Ohio leaders warn of coal crisis if strike continues
Senator John Glenn and Ohio energy officials warn of an “unspeakable” coal crisis if the nationwide strike persists. Ohio Edison warns of blackouts and a 50 percent cutback for large users at 30 days stockpile. UMW contract ratification remains unsettled as talks continue. Area industries anticipate sharp economic impact and national ripple effects. Glen urges White House involvement to push ratification.
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Ohio Edison
Dave Poeppelmeier
Parents donate corneas restoring sight for daughter
In Philadelphia, Eileen Billington, who lost vision to keratoconus, receives corneal transplants from her late mother and father. The operation, performed at Wills Eye Hospital, offers partial restoration with weeks needed to determine success. The patient and family express cautious optimism amid grief.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Eileen Billington
Mrs. Billington
Jury awards $2.5 million to Detroit family in rear fuel tank crash
Detroit parents win $2.5 million in a Pensacola Florida crash case over a 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle that exploded after a rear impact. Jurors found the fuel tank location unsafe though GM plans an appeal. The verdict follows another high-damages case against Ford Pinto.
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General Motors Corp
Orange County
Calif
Ford Motor Co
Wayne County
James Marcelle Cash
Pensacola
Fla
Donald Shely
Young Cash
Barbara
Cash
Ridgeville woman slain suspect held
Cleveland police charged 19 year old Ronald Patterson with the murder of Martha Kitchel 61 an insurance agent found stabbed to death in a Cleveland bungalow near West 136th Street The suspect was arrested near Ashland while driving Kitchels car Neighbors had seen her car at the Patterson home earlier Patterson was stopped after a traffic violation and charged after police checked warrants The case involves a possible sexual assault autopsy pending and Kitchel mother of six Funeral services are planned in North Ridgeville with burial at Sunset Memorial Park
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Cleveland
North Ridgeville
Martha Kitchel
Kitchel
West 136Th St
Ronald Patterson
West 136Th Street
Patterson
Robert
The
Chronicle-Telegram
U. S
Ronald Mottl
D-Parma
Pattersons
136Th St
John Marshall
Konschak
Aurensen Rd
Shepherd of the Ridge Lutheran Church
Kenneth Deveke
Sunset Memorial Park
North Olmsted
Bogner
Cold and Cloudy with Patchy Snow Likely
Variable cloudiness and continued cold tonight and Friday. Highs Friday in the low to mid 20s, tonight's lows five to 10 above zero. Precipitation chance 10 percent through Friday. Winds variable at five to ten mph. High 33 at 1 15 PM, low 1 at 6 AM today. Details on Page B4.
Martha Kitchel remembered as gentile, devoted to youth
North Ridgeville Parks and Recreation Director William Harnish called Martha Kitchel one of the nicest people after her murder in Cleveland. A board member for two years, she championed youth, sports leagues, and educational awards. Her efforts included sponsoring the Frank P. Kitchel Outstanding Scholar Athlete Award and promoting a planned indoor pool.
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Martha Kitchel
North Ridgeville
Parks and Recreation
William Harnish
Kitchel
Richard W. Carte
Housel
Hot Stove
Frank P. Kitchel
North Ridgeville High School
Phillip Trout
Trout
Frank
Carter proposes broadening federal college aid reach
President Carter seeks to expand federal grants and loans for middle income families, proposing $250 basic grants for those earning 16000 to 25000 a year and raising low income loan eligibility to 45000. The plan adds 327 million to guaranteed loans and 165 million to work study, with grants and loans covering tuition and living costs.
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New College
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