Ohio Senate approves redistricting bill after 1980 census
Ohio's Democratic Senators passed a redistricting bill by 20 to 12 to redraw the state's 23 congressional districts including the 13th and 17th. Major changes affect Columbus Cincinnati and Dayton areas with Stark Warren Clark split across districts while VanMeter of Ashland denounces the plan as crammed down the public's throat three years before the next census.
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Columbus
Ohia
Oliver Ocasek
Akron
Congress
Ohio
Senate
Celebrezze
Cleveland
Thomas A. VanMeter
Ashland
Nabakowski
Donald J. Pease
D-Oberlin
Cincinnati
Dayton
Cuyahoga County
U.S
Ronald Motts
Dparma
Parma
van Meter
Robert D. Freeman
Canton
House
Stark County
Warren and Clark
Marigene Valiquette
Toledo
Storm delivers brief cool spell and power outages
A ten minute storm swept Lorain County around 5 p.m. dropping temperatures from 93 to 79 degrees and leaving over 20,000 homes without power. Widespread outages lasted 15 minutes to seven hours, with Elyria’s East Broad Street area hit hardest after a lightning strike on a major power station. Forecasts call for low 80s with upper 60s tonight and possible thunder showers tomorrow.
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Lorain County
Ohio
East Broad Street
Elyria
Weather outlook with showers and mild winds this period
Showers and cloudy skies with a chance of thundershowers this afternoon tonight and tomorrow. Highs in the low 80s today and the low 80s tomorrow with lows in the upper teens? Wait. High tomorrow in the low 88s. Chance of precipitation 3 percent tonight and tomorrow. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunrise 6 01 a m Sunset 9 03 p m. Details on page BS.
Four miners killed in Virginia mine blast recovered
In Virginia, four miners died when a powerful explosion rocked a southwestern coal mine. Bodies were recovered at 2 am after rescue teams faced smoke dust and gas. Fifteen hundred feet away, fourteen others escaped. Federal investigators opened the case.
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Charles. Va
Ups
Virginia
Chad Bievens
Blevens
Mile Deep
Federal Mine Safety Enforcement Administration
Trains Collide Head On in Cleveland Crash Injuring Dozens
Two rapid transit trains on the same track collided on Cleveland's east side near E 92nd Street and Holton Avenue. As many as 25 to 30 people were injured with passengers trapped in wreckage. A fire truck aided rescue crews lifting victims from a gully while ambulances and police rushed to the scene. Authorities could not yet explain why the trains were on the same track.
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Cleveland
UPI
Associated Press
E. 92Nd Street
Holton Avenue
Arlene Butler
Greater Cleveland
Gallatin denied shock parole in Ohio theft case
Kenneth Gallatin, a former Oberlin teacher, was denied shock parole by the Ohio Board of Parole after a 2 to 5 year sentence for his role in Anthony Marsico's 1974 auto tag fund theft. He may seek regular parole in October and could be released after 13 months. A third suspect, Eddie Goodwin, faces regular parole consideration soon.
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Oberlin
Kenneth Gallatin
Anthony J. Marsico
Ohio Board of Parole
Marsico
Gallatin
Eddie Goodwin
Elyria
Goodwin
Parole Board
Ohio
Marsho
Sandusky
Broad Street
Unemployment up while wholesale prices fall in June
Unemployment rose to 7.1 percent in June as wholesale prices dropped 0.6 percent led by a 6.3 percent fall in farm products, signaling inflation cooling for shoppers. Despite wage trends, joblessness edged higher from May, despite hopes for GDP relief. The Cleveland Indians recalled Charlie Spikes from Toledo and moved Johnny Grubb to the 15 day disabled list. Spikes, back for tonight’s game vs Toronto, had hit .291 with seven homers since April 23 assignment.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
America
Carter
Cleveland Indians
Charlie Spikes
Toledo
Johnny Grubb
Spikes
Indians
Toronto Blue Jays
Steeple Theft Baffles Lakewood Church in Denver Suburb
Denver AP reports a 15 foot 80 pound church steeple was stolen from a parking lot where it waited to be moved to a new church this weekend. Police took the report as the pastor reacts with disbelief. In Tucson a thief demanded 15 buckets of Kentucky Fried Chicken for a portrait of Colonel Harland Sanders.
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Denver
Gene Parrott
Alameda Hills
Lakewood
Tucson
Aziz
Kentucky
Fred Chicken
Col Harian Sanders
Reckless theft spree ends in hearse crash at cemetery
In Ann Arbor Michigan Ray Higgenbottom, 19, attempted to steal a hearse from Mochhig Funeral Home, seized a funeral flag, and drove the hearse through a wooden wall before police halted pursuit. The vehicle crashed into an embankment at Fairview Cemetery injuring another driver. He faces arraignment on multiple charges.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Ray Higgenbottom
Higgenbottom
Mochhig
Fairview Cemetery
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Lorain
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Richmond
Oxford Two
Erie County
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Mer
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Johnstown
Wayne County
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Holmes
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Licking
Richland
SEN
Sam Speck
D-New Concord
Col. I
Tappan Square
Hall Auditorium
Oberlin Community Players
Flo Schwartz
Meg
Jim Lubetkin
Oberlin College
Jeff
Bill Zeffiro
Oberlin Conservatory
Tommy
Barbara Bentz
Amherst
Fiona
George Hudnutt
Storm
Drea
Ry John Fuller
National Weather Service
Lynn Maximuk
Cleveland-Hopkins
Rt. 10
Eaton Township
Ohio Edison
Joe Patronite
Charlie Poe
Clyde Poe
P&p Coal Co
Lee County
Lite
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Bill Perkins
Jonesville
Harold Johnson
St. Charles
Harold Wells
Danny Tester
Woodway
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Mesa Area
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Huntucky
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