Remembering Terry Anderson at Lorain City Hall
A crowd gathered in Lorain to honor Terry Anderson, abducted March 16, 1985 in Beirut. A rifle salute by VFW Post 451 and prayers from Mayor Alex Olejko marked the start of his seventh year in captivity as supporters praised President Bush’s handling of the Gulf War.
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Janine Exner
Terry Anderson
Lorain City Hall
Kathleen Kieswetter
Lorain
Peggy Craig
Sheffield Village
Lila Arden
Avon Lake
Karen Biddulph
Westlake
Tammi Vogan
Anderson
Beirut
VFW Post 451
Alex Olejko
Jack LaVinha
Free
George Bush
Saddam pledges multi party democracy amid Gulf unrest
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein promised a shift to multi party democracy and said his government crushed southern Shiite rebellion and would soon defeat Kurdish forces in the north. Western skeptics and U.S. officials questioned the credibility of reforms as fighting continued and other leaders urged real change.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Iraq
West
Bush
Bermuda
John Major
Gulf Region
Washington Post
Gen
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
U.S. Com
U.S
Rainy Day Budget Savers Share Family Story
An excerpt describes a farmhouse with two cars and four children led by parents. They report annual income under $30,000 while noting weather from sunny morning to afternoon clouds and a high in the 50s. The piece highlights a family profile and their frugal living approach.
Seaway Bolt Ties With Lorain County College In Auto Race
Seaway Bolt of Columbia Station gains unusual help from Lorain County Community College in its bid to become the preferred supplier for the Big Three automakers. The blurb notes page references to related features on Page B-1 and other human interest items.
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Awinner
Columbia
Seaway Bolt
Lorain ‘County Community College
Page B
Pena eager to get back in harness
Pena, 60, council president of United Steelworkers Local 1104, returns to work after a February heart stoppage and Cleveland Clinic surgery. Six years in the post, he seeks another term to ensure the new three-year contract is fully implemented. The local election is set for April 23.
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Sheffield Lake
al Pena
Lake Erie
United Steelworkers Local 1104
Pena
Jean
Jesse Jackson
USX Corp
Local 1104
Cleveland Clinic
C-T
Janine Exner
Dinkins Booed At St Patrick’s Parade With Gay Group
NYC mayor David Dinkins faced boos while marching with the Irish Gay and Lesbian Organization during the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Manhattan. Spectators criticized the inclusion as chants of one term mayor echoed as security kept order amid mixed cheers. In Chicago, a separate downtown parade drew tens of thousands with over 1,200 marchers and 70 floats.
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Nyc
St. Patrick’s
New York
David Dinkins
Manhattan
Dinkins
Chicago
Jennifer Cassady
Rachel Hall
Ely Elementary School
Elyria
Wilkes Villa drug theft and crack seizure in weekend operation
Lorain County Drug Task Force and Elyria Police net two arrests after a weekend raid at Wilkes Villa apartments. An undercover purchase was interrupted when John E. Hickman, 21, grabbed cash from officer Michael Vrooman’s car, leading to robbery and drug trafficking charges. Police recovered two marked twenties and later found crack cocaine in the area. Michael T. Blue faces aggravated trafficking and tools charges.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Michael Vrooman
North Ridgeville
Pratt Boulevard
Dennis Will
John E. Hickman
Vrooman
Hickman
Fuller Road
Will
Oakwood Drive
Michael T. Blue
Michael Roberson
Oberlin Road
Blue
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Olejko
Gulf
Damascus
Syria
Jalal Talabani
Talabani
Baawrartaruraeats
Actealnay
Dear Abby
Otte Schoepfle
Jamaica
Chicago Bulls
Cavaliers
Page
Robert Garrison
Harrison, N.J
Kay Glidden
Philip Lester
Wilkes Villa
Stephanie Wallner
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