Tornado toll climbs as three states reel from disaster
Rescue workers in Ohio Pennsylvania New York and Ontario battled wreckage after the worst tornado outbreak in over a decade. The death toll reached 89 with at least 550 injured as 28 tornadoes struck 11 Ohio counties in a four hour span. Emergency declarations were pursued for five counties with potential federal aid pending FEMA action.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Ontario
Ohio Disaster Services Agency
Richard Celeste
Ashtabula
Columbiana
Licking
Mahoning
Trumbull
Ohio National Guard
Celeste
Federal Emergency Management Agency
National Weather Service
Xenia
Trumbull County
Niles
Newton
Thousands rally to aid victims after Trumbull County tornado
After Friday night’s tornado, about 2000 volunteers aided Trumbull County through the Red Cross. Shelters opened at five sites, with feeding vans and disaster teams from Alliance Canton Akron Cleveland and Lorain aiding the emergency response and damage assessment.
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Warren
Trumbull County
Red Cross
Barbara Manzo
The
American Red Cross
Alliance
Canton
Akron
Cleveland
Lorain
Gene Brown
American Legion
Island murder case tests fate of Sea Wind owners
Federal murder trial focuses on Buck Walker and Stephanie Stearns charged in the 1974 slaying of Elizabeth Graham on Palmyra Island. Prosecution ties death to the yacht Sea Wind. bone fragments identified as Mrs. Graham's were found in 1981. The Grahams vanished after mooring on Palmyra while the Iola and its crew faced earlier theft convictions.
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San Francisco
South Pacific
Buck Duane Walker
Elizabeth
Muff” Graham
San Diego
Palmyra Island
Honolulu
Malcolm
Walker
Stephanie Stearns
Palmyra
Graham
Grahams
Iola
Ms. Stearns
Ala Wai
McNeil Island Federal
Washington State
Yuma
Ariz
Hawaii
Walleye Boom Spurs Business Revenue on Lake Erie Shore
The Central Basin between Buren and Conneaut surges as walleye numbers rise after 1983 legislation opened southern Lake Erie's fisheries. The trend attracts anglers and boosts local commerce while challenging Western Basin's title as the world’s walleye hub.
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Lake Erie
Buren
Conneaut
Nine year old charged with extortion in Mount Dora
A 9-year-old boy was arrested and charged with five felony counts of extortion for threatening classmates to take $170 from peers. Police said several frightened children borrowed money to pay off the youth and described the incidents as traumatic. The boy's identity was withheld and he was released into parental custody.
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Mount Dora, Fla
Mount Dora
Tioel Griffin
Weather forecast for today and Monday scattered showers
Partly cloudy today with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs 75 to 80 with southwest winds 10 to 20 mph shifting northwest this afternoon. Tonight and Monday partly cloudy with lows around 55 to 56 and highs near 70. Rain chances 30 percent today and 20 percent tonight. Details on Page A-3.
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