Beirut Marine death mourned by Lorain family
The parents of Paul Callahan the sole Lorain County service member confirmed dead in the Beirut bombing say he was proud of his mission. They recall his Marine pride and belief in the American presence, noting his May Beirut service and plans to rotate home soon. His family also mourns brother Victor who died in a motorcycle crash.
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Lorain
Paul Callahan
Lorain County
Marine Barracks
Beirut
United States
Grenada
Lawrence
Mr. Callahan
Callahans
Paul
Victor
Callahan
Ohio
Middle East
Guilty Plea In Lorain County Capital Murder Case
Ernest Guyton admitted aggravated murder with specifications and aggravated burglary in the April 12 killing of Mildred White at Hart Plaza apartment. A three judge panel will determine sentencing with potential life or death outcome. date to be set after psychiatric and drug tests.
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Elyria
Ernest Guyton
Lorain County
Gregory White
Lorainounty Common Pleas Court
Guyton
Lorain
Mildred White
Hart Plaza
James Burge
Jack Bradley
Burge
Floyd Harris
Adrian Bedeski
Joseph Cirigliano
Harris
Bradley
Lorain County Voter Turnout Forecast For November Election
Elections director Jack Wolf predicts the Lorain County turnout will reach about 60 percent of 148 805 registered voters for the November 8 municipal election. He notes high interest due to trustee and clerk races in Eaton Township and Lorain, plus a state alcohol referendum. Absentee ballots total 3200 so far, with a Saturday noon deadline to request and 7:30 p.m. Election Day casting.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Board of Elections
Jack Wolf
Wolf
Eaton Township
Lorain
Grenada Hospital Rubble Cleared As Sniper Fears Persist
U S helicopters hunted a sniper while searchers cleared the Grenada mental hospital rubble where as many as 20 patients died in the U S led invasion. Marines prepared to depart for Lebanon as Army troops replace them and authorities assess resistance and weapon caches remaining on the island.
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ST George’s
Grenada
U.S
Lebanon
Caribbean
Kenneth Dam
Barry Willey
Army
Willey
Grenada invasion touches two North Ridgeville veterans
Dana Bowman and Dennis Mordarski Jr of North Ridgeville, both in the Army’s 82nd Airborne, are among the US forces in Grenada. Parents report sleepless nights and prayers as they await word on the men’s whereabouts after the invasion began. Bowmen, a 1981 graduate, has earned the Army Achievement Medal for meritorious service. Mordarski, a 1980 graduate, is in the last year of a four year tour and may reenlist. The Army has not released location details.
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North Ridgeville
Dana Bowman
Dennis Mordarski Jr
Grenada
Army
82Nd Airborne Division
Barbara Mordarski
Timothy Drive
Bowman
County Joint Vocational School
Mordarski Mordarski
North Ridgeville High School
505Th Infantry
Fort Bragg
N.C
Mordarski
Dennis Sr
618Th Engineers’ Company
Washington
Mr. Football George Halas Dies at 88
George Halas founder and longtime owner of the Chicago Bears died in Chicago at age 88. Halas helped organize professional football starting in 1920 and bankrolled early Bears telecasts. He moved the team from Decatur, Illinois to Chicago, becoming a pioneer of the NFL.
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George Halas
Chicago Bears
Chicago
Halas
Bears
Decatur
Canton
Ohio
Weather outlook for midweek with showers possible
Partly cloudy tonight with a low near 50 and light southerly winds. Wednesday turns mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a high near 65. Details on Page A-3.
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Gerald Ruth
Thornwood
Bob Bailie
Elections Director
Grenada Hospital
People’s Revolutionary Army
Austin
Hudson Austin
Maurice Bishop
Dennis Modarski JR
Ridgeville Pass
Donna Bowman
Chestnut Ridge Road
Carrbbean
North Ridgeville Ag
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