Bush travels to Japan as auto chiefs face backlash
President Bush brings nine top auto executives on a goodwill trip to Japan amid white-collar tensions over pay. The delegation and high salaries trigger anger in Japan as U.S. auto workers press Gov. Voinovich for help saving jobs at GM plants in Moraine Ohio. The visit shifts from pacific influence to a trade mission with a $40 million yearly U.S. Japan deficit and CEO pay comparisons drawing scrutiny.
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George Bush
Japan
Moraine
Ohio
General Motors
Gov. Voinovich
Bush
U.S
Pacific
Pacific Rim
Pay and climate of corporate leadership amid auto industry losses
The McGunagie piece portrays high CEO pay amid layoffs and losses, highlighting Iacocca and Japanese criticism. It cites Joe Iacocca earning 4.65 million plus stock, Stempel 2.18 million, Poling 13.28 million, and Roger Smith’s 1.2 million annual pension. The article blames short-sighted management and government help for GM’s decline and notes voluntary Japanese pay cuts as a corrective signal.
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Japan
Joe Iacocca
Chrysler
Koichi Hori
Boston Consulting Group
The
Journal
Iacocca
Tacocca
Robert Stempel
General Motors
Harold Poling
Ford
Poling
Roger Smith
Smith
Roger and
Michael Moore
America
Friends set up fund to bring home Elyria boy
Four local friends formed the Bring Home Eric Fund to help 4 year old Eric Deskins return home from hospital after a bathtub accident left him wheelchair bound and reliant on a tracheotomy and G tube. Donations via Huntington Bank are welcomed.
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Elyria Boy
Elyria
Eric Deskins
Eric
William Deskins
Jennie Carnbarare
Jennie Cambarare
Natalie Calkins
Cambarare
Huntington Bank
Midway Blvd
Appeal denied in Piazza killings by Davis in 1983
Ohio Supreme Court rejected the appeal of Raymond E. Davis, sentenced to death for killing Charles Piazza and Edith Schneider in Elyria in 1983. Jurors found Krebs hired Davis after suspecting Piazza was a police informant. defense claimed polygraph results were kept from them, but court called the argument speculative.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Chicago
Elyria
Raymond E. Davis
Charles. Piazza
Daniel Robert Krebs
Lorain
Edith Schneider
Krebs
Piazza
Davis
Zales to Close Up to 400 Stores in Budget Crunch
Zales Corp plans to close up to 400 of its 2,000 jewelry stores in a nationwide budget tightening. Officials expect 30 to 60 days to identify closures and 60 to 90 days more to complete store shutdowns. In Cleveland area, multiple malls housing Zales Gordon's and Bailey Banks & Biddle outlets face potential closures.
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Elyria
Zales Corp
Randy Lively
Dallas
Zales Jewelers
Midway Mall
Bailey Banks & Biddie
Gordon’s
North Olmsted
Lively
Gordon’s Jewelers Group
Zales
Greater Cleveland
Randall Park
Bailey Banks & Biddle
North Randall
Bb&b
Mentor
Beachwood
Richmond
Severance Center
December Fourth Driest On Record In Local Weather
North Ridgeville observer Ray Diederich reports December brought only 1.56 inches of rain, the fourth driest on record behind 1955 1957 and 1963. Snowfall ran 5.15 inches, below the 9 inch average, while temperatures averaged 34.5 degrees about 3.5 degrees above normal.
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North Ridgeville
Ray Diederich
Grafton
Linda Bales
Diederich
Columbus Apartment Fire Leaves 36 Families Homeless
A Columbus blaze at the Stelzer Square complex injured three firefighters and left 36 families homeless. Battalion Chief Dan Vincent estimated $500,000 in damage. The fire began about 1 54 p m on the first floor, with tenants escaping unharmed. One firefighter suffered burns over 27 percent of his body. another had chest pains from smoke inhalation. A third was treated on site. The Red Cross aided tenants securing shelter. Fire safety issues included a ruptured gas line, partial roof collapse, and holes in floors. Cause is under investigation.
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Dan Vincent
Vincent
John Ellis
University Hospitals
Mike Reeves
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Deskins
Cleveland MetroHealth Medical Center
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Health Hill Hospital
West River Road
Country Kitchen
Virginia
Fidanine
Cathy Jackson
Goofy
Ashley
Elyria Public Library
Pat Barry
Great Northern Mall
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Red Cross
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