Congress questions press freebies on Capitol Hill
Rep David Obey leads a critique of congressional perks for the news media. He cites free space, phones, typewriters, stationery, parking, furniture and dining discounts as costing at least one million dollars annually. Critics urge balancing public interest with newsroom independence amid questions about credibility.
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Washington
Washington Press Corps
David Obey
D. Wis
Congress
Obey
Capitol Hill
Ohey
Senate
Robert Boyd
Knight-Ridder Newspapers
Pews
Capitol
Aldo Beckman
The
Chicago Tribune
Beckman
Jerald F. Terhorst
Detroi News
terHorst
Bill Keller
Newhouse
House
Brooks Jockenty
Knight-Ridder
Boyd
Funnel clouds seen over Lake Erie area as storms hit
Lakewood police logged three funnel cloud reports around 6 30 pm including a line of ten moving eastward off Lakewood Park. Numerous branches and a felled tree blocked traffic on Broadway. Power outages spread through Lorain Vermilion Sheffied Lake and Elyria with Cedar Point park repairs after June tornado. Thunderstorms forecast for days with heat risks. experts urge salt intake and plenty of water for outdoor workers.
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Lakewood
Lakewood Park
Lorain
Broadway
25Th Street
Vermilion
Sheffield Lake
Elyria
Ohio Edison
Cedar Point
City street repair delayed despite pending notes
City officials warn late August or early September for street resurfacing, tied to a $900,000 West River Parkway note renewal and other debt. Council members question timely completion, citing prior note renewals and funds from a half percent income tax approval as key to investor confidence.
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Radican
West River Parkway
West River
Arnold Tollett
West River Road
Midway Mall
Rt. 57
Hilliard Road
South Abbe Road
East Broad and
Clark Streets
University Avenue
Chestnut Ridge Road
East Broad Street
Hobday Inn
Folger Slashes Wholesale Coffee Prices Across Products
Folger Coffee Co cut wholesale vacuum coffee by 20 cents an ounce and instant by 2 cents, effective immediately. Vacuum price now $3.48 per pound and instant 10-ounce jar at $5.25, citing declines in imported green coffee. Other roasters like General Foods and Hills Bros also adjusted prices amid earlier frost damage in Brazil.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Folger Coffee Co
Procter & Gamble Co
Folger
Brazil
U.S
General Foods Corp
White Plains
N.Y
Hills Bros. Coffee Co., Inc
San Francisco
New York
UPS
IBM
Dow Jones
RCA
du Pont
Bren Sperry
St Brands
Texaco
Casal
US Steel Wets
Am Motors
T&t
Xerox Corp
Pierre Ash
American Machine & Foundry
Babes
CPC
A Cpc International, Inc
Yi Dart Ind
Cova Col Bath Goodrich
LC Industries
Kewanee Industries
Crw Zel
Buech Curtis Wr
Lear Siegler
Dow
Gypeum
Dresser G
Obie Edison
DuPont Wni
de Searle
Eaton
Sybron
Ruth
Toledo Edison
Ford M Usion Pacific Corp
Hostwor
Moteut
Gtel
The
Chronicle-Telegram
East Avenue
Pacit
Gillette
Bute No
Gulf O11
Elyria Cluotes
Fogerr
Lorain County
Carter
United States
Elyna
Cleveland
Beth
Magnesium Helps Health Says Texas Specialist
College Station Texas UPI magnesium is essential for all living cells and kidney control. Marilyn Haggard of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service notes dairy products supply about 22 percent of U S magnesium intake, while 38 percent comes from flour and cereal products.
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College Station
Tex
UPI
Texas Agricultural Extension
Serice
Marilyn Haggard
United States
Millionaire Drawing Set for Thursday in Columbus
The Ohio Lottery's 12th Millionaire Drawing will occur Thursday at the Ohio Theater in Columbus. One hundred finalists will register and place entries in the drawing tumbler in the early afternoon. Finalists each receive 1000 dollars. the top prize is 1 million dollars with other prizes of 100,000, 50,000 and seven at 10,000 dollars. The top 10 winners will be announced statewide on TV at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Cleveland
Ohio Lottery
Ohio Theater
Colum
Lottery Commission
Oranges Form Lotion and Engine Cleaners From Oil
Washington reports scientists at Agricultural Research have developed a lotion like hand cleaner and a gel type engine cleaner using d limonene the main component of distilled orange oil The research suggests potential health and vehicle cleaning benefits from citrus by products.
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Ees Agricultural Research
Lookers and looters collide in courtroom tale of youth
A courtroom transcript recounts a 17 year old, Monges, and a companion during looting amid a blackout. The teen, paroled for attempted robbery, faces questions about motives and prior trouble as cops detain him outside a building while witnesses describe the chaos and demand for cash.
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Torres
Monges
Haaren
Filleca
Notable Claim Sparks Debate Over Guilt
Fragmentary OCR notes claim a person insisted innocence with a terse statement. The isolated line hints at a broader discussion about blame and trend analysis but provides limited verifiable detail. No clear names, dates, or organizations are present in the readable text.
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