707 Crash Kills 144 on Caribbean Flight to Dominican Republic
Witnesses recount a U S charter Boeing 707 bound for the Dominican Republic striking Santa Maria mountain in fog near Azores. All 144 aboard were believed killed including Italian vacationers and a seven member American crew. salvage crews resumed work as medical teams arrived.
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Vila DO Porto
Azores Islands
Santa Maria Island
U.S
Dominican Republic
Plane Missing Over Lake Erie Near Cleveland
The Coast Guard searched Lake Erie for a missing twin engine Cessna 310 and its pilot after air traffic controllers lost contact near downtown Cleveland at 1:52 a.m. The plane, carrying checks for the Federal Reserve Bank, had earlier stopped in Detroit and was en route to Burke Lakefront Airport. Weather was not believed to be a factor. The search involved a Coast Guard helicopter and continued into morning hours.
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Cleveland
Coast Guard
Lake Erie
Burke Lakefront
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Dick Wehn
Wisman Aviation Co
Fort Wayne
Ind
Burke
David Herman
Bowman Aviation
Wisman Aviation
Herman
Smith Field
Federal Reserve Bank
Detroit
Cleveland Hopkins
Ron Wilson
College to Foster Labor Management Dialogue in Lorain County
Catalyst Roy A Church of Elyria-Lorain County Community College and James Kunde of the Public Service Institute propose problem solving workshops and leadership programs to improve relations among labor and management local government voters and higher education and business. They will provide meeting spaces and bring in experts to guide effective communication.
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Elyria
Lorain County Community College
Roy A. Church
Church
James Kunde
LCCC
Public Service Institute
EPA extends Elyria deadline for wastewater upgrades
Elyria gains a two month extension from the EPA to finish a 40 million dollar wastewater plant expansion and a 15 million dollar sewer renovation on Gulf Road. The Dec 31 deadline was moved to March 1 under a revised consent decree granting EPA approval for future extensions.
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Elyria
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Gulf Road
EPA
Terry Shilling
Shilling
Grafton opens 30 million correctional facility boosts tax income
Grafton expects about 60 000 annually in income tax from 246 prison employees once the 500 bed Grafton Correctional Institution is staffed. The payroll may reach 6 million with 207 000 collected last year. A second prison nearby will add further tax.
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Grafton
Grafton Correctional Institution
Andrea Mierup
Department of Rehabilitation
Mierup
Lorain Correctional Institute
Admiral King choir director faces sex charge amid probe
Five more students will be questioned Friday in the Lorain inquiry into Admiral King High School choir director Leo McDermott II, who is charged with sexual battery involving a male student over four years. McDermott, arraigned on a third degree felony, faces 2 to 10 years and fines up to $5,000. He remains free on bond and suspended with pay. police say the abuse began after a recital in Elyria when the student was 13.
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Lawrence Buddit Stati
Lorain
Admiral King High School
Tom Cantu
Admiral King
Leo McDermott II
Robert Ewers
Jack Bradley
Pavic
McDermott
Elyria
Colder Than Alaska Grips Northern Ohio in Unusual Cold Snap
Northern Ohio shivers as Arctic air drops temperatures to around 15 degrees with lows near 7 in North Ridgeville. Snow totals for the month reach seven inches, nearing February normals, as Gale warnings loom along the lake shore with 30 to 40 mph winds and a turning Southwest forecast.
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Ohio
Anchorage
Alaska
Ray Diederich
North Ridgeville
Weather Outlook For Weekend Aired On Page A
A forecast notes chilly temperatures with lows near 16 to 15 degrees and a chance of morning snow on Friday. Expected high in the low to mid twenties. Details on Page A-3 Meant or BRU note.
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Claude Burgess
West Avenue
Elyria
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Denise Lee
Lorain Board of Education
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John Pavie
Leo McDermott
L.A
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Mike Royko
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