanon missions aiding in the recoveries of US clergy and others in 1985 1986.
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England
Anglican Church Army College
London
Iran
Libya
Lebanon
Benjamin Weir
Lawrence Martin Jenco
Ton Jacobsen
PUCO urges cut-rate toll calls for Elyria
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio urges Alltel Communication Corp. to develop a deep-discount toll plan for Elyria and surrounding areas. Chema cites Ohio Bell examples with up to 90 percent reduced long-distance rates, aiming to extend savings to Lorain County systems and businesses.
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PUCO
Elyria
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Alltel Communication Corp
Thomas Chema
Chema
Alltel
Elyria Telephone Co
Ohio Bell Co
Ohio Bell
Lorain County
Central Telephone Co of
Ohio
GTE
Omo
PACO
Coun
Elyria school panel urges belt tightening before May levy
A 26 member citizens finance committee told the Elyria School Board to tighten budgets and plan long term before seeking a May levy. The group said enrollment decline and steady building use require reviewing classroom needs and staffing, but no cuts to academics or vocational programs, and to continue maintenance programs.
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Nancy Bostwick
C-T
Elyria
Elyria School Board
Steven Dickerson
Citizens Levy
Dickerson
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