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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1988
Page
5
Iran reports six missiles hit Basra and Mandali as Baghdad lashes back in the city war. Iran claims strikes targeted military, economic and industrial centers with no casualty figures announced.
In Harlingen Texas Border Patrol credits a railroad sweep with saving 46 aliens from suffocation in airtight boxcars after they were found in a four foot high space for about seven hours with dogs aiding the search. In Hackensack New Jersey surrogate mother Mary Beth Whitehead Gould seeks ongoing visitation with Baby M, proposing weekly visits and summer holidays despite a legal dispute with William Stern.
An 18 year old anti nuclear activist says he was tortured for two days at the Aquino security forces headquarters and his companion Rey Francisco was murdered. Military chief Gen Renato de Villa offered to let authorities investigate. Bustamante, at a government hospital, bears a deep neck wound likely from a machete or ax.
Israeli troops fired on stone throwing demonstrators in Tarqumia near Hebron wounding three as officials protested a planned Shultz meeting with Palestinians tied to the PLO. An army spokeswoman said two claims of deaths were unconfirmed. hospital and agency reports cited fatalities.
A juror in the preppy murder trial asked to be dismissed at the start of week two of deliberations after an argument with fellow jurors over medical testimony. Justice Bell reinstructed the panel and the jury returned to deliberations, told to resume Friday morning. The note cited a conflict over interpretation of medical testimony.
An oil rig explosion near Ness City Kansas injured 15 people including women and children at a gathering to celebrate a new well. One man was in critical condition with burns over 90 percent of his body. Three others were serious, and the rest had minor burns. The blast occurred just before 10 p.m. Thursday in front of the rig. Authorities identified the victims and noted the celebratory event.
Cleveland City Councilman Jay Westbrook, once a fierce critic of Council President George Forbes, is accused of mellowing toward Forbes. Madeline Cain, his Democratic challenger for the 8th District Ohio House seat, says Westbrook’s attitude has softened as they face off in the May 3 primary. The seat being vacated by Rep. Francine Panehal has no Republican candidate.
A mixed forecast shows showers Saturday across the Pacific Northwest to Maine and Louisiana with flurries in the Midwest. Ohio remains partly cloudy tonight with scattered showers and cooler conditions Saturday highs 55 to 65. Sunday stays partly cloudy with a light rain chance, and a cool Monday follows. Tuesday brings rain chances with highs 45 to 55. Winds southwest at 15 to 25 knots, and seas 4 to 7 feet tonight.
The Ohio Daily Number was 800 and Pick 4 0987. Pennsylvania Daily Number 2 9 4 and Big 4 9 7 3 2. Cleveland schools shorten spring break by three days and extend the school year by three to makeup seven strike days from Feb 25 to March 4.
Thunderstorms and large hail lashed Texas and Arkansas as a cold front moved through the region. A tornado damaged 10 houses in Missouri's Texas County on Thursday evening injuring a man when a wall came down.
Soviet forces patrol Yerevan as Moscow backs a plan to aid Armenians cut off from homeland. Armenia and Azerbaijan issue rules barring public meetings without permission amid rising unrest. Tass reports Nagorno Karabakh will gain eight year housing and social projects for its 160,000 residents, 75 percent Armenian.
In London and other papers a war crimes inquiry panel asks the public for tips on Nazi war criminals at home or abroad. The ads titled War Criminals-Evidence Wanted were placed after Wiesenthal Center criticized the government for not pursuing prosecutions.
Elizabeth Dole tastes a new flavor named Nuts About You during a Wednesday stop at the University of Wisconsin dairy store in Madison as part of a Wisconsin campaign swing for her husband Senator Robert Dole. Comedian Bob Hope leaves hospital and heads home after prostate surgery with best wishes from President Reagan. Tracey Ullman defends being called a social satirist while touring six cities for Fox. Hefner sues over palimony labeling. Frankie Avalon finds he cleaned the wrong sidewalk spot at a Philadelphia hall of fame event.
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