Backwoods living fear drives generator and heater rush
Residents stock up on candles flashlights kerosene heaters and portable generators as a coal strike threatens outages. Stores report scarce generators two week to two month waits with many customers preferring purchase over rental. Local businesses including Bleile Supply Co Elyria Harley Davidson and others report sold out inventory and rising demand for lamps fuel and blankets.
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Bleile Supply Co
Norwalk
George Stevens
Elyria
Harley Davidson Sales Co
Honda
J.C. Penney Co
Midway Mall
James Spiker
Elyria City
Clarkins
Gold Circle
Miners Hold Firm as Walkout Gains Sympathy Amid Crisis
GEORGE WHITE, president of UMW Local 1990 in Delbarton West Virginia, says miners stand firm and expect similar resolve in other industries. Chambers notes rising anti miner sentiment and warns companies bear blame for the walkout while urging solidarity to pressure management.
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Myers
Chambers
Gong
George White
UMW
Delbarton
W Va
Power cuts loom as GM plants face Ohio outages
A regional energy dispute pushes toward mandatory 59 percent power reductions for Ohio Edison served plants including GM sites in Cuyahoga Lorain and Erie counties. Ford and Chrysler warned similarly. shutdowns could idel 730000 hourly workers and disrupt 25 GM assemblies nationwide. The crisis risks plant closures and job losses across the auto industry.
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Cecal
U.S Automotive
Big Three
Ohio
Cuyahoga
Lorain
Erie
Ohio Edison
Deputy denies sin new Papp evidence in Akron court
In an Akron courtroom on March 13, Deputy Barbuto described orders to continue investigating new tips in the Papp case. Sheriff Smith confirmed the conversation about possible conflicts of interest and noted Davidson’s role in interviews with Papp and related prison-time associates, including Mendiola, who testified about a shopping-center contact.
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Akron
Davidson
Detective Bureau
Barbuto
Barbato
Zieba
Barbuto Sald
Agan
Burge
Papp
South Lorain
Smith
Jose Meandiola
Roxie Ann Keathey
Mendiola
Rowe Ann
Chronicle Telegram Rates and mailing information
The Lorain County Chronicle Telegram lists second class mail rates for Elyria and area. Published by The Lorain County Publishing Co, rates include daily Sunday editions, weekly and annual mail subscriptions, with contact numbers for Elyria Lorain and Cleveland offices.
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Elyria
Lorain
Briann & Publishing Co
Catnerde
United States
Daris
Cleveland
Amtrak Introduces New Elyria Station and Agent Schedule
Elyria welcomes a modern Amtrak stop with a staffed ticket and baggage agent beginning Thursday. The expanded station at Risers Street includes baggage holding areas waiting area public phones and restrooms. A ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. will mark the opening with Amtrak and city officials present.
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Elyria
Amtrak
Lake Shore Limited
Warttime
Sng
Chicago
New York
Edison faces blackout countdown as coal piles dwindle
Ohio Edison warns a 20 day coal reserve remains and rolling blackouts may begin when supply can no longer meet demand. The company started a Dec 6 coal strike with a 90 day stock, lower than peers, blocking non union shipments from the Ohio River Valley mines.
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NEW York
Frey Lad
UPI
Reyn Metal
Rockwell
Rubbermaid
Sears
Smuckerwa
Sp Raad
Attia Chesceal
Alcoa
Texaco
Shaun Can
T&t
UAL Inc
Bamec
Bell Howell
United
Bobbie Birks
Woolworth
Xerox
Zeuth
Ah Dayal
Dari Ind
CPE International, Inc
Teliss
Ford Motor
Laion Pacific Corp
Woodeorth
Son
Edison
Ohio
Erison
Robert E. Breen
UMW
Edson
Ohio River Valley
Otue Valley
Carter Decries Coal Strike But Eyes Taft-Hartley Action
President Carter warned that power company shutdowns tied to dwindling coal stocks could idle thousands of auto workers and threaten more than a million layoffs. UMW President Arnold Miller accepted a proposed contract, but the union council rejected it, while Carter pledged possible Taft-Hartley measures if talks fail.
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Electric Power Company
UMW
Arnold Miller
Miller
White House
Amin asks Britain to sell warplanes for Africa strike
Ugandan President Idi Amin told BBC Tonight he sought to buy Harrier jets from Britain to attack South Africa, saying Africa’s common enemies justify the plan. The television interview, recorded in Kampala last week, aired Tuesday on BBC.
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London
UPI
Idi Amin
Britany
South Africa
Amin
Kampala
Uganda
Broadccasting Corp Tonight
Britain
Africa
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Ford Motor Co
Chrysler
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