Voter turnout forecast for Lorain County area elections
Lorain County faces a busy ballot with 60 percent turnout predicted locally and 5.5 percent statewide. Issue highlights include state tax measures, mental health levies, municipal and school levies, and numerous local offices across 33 subdivisions.
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Sherrod Brown
Jack Wolf
Lorain County
Fisher Body workers receive $300,000 in TDI WC awards
About 15 to 20 workers at Fisher Body in Elyria were awarded over $100,000 in Workers' Compensation and nearly $200,000 in medical costs for chronic TDI exposure. The Industrial Commission of Ohio awards, announced by UAW Local 780 president Larry Tanner, cover permanent partial conditions with potential further compensation if disability persists. Automatic 10 year case reviews follow for continued eligibility.
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Elyria
Fisher Body
Clalis
TDI
Larry Tanner
UAW
Weiner
Department 5
Tanner
TMI operators indicted on criminal charges
A federal grand jury indicted Metropolitan Edison Co. for a pattern of criminal violations before the 1979 Three Mile Island accident, including license violations, NRC regulation breaches, and one count of false statement, with charges spanning before October 18, 1978 to March 1979 at Unit 2.
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TMI
Harrisburg
Three Mile Island Unit 2
David Dart Queen
Metropolitan Edison Co
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Indians grab Rich Gossage in free agent re-entry draft
The Cleveland Indians selected relief pitcher Rich Gossage, who spent the last six seasons with the New York Yankees, as their top pick in the free agent re-entry draft. The Indians held the second selection overall.
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New York
Cleveland Indians
Rich Gossage
New York Yankees
Indians
Weather outlook Mostly clear tonight and Tuesday
Tonight remains mostly clear with a low around 40 and winds from the southwest near 19 mph. Tuesday should be mostly sunny with a high close to 60 as details appear on Page A-3.
Rebels close on Arafat HQ in Lebanon siege
In north Lebanon PLO rebels bombard Yasser Arafat’s last stronghold with heavy shelling while Lebanese army experts defuse a stolen French jeep's explosive cargo near the Iranian Embassy in west Beirut. The cross-border fighting has killed thousands as Syria-backed forces press a final assault on Tripoli and surrounding camps.
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Beirut
Lebanon
PLO
Yasser Arafat
West Beirut
U.S. Marine
U.S
Palestine Liberation Organization
Saeed Mousa
Baddawi
Tripoli
Arafat
Nahr el-Bared
Beirut Radio
Israel
Syria
International Red Cross
Temporary AmShip shutdown looms at Lorain yard
Union negotiators seek recall and protection rights as Ameri can Shipbuilding Co. plans a winterization of the Lorain yard with all personnel laid off. They fear loss of skilled workers and question hospitalization and vacation benefits while awaiting a final decision. No permanent closure yet, but yard remains effectively closed.
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Lorain
American Shipbuilding Co
Jim Unger
Boilermaker Local 358
Unger
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