Epilepsy advocacy seeks funding in Lorain County
An estimated one thousand epileptics live in Lorain County with many youths affected. The Northeast Ohio Epilepsy Foundation seeks $15,159 from United Way to hire a full time advocate, rent, and supplies to connect victims with social services and counseling.
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Lorain County
Cleveland
Northeast Ohio
The
Epilepsy Foundation of America
United Way
Judith Lester
Ms. Lester
Foundation
A. David Rothner
Amherst Resource Center, Inc
Senior Citizens Associaton of
Amherst
Belmont Stakes favorite eyes Triple Crown bid
The Belmont Stakes favorite remains poised to lead at the final turn while Alydar threatens a repeat challenge. The outcome centers on whether the favorite secures the Triple Crown as Alydar presses for the upset.
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Alydar
UPI
Affirmed
Belmont Park
Juan Alamas
Pipe bomb probe widens to Lorain County
ATF agents questioned a Lorain man after extending the investigation of a Cleveland bombings series. A red and white Dodge truck linked to the quarry theft was searched as authorities seek evidence of 600 pounds of dynamite. A Cleveland Quarries theory ties the dynamite to blasts including the MLK Vocational School incident.
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Cleveland
Lorain County
Lorain
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
ATF
Cleveland Quarries Co
South Amherst
Xerox Corporation
Strongsville
PVE
David Edmisten
Martin Luther King Vocational School
Edmisten
Justice aides NAACP back Battisti actions
The NAACP argues Cleveland school officials resisted desegregation while not acting openly. The Justice Department supports Judge Battisti, asserting a 38 year pattern of racial isolation in Cleveland public schools. Catholic Bishop Hickey calls for desegregation. Cleveland teachers authorize strike action if wage demands unmet by Sept. 5. The Board of Education rejects Leftwich's 36 school closings and seeks Battisti’s permission to close 25 schools.
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Cleveland
NAACP
U.S. Justice Department
U.S
Frank J. Battisti
Department
Civil Rights Division
Cleveland Public Schools
James A. Hickey
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People’s Attorneys
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Battisti
Justice Department
Cleveland Board of Education
Leftwich
Gator bit boy in lake Charles fishing incident
Eight year old Thad Little of Hackberry was bitten on the leg by a 9 1 2 foot alligator while minnows fishing in a canal near his home. He was hospitalized at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for about ten days. The alligator was shot and killed by wildlife officials.
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Lake Charles
UPI
Thad Little
Hackberry
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
Thad
Mae Doris Little
Prosecutor seeks retrial of actress Judy Carne
In Cincinnati the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office says it will seek a retrial of actress Judy Carne on a charge of purchasing drugs with a forged prescription.
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Judy Carne
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Ford recalls 1.5 million Pintos and 30,000 Bobcats over fuel tank danger
Ford Motor Co. agrees to a nationwide recall of 1.5 million Pinto cars and 30,000 Mercury Bobcats from 1971 to 1976 to correct fuel tank defects. Modifications will start in September, with NHTSA canceling a hearing and consumer advocate Ralph Nader calling the move inadequate amid a related $128.5 million jury award in a Pinto explosion case.
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Washington
Ford Motor Co
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Ford
Safety
California
Herbert L. Misch
Misch
Ford Motor
Ralph Nader
Nader
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Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
County
CETA
Dennis Michaels
Affirmed Eyes
Alice Luddington
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
Mich
Leon Rubin
C-T
Martin Luther King Junior High
Schoo
Justice
Pintos
Bobcats
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