20 Jul 1998
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1998
Page
1
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Heat and humidity slammed the nation with Dallas topping 100 for 15 days as Texas deaths reach 79 including 43 migrants. Louisiana, Oklahoma, California, Arizona, and Missouri report additional fatalities while the Northeast braces for heat in the 90s. Record highs and extreme heat warnings spread from Colorado to the West as storms loom in Ohio.
Farmers and orchard owners report severe losses from a 10 to 12 minute hailstorm on June 30 across Henrietta Township. Golf ball sized hail shattered corn, cherries, and peaches with up to 90 percent loss on early peaches and 80 percent on early apples. Rex Lees Orchard manager K C Crombie notes fruit rot on trees, slashed profits, and limited sale value.
Elyria family faces burial costs after Samantha Lance was struck by a train near downtown. Parents Pam and Harvey Lance struggle financially with Cindy injured and unable to work. Aunt Brenda Mahl is setting up a funeral fund at a local bank. Neighbors collected donations door to door on Jefferson Street.
Ohio schools may raise minimum GPA for athletes from a D average to a C or higher. The OHSAA committee will vote next week, with districts like Lorain and Elyria already setting higher standards. Some officials favor flexibility to avoid excluding players while prioritizing academics.
SPRING HILL, Tenn. AP workers at General Motors Saturn division voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike saying the partnership with management is not healthy. UAW negotiators plan a labor summit today in Flint, Mich, as talks resume at the Delphi Flint East plant while the Flint Metal Center remains in recess.
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