Storm cripples coast as deadly East Coast storm rages
A freak storm sweeping from Alabama to Massachusetts kills 71 and leaves nearly half a million in darkness. Tornadoes hit the Carolinas as winds reach 80 mph in New England. two bridges near Cape Cod closed and 23 crewmen rescued from a grounded Maltese freighter. Power outages stretch from Delaware to Massachusetts with 150,000 homes dark late Thursday.
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Alabama
Massachusetts
West Texas
Carolinas
North Carolina
Cape Cod
Coast Guard
Cape
Delaware
Walter Salvi
Boston Edison Co
County loses out on workfare bid in Lorain County
Lorain County Human Services Director Ger ard Prinz said the Ohio Department of Welfare named Holmes Williams and Putnam as pilot sites for a workfare program, with opposition from labor unions cited as a factor. The county would have received 750000 dollars in funding first year. officials fear insurance issues and commuting could complicate client participation.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Gerard Prinz
Ohio Department of Welfare
Holmes, Williams and
Putnam
Prinz Beleves
Prinz
Afl-Cio Federation of Labor
Richard Celeste
State Welfare Department
Robert Wilson
AL Zgonc
Lorain County Labor Agency
Ohio
Birds Cause School Lockout by Power Fire
A nest near wires sparked an electrical short at Middle School in North Ridgeville, knocking out power and phone service. Firefighters said damage was limited to electrical cables and the outside wall, with power expected to be restored by day’s end. students had the day off while staff returned to work.
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North Ridgeville
Board of Education
Weather outlook and spring chores tease on page A-3
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies tonight with a low near 28 and northwest winds around 10 mph. Saturday will be partly cloudy with highs in the mid 30s and a 20 percent chance of precipitation tonight. A neighbor returns the snow blower and asks to borrow the lawn mower as signs of spring appear.
Eddie Hoogen booms for lottery concession at downtown cigar store
Elyria businessman Eddie Hoogenboom says he has two buyers for his closed downtown cigar shop but needs assurance the Ohio Lottery Commission will grant a new concession. Lottery marketing chief David Gale will meet with director Thomas Chema to decide if buyers can obtain a license, amid debts and a dispute that led to the store’s closure.
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Elyria
Eddie Hoogenboon
Omo Lottery Commission
David Gale
Thomas Chema
Jerry Neely Hoogenboom
Lottery
Hoogenboom
Neely
Travel probe over USIA $17371 riverboat cruise
Rep Jack Brooks leads a congressional inquiry after a US Information Agency employee billed a $17,371 Mississippi riverboat trip to taxpayers. He orders GAO head Charles Bowsher to investigate travel practices at USIA, State, and AID amid allegations of misuse and outrage over official travel.
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US Information Agency
House Committee
Jack Brooks
D-Texas
Brooks
Charles
Bowsher
General Accounting Office
Usia State Department
Agency For International Development
Christopher Paddock
Foreign Service
USIA
Montevideo
Uruguay
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Elyria Currency Exchange
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