Feighan and Pease appeal to Dobrynin over sailor defect case
Congressmen Edward Feighan and Donald Pease hand delivered a letter to Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin urging access for a Ukrainian speaking to Medvid’s supporters and relatives. The 22 year old Miroslav Medvid was returned to a Russian ship in New Orleans after two defections. Ukrainian groups and the Kent family of Strongsville seek to speak with him as a court challenge to the government’s actions unfolds.
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Cleveland
Edward Feighan
D Cleveland
Donald Pease
Doberlin
Anatoly Dobrynin
Dan Clark
Feighan
Washington
Miroslav Medvid
Strongsville
Medvid
New Orleans
New
Orleans the Sailor
Anna Kent
Clark
Pease
Dobrynin
White House
Amherst power outage hits west side for seven hours
An explosion at a city substation near the service garage cut power to most of Amherst's west side and downtown at 4:45 AM Monday. High voltage repairs restored power at 11:35 AM after a Men tor Ohio firm was dispatched. Shupe Middle and Harris Elementary closed for the day. No injuries or accidents reported. The cause remained under investigation.
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Amherst
William R Hall
Wall
Men
Tor
Ohio
Shupe Middle
Harris Elementary School
Hall
Holiday store hiring heats up with part-time help
Area retailers begin holiday staffing with J C Penney planning to add 80 positions at the Great Northern Mall store and Higbee Co in the Midway Mall area hiring about 40 more. Sears Midway Mall expects 15 to 20 new workers while Elyria Value City adds 10 to 15. Smaller shops like Hit or Miss anticipate 2 or 3 hires as Ohio employment officials note fewer seasonal hires than in the past.
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J.C. Penney Co
Africa
John Bates
Higbee Co
Midway Mall
Sears
Ray Duplaga
Elyria Value City
Herb Ostrow
Ohio
Olmsted Township residents seek rural water hookup from authority
Residents along Bronson Road urge joining Lorain County Rural Water Authority to replace stinky pond water. Petition signatures from 27 households support the hookup, with proximity to the authority’s service area and fire protection benefits cited. Local officials discuss timelines and sewer plans tied to the Southwest Interceptor project.
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Olmsted
Pat Williams
Bronson
Water Authority
Lme
Brook Park
Bronson Road
Venetra
Cleveland
Plans dropped for Elyria rehabs on Huron Street homes
Neighborhood Concept Co halted five house renovations on Huron Street for low and middle income rentals. Plan shifted to demolish sites for a green area and potential city park after a $150,000 Nordson Foundation loan in 1984. One home bulldozed due to poor condition amid rising rehab costs and code hurdles.
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Huron Street
C-T
John Kenney
Elyria
Charles Hopkins
Neighborhood Concept Co
NCC
Nordson Foundation
Lorain
Hopkins
Weve
Jep
Carroll Foundation
Carroll
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John Africa
Great Northern Mall
Westgate Mail
Barb Mellon
Avon
Connie Davis
Fisher’s
Big Wheel
North Angeville
Olmsted Two
Cindy Leisect
Flora Chesmar
the Water Authority
Olmsted Falls
Lorain County
Ashland County
Huron County
Robert Venetra
Donald Schmidt
Bronson Venetra
Washington, DC
Robert Stackhouse
Interceptor Planning Board
Elyria Rehabs
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