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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1982
Page
19
Col. Rafael Fiores Lima told reporters in San Salvador that there is nothing to talk about or negotiate with the guerrillas. He criticized calls from the US Congress for dialogue and signaled the government would not engage in discussions with the rebels.
Severe storms unleashed at least 18 tornadoes across Wisconsin to Texas damaging farm buildings and power lines. Oklahoma and Texas towns faced record flooding with 5 inches of rain. about 200 residents remained displaced in Kingfisher, okla as crews battled rising creeks. Weatherford and Houston reported street flooding while North East Memorial Hospital ran on emergency power.
Nation thundershowers are expected in the northern Intermountain region, the upper Mississippi Valley and the Ohio Valley. Elsewhere, generally fair weather is forecast. Partly cloudy with a chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight. Lows around 60. Vari able cloudiness Wednesday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs mostly 80 to 85.
The forecast calls for showers on Thursday with fair conditions Friday and Saturday. Temperatures show little variation, with daytime highs in the 70s and nighttime lows from the mid 50s to low 60s.
Southerly winds 10 to 20 knots tonight turning southwest 10 to 20 knots Wednesday. Isolated showers or thunderstorms possible over the western half tonight and the entire lake Wednesday. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
Licking County Coroner Robert Baker announced the final autopsy showing massive stomach bleeding caused Congressman John Ashbrook's death. The report cites stress long hours and irregular eating, with the mode of death due to colon distension and vagus nerve stimulation leading to cardio pulmonary arrest.
Brezhnev offered to halt deployment of all new nuclear weapons if the United States would do the same. He said Reagan framed his proposal to maintain U S military superiority and noted the talks could cover missiles in Europe while opposing limits on submarine based warheads and other arms. A State Department spokeswoman declined comment.
A high US official indicated that Secretary of State Haig and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko may meet next month to arrange nuclear disarmament talks. NATO ministers praised Reagan’s offer to Brezhnev to pursue major reductions, while acknowledging Soviet criticism of the approach but readiness to negotiate.
Atlanta United Press International reports James Earl Ray, jailed for the King slaying, says his last year stabbing by black inmates was part of a conspiracy to silence him. He claims Tennessee officials conspired to keep him from telling his full story and to reveal who financed the King assassination. Ray, 54, from Nashville prison, seeks to escape isolation through a federal suit. Sears vetoes a South Africa bond issue over apartheid links. A South African official calls the move regrettable amid profits concerns.
Providence Rhode Island US District Judge Francis J. Boyle fined fishing boat captain Jesse Dale Hansley 2250 dollars with a suspended sentence after convicting him under a 19th century cruelty at sea law for feeding chicken bones dunking a crewman in the North Atlantic and mistreating five others on two trips to Georges Bank. The judge noted Hansley overreacted but had good intentions and said keelhauling had gone out of fashion.
UCLA researcher Dr. Stanley Gross says his independent lab has developed breath and saliva tests to detect delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol in the bloodstream. The tests require no blood draw, use a cotton swab for saliva and a filter for breath, and would cost about 17 dollars each.
A University of Cincinnati survey of 1000 Ohioans shows 80 percent support an Ohio law mandating at least three days in jail for drunk driving. One third say they recently saw a friend or relative drive drunk. Age groups drive most of the variation in responses. University officials note younger adults 18 to 29 report higher incidences.
The Ohio Lottery reported the winning number 846 for its daily numbers game on Monday with ticket sales totaling 939,707.50 and a payable amount of 232,876. Harrisburg, Pa. notes the Pennsylvania Daily Lottery also drew 7-2-4 on Monday.
Honduras plans to send top army officers to Nicaragua to defuse a tense border dispute. The meeting, proposed by Nicaragua's Foreign Minister Miguel Escoto, aims to discuss a peace plan including a non aggression pact and border patrol arrangements at La Fraternidad, about 75 miles south of Tegucigalpa.
Ireland and Italy dropped their trade sanctions against Argentina, weakening the European Community’s solidarity with Britain over the Falklands crisis. Britain’s seven partners extended the embargo for seven more days, short of London’s demand. Britain called the move better than nothing as Italy and Ireland agreed to block Argentine goods from entering other EEC nations to maintain the boycott.
NEW YORK UP I Ed Asner president of the Screen Actors Guild denounced Charlton Heston as a Reagan stooge and blamed him for stirring a political climate that helped cancel Lou Grant, while noting his remarks were made as a private citizen. Heston dismissed the jab and defended his union leadership while criticizing Asner’s past medical aid comments.
Scott Brown a 22 year old Wakefield Massachusetts law student was named America's Sexiest Man by Cosmopolitan Magazine. He posed nude in the June centerfold and said he plans to use prize money for tuition while hoping Cosmopolitan fame leads to meeting confident women. Brown won 1000 and will be introduced on national TV. The selection originated from Cosmo centerfold contest first run in 1972. Pope John Paul II marked his 62nd birthday with no special plans and focused on his schedule.
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