Bias charges against LMHA tossed out in HUD dispute
The Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority faced a HUD racial discrimination charge tied to its leasing program. HUD dropped the bias claim and limited mismanagement charges, while LMHA cancels further use of the leasing program and seeks approval to add 100 units for displaced residents amid ongoing tension.
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LMHA
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Lurain
Housing Authorit
Lorain
Pioneers and Falcons Reach Regional Showdowns in Lorain County
Lorain County basketball powers Firelands faces Sebring for the Class A regional title in Canton while Elyria Highs Pioneers clash with Rossford for the Class AA crown in Bowling Green. Three wins stand between them and state. Tonight's games loom large as a community rallying point.
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Lorain County
Ohio
King County
Firelands
Sebring
Canton
Elyria High
Pioneers
Bowling Green
Rossford
Falcons
Lorain
Colubmia boy killed after running into traffic on Rt 82
A 9 year old Columbia boy, Kerry Hedglen, was struck and killed by a westbound car on State Route 82 near Janell Drive. He died at Southwest Community Hospital Berea after suffering head and body injuries. The driver, Hildegard Jensen, 60, said she swerved to miss him. Kerry was a third grade student at St Joseph's School Strongsville. He is survived by his parents and three sisters. Funeral plans are underway at Jardine Funeral Home.
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Columbia Station
Lorain County
St. Joseph's School
Strongsville
Mardelle
Shawn
Tracy
Jardine Funeral Home
The Trouble With Modern Apartments Joke
A light quip notes the modern apartment woes of thin walls for sleep and thick walls for listening, a humorous jab at urban living. The joke contrasts muffled nights with loud scrutiny, reflecting common housing annoyances.
Cambodia orders N Viet Cong out by dawn Sunday
Cambodian government demands North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops leave Cambodia by dawn Sunday after days of street protests in Phnom Penh. Up to 60,000 troops are reported in the country, with observers noting removal would be unlikely. Prince Sihanouk returns to seek Soviet and Chinese aid to curb the activity.
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Cambodia
Bangkok
Thailand
Phnom Penh
Communist Party
Nhan Dan
Hanoi
Svay Rieng
Norodom Sihanouk
France
Moscow
Peking
Paris
Cambodha
Coming Sunday What to Do in a Nuclear Disaster Survey
Reporter Karel Neikirk surveys Lorain County Civil Defense shelters and their readiness for a nuclear disaster. The piece references a forthcoming feature by Lorainite Bill Campbell, a former New Yorker and playwright, with an outdoor page special in the Sunday Chronicle April 2.
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Karel Neikirk
Lorain County
Texas
Oregon
Lake Erie
Sunday Chronicle
State talks with Switzerland on Swiss bank records progress
The State Department said on Friday that it is making considerable progress in discussions with Switzerland over U S efforts to review secret bank records where some Americans are known to have hidden income.
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Washington
UPN
State Department
Switzerland
Oberlin contractor beaten robbed by trio of sellers
Oberlin 66 year old wrecking contractor Silas Bucks was beaten and robbed of 500 dollars by three men posing as sellers. They lured him to an East Hamilton Street house and struck him from behind after he joined them in a car. He received 32 stitches after treatment at Allen Memorial Hospital. Authorities report the incident occurred around 10 23 p m and state deputies are investigating.
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Oberlin
Hamilton Street
Silas Bucks
Rt_ 10
Oberim
Lorain County Sherff
Allen Memorial Hospital
Buchs
Ohio Hits 15,000 Evacuated in Two Days of Bomb Hoaxes
Across Ohio 15,000 people fled offices and schools after two days of bomb threats in Newark Cleveland Cincinnati and Dayton. Schools including Woodward High Silverton Elementary Courter Tech and Wickliffe Junior High saw large evacuations while major employers such as National Cash Register and Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center reported evacuations numbering in the thousands.
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Ohio
Newark
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Dayton
Maryland
New York
Cleveland — Wickliffe
International Business
Three inmates recaptured after Erie County Jail escape
Three men escaped from Erie County Jail in Sandusky using a hacksaw to cut bars and leapt about 20 feet. Jack Karr and Harold Davis were recaptured in Perkins Township about an hour after the 1 am escape, while Larry Thudium from Wellington was later reported in custody being returned to Sandusky.
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Wellington
Erie County
Sandusky
Larry Thudium
Lincoln St
Jack Karr
Harold Davis
Bellevue
Perkins Township
Erie County Sheriffs
Karr
Davis
Thudium
Weather Summary With Snow Flurries and Cold Temperatures
Partly cloudy west tonight and tomorrow and mostly cloudy east half with a chance of snow flurries. Continued cold. Low tonight from the upper teens to the mid 20s. Sunset today 6:33 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6:40 a.m. High 34 degrees yesterday afternoon, low 21 this morning.
Science Days opens at Elvera High with hundreds visiting
The 12th annual Science Days at Elyria High School drew hundreds of Elyrians for bright exhibits across physics and elementary mechanics. Judges will name top winners and three runners up per category tomorrow at 4 pm with prizes totaling 700 dollars and trips to Ashland for Mohican Science Fair. Public viewing runs today 6 to 10 pm and tomorrow 2 to 6 pm.
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Elvera High School
Elyras High
Ashland
Columbus
Notorious ex convict shot down in Akron gunfight
Alfred Oponowicz, 45, once on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list, was killed in a gun battle with two patrolmen near Akron. Police said he burglarized a womens apparel shop in Tallmadge and was armed with two pistols.
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Akron
UPI
Here
Alfred Oponowicz
FBI
Oponowicz
Tallmadge
Openowicz
Johnson rests at Texas ranch after hospital stay
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson recuperates at his Lyndon B. Johnson Ranch in Johnson City Texas after a 12 day Brooke General Hospital visit for chest pains. Doctors recommend no strenuous activity during his recovery and Johnson returned home yesterday following the hospitalization.
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Texa
CPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnsons
Brooke General Hospital
San Antonio
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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Hermon Atkins MacNeil
Johnson
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