Hottest July yet as area swelters and crowds flock to water
July proves hottest on record with average temps four degrees above normal. Residents flee heat to parks like East Harbor and Findley with tens of thousands cooling in lakes, pools, and streams. Power providers warn near capacity as electricity use soars and officials predict more high 80s to low 90s temps despite possible Thursday or Friday showers.
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North Ridgeville
Ray Diederich
Diederich
National Weather Service
Lorain County
East Harbor State Park
Jim Donich
Lorain County Administration
Middle Avenue
Third Street
Howard Landin
Wayne Burgess
Elyria City
Meadowbrook
Burgess
Four escapees elude Medina jail in Rittman manhunt
Medina sheriffs say four escapees overpowered a guard and abducted Leon Beck, a Medina resident, releasing him two and half hours later in Rittman. Suspects Robert Chaney Roger Wolford J Edward Dean and Rocky Remy are wanted on aggravated robbery and related charges. Police warn they may be armed as area lockdowns continue.
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Leon Beck
Medina
Rittman
Robert Chaney
Barberton
Roger Wolford
West Virginia
J. Edward Dean
Rocky Wayne Remy
Brunswick
Begin carries secret plan to Carter meeting
Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin arrives in Washington for talks with President Carter carrying a purportedly complete Mideast peace plan to guide negotiations with Arab states. Carter signals openness to conciliation, endorsing a Palestinian homeland but rejecting an independent state, while pressure mounts over West Bank sovereignty and Dayan influenced autonomy ideas.
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Carter
Washington
Menahem Begin
Mideast
State Department
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Jordan River
Moshe Dayan
Gaza
Israel
Jordan
Edison phonograph birth anniversary exhibit opens
One hundred years after Thomas A. Edison born in Milan inspired the phonograph he later used to recite Mary Had a Little Lamb. A Milan library photo shows a young Edison with his talking machine as the Library of Congress opens an exhibit marking the event.
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Thomas A. Edison
Milan
Mary
Edison
Library of Congress
UPI
One Arrest at 50,000 Fans at Jamboree Woodstock Event
Over the weekend near 30,000 country western fans gathered for a festival described as Woodstock like. Only one arrest was reported as temperatures neared the mid nineties creating a medical strain. About 750 people received heat related aid, with minimal disturbance beyond weather related risk. Columbia Pictures filmed the event for pay TV, and plans for broader entertainment appeal were discussed by producer Adler.
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ST. Clairsville
Kathy M
West Virginia
Showtime
Columbia Pictures
Columbia
Adler
Belmont County
Hills
Woman in hospital bed jumps queue for gallstone op
Northampton housewife Rita Ward towed a bed into Northampton General Hospital and refused to move. She has endured gallstones for 18 months and faced a year wait under the national health service. Ward said she would undergo surgery this week but a hospital spokesman gave no firm confirmation.
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Northampton
England
Rita Ward
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