Bakersfield Sees First Snowfall in 27 Years Paralyzing Travel
In Bakersfield California residents endure a rare snowfall that cripples travel for the first time in 27 years. The piece notes the weather impact amid other national and international items, including Pope John Paul II urging social reform during his Mexico City visit. A 1900 Broad Street photo from Elyria shows urban change.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Mexico City
John Paul II
Elyria teen pleads guilty in fatal Morgan Street fire
A 15 year old from Elyria admitted to juvenile counts of arson and involuntary manslaughter for the February Morgan Street fire that killed 12 year old Angelique Hamilton and her grandmother Irene Springer. Prosecutors said he pursued Angelique after being spurned. He faces likely juvenile penalties, with two aggravated murder counts dropped as part of the plea.
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ELYRIA
Oberlin
Gregory White
Angelique Hamilton
Angelique
Morgan Street
Irene Springer
David Basinski
Ohio Department of Youth Services
Circleville
Edison School
Sharin Hamilton
Larry Springer
Colombia quake kills more than 1,000
A magnitude 6 quake wrecked western Colombia, killing over 1,000 and injuring hundreds. In Armenia the Red Cross rescued three men trapped overnight from a four story building as residents waited out the night around bonfires. The disaster flattened cities and towns across the region.
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ARMENIA
Colombia
Red Cross
Invacare reports record earnings for 1998
Invacare Corp of Elyria reported record sales and earnings for the fourth quarter and full year 1998. Net annual sales rose 22 percent to 797 million, Q4 sales 210 million up 23 percent, and Q4 income climbed to 14.2 million. Full year net income rose to 45.7 million from 40.4 million.
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ELYRIA — Invacare Corp
A. Malachi Mixon
Gays Hold Foster Parenting Rights In Lorain County
Lorain County Children Services continues to allow homosexuals to serve as foster parents after a board reviewed a study by Case Western Reserve University researchers. The report titled Placing children with gay and lesbian parents found no evidence that gay or lesbian households harm children and noted two such families are pursuing adoptions.
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ELYRIA
Lorain County Children Services
Gary Crow
Victor Groza
Case Western Reserve University
Mendel School of Applied Science
gay
les
Children Services
Groza
Scott Ryan
Case
Crow
Railroad buffs push for Amtrak stop in Grafton
GRAFTON residents and rail enthusiasts urge officials to add a Grafton stop to the proposed Cincinnati Columbus Cleveland Amtrak route. Officials say stops are likely limited to speed up service, and no formal proposal had been submitted.
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Amtrak
Grafton
Cleveland
Lorain County
Philip Copeland
Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers
Copeland
Matt Selhorst
ODOT
Selhurst
Joe Flhpiak
the
Grafton Railroad Historical Society
Filipiak
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GENE KREBS
CHRONICLE
Invacare
Sue INVACARE, AS
Buckeye Street
Lorain
Ohio Department of Transportation
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