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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1984
Page
3
Bonn government sources hinted a possible agreement to allow embassy refugees to emigrate to the West. A tie trip was planned for April 1, 1985, costing $75.
A grenade attack in Punjab killed four people and wounded at least 42 as a crowd celebrated a holy day. Police faced rocks and grenade firings amid a surge of sectarian violence that began February 14, with authorities saying the assailant claimed to be summoned by a military head. Roberta Masibay testified later before a board about the slaying of Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s chief rival, denying a mother's claimed instruction and calling the testimony an outrageous lie.
The nation faced cold windy weather with snow squalls over the Great Lakes from Michigan to New York. Niagara and Orleans counties reported 6 inches of fresh snow with more expected. Gale warnings were issued along the mid Atlantic as gusts hit 40 mph. Florida saw temperatures drop into the 20s with a freeze warning stretching across southern Georgia. Scattered showers rose in the Pacific Northwest.
The National Weather Service expects showers Friday along the Appalachians turning to snow in northern New York. Snow flurries are likely in the northern Plains. Cold across most areas. Ohio mostly cloudy with lows 10 to 20. Friday partly sunny. Weekend highs mid-30s to mid-40s with a chance of snow or rain Monday. Winds NW to W 10-20 knots tonight and Friday. Waves 3-6 feet in ice-free areas.
The Cleveland Civil Service Employees Association filed suit over layoffs that took effect last Friday, alleging seniority rights were violated in compiling the layoff list. The action aims to offset a projected 1984 budget deficit of at least $17.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission tentatively approves administration guidelines for selecting a radioactive waste site with the condition of further environmental studies. Aims for final approval by April 30 and may delay site cutting until after the November election to avoid political sensitivity.
Elizabeth Taylor disclosed nightly sleeping pills for 25 years and alcoholism, saying treatment at a California rehab center helped her. She celebrated 51 and recently left the Betty Ford Center, speaking on ABC about realizing she was an addict and the struggle to regain her true self.
Willie M. Stokes Jr. was buried in a coffin shaped like his beloved Cadillac Seville with flashing lights and chrome grille. Funeral director Spencer Leak said the coffin was made to resemble the car as closely as possible after Stokes requested car-themed arrangements. Up to 5,000 people viewed the unusual casket at the South Side funeral home as police investigated a fatal shooting of Stokes’ neighbor in the motel parking lot.
Edwin Meese I, President Reagan's long time adviser, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee as hearings begin on his bid to become attorney general. He seeks to replace William French Smith who has resigned to return to private practice in California.
In Washington the Senate continued examining a flood of amendments to a bill governing U S export policy. Lawmakers pursued topics from grain assistance to oil company mergers and price support programs as stopgap measures ease urgency.
Two Cleveland councilmen were warned their water service could be cut off within two weeks after the city water department said about 20 000 delinquent bills remained unpaid. Mayor George L Forbes reportedly paid two overdue bills himself and said he could not raise the roughly 400 dollars he owed.
The Ohio Lottery daily game The Number drew 624 and Pick 4 3516 with earnings of 185,819 from 965,051.50 in wagers. Parimutuel Pick 4 paid 61,616 to winners, while straight and hated $1 tickets paid 3,564 and 161 respectively. Separate Pennsylvania draws yielded 58-9 and 4-9-8-4. A student incident near Cleveland is noted with a body found and a robbery motive cited by prosecutors.
Cleveland mayor George Voinovich defends snow removal amid layoffs in city services. He calls charges of slow response unfair and says the city has done the best with available staff, grading the effort as satisfactory under difficult conditions.
An express train from East Berlin to Saarbrucken collided with a regional passenger train near Halle in thick fog, killing 11 and injuring 46. Rescuers hiked through the night to recover most victims from a derailed coach wedged against the express locomotive, according to East Berlin and ADN reports.
Country duo David Frizzell and Shelly West report a harsh border stop in Windsor Ontario en route to Hamilton. Customs dogs and a strip search of backup singer Domna Toadvine triggered anger, with spokeswoman Kathy Gangwisch saying the pair will not sing in Canada again. The singers are noted CMA duet winners in 1981 and 1982. The second item notes Stax reunion planning with Wolfman Jack hosting and a Memphis two night event. Additionally House Speaker Thomas ONeill contemplates one more term and possible ambassador role for Ireland or a cabinet post in a Mondale administration.
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