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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1984
Page
1
Officials confirmed four victims in the Haunted Castle blaze with tentative identifications of others. Rescue workers cite temperatures near 2000 degrees as the cause, with bodies identified through jewelry dental records and bone X rays supplied by relatives.
Knight Ridder reports eight youths died in a Great Adventure Haunted Castle blaze in Jackson Township Ocean County New Jersey. Seven bodies were in one trailer with conflicting details on a missing eighth, and investigators noted arson as a possibility while door and alarm systems were debated.
Czechoslovakia withdrew from the Los Angeles Games, joining seven nations in the Soviet-led boycott. ANOC officials said the Soviet side showed no sign of reversing course. CTK quoted Anton Himl criticizing the Games as contrary to the Olympic charter as lines hardened with other nations weighing participation.
Carol Jajack of Amherst raises ten children all named with J initials and ages 2 through 22. The eldest Jim, 22, attends University of Akron. John, 20, plays in the Army Band at Fort Knox. Joe, 18, studies cooking while planning Army service. The four Chronicle-Telegram carriers—Julie, 16. Janet, 14. Jacque line, 13. Jeff, 11—follow in family tradition, as does their father Eugene who directs at Marion L. Steele. The younger Joyce, 9. Jason, 8. Jared, 2 show early signs, and Mrs. Jajack balances discipline with a passion for reading and community service.
Record sales pushed New York lottery winnings to 22.1 million, the state lottery director said, as last minute players lined up across the state. The drawn numbers were 36 22 31 3 9 38 and it was unknown if anyone matched all six.
Partly sunny today with a 40 percent chance of rain and a high near 70. Tonight becomes mostly cloudy with another 40 percent shower risk and a low around 40 to 45. Monday clears with high about 60 to 65 and drier conditions. Flowers by Sharon opens 9 to 2 today for last minute Mother's Day gifts.
The Milwaukee Journal survey shows 83 percent expect to go to heaven, with 5 percent unsure and 5 percent doomed to hell. The column argues the era’s self help boom created arrogance and moral vanity, telling of a former nice man who turned into a creep through 70s self improvement and now harms social life.
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