Jenco freed after 19 months as hostages released
American priest Reverend Lawrence Jenco, held in Lebanon since January 1985, arrives in Damascus after release by Shiite captors. In Damascus he greets Peggy Say, mother of missing Terry Anderson, and discusses hopes for other hostages' freedom while Syria’s role remains unclear.
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Damascus
Syria
Lebanon
Lawrence Jenco
Joliet
Ill
Foreign Ministry
Peggy Say
Terry Anderson
Jenco
Bekaa Valley
Say
Batavia
N.Y
Mrs. Say
Hafez Assad
United States
Jence
Beirut
Islamic Jihad
Iran
Anderson
Qaroun
Bekaa
Storms knock out power across Lorain County with outages
Heavy thunderstorms Friday night caused scattered outages in Amherst South Amherst and North Olmsted with Ohio Edison and Cleveland Illuminating Co. reporting hundreds of calls and about 1000 customers without power. Downed wires and trees disrupted areas including Bay Village North Olmsted Rocky River and Avon Lake. One injury occurred when 14 year old George Brandt Jr. rode a downed wire and was hospitalized in fair condition.
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Lorain County
Ohio Edison
Amherst
Lorain
Central Fire Station
Broadway
Frank Hayes
Cleveland Illuminating Co
North Olmsted
Hayes
Bay Village
Rocky River
Avon Lake
George Brandt Jr
Barndt
Fairview General Hospital
Cleveland Metro General Hospital
How Hot Is It Joke Wins Ice Prize in Athens
ATHENS ALAP Dave Hamlin won 1000 pounds of ice in a W2YP FM contest for the best How Hot Is It joke after claiming pigs melted and grease ran into fields. Susan Lauderdale of the station said listeners called in jokes for an hour while judges selected Hamlin. Other runners up praised hot humor with playful lines about trees, dogs, and birds.
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Athens
Ala
Dave Hamlin
Hamlin
Susan Lauderdale
W2yp-Fm
Hamlin’s
Ms. Lauderdale
Shaw Ice Co
Averell Harriman Dies After Long Diplomatic Career
Averell Harriman, longtime troubleshooter for Franklin D Roosevelt and several Democratic presidents, died today. The obituary notes his world roaming service as an ambassador and public figure, with life details referenced on Page A-2.
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Averell Harriman
Franklin Roosevelt
Lorain among nine sites picked for clean coal program
The U S Department of Energy selects nine proposals for a 400 million clean coal technology initiative. Lorain Ohio features a Babcock and Wilcox project to extend coal testing at the Edgewater Station with a 4.4 million local investment and multi-million funding from state and EPA sources. Contracts await final negotiation with alternates possible.
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Washington
Lorain
Robert Porter
U.S. Department of Energy
Fossil Energy
Babcock and Wilcox
EPA
Porter
Energy and Environment Research Corp
Springfield
Hennepin
Bartonville
Brilliant
Ohio
American Electric Power Co
Ohio Power Co
Ohio Ontario Clean Fuels, Inc
Warren
Kent State memorial vote splits Chronicle-Telegram readers
Elyria readers vote 298 to 60 against building a Kent State four-student memorial amid debate labeling protesters terrorists. Supporters say the memorial honors fallen veterans and would not use tax money.
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Kent State Memorial
Elyria
Kent State University
Chronicle-Telegram
American Legion of Ohio
Dale Quester
Peter Zelaski
Wellington
KSU
Terorist
James) Rhodes
Kent State
Legions
Legion
Paul M. Thayer
Vermilion
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First Street
Cuyahoga County
East River
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Elyria Catholic
Ec’s
Midwest
Stephen S. Counsel
Foe
Ohio Edison Edgewater Station
Lorain, Ohio
Linn Grossman
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