Reagan cites Cuban Soviet buildup in Nicaragua
The Reagan administration publicized aerial photos and intelligence claiming a large Cuban and Soviet military buildup in Nicaragua. CIA official Inman said 6,050 Cubans including 2,000 military personnel and 50 to 70 Soviet advisers are present, with Nicaragua fielding 25,000 to 30,000 troops. The briefing warned of 50–75 Soviet jet fighters and stressed concern over the expansion beyond defensive needs.
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Central Intelligence Agency
Nicaragua
Pye
Inman
John Hughes
Defense Intelligence Agency
John F. Kennedy
Cuba
Central America
Weather forecast shows cooler temps and showers
Tonight will be partly cloudy with lows in the mid 30s and south to southwest winds near 10 mph. Thursday brings considerable cloudiness with a 20 percent to 50 percent chance of rain and highs in the middle to upper 40s.
Five Year Drop in Area Hospital Occupancy Rates
A MHPC analysis of 42 area hospitals shows occupancy declines from 1975 to 1980 with Elyria Memorial dropping from 79 to 71 percent. Other facilities report similar declines, while Southwest General Hospital rose from 75 to 90 percent. The study notes 1025 excess beds and urges self evaluation of services. Elyria Memorial plans a 27 million, 26 bed expansion.
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Elyria Memorial
Metropolitan Health Planning Corp
MHPC
Lorain
Cuyahoga
Medina, Lake
Geauga
Elyna“Memorial
Lorain Community Hospital
St. Joseph Hospital
Allen Memorial
Amherst Hospital
Wellington Community Hospitals
Southwest General Hospital
Middleburg Heights
Robert Titko
James Brown
Robert Olesen
Titko
U S Steel Lorain plans 600 more layoffs amid weak orders
U S Steel Lorain-Cuyahoga Works will lay off 600 workers next week with another tranche planned for March 21. Cuts hit the BOP shop pipe mills and maintenance while a furnace is shut and a coke battery retired. Local 1104 chief Bartos cites reports of up to 900 layoffs as orders slump for seamless pipe and tubular products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Steel Lorain-Cuyahoga
George Kuebler
Kuebler
BOP
Martin Bartos
United Steelworkers of America
Bartos
Stolen checks tied to Lutheran Home theft case
Westlake police charged Norma Walthour 48 with grand theft and her daughter Marshal Allen 27 and son-in-law Michael Allen 27 with forgery in a scheme involving blank checks stolen from residents of the Lutheran Home for the Aged. Nearly $10,000 was forged and cashed across several banks.
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Westlake
Sheffield
Lutheran Home For
Henry Cowles
Norma Walthour
North Abbe Road
North Olmsted
Marshal Allen
Michael R. Allen
120Th St
Cleveland
Rocky River Municipal Court
Harold Ladd
Leonard Riehl
Cowles
Walthour
Elyria
Parma
North Ridgeville
Cowles North Olmsted
Thomas Marsh
Allens
National City Bank
Lorain Road
Elyria Savings & Trust National Bank
Cadillac eight to six to four engine suit targets GM
A $10 million class action against General Motors seeks damages for about 5,000 Ohio Cadillacs with automatic fuel saving engines. Plaintiffs claim engine defects cause stalling surging and cruise control issues. GM disputes the extent of problems noting a 50,000 mile warranty and limited production of the engine after 1982.
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General Motors Corp
Ellen J. Cowher
Hunter Drive
North Olmsted
Harold H. Paul
Berea
Frank W. Grimone
Valley City
Ohio
Spero
Cadillac
Bruce McCristal
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CIA
Reagan
Washington
UPI
Congress
State Department
Adm
Bobby Inman
Villa Nueva
BAS
Ala Editorial Cié Entertainment
Oberlin
Wellington Community Hospital
EMH
U.S. Steel
ACLU
Elyria High
Mike Lotko
Rob Stoss
Lotko
Terry Wearsch
John Azio
Lutheran
Keith E. Spero
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