Siman Family Tragedy After Electrocution Accident
Kenneth Siman a Chatham fireman answered a rescue call and learned his son Robert K Siman 24 of Spencer was electrocuted while using a power saw. Robert stood in a water filled ditch when the cord was severed by the saw. Coroner ruled accidental electrocution. The accident occurred at Willard Hoovler 6244 Avon Lake Rd with brothers Charles 31 and Michael Goehring 19. The elder Siman rushed to help, and Marie Hoovler expressed distress as the scene unfolded. The body was found by Charles and Michael after the saw jammed and the cord cut, water contributing factor cited. Page 4. Col. 7.
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Chatham
Kenneth Siman
Chatham Two
Robert K. Siman
Old Mill Rd
Spencer
Lodi Community Hospital
Simon
Willard Hoovler
Avon Lake Rd
Robert
Charles
Neysa Stroup
Sinan
Gary Clark
Marie
Mrs. Siman
Siman
Michael Goehring
Medina County
Andrew J. Karson
Charles Siman
Medina County Sheriff's
Leonard Keller
Keller
Severe Storms Clip Northern Ohio With Floods and Tornado Warnings
A lakefront line of thunderstorms swept northern Ohio causing funnel clouds hail and heavy rain in Lorain Erie and Huron counties. Flooding shut streets and damaged power lines leaving thousands without electricity and telephones. One tornado was sighted near Bismarck in Huron County.
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Ohio
Lorain
Erie
Huron
Cleveland
Euclid
Cleveland Electric Dominating Co
Cuyahoga County
Lorain County
Amherst
LaGrange
Carl Diedrick Jr
LaGrange Road
Diedrick
North Ridgeville
Ray Diederich
National Weather Service
Cleveland Hopkins
New London
Bismark
Huron County
Monroeville
Carothers
Shelby
Greenwich
Rhodes Urges Fast Action on Ohio Energy Authority
Gov. James A. Rhodes pressed the General Assembly to approve the Ohio Energy Development Authority within a month to accelerate coal boiler conversions and avoid mass layoffs. He warned three to four weeks of delay would imperil winter readiness and cited plans to finance plant upgrades, oil storage, and natural gas drilling. A Republican leader warned of potential residential curtailments amid the gas crisis.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
Ohio Energy Development Authority
Ohio Industries
Rhodes
General Assembly
New Energy Financing Agency
Ohio
Michael J. Maloney
Vermilion and Olmsted Falls students top state tests
Two area youths lead Ohio Tests of Scholastic Achievement results with Vermilion High School’s Paul Thayer and Olmsted Falls High School’s Kenneth Martin achieving first in American History and first-year biology respectively. Lake Ridge Academy and Olmsted Falls High School posted top team finishes, while numerous peers across nearby districts placed in the state top 1 percent in subjects including chemistry biology and languages.
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Vermilion
Olmsted Falls
Ohio
Olmsted Falls High School
Lake Ridge Academy
Paul Thayer
Vermilion High School
Kenneth Martin
Ohio Department of Education
Thayer
Martin
Adele Lane
Lisa Gilbert
Jack Gilbert
Jennings Rd
Michael Toll
Harlan Toll
Peach St
Bob Hubbard
Avon
Daniel Stock
Fairview Park
Greg Crawford
Wadsworth
Bob Kirner
Sandusky
Melissa Renck
Cloverleaf
Betsy Sabga
Luz Nieves
Lorain Southview
John Miller
Ruth Flecha
Lorain
Beirut fighting threatens collapse of government
Renewed fighting in outer Beirut suburbs ends a fragile cease fire between Palestinian guerrillas and Lebanese nationalists. The country, led by a four member caretaker government, faces near anarchy as 17 people are reported dead and 100 wounded over three days. Protests and strikes threaten wider paralysis.
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Beirut
U.S. condemns Iran killings amid global kidnap saga
The State Department deplored the Iran attack on American personnel while urging calm as it noted the murders do not reflect Iranian public sentiment. Reports from Dar es Salaam said 40 armed Africans claimed to be from Zaire abducted four Stanford project participants including two Americans, a Dutch woman, and a Dutch aide near Lake Tanganyika.
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Washington
United States
Tehran
U.S
Laos
State Department
Stanford University
Tanzania
Iran
Christian Chapman
Souvanna Phouma
Vientiane
Dar Es Salaam
Zaire Republic
Lake Tanganyika
Jane Goodall
Zaire
Mobutu
U.S. Evacuates Americans From Laos Amid Harassment
U.S. Embassy reports Americans detained in Savannakhet for nine days were flown to Thailand by Air Force planes. Officials say hundreds remain held by Communist troops outside Vientiane as more evacuations are planned. In Ohio, Benjamin Stephens, 60, died at St. Joseph Hospital after an electrical accident at a residence.
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Vientiane
Lees
U.S
Savannakhet
Thailand
U.S. Air Force
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Elyria
Robert Nuhn
Griswold Rd
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Pickett Rd
Joseph Zahorec
Ohio Edison
Meister
Leavitt Roads
Lake Shore
Sheffield Lake
Butternut Ridge Road
Gulf Road
Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Co-op
Russell Shuster
Indian Hollow Road
Ken
United Press Internationa
Today's Index
New Mexico
Elyria Catholic
Wellington
Stan Carter
New York News
Rae
Shah
Yanks
Lorain — Benjamin Stephens
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Ien Matakana
Stephens
St. Joseph Hospital
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