Rax Restaurants Seeks Chapter 11 Protection
Rax Restaurants filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Columbus seeking protection from creditors after landlords of closed stores would not accept settlements. President William Underhill said the chain could not afford $1 million yearly rent on shuttered or underperforming sites in Minnesota and Louisiana. The reorganization plan concentrates on Ohio West Virginia Missouri and Indiana.
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Free Thanksgiving meals offered by Lorain area spots
Meals owner Sean O Toole funds free dinners as about ten turkeys are prepared for Thursday with trimmings. In Lorain area, several churches and agencies will serve Thanksgiving style meals, though limited funds constrain reach. Christmas baskets follow. First United Methodist of Elyria plans a first ever Christmas dinner from 11 30 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. on Christmas Day.
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Elyria Thanksgiving Closures and Limited Openings
City government offices and major banks close Thursday for Thanksgiving while many eateries and service stations stay open. Garbage routes shift with Thursday moved to Saturday and Friday to Monday. Lorain pickup also delayed. libraries malls and some supermarkets close. taxis operate normally.
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Rezoning Proposal Sparks Wellington Parking Lot Protest
Wellington residents James Farago Rose Barrett and Donald Friend opposed Alice Harrison’s plan to rezone a North Main Street lot from residential to commercial for a parking lot. Barrett and Friend rent nearby houses. Farago lives at 258 North Main. Harrison said the vacant house would be torn down if rezoning is approved, while neighbors contended property values would fall.
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Union, school board clash over contract and union changes
Chuck Roginski said a bargaining session was called. At a Board of Education meeting bus driver Geraldo Anderson read a letter urging the board to accept the union's reasonable contract request. Stephanie Carey voiced support for the current union's strike if one occurs. Carey objected to Roginski's remarks about potential new union members and noted turnover of field representatives.
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Schultz Wins Three Month Extension As Board Raises Trust
Schultz’s three year contract runs through July 1997 after a three hour closed session. The board approved the January to July 1997 renewal with a raise while noting wage disputes with the district employees union. Treasurer Huzicko also won a new contract to January 1997 with pay rising from 60 000 to 65 000. A new salary schedule for administrative secretaries and a plan to align health benefits with teachers were approved.
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Tsongas cancer growth declared cancerous but treatable
Boston doctors say a growth in former Sen Paul Tsongas abdomen is cancerous yet treatable with radiation. The Boston Globe cites an unnamed source close to Tsongas who plans a news conference next week as tests continue. Tsongas left the Senate in 1984 after cancer diagnosis and offered no comment beyond ongoing test results.
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Little radiation danger from sunken Soviet sub off Norway
An American-Russian team will examine the 1989 sunken Soviet submarine off Norway to assess potential radiation release. Instruments will probe the wreck and surrounding waters next summer to evaluate any risk of plutonium contamination to fisheries. Cesium leakage exists but is low compared with input from other sources. The sub sank in 1989 with 42 deaths among 69 aboard.
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Charles Hollister
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Vermont reconsiders prison smoking ban
In Vermont the nationwide prison smoking ban faced dangerous side effects as a black market cargoed cigarettes to $40 a pack. Inmates traded services for smokes and threats rose. Corrections Commissioner Gorczyk announced a shift to allow outdoor smoking in designated areas, while preserving clean air goals.
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Dana Eaton
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John Gorczyk
Charges Dropped in Florida Drive By Shooting Case
In Jacksonville prosecutors dropped attempted murder charges against teens Leslie Caad Edwards and Scott D. Neaves in the July 29 I 295 drive by shooting of motorist Debra Lewis. State Attorney Shorstein cited insufficient evidence. Lewis, 38, was wounded and left partially disabled. Edwards remains in custody on burglary and grand theft charges.
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Pittsburgh Press buy moves forward after union settlements
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reached tentative agreements with ten unions representing Pittsburgh Press Co. workers, paving the way for a purchase. Final two unions, mailers and pressmen, joined Tuesday night. Ratification votes were expected Sunday.
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Coverdell wins Georgia Senate runoff over Fowler
Republican Paul Coverdell defeated U S Sen Wyche Fowler in a tight Georgia runoff with 99 percent of precincts reporting. Coverdell had 632 751 votes to Fowler 617 316. Fowler said he would wait for absentee ballots but acknowledged the outcome.
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Young Robber Seeks Therapeutic Path After Plea
Assistant County Prosecutor Lisa Locke-Graves described a sentencing plan where a boy would serve consecutive sentences. The boy’s attorney Henry T. Webber plans to introduce evidence that the youth acted under an elder’s direction. Webber and police noted an older accomplice may have supervised the robbery.
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