Escobar’s luxury prison life sparks Colombia bid for surrender
Escobar scaled back surrender terms after a daring escape from a ranch prison near Medellin aided by soldiers. He now seeks to serve in Antioquia in any prison, with family visits and guards from military units. Officials report a five star cell complete with waterbed and a 60 inch TV, while authorities purge prison leadership amid investigations into the escape.
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Antioquia
Escobar
Super K plan eyed for Amherst property amid traffic and gesture
Starland seeks mixed zoning expansion to add a Super K grocery park and 121 homes with condos and an office park. Amherst officials anticipate $4 million in tax revenue if approved, while residents fear traffic, loss of green space, and changes to Meadow View Lane. Local critics foresee angry reactions from some residents.
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Starland
Rowland Enterprises
Allesio
Kmart
Medina
Planning Commission
Amherst Exempted
Amherst
Lucille Pierce
John Jaworski
Leavitt
Cooper Foster Park
Lorain
Meadow View Lane
Larry Owen
Meadow View
Owen
Ohio Super Lotto prize cap and payout rules explained
The Ohio Lottery raised the Saturday six number Super Lotto prize from 24 million to 28 million for Wednesday. A cap limits single wagers to 26 million yearly payments. if a single winner hits the jackpot, the annual 1 million payments span 26 years, with 2 million added to the next prize. Multiple winners split the jackpot. Odds are 1 in 10.7 million. Sales ahead of the drawing are expected to exceed 14 million.
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Ohio Lottery
Ohio
Sheffield to vote on levy for cops
Sheffield Village Council moved to place a 3-mill levy on the November ballot to fund a larger police force. The plan would raise about 168000 annually for four years to hire five full time officers and make the police chief position full time, expanding patrol to two cars 24 hours a day. Dorothy Crawford voted against the levy, saying the village already has sufficient protection. Mayor Jerrod Bialko noted many residents favor the measure, citing a need for stronger coverage. The current department includes 14 officers and a chief on part time roles plus 10 volunteers.
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Dorothy Crawford
Jerrod Bialko
Sandra Reynolds
Crawford
Bialko
Dow Chemical named in LaGuardia crash suits
Two $40 million lawsuits filed in US District Court name Dow Chemical Co along with USAir Fokker Aircraft and Rolls Royce over the March USAir Flight 405 crash near La Guardia Airport. Plaintiffs David and Jennifer Porcelli and Karen Paloci seek $20 million in compensatory damages and $20 million in punitive damages each.
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Cleveland
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Jennifer Porcelli
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Shaker Heights
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Fokker Aircraft
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Federal Aviation Administration
Plushing Bay
la Guardia
New York
Oregon Workfare Plan Stalls In Oregon
Nearly two years after voters backed an experimental plan to replace welfare with work at 90 percent of minimum wage, the program has produced only a lawsuit. The measure sought to end welfare unemployment benefits and food stamps in six counties for three years, with pay around $4.28 per hour funded from benefits. Federal approval remains absent, with supporters blaming state administration delays and officials citing flaws in the plan.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Washington
Wisconsin Two Tier Welfare Plan Receives Federal Approval
Wisconsin and federal officials approved a two tier welfare plan aimed at discouraging newcomers by paying new residents the benefits they would have received in their former state for six months, then Wisconsin levels thereafter. President Bush endorsed the approach during a campaign stop, urging other states to follow.
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Appleton
Wis
Wisconsin
Bush
Dachshund Rescued After Eight Days In Rabbit Hole
In Natal province South Africa a dachshund named Doffel chased a rabbit into a hole and became trapped for eight days. Owner Maggie Zagt said the dog survived by eating tree roots while rescuers on her farm dug an 18 foot tunnel and pulled him free.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Maggie Zagt
Doffel
Zagt
Natal
Weather delays harvest hit Ohio wheat prices drop
Amid July rains and wind, northeast Ohio farmers report only 10-15 percent of winter wheat harvested, far below the normal 80 percent. Fields plagued by mud and sprouted kernels push prices down to about 1.79 per bushel. Statewide harvest is 10 percent complete, with 99 percent last year, signaling potential losses but varying impacts by crop.
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Mike Miller
Lorain County
Ohio State University Cooperative Extension Service
Es & Nb
Ohio
Miller
Statistics Service
Charlie Nash
Ohio Farmers Union
Iraq Argued to Halt Traffic As Saddam Looms
Rep Henry Gonzalez produced documents showing the administration violated its own advice on supplying Iraq with sensitive technology before its 1990 invasion of Kuwait. State cables dated February 12 1990 urged allies to bar Iraqi access to carbon and glass fiber tech used in missiles and enrichment. Four months later a $15 million glass fiber plant sale to Iraq was approved through a front company in Ohio tied to Baghdad's military program.
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Iraq
Kuwait
State Department
Ohio
Baghdad
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