Veteran Elyria Marine Honored. Oldest in Region
Stefan Nagorka, 91, a former New York Central car inspector and lifelong Elyria resident, was honored with a Marine Corps certificate of appreciation. Maj. Robert S. Cohen and Judge Stephen R. Nagy lauded his service in the Haiti Dominican Republic expedition, noting he may be the oldest Marine in Ohio. The presentation followed Nagy’s introduction after Nagorka shared recollections of his platoon.
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Stefan Nagorka
St Jude’s
Elyria
New York Central Railroad
Nagorka
Hawthorne Ave
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Marine Corps
Robert S. Cohen
Cleveland
Ohio
Cohen
Nagor
Caribbean
Dave Zapotosky
Falklands war sees 1100 Argentine prisoners taken by British
British troops pushed toward Port Stanley after capturing 1100 Argentine soldiers and overrunning two garrisons. Paratroop commander Lt Col Herbert Jones was killed at Goose Green. The Red Devils reportedly took about 900 prisoners at Goose Green while advancing 50 miles across marsh toward Stanley as Royal Marines seized Doug Las and Tealdet garrisons near the coast.
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Falkland Islands
Port Stanley
Britain
Port Darwin
Goose Green
Defense Ministry
Falklands
Argentina
London
Herbert Jones
Parachute Regiment
Red Devils
Jones
Margaret Thatcher
Ian MacDonald
Weekend Weather Outlook With Showers Possible
Outside partly cloudy today with a 40 percent chance of precipitation. High near 86. Tonight mostly clear with lows in the mid to upper 50s. Monday partly cloudy with a high near 80. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Details on page A-3.
Tornadoes Roil Southern Illinois Leaving 12 Dead
A severe outbreak ripped through Marion and surrounding towns in southern Illinois killing at least 12 people and destroying more than 240 homes. Witnesses described complete destruction across a housing project as multiple communities including Marion Percy Carterville Mainville and Conant faced severe damage. Local authorities cautioned that casualty figures were still being confirmed.
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Marion, Ill
UPI
Illinois
National Weather Service
Marion
Tinois
du Qua
Percy
Carterville
Mainville
Conant
Medical Mutual fined for Medifill deception
Medical Mutual of Cleveland was fined ten thousand dollars by the Ohio Department of Insurance for deceptive Medifill campaign practices. The firm agreed to extend the enrollment deadline to June 30 and to broaden coverage to about 80,000 subscribers including the disabled. The Medifill plan, tied to Medicare Part B, faced notices and proxy card misrepresentations that misstated eligibility and voting rights.
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Cleveland
UPI
Medical Mutual of
Ohio Department of Insurance
Medical Mutual
Ohio
Ederly
Ecard
Durangos Unknown Traveler Touches Town in Tragic Death
A drowned mystery grips Durango after a teenage pedestrian, 15 to 17, was struck and killed on a fall afternoon. The boy, found with only a tract reading Jesus Saves, remains unidentified. Local authorities pursue leads without success as the town mourns and contemplates missing children statistics.
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Martinez
Jesus
Durango
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Gene Krebs
Poe
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Bend
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Stanleyting
Falklan
South Atlantic
Scorpion
Cenaltimate
Acros
East Falkland
Additiona
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Portarwin
Charlie
Twisters Belt
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Tad Baeatimus
Colo
Joe Martinez
W. D
Dutch” Sanburg
Colorado Highway Patrol Troop A
Colorado
Hood Mortuary
Sanburg
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
FBI
U.S. Department of Health and Human. Services
John
Jane Doe
National Crime Information Center
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