Dispute Divides Lorain NAACP Chapter
A faction backing Lorain NAACP president elect Herman Noland has asked the national NAACP to intervene in a leadership dispute with incumbent Jean Wrice. Wrice alleges voting irregularities and seeks national help as tensions rise. Noland defends the election as legal while both sides trade accusations.
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Sion
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Fire destroys 35 boathouses on Sandusky Bay
Firefighters review home videos from witnesses of a 4 million blaze on Sandusky Bay that leveled about 35 boathouses and damaged nearby homes on Lake Erie. Investigators probe propane heater or torch use to thaw pipes while arson remains a possibility. Three firefighters were injured as crews fought snowbound hydrants and narrow roads.
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Lake Erie
Sandusky Bay
Mike Meinzer
Thousands expected for Ohio Valley Rally on Washington march
Ohio Reps Bob Ney and Jim Traficant back a Washington rally to press steel import curb measures. Organizers anticipate 3700 participants and at least 76 buses carrying Ohio workers across the river from Weirton to the Capitol, with labor and management united behind jerking the steel market.
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Ohio
Bob Ney
Jim Traficant
Ohio Valley
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West Virginia
Panhandle
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Independent Steelworkers Union
Dave Gossett
Weirton
W.va
Weirton Steel
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Traficant
Clinton
Japan
Brazil
Russia
U.S
Congress
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Gossett
Treasury Department
Treasury
Robert Rubin
George Voinovich
Conrail Route Reopens With Slower Speeds After Crash
Conrail restored service on a busy Midwestern route but requires 10 mph on one track and 25 mph on the other due to repairs. The crash near Toledo killed two crewmen and prompted extended investigation by NTSB. Track work continues with no completion date.
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Bryan
Conrail
Ron Hildebrand
Amtrak
Hildebrand
Toledo
Sheffield delays decision on hiring law director
Sheffield Village Council after an executive session votes to delay whether to hire a new law director. Mayor Ondercin had urged replacing Michael Szekely. council will decide at Jan 25 if Szekely remains from Feb 1 to Sept 1 1999. Szekely says he will draft an ordinance to rehire and address concerns.
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Sheffield
Darlene Ondercin
Village Council
Michael Szekely
Szekely
Szekiey
Elyria
Ondercin
Offi
Cials
Mike Szekely
Forster
Ohioans honor King in statewide observances
In Columbus Maxine Nivins skipped work to attend an all day Martin Luther King Jr. event at the Performing and Cultural Arts Complex. Across Ohio similar observances occurred with Dayton drawing about 5,000 people marching from four corners to Courthouse Square for a rally with banners photos and speakers.
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Maxine Nivins
Martin Luther King Jr
Nivins
Nationwide Insurance
Dayton
Courthouse Square
Norma Wharton
Kennedy Reissland-Woods
St John the Evangelist Church
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