Firefighters Battle Tall Washington Towers Blaze
Elyria firemen spent hours aiding victims and battling thick smoke at the Washington Towers blaze. Captain James Igneczi and Lieutenant Thomas Hayes, both 44, were hospitalized with smoke inhalation, Hayes in serious condition and Igneczi in fair condition. Other firefighters assisted in rescues, including a 23-year-old victim, while Igneczi aided ladders and searches before collapsing from exhaustion.
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James Igneczi
Thomas Hayes
Washington Towers
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Hayes
Elyria Memorial Hospital
David Igneczi
Redding
Edwin
Kenneth Kebler
James Heginbotham
Darryl Sislowski
Nationwide manhunt for 3 in bus kidnap
Three young men from wealthy families are hunted nationwide in connection with the Chowchilla school bus kidnapping of 26 children and their driver. Alameda County Sheriff Houchins says warrants will be sought. the APB lists suspects Fred Newhall Woods 25 James L Schoenfeld 22 and his brother Richard 22. Victims were held in a buried truck after the Thursday abduction and escaped Friday night. Police note the suspects were tied to Portola Valley and Livermore area properties and were previously arrested in Sierra County in 1974 for joyriding and petty theft. Authorities say motive remains unknown and search teams span multiple counties.
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Calif
UPI
Chowchilla
Tria
San Joaquin Valley
Alameda County
Tom Houchins
Fred Newhall Woods
James L. Schoenfeld
Stichard
Houchins
Woods
San Francisco Bay
Portola Valley
E Woods
Livermore
Santa Clara
Sierra
Sacramento
Paran
Weather Summary With Warm Night and Storm Threat
Weather forecast notes warm tonight with variable cloudiness and a chance of locally heavy thunderstorms. Lena mid sixes, partly cloudy and warmer tomorrow with highs in the upper 70s in mid Res. Rain chances 30 percent tonight, 10 percent west tomorrow, 20 percent east. Sunrise 6 13 a.m. Sunset 0 54 p.m. Yesterday high 78 at 1 15 p.m. and low 4 at 7 30 a.m.
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Lena
Tomorow
Samset
Alarm system off in blazing building
A Washington Towers apartment fire caused an estimated 60,000 in damage and left 23 injured. Fire officials say pull box alarms were off due to numerous false alarms, complicating rescues. The blaze started in an unused elevator shaft, trapped residents, and prompted a general alarm as 65 firefighters battled the flames.
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Floyd §. Rumph
Rumph
Heads Together
Lorain
Lorain Elyria to share $500000 public works boost
Congress overrode Ford veto on a 3.95 billion public works bill. Lorain County gains 119000 and Elyria 112000 with other county allocations. Cities may apply for funds for new projects to reduce unemployment, while existing projects survive. Mosher backed the bill as an election year vehicle.
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House
Senate
Ford
Charles A. Mosher
R-oberlin
Lorain County
Exie County
Medina County
Elyria
Lorain
State of Ohio
Mosher
Firefighters Frustrated by Mask Shortage During Blaze
Fire Chief Lloyd Kinney said masks were in short supply and the team faced excess heat and smoke. Several firefighters, including two officers hospitalized, worked without full protection while rescuing trapped residents on the fourth floor. Air packs provide about 30 minutes of air depending on effort.
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