Lorain swears in new mayor after Zahorec death
Lorain, Ohio, swears in Alex Olejko, 62, as mayor after the death of Mayor Joseph Zahorec in a head-on crash on Middle Ridge Road near Route 2. Zahorec, 64, was en route to the Cleveland Clinic for prostate cancer treatment. his wife Helen, 62, and truck driver William Yancar, 39, were hospitalized in serious condition. Olejko, a 16-year council veteran and City Council president, will serve until a November special election.
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Crash probe continues after Lorain collision
Lorain raceway area crash left Zahorec critically injured with broken wrist and ribs and head cut while driver William Yancer remained in serious condition in the ICU at St Josephs. Authorities say Yancer lost control on ice after leaving a highway overpass. his truck crossed into the southbound lane and struck Zahorec. Zahorec, en route for Cleveland treatment, is the third top Lorain official to die within four months following Majorana and Murello.
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It Was a Mad Year 1984 in Review by Michael Hirshley Tribune
A compact year in review referencing 1984 cultural and political events. Mondale’s campaign, Mike Reagan spats with Nancy Reagan, Miss America nude photo scandal, Ghostbusters box office, AT&T card misaddressing fraud, and government budget cuts. Also notes misfiled Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report restoration and other notable year-end items.
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Prisoners hijack airliner to Havana with 198 aboard
Two inmates on an American Airlines DC-10 seized control after overpowering a guard on Flight 626 from St. Croix to New York. The hijackers redirected the plane to Havana, with federal officials confirming the 7:15 p.m. EST takeover and the planned JFK arrival.
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Weather outlook with rain and snow and warm day
Heavy rain and strong winds today with a high near 56. Tonight rain turns to snow and colder with a low around 30. Wednesday shows light snow flurries and continued cold with a high in the low 30s. Precipitation chances 100 percent today, 80 percent tonight, 60 percent Wednesday. Details on Page A-3. Post Office Box 367 Elyria.
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