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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 2004
Page
1
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld offered his deepest apology for the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners by U S personnel. He warned that more graphic videos and photos could inflame global outrage as he testifies on Capitol Hill. He pledged compensation and took full responsibility for the abuses.
A female is charged in an abuse case reported in local records. The brief notes ongoing legal action and that the suspect remains in light of current proceedings.
A man Anthony G. Horton barricaded with two children on East 14th Street in Elyria spent about 20 hours negotiating before surrendering. Officers avoided force and waited for Horton to release his 5 month old son Ridge, which marked a turning point in the tense standoff ending about 30 hours after it began.
Fighting in two Iraqi cities pits U S troops against Shiite forces. Reports say at least 23 people died as clashes erupted amid late thunderstorms with a high around 68 degrees.
A five month old pit bull named Hulk attacked 4 year old Dakota Stout on West 21st Street. The boy required nearly 100 stitches to facial and neck wounds. Owner Keith Ellis could face felony charges for the serious injury.
U S employers added 288000 jobs in April as the unemployment rate fell to 5.6 percent. The Labor Department reports eight straight monthly payroll gains totaling 867000 jobs this year, boosting Bush's reelection prospects and signaling a potential sustained recovery.
Amherst county health officials investigate a sick eighth grader who returned from a Washington DC class trip last Friday and is hospitalized. Health Commissioner Ken Pearce says antibiotics are offered to about 20 to 30 close contacts who sat beside him on the bus shared a drink or roomed together.
The planned banquet for state Rep. Sherrod Brown’s 30 years in public service drew only three tickets sold, four with his bride’s purchase. EMCEE Jimmy Malone recounted Brown joking about asking for advice as the invitations were altered to say “to eulogize” Brown.
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