Oberlin robbery at Clark station injures clerk. two teens held
A 36 year old Berlin Heights attendant was beaten and assaulted with a screwdriver during a Thursday robbery at the Clark station in Oberlin. The clerk, treated for head injuries and facial fractures, may have been raped. two teen suspects with prior records were arrested Tuesday night with help from the Lorain County Drug Task Force. Community officials and shopkeepers call for vigilance and support, citing fear and heightened security.
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Construction expansion planned for spring completion in fall
Officials announced the home project to add patio unit buildings and remodel Memorial Hall. The first phase ended about 11 months ago with the dedication of the Kleist Building, a $5.2 million project.
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Televisions to Fight Back in New Toy Technology
New York reports on the 1994 Toy Fair where Battlevision Game System from Tiger Electronics allows children to shoot at a TV screen and has an armored command center that can be destroyed. Mirabelle and Me talking doll and Shout and Shoot voice activated water gun illustrate trends in interactive toys. Visions of Reality mixes interactive tech with virtual reality displays.
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Mirabelle
Sumatra and Qinghai Quakes Leave Hundreds Dead or Hurt
An AP report details a 6.5 to 7.2 magnitude quake near Sumatra killing at least 134 and wounding about 500. In China, Gonghe county in Qinghai province was hit by a 5.8 quake with walls cracking and no casualty figure yet, following prior quakes and a 1990 earthquake.
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Aristide Rejects Haiti Plan Urging Broad PM Support
Exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide brands a U S plan to restore democracy as irresponsible and backs a full trade embargo on Haiti. The U S plan envisions Aristide naming a prime minister with broad support, which Aristide says would be improper and tantamount to sending him to the slaughterhouse, according to spokesman Jean Claude Martineau in Port au Prince.
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Lorain jail crowd grows as tax plan aims to fund
Sheriff Martin Mahony says income tax hikes in Elyria and Lorain boosted street arrests and inmate counts, though the jail holds only 166 beds. County grants have allowed early releases for over 1,700 inmates annually for two years, sparking debate over alternatives to incarceration amid a May vote on a jail tax tied to state grants.
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Mahony
Betty Blair
Ohio
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Cuyahoga County
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