Jaws of Life like tool aids trapped driver in rescue
In Elyria Township a donated jaw-like extraction tool used on Route 254 freed Tina Mole 23, trapped after a two car crash. Fire Chief George Brack praised its speed and effectiveness, noting benefits in keeping victims calm during rescue and transport. Mole and mother Alice Mole, plus other injured parties, received hospital treatment.
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Susan Goforth
C-T
Elyria
Johnny
Cutter
Brack
Russ Scarborough
Tina Mole
Miss Mole
Grafton-Eastern Road
Grafton
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Alice Mole
Martin Janis
Elyria Avenue
St. Joseph
Vermilion approves police parking lease at city jail lot
Vermilion City Council reached a lease agreement with Jet owner Larry Dickerhoff allowing Vermilion Police use of 18 parking spaces at the city jail lot to satisfy ground level access requirements for prisoners. A temporary restraining order had blocked police access until a new lease was signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermilion
Larry Dickerhoff
Grand Division Inc
Pease pushes hardball bill to curb Japanese car imports
U S Representative Don Pease proposes legislation to block entry of motor vehicles lacking safety certification, aiming to pressure Japan over the U S Japan trade imbalance. He notes Japanese firms vet models before import while U S agencies verify after shipment, suggesting U S action could slow Japanese cars in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Don Pease
D-Oberlin
Pease
Japan
Oberlin temple artifacts packed for Sweden transfer
Lorain auctioneer Jim Wagner coordinates shipment of Chinese Buddhist temple remains from Oberlin to a new Stockholm cultural center. Indiana University, holding legal rights, moved artifacts from storage after a lawsuit settlement. Estimated costs total about 3 million dollars for transport and reconstruction.
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Scott Stephens
Oberlin
Lorain
Sweden
Jim Wagner
Indiana University
Joyce Inc
West 14Th Street
Wagner
Lorain County
University
Max Woeler
Woeler
Stockholm
Absentee ballots to be probed in Lorain County
The Elyria Lorain County Board of Elections will investigate 18 absentee ballot requests from Amherst and Avon Lake residents as questions arise about missed deadlines. Director Jack Wolf and postal officials dispute why requests postmarked Jan 24 and 25 were found Feb 4, with 13 Amherst and 5 Avon Lake ballots affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Lorain
Amherst
Tape reference to Fluker bribe case remains unclear
Lorain county records reveal secretly recorded tapes from a drug case involving Virgil Fluker. Conversations include Fluker, a woman informant, and lawyers Bradley and Haynes discussing potential blame, legal strategy, and possible bribery implications with notes of doubt and caution.
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Elyria
Virgil Fluker
Fluker
Jack Bradley
Bradley
Lorain
John Haynes
Haynes
Nail to challenge Berg in N R mayoral race
NORTH RIDGEVILLE Former mayor Richard Nail announced as a Republican candidate to reclaim the mayor’s office, facing City Council President Rosemary Berg in the May primary. Nails seeks to unseat Floyd Peace who won in 1983 and defeated Noll in 1983. Berg, a longtime council leader, seeks a third term after strong 1985 showing.
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North Ridgeville
Board of Elections
Ilirg
Richard Nail
Floyd Peace
Nail
Rosemary Berg
Berg
Noll
Gilbert Cornish
Cornish
Peace
Lou Kordish
Finance Committee
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Millbrook Bakery
George Brack
Frank Rufo
Ray Tellier
Janis
Thomas Prater
Elyria Ave
Vermilion Inks
Gates
Department of Transportation
John Kenney
Lorain Group
Avon Lake
Wolf
Bill Wallace
Wallace
Jack
Florida
N.R
Steve Fogarty
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