Brezhnev Dies Ending Era of Soviet Detente and Power
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev has died at age 75 after 18 years in power. Western experts foresee a short term collective leadership including Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko. His rule suppressed dissents and preserved Soviet status as a global power amid the Prague invasion of 1968.
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Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
United States
Brezhnev
Kremlin
KGB
Yuri V. Andropov
Konstantin Chernenko
Czechoslovakia
East Bloc
Prague
Walesa Freed by Polish Martial Law Authority
Poland's martial law authorities order the release from internment of Solidarity leader Lech Walesa who has been held since martial law began December 13, government spokesman Jerzy Urban announced. The report notes broader Cold War tensions and mentions Brezhnev's death and shifting Soviet leadership.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Jerzy Urban
Perfect liftoff puts Columbia in orbit
Cape Canaveral Florida The shuttle Columbia with four men and two satellites lifts off on Veterans Day for its first cargo delivery mission moving at 17400 mph to 184 miles above Earth NASA aims to inaugurate space commerce The crew includes Vance Brand Robert Overmyer William Lenoir and Joseph Allen aboard the largest shuttle crew to date as throngs cheer at Kennedy Space Center
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
Mission Control
Cape
Kennedy Space Center
Vance Brand
Robert Overmyer
Westlake
Lorain
William Lenoir
Joseph Allen
Morning shuttle launch draws Cleveland crowd to NASA center
At NASA Lewis Research Center on Brookpark Road a 7 19 a m Columbia liftoff energized a bleary audience in the Visitors Information Center auditorium. The crowd of about 200 with a few locals like Tim Richards Reed Rusnak and others watched the color broadcast as Brezhnev news failed to spark them awake.
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Cleveland
Columbia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lewis Research Center
Brookpark Road
Visitors Information Center
Leonid Brezhnev
Tim Richards
North Olmsted
Robert F. Quermyer
Westlake
NASA
Reed Rusnak
Fairview Park
Crowd Buys Tickets for Orbiting Shuttle Launch at NASA Center
Visitors from several ages watched aboard the NASA facility as Columbia lifted off. A Brook Park steelworker noted layoff time to view the flight while Wright Airlines staff joined families in a shuttle education moment. Officials hope for NASA network TV via satellite before January launch.
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John Carroll
Brook Park
Jack Sullivan
NASA
Mark
Lorain Lawmakers Seek Middle Ground on Prison Site
Lorain County officials push a compromise for a 1000 bed Eaton Township and 500 bed Cleveland prison while Cleveland and Grafton sites are weighed. State figures discuss a quick shift to Grafton or moving the 1986 center to next year amid ongoing talks.
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Lorain County
Ronald Nabakowski
D-Lorain
Eaton Township
Cleveland
Grafton
Nabakowski
James A. Rhodes
Lorain
Cuyahoga County
Corrections
Sohio
Flats
Broadway
Royal Excavating Co
Paul E. Pfeifer
R- 26
Judiciary Committee
House
Senate
Corrections Department
Forecast: Showers and Wind Enter Weekend
A weather update notes a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight with a low near 55. Winds from the south 15 to 25 mph. Friday brings windy conditions and a very high chance of rain with a high around 60 to 65. Details on Page A-3.
U S Steel recalls about 400 workers at Lorain plant
About 400 hourly workers will return to the pipe mills at U S Steel Lorain-Cuyahoga Works on Monday as recall actions resume. The company said 4,500 workers remain laid off, with bar and pipe mills finish and shipping operating during the recall. Seniority for remaining workers extends to Feb 15, 1952, amid weak demand for seamless pipe.
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U.S. Steel
Lorain-Cuyahoga
George Kuebler
Cars vs Deer in Norwalk Area Hits Four in One Hour
Four drivers reported hitting deer within an hour in the Norwalk area as hunting seasons run. Maureen Hipp 21 Wakeman struck on Route 20 west of Wakeman at 5 30 pm. Richard Stockmaster 33 Willard hit on Route 162 west of Route 61 at 5 45 pm. Bromon Stann 47 Greenwich collided on Crescent Road east of Greenwich Milan Townline Road. James Westerman 39 Shiloh struck on Route 240 north of Fitchville at 6 30 pm.
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Norwalk
Highway Patrol
Maureen Hipp
Wakeman
Route 20
Richard Stockmaster
Willard
Bromon Stann
Greenwich
Crescent Road
Greenwich-Milan Townline Road
James Westerman
Shiloh
Route 240
Fitchville
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
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Blastoff
America
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Sullivan
Space
Jim Haytas
Wright Airlines
Strongsville
Mike
Haytas
WTBS
Atlanta
Paul Bohn
DS-7
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Voinovich, Forbes
Debbie Courtright
C-T
George F. Denton
Rehabilitation and Corrections
George
Cavs
Kuebler
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