Conrail Trains Collide In Vermilion Derail Toxic Cars
Two Conrail trains collided near Vermilion injuring two workers and derailing about 20 cars. Two cars carried highly toxic chlorine and possibly dangerous caustic soda. Fire crews monitored for chlorine fumes and evacuation risks as investigators from Conrail Vermilion police and firemen looked into the incident.
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Vermilion
Conrail
Highbridge
Vermilion Roads
Earl Bogan
Con
Bogan
79 Grads on Military Draft Survey Findings
CT staffer reports a random survey of area high school seniors shows broad willingness to serve if drafted but a preference for an all volunteer army in peacetime. Respondents argue draft should be reserved for necessity and applied equally, with mixed views on reinstatement. Debra Clevenger is noted as turning to page A-2.
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All Volunteer Army
David Hubbell
Creekside Lane
North Ridgeville
Tom Williams
Baumhart Road
Amherst
Firelands High School
Williams
Midview
Tom Fries
Avon Belden
Grafton
Fries
Debra Clevenger
Carter to swing at oil crisis with new actions
President Carter plans executive orders and legislative recommendations to break the nation free from foreign oil with energy and economic measures. Governors say he may replace top staff as he unveils a domestic agenda after a Camp David summit with energy talks centered on Secretary Schlesinger.
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Louisville
Carter
Stuart Fizenstat
James Schlesinger
Camp David
Schlesinger
Julian Carroll
Kentucky
Connecticut
Ella Grasso
James Hunt
North Carolina
National Governors Association
White House warned to fix leaking ship or risk Carter fate
President Carter faces political peril as Stuart Eizenstat warns of Vietnam style troubles from energy costs, inflation and lines at gas stations. The memo urges branding the oil cartel as the clear enemy and predicts rising credibility problems from the left, sparking fresh White House pressure ahead of a governor's conference.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Carter
Stuart Eizenstat
Memio
International
America
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Bert Lance
Fizenstat
Ington
United Press International
Hizenstat
Louisville
Area tourism map would rate area cities by scale
Two weeks from now Dale Schmidt a Polaris Vocational Center graduate will travel to Atlanta Ga for the national finals in diesel mechanics. Dale from Olmsted Township aims to replicate his earlier wins in Atlanta. Lorain men who underwent open heart surgery formed the Lorain County Zipper Club for patients and families. In Accent remember crayons helping brighten a child’s day.
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Dale Schmidt
Polaris Vocational Center
Atlanta
Dale
Olmsted Township
Lorain
Lorain County
Networks vow Skylab coverage ahead of predicted reentry
CBS will air a half hour special hosted by Walter Cronkite the night before NASA predicts Skylab will crash, with possible breaks into programs for updates. ABC plans a 30 minute World News Tonight segment at 11:30 p.m. EDT from Johnson Space Center with Max Robinson. Weather: sunny then clouds, highs upper 70s to low 80s, tonight mid 50s, rain chances 10 to 20 percent.
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New York
CBS
Walter Cronkite
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ABC
Max Robinson
NASA
Johnson Space Center
Houston
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Toledo
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Harding Ave
Northwood
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Joseph Feeman
Phil Hicks
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Tony Riley
Debbie
Dayton
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