Vigil rounds with mixed emotions as Sri Lanka kidnapping case lingers
Relatives of Columbus newlyweds Stan Allen and Mary Elizabeth Daymon reel between hope and doubt after conflicting reports on their release. US officials had suggested an imminent release, but false alarms and shifting claims left families awaiting definitive word. Allen, 36, and Mary Elizabeth, 29, were kidnapped in Jaffna during a water project assignment funded by USAID.
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Sri Lanka
Stanley Bryson Allen
Columbus
Mary Elizabeth
Jaffna
India
Daymon
Mary
Stan
Allen
Rublin Co
Akron
Pruitt and Grace Build Striping Firm Beyond Football Fame
Lorain feature on Cleveland Browns running back Mike Pruitt and partner Bob Grace expanding P&G Primeline into a growing highway striping and paint distributorship. From two employees to 11, 35 jobs planned, plans to buy a central building, and ambitions to become a leading national striping firm.
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Lorain
Mike Pruitt
Cleveland Browns
Bob Grace
Ohio
Cleveland
Pruitt
Maryland
Florida
Lorain Commons
Broadway
East 28Th Street
Grace
Pruitt and Grace Corporation
Right
Lorain County Trades Avoid Wage Freeze Impact
Lorain County building and construction trades will not forgo wage increases this year unlike groups in Cuyahoga Geauga Lake and Ashtabula counties. Ten unions in four counties agreed to a two year contract extension and $1 per hour annual increases starting May 1 1985 with health and welfare gains of 30 cents per hour through April 30 1987.
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Lorain County
Cuyahoga
Geauga, Lake and
Ashtabula
Construction Employers Association
Tom Patterson
North Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council
Patterson
Electricians Local
Bosses Pay Enhancement Program Displayed By Magnifying Glass
A humorous note describes the boss offering a pay enhancement program that lets employees inspect their pay via a magnifying glass on payday, highlighting the satire of scrutinizing wages.
Heroines at the crossing at Clearview Elementary
Two 12 year old crossing guards Sabrina Fontanez and Michelle Nagy were cited for heroism by Principal William Jump for saving a kindergarten student from being run over by a car on May 7 at Clearview Darling Elementary. They were posted near the school drop off area when the child slid under the moving vehicle and the guards waved flags to stop it and pull the girl to safety. Jump said he has contacted the AAA and will file a report. the agency may award bravery.
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Lorain
Clearview Darling
Wiliam Jump
Jump
Sabrina Fontanez
Thomas Fontanez
Washington Ave
Michelle Nagy
David Nagy
Reid Ave
AAA
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Associated Press
Fred
U.S Agency For International Development
Roy L. Whitaker
Central Ohio Coal Co
Stanley
Roblin
Pat Daymon
Fred Allen
Son
Dad
Little Molly Galant
Michael Galant
Euclid
Ave
Elyria
Bernie Noble
Ohio Turnpike
Pruitt and
P&g Primeline
Lorain Co
Zabrina Fontanez, Jeff and
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