Tornado Strikes Niles Convenience Store Shaking Community
Marie Gregorich a clerk at Convenient Food Mart on Route 46 survived when a tornado tore through Friday evening. The store roof collapsed and walls caved in as debris flew, with at least one customer dead and several injured. Co owner John Ameen plans possible reopening pending owner approval.
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NILES
Marie Gregorich
Ms. Gregorich
Convenient Food Mart
Route 46
Union Cemetery
Wellington crews aid Newton Falls tornado recovery effort
Three Wellington Municipal Utilities crews join AMP-Ohio volunteers in Newton Falls Ohio to restore power after a tornado. Oberlin sent three linemen and two trucks, aiding in rebuilding the electric system with Wadsworth crews, as 2,200 of Newton Falls 5,000 residents rely on electricity.
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Wellington
Oberlin
Utilities Department
Ohio
Trumble County
Newton Falls
Board of Public Affairs
Allen W. Kirmich
Dick Williams
American Municipal Power-Ohio Inc
Amp-Ohio
Kimmich
Terry Conworth
Harold Rolfe
Bruce Bergenstein
Wadsworth
Oberlin Light and Power
Roger Merriman
Merriman
Harshaw striker rammed gate during Elyria strike
A Harshaw/Filtrol worker, Peter A. Lafferty, 25, was arrested early this morning in Elyria after ramming a locked Center Street gate with his car. He faces vandalism and DUI charges amid the five day old International Chemical Workers Local 73 strike. Union leaders criticized the act as a black eye while urging peaceful conduct and discipline on the picket line. Two security guards reported the incident.
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Joe Klinec
C-T
Elyria
Harshaw/Filtrol
Center Street
International Chemical Workers Local 73
Peter A. Lafferty
Baldwin Ave
Robert Vincent
Lafferty in Gun Down During Strike Dispute at Plant
Police report at 1:30 a.m. a car smashed through a gate near the guard house as Lafferty yelled obscenities and was arrested after a protective search revealed a 12 gauge shotgun shell. A union picketing injunction is sought as management plates deliveries disruption continues amid a tense strike.
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Lafferty
Deborah Wechsler
Spelling Bee Champ Enjoys Washington Trip
Heather Cassidy 14 of Lorain, winner of the 1985 Chronicle Telegram Spelling Bee, flies to Washington for the National Spelling Bee. She tours landmarks and stays at the Capital Hilton as 168 spellers from 46 states compete. Heather aims to be an orthodontist or businesswoman, and she relishes the experience regardless of final rank.
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Washington
Heather Cassidy
Maryland
Heather
Lorain
Chronicle- Telegram
Cleveland
Guam
Capital Hilton
Chronicle-Telegram
Kathleen Petro
St. Peter School
Smoky Glen Farm
Indiana
Washington Area
Arlington National Cemetery
Lincoln Memorial
National Air and Space Museum
Darryl Cassidy
Robinhood Drive
Ohio
Rehab Center marks 30 years aiding Lorain County
The Rehabilitation Center of Lorain County in Amherst celebrates three decades of service to clients from three weeks to 95 years old. A preschool program for 3 6 year olds in partnership with Elyria schools serves multiple handicaps, funded mainly by United Way. A three man scramble charity golf event at Bob-O-Link in Avon on Route 83 with a $35 entry per man supports the center.
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Amherst
Rehabilitation Center
Lorain County
William Boykin
Ohio
Boykin
Elyria School System
Elyria
Board of Education
United Way
Avon
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Pissini
John Ameen
Robert Lewis
Lewis
Norma Jones
Vincent
Marshall
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Mich
Mary Sanor
Michael Telloni
Kelly Fath
John Kenney
Ford
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