Vinyl chloride linked to birth defects debate in Avon Lake area
In Avon Lake and nearby communities, reports show North Ridgeville records the state’s highest birth defect rate. Susan Reagan, born with spina bifida after vinyl chloride exposure at B F Goodrich, becomes a case study cited by her mother and attorney. Researchers note no proven causal link yet, while experts stress evolving but inconclusive evidence and calls for further study.
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North Ridgeville
Avon Lake
Eric Jenson
Reagan
Susan
Bayview Hospital
Sheffield Lake
University Hospitals
Cleveland
Maplewood School
Elyria
Jenson
B.F. Goodrich
F. Goodrich
Infante
National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
Cincinnati
Federal Center For Disease Control
CDC
Atlanta
BF. Goodrich
Man recounts life with five personalities and healing
Hawksworth describes evolving from multiple selves Dana Johnny Peter and others to a unified life after therapy completed in 1976 He recalls memory gaps and emotional detachment while detailing how each personality caused turmoil in work marriage and danger He credits his wife Ann for recognizing the split and guiding his recovery now content living among his mountain home.
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Hawksworth
Phil
Dana
Johnny
Peter
Ann
Jekyll and Hyde
Heatwave persists with relief unlikely until Sunday
Temperatures near 80 with 82 percent humidity keep city dwellers uncomfortable. National Weather Service in Cleveland forecasts hot, humid conditions through Saturday with relief expected Sunday. Power outages occur as urban demand soars, including several transformer trips and outages affecting hundreds to thousands of homes in cities like Amherst, Westlake, Bay Village, and Lorain Medina area.
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Cleveland Hopkins
Bat
Amherst
Ohio Edison
West Avenue
Sheffield Lake
Bay Village
Westlake
Cleveland Electric Dominating Co
Bill King
King
Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Co-operative
Firelandis Electric Co-operative
Ralph Gray
Glider built by Cayley 1804 marked air navigation father
The first glider built on aerodynamic principles was Cayley’s 1804 model. Sir George Cayley, hailed as the father of aerial navigation, created various aircraft models and a famous triplane that carried a man across a Yorkshire gale with controls locked.
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George Cayley
Central Security sale approved amid pending approvals
Central Bancorp announces plans to acquire Central Ban County by Central Security. The deal still requires approval from other federal agencies and Central Security stockholders. Central Bancorp ranks as Ohio’s eighth largest banking organization. February announcement notes the acquisition proposal.
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Federal Reserve Seas
Central Ban County
Cincinnnati
Central Bancorp
Ohio
Welfare program reports persistent ineligibility and errors
Washington report shows nearly one in four AFDC families face ineligibility or improper payments. For six months ending Dec 31, 1968, 798,600 of 2.6 million recipients were affected. DC led ineligibles and overpayments. Indiana had the lowest ineligibility rate, Nevada the lowest overpayment rate.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
REW
HEW
AFDC
District of Columbia
Indiana
Nevada
Robbery At Harshaw Co. Crystallizes Theft Of Platinum Crucibles
Five armed men wearing ski masks robbed Harshaw Chemical Co. plant of about $750,000 in platinum crucibles. They tied two guards and three furnace workers, loaded crucibles on four wheeled carts, then into cars later found nearby. One guard freed himself and helped others escape. The crucibles were used to hold compounds in Harshaw's crystal making process.
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SOLON
UPI
Harshaw Chemical Co
Harshaw
Rocky's F I S T film shifts from Cleveland to Dubuque
The 1930s project narrowed filming sites to Cleveland Youngstown Akron Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago Buffalo and Memphis before choosing Dubuque for its quiet TV backdrop and old industrial districts. Star Stalione joins Fred Steiger Melinda Dillon Peter Boyle. budget topping eight million dollars with much of the filming done in LA and Washington DC and thousands of extras awaiting release.
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Cleveland
Youngstown
Akron
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Buffalo
Memphis
Dubuque
Stalione
Fred Steiger
Melinda Dilton
Peter Boyle
Untitled dairy and meat trade snippet from AP report
Wholesale prices for butter and eggs showed steady trading with carton shipments to packing plants and distributors. The report notes cheese offerings remaining steady while market indicators index prices across major regions and outlets.
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Irevhi Cressbery
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Heat drives sales of air conditioners and fans
A heat wave boosts cooling product sales with floor models remaining in stock at Discount Store. Rex Dolley says supply could last a few more weeks but continued heat might end it by weekend. Century Housewares reports brisk fan and AC sales. Ingrement Store and Gold Circle report normal, adequately stocked demand.
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Loraine Mart
Rex Dolley
Larry Sublett
Sublett
Barbara Wilson
Gold Circle
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