From coca to cocaine The world of a leaf’s transforming power
The article traces coca leaves used for 5,000 years on the Andean slopes and early scientific work. It notes how cocaine was isolated from the plant by scientists, with early reports by Sigmund Freud on anesthetic effects and the emergence of a drug epidemic spreading from distant origins.
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Bolivian
Milan
Paola Mantegazza
Novara
South America
Sigmund Freud
Lorain School Leader Joe Calta Dies at 74
Joe F. Calta longtime superintendent of Lorain City Schools from 1966 to 1975 died Sunday at his home after a long illness. He was 74 and had served on the Lorain County Community College Board of Trustees. Obituary on Page B-2.
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Joe F. Calta
Lorain City
Calta
Lorain County
Weather Outlook Says Snow Possible With Mixed Precipitation
A forecast calls for snow likely tonight with rain mix possible at times and lows in the 30s to mid 30s. Tuesday brings morning snow and afternoon clearing with a high near 40. Page A-3 notes eight pages of money saving coupons.
Judge rejects restraining order to force welfare strike back to work
Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Joseph Cirigliano denied a temporary restraining order sought by the Lorain County Human Services Agency to compel 11 of 160 striking welfare employees to return. He ruled the strike posed no clear danger to the public, noting it mostly affected a few ill clients and that supervisors could cover essential services if needed.
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Elyria
Lorain County Common Pleas
Joseph Cirigliano
County Human Services Agency
Cirigilano
John Keressi
Human Services
Ohio
Keressi
Hawaii
Pennsylvania
Cirigliano
Lorain County
Herbert Jacoby
New Tenant Near For 2nd Street Grocery Site
Fisher Foods Inc expects a new tenant for the Second Street building at 333 W Second St Elyria by Christmas. Mohammad Mansour of Cleveland aims to move in after Barry Food Basket closed October 5. Mansour formed 333 Inc to own the store and is a Heritage Wholesale customer.
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Elyria
Second Street
Barry Food Basket
Fisher Foods Inc
Mohammad Mansour
Cleveland
Second St
Annete
Donald Barry
Fisher Foods
Rank
Fazio’s
Elyria Market
Barry
Mansour
Cuyahoga County
333 Inc
O'Neil
Heritage Wholesale
France Hostage Group Promises Release Within 48 Hours
A pro Iran group calling itself the Revolutionary Justice Organization says it will free some French hostages in Lebanon within 48 hours through Algerian and Syrian mediation. The claim follows multiple abductions of foreigners including eight missing Frenchmen and nine teen foreigners.
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Beirut, Lebanon
Revolutionary” Justice Organization
Beirut
Lebanon
David Jacobsen
Islamic Jihad
London
Syria
Anti nuke movement targets Perry plant in decisive clash
A Washington conference unites 50 anti nuclear groups to shift strategy toward closing existing plants and opposing Perry as a test case for future nuclear shutdowns. The effort targets Davis Besse and Beaver Valley while Centerior plans open but faces large write offs and continued AFUDC accounting.
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Perry
Stalingrad
Washington
U.S
Chernobyl
Soviet Union
Hitler
Ken Bossong
Critical Mass
Ralph Nader
Public Citizen
Naderite
Bossong
Davis-Besse
Center For Energy
the Illuminating Co
Toledo Edison
Beaver Valley 2
Pennsylvania
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AP Newsfeatures
America
Lee Gustafson
Peter Teste
2Nd St
HCT Corp
HCT
Britain
Damascus
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Port Clinton
Joe Kriesberg
Davis- Besse
Centerior
AFUDC
Fred McGunagle
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