Ex-hostages fly home from West Germany after Beirut release
Twenty nine Americans held 17 days in Lebanon left Frankfurt’s Rhein Main base headed for the United States. State Department official Robert B. Oakley said ten had private travel plans while Reagan planned a 3 p.m. EDT welcome at Andrews. Former hostages were moved from Damascus to Wiesbaden and later reunited with families before shopping and dining, with emotions high as they prepared for homeward arrival.
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Frankfurt
West Germany
Rhein-Main Air Base
Robert B. Oakley
State Department
Office For Combating
Wiesbaden U.S
White House
Reagan
Andrews
Oakley
TWA
Europe
United States
Cus
Syria
Beirut
American Forces Radio Network
AFN
Wiesbaden
Charles K. Maffet
US Air Force
Arthur Toga
St. Louis
Associated Press
Toga
Robert Brown
Stow
Mass
Donna Jill
County considers 911 emergency number across Elyria Lorain
County Commissioners will study creating a 911 emergency dialing system in Elyria Lorain County facing hurdles from multiple telephone providers Alltel Central Telephone and General Telephone must cooperate to implement the service Celeste had signed guidelines to guide communities The plan would route calls county wide and alert nearest responders Costs would be offset by tax incentives and a 15 to 25 cent monthly user fee
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Elyria
Lorain
Commission
Leonard Reichlin
Reichlin
Alltel
Central Telephone Company
General Telephone Co
Richard Celeste
Ices
Milt Tomasek
Robert
Beer supplies steady as local distributors settle contracts
Elyria area residents can expect beer shortages to be avoided this Fourth of July as Lorain County Beverage, Goodman Beverage Co., and Anheuser-Busch wholesaler reach new agreements. Teamsters Local 571 struck three Lorain and Amherst distributors, while Kerr Beverage and RKK Distributing work toward settlements. Goodman's deal keeps Rolling Rock Genesee Old Milwaukee brands flowing to about 1,100 outlets.
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Elyria
John Hipp
Lorain County Beverage
Anhelser-Busch
Goodman Beverage Co
Cleveland
Late Monday
Kerr Beverage
Amherst
RKK Distributing Co
Lorain
Robert Johnson
Kerr
RKK
Fourth of July Outlook From Lorain County Retailers
Local 571 officials could not be reached. Hipp and Goodman said most Lorain County retailers stocked up and drivers were on the road so residents won’t face shortages. Goodman added that everyone’s covered for the Fourth of July.
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Hipp
Goodman
Lorain County
Natural gas blast damages Oberlin Road home in Oberlin
A gas line uncoupled in the basement fed fuel to a fire that destroyed both floors and the basement of a home at 12584 Oberlin Rd. Ronald and Amy Webber were away. Fire Chief Doyle Jones said an electrical spark ignited the gas causing the explosion. Firemen arrived at 3:47 pm and contained the blaze in five minutes.
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Ronald and
Amy Webber
Oberlin
Oberlin Road
Doyle Jones
Jones
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Gene Krebs
Rhein-Main
Damas
Jerome Barczak
San Diego
Ohio
Tomasek
Vermilion
Terry Roberts
Roberts
Alltel Systems
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Teamsters Local 571
Larry Goodman
Essere
Oberlin Home
Oberlin Rd
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