New Year Firsts in Lorain County Report
The first baby born in Lorain County to Judy and Chuck Morgan weighed seven pounds 15 ounces and arrived at 2 17 a.m. at Allen Memorial Hospital in Vermilion. Jennifer Lee marked the new year with her parents planning a party. The day brought a warm 58 degree high set before Jan 1. A double wedding was planned for Jan 12 by Sheila Bentley and Phil Ashcraft at their Avon Belden Road home, with Claudia Ashcraft and Stanley Numits as the other couple. WLRO Lorain did not ring in the new year with Auld Lang Syne as their first song.
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Lorain County
Judy
Chuck Morgan
Washington Ave
Vermilion
Jennifer Lee
Allen Memorial Hospital
North Ridgeville
Lorain
Bridgroom
Claudia Ashcraft
Avon-Belden Road
Stanley Numits
Miss Bentley
Miss Ashcraft
Auld Lang Syne
WLRO
Judy Morgan
Jennifer
Lee
C-T
Strife in Iran strands thousands of Yanks
Demonstrators and soldiers clashed in Tehran while violence spread to provinces. Nationwide transport shutdowns left thousands of Americans stranded as trains halted and buses stopped amid a gasoline shortage caused by a workers’ strike. Premier-designate Bakhti ar vowed to free political prisoners and ease martial law as protests escalated.
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Tehran
Iran
UPI
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Savak
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Mashad
Ghazvin
Kermanshah
Cleveland pensions clash deepens with city cash squeeze
In Cleveland, Mayor Dennis Kucinich faces a standoff with the state Attorney General over a missed 5 million dollar pension fund payment. A 2.7 million dollar safety force contribution and 2.1 million for the Public Employee Retirement System were due, with penalties possible for late payment. The city cites restricted cash flow and contemplates layoffs or selling city property to satisfy the fund, while the state vows full, on time payments. Meanwhile a separate Durban incident reports a 770 pound white shark killing 23 year old diver Flip Skeekamp off eastern Africa as nets guard popular beaches.
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Cleveland
UPI
Dennis Kucinich
State Attorney General
Joseph Tegreene
Attorney General
Tegreene
Donald Annim
Attorney General’s Office
Kucinich
Cty
Firemen’s Disability Pension Fund Board
Antrim
Cleveland Trust Co
Flip Skeekamp
Indian Ocean
Africa
Skeekamp
Natal
South Africa
Talented turtle Jimmy asks for fish from Peggy Detmers
A 34-year-old western painted turtle named Jimmy stands on his hind legs with a curved shell as Peggy Detmers describes the pet’s request for fish. The AP report notes the unusual pose and the animal’s demeanor.
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Jimmy
Peggy Detmers
End Of Warmer Winter Brings Freezing Snow Tonight
Winter bids farewell as 1978 ends with near zero temperatures and light to moderate snowfall. Snow accumulations forecast two to four inches by tonight, with temperatures plunging into the teens and near zero tonight. Rain 1.69 inches and a half inch of snow fell over the weekend, with no major flooding or widespread accidents reported. Weather observer notes 72% inch of rain in 24 hours and icy roads as precipitation shifts to snow.
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Ohio
North Ridgeville
Ray Diedrich
Heiress Olga Deterding Dies At New Year Toast
Olga Deterding, heiress to a $50 million fortune, collapsed at a Mayfair club during a New Year Eve party and died with champagne in hand. A post mortem to determine cause. She, age 49, once nurse in Dr Albert Schweitzer's African leper colony, never married and long sought happiness.
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London
UPI
Olga Deterding
Miss Deterding
Royal Dutch Shell of
Empire
Albert Schweitzer
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Raymond Deiderich
National Weather Service
Hyatt International
Rafsanjan
Radio Tran
Cleveland and State Brace For Pension Fund Fight
Durban
BAE Ale
Ala
Phil Hicks
O'Hare International Airport
Chicago
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