Bush issues ultimatum on Kuwait pullout during Gulf crisis
President Bush warned Saddam Hussein that ground war would begin if Iraq does not begin an immediate and unconditional withdrawal from Kuwait by noon Saturday EST. He rejected Moscow’s terms and said Saddam has launched a scorched earth policy as exiles report rising atrocities.
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Walter Friedenberg
John Brinkley
Scripps
Howard News Service
Bush
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Kuwait
Saddam
Mikhail Gorbachev
Moscow
Quiet war plan faces Iraqi mistrust and mixed hope
Distrust of Saddam Hussein shadows a Soviet proposed peace plan presented to President Bush. Elyria resident Luther Hayes fears bloodshed if troops stay, while acknowledging concerns about a future pullout and long sanctions. The plan calls for a ceasefire followed by Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait and ending sanctions after two-thirds withdrawal.
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Cindy Leise
Linda Kramer
C-T
Saddam Hussein
Bush
Soviet Union
Luther Hayes
Elyria
Hayes
Woodrow Hayes
Persian Gulf
Iraq
Kuwait
The Long Road Home takes Dillinger down a notch on NBC
The cover story in TV Week profiles Mark Harmon in The Long Road Home. The drama portrays Depression era hardship as Harmon’s alter ego Dillinger shifts from crime to survival.
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Dillinger
Mark Harmon
America
TV Week
End of Story for Veteran Chroncle-Telegram Reporter
Lorain native George Verbon, 69, a retired Chronicle-Telegram newsman and horse racing writer, is noted as marking the end of a story Thursday afternoon. The item references his past work for Lorain County commissioners and a page note on Page B-1.
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George Verbon
Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain County Commissioners
Lorain and Elyria Mayoral Primary Scrambles Rise
In Lorain and Elyria a flurry of late shifts reshapes the May 7 mayoral race. Democrat Alex Olejko faces three challengers while Lorain officials drop out. In Elyria Michael Keys seeks a fourth term as businessman William Grace and Jo Ann Eichenlaub advance with challenger Joseph Vasi exiting to aid his wife. Grace campaigns for debates with Keys ahead of petitions deadline.
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Lorain
Alex Olejko
Kenneth Stumphauzer
Stumphauzer
Democratic Party
George S. Koury
Mary Jo Cook
Elyria
William Grace
Jo Ann Eichenlaub
Michael B. Keys
Joseph Vasi
Lorain County
Mary Jo Vasi
Grace
Keys
Vasi
Eichenlaub
Lorain Law Director won't seek re election
Lorain law director Kenneth Stumphauzer says he will not run again after a dispute with Democratic party chair George Koury. The A-5 page note frames the political clash and decision.
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Lorain Law
Kenneth Stumphauzer
Democratic Party
George Koury
Lorain County Halves Sales Tax Proposal Under Law
Lorain County commissioners cut the planned .5 percent sales tax for the criminal justice system to .25 percent after a state cap limited total sales taxes in one election. The move halves potential revenue to about $3.45 million and may force budget cuts and layoffs in 1991. Assistant prosecutor John Keressi noted the statute allows up to 5 percent total on the ballot, affecting transit funding.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Herbert Jacoby
Lorain County Transit Authority
John Keressi
Spe
1991 North District Spelling Bee Nears Friday
The 1991 Chronicle-Telegram North District Spelling Bee will be held Friday March 1 at 7 30 p m at St Peters School Lorain. Top 16 finishers advance to the April 12 regional in Elyria with the winner earning an all expense paid trip to Washington DC for the national bee.
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Chronicle-Telegram
St. Peter’s School
Lorain
Amherst
Avon
Berlin Heights
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake
Firelands
Vermilion
Wakeman
Northwood Junior High School
Elyria
Washington, D.C
Scripps Howard
Arabian Prince and the Dice Riddle
A playful quip frames an Arabian prince as a dice player, shaping a pun on sheik, rattle and roll. The line blends cultural reference with humor, presenting a witty image of chance and governance in a single joke.
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Casey Turton
Lawrence Buddit
Cook
Lorain Gop
James Rufe
Joseph M. Smith
Rufo
Smith
City Hall
Lorain County Board of Elections
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Dale Schwartz
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