Epidemic of teenage substance abuse alarms Elyria PTA
A PTA survey of 4,336 Elyria junior and senior high students finds 18 percent of high schoolers and 9 percent of juniors regularly use drugs or alcohol, with 8 percent of parents admitting regular use. Officials call chemical abuse an epidemic and plan community actions beyond school limits.
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Frank Barr
The
American Legion
Barr
Elyria
PTA
Thomas Showalter
Alcoholics Anonymous
Larry Jezsewski
Julie Detwiler
Lorain County
Begin vows iron fist tactics over West Bank crisis
Prime Minister Begin rejects criticism and pledges tougher action in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Israel deploys armored units as clashes flare, blaming the PLO. At least five Palestinians and one Israeli die after a week of violence. dozens injured.
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West Bank
Middle East
Pied
Columbia Township shifts to new congressional district
Columbia Township in Lorain County moves from the 13th to the 19th district under the state redistricting plan signed by Gov. Rhodes. Trustees chairman Dean Hitchens questions the change while Rep. Don J. Pease laments losing township connections. Residents largely unaware as school officials weigh impact.
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Columbia
Columbia Township
Dean Hitchens
General Assembly
James Rhodes
Lorain County
Don J. Pease
Oberlin
Ronald M. Motts
Parma
Ohio House Senate
Cuyahoga County
Hitchens
Olmsted Township
Pease
Weekend Weather Outlook With Snow Flurries
Forecast calls for outside events mostly cloudy tonight with scattered snow flurries and teens for lows. Saturday should be partly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s. Snow chances are 40 percent tonight and 10 percent Saturday. Details on Page A-3.
Last Snow Returns as March Feels Like January
The light snow fell Thursday evening bringing March to resemble January with 1.1 inches by morning. A cold Canadian front dropped temperatures to 26 as Ray Diederich noted. The National Weather Service forecasts more snow today and tonight with about an inch by Saturday morning, but no snow is expected Saturday. Temperatures will top near 30 today and tomorrow with 11 mph winds making it feel like 13.
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North Ridgeville
Ray Diederich
National Weather Service
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F. Polly
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Smith- Jones, Inc
Minneapolis
Michael Ackerman
Industrial Plants Corp
Skokie, Ill
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