Ramp donation aids Elyria woman in rapid install
Melissa Hebert receives a donated modular wheelchair ramp from American Ramp Systems after thieves stole her wooden ramp. John Wright coordinated the rapid on-site installation in Elyria on Saturday, delivering a safer, gentler slope and rain draining mesh floor for easier access.
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American Ramp Systems
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East Avenue
John Wright
Simpson
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Family struggles to bring WWII airman home after decades
Avon resident Sue Krall pursues a recovery to return the remains of John C. Kelley, a B 24 bombardier and POW who died after a 1946 crash near Rangoon. The crash plane was found in 2009 near the India Bangladesh border, sparking renewed efforts across nine states to secure a government recovery mission and DNA identification for Kelley and 38 other POWs.
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Russia Road
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Calcutta
California
Iowa
Maine
Jeanette Graham Seaton
Garland, Tenn
Gold Coast
Africa
Young cyclists hit car in Lorain
Two boys riding a bicycle collided with a westbound car on East 30th Street near Broadway in Lorain. One boy fell in the street and another rode onto the hood before both were taken to Community Regional Medical Center. An 11 year old was cited for failure to yield.
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Melissa Ortiz
Ortiz
Community Regional Medical Center
Gulf Oil Spill Edge of new cap risks higher flow
White House and BP said severing the leaking pipe could raise flow by about 20 percent while a permanent fix isn’t possible until August. A new cap aims to divert oil to surface vessels, with containment and cleanup the focus until a relief well reaches the site in August. Carol Browner described shifting plans on Meet the Press.
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Elyria pilot fights BP oil spill from Gulf mission
Elyria native Lt. Col. Ken Saunders 47 leads a C-130 unit from Youngstown now based in Mississippi aiding Gulf relief. His crew disperses dispersant over the spill while awaiting the well leak’s plugging as the April 20 explosion on a Louisiana offshore rig killed 11 and wounded 17, with millions of gallons leaking for weeks.
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