Celebrated comedian George Burns dies at 100
George Burns, famed cigarsmoking straight man of Gracie Allen on radio and TV, died March 9 at his Beverly Hills home at age 100. Ill health since a fall in 19 and a bout with the flu preceded his death, with a heart ailment noted. Celebrities mourn a career spanning vaudeville to film and stage.
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Beverly Hills
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Gracie Allen
Allen
Explosions strike two churches in Zamboanga City
In Zamboanga City Philippines early Sunday a grenade exploded in the Claret Church yard during Mass sending churchgoers fleeing. A hidden bomb in a flower pot exploded amid the stampede injuring ten more and two inside the church, for a total of twelve injured.
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Philippines
Zamboanga City
Maximino Rodriguez
Sheriff adopts community policing role in Elyria
Sheriff department adds James Drozdowski as its first community policing officer. He links deputies with township officials to solve crime problems through direct outreach. The approach mirrors a national shift to reduce bureaucracy and put officers on the streets to talk with residents.
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Elyria
Sheriffs Department
James Drozdowski
Drozdowski
Lorain
North Olmsted restricts exotic dance venues to mall area
North Olmsted City Council rejected Bugsy's Speak Easy Elyria plan to open an exotic dance bar at the former Darby O'Toole's on Lorain Road. A new ordinance limits adult entertainment to Great Northern Mall, citing past citations for topless dancing near alcohol sales and resident opposition. The council cannot ban such entertainment outright under federal law.
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Darby O’toole
Bugsy’s Speakeasy of
Elyria
Lorain Road
Great Northern Mall
Bugsy’s
Tribe tickets show fans braving cold for pennant race
Elyria fans crowded out in 7 degree wind for 115000 tickets as Indians extend sale of temporary bleachers and standing room. About 35000 tickets remain while Jacobs Field drew over 3 million hoped for this season. Fans lined at Coconuts and Ticketmaster with wristbands to secure seats.
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Elyria
Brad Boynton
Boynton
Amherst
Tribe
Jacobs Field
Coconuts
Teresa Leon
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