Battle for Abadan refinery as Iran, Iraq pour reinforcements
Reports from Khurramshahr and Abadan describe heavy fighting for the Abadan oil refinery and Shatt al Arab route. Iran says airborne troops attacked Iraqi columns near Khurramshahr while Iraq moves tanks and pontoons for a possible assault across the Shatt al Arab.
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Iran
Key
Khurramshahr
UPI
Khuzistan
Abadan
Shatt al-Arab
Persian Gulf
OPEC
Bushire
Tabriz
Tehran
Baghdad Radio
Ahvaz
Dizful
Kuhdsht
BBC
Mark Tulley
Khburramshahr
Abdolhassan Bani-Sadr
Fire those responsible for dumping at Garden Street landfill
Councilman Ernest Brewer demanded a report on the illegal dumping of 400 to 500 barrels of chemicals at Elyria's Garden Street landfill and the firing of city employees involved. He questioned administration and OEPA handling while awaiting final test outcomes and OBPA findings.
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Elyria
Ernest Brewer
R-3
Garden Street
Brewer
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Michael B. Keys
OBPA
Keys
Larry Tanner
D-1
Council
Tanner
Mary Lou Simms Named Accent Executive Editor
Mary Lou Simms is appointed executive editor of The Chronicle's Accent department after previously serving as features editor at Fresno Bee and holding roles at Palm Beach Times Albany Times-Union and Times Record Troy. Her work has earned Penney Missouri awards and Editor & Publisher recognition. She oversees Encore entertainment and TV Pullout, aims for a reader focused, in touch section. Connie Davis remains Accent editor.
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Mary Lou Simms
Chronicle
Horace Greeley
Fresno
Calif
Sre
Palm Beach Times
West Palm Beach
Fla
Albany
N.Y
Times-Union
Fresno Bee
Times Record
Troy
C-T
Penney-Missouri
Editor & Publisher Magazine
Florida
Accent
Tampa
Elyria Police Chief Orders Arrests Amid Traffic Slowdown
Elyria Chief Paul Brand accuses officers of deliberate job action by slowing traffic enforcement after layoffs. He cites a August September drop from 1 100 arrests to 189 and orders radar devices to certain officers while warning discipline for noncompliance. The EPPA president says arrests will be enforced and notes staffing gaps.
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Elyria
Paul Brand
Brand
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Hubert Whitacre
EPPA
Whitacre
Weather outlook with mild temps and light rain chances
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low in the upper 40s and a 10 percent chance of precipitation. Wednesday's high will reach the lower 70s with a 20 percent rain chance and west to southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph.
Elyria Sets Beggars Night For October 28
Mayor Michael B. Keys told council beggars night will run from 6 to 7 30 p m on October 28 to deter pranks by older children and keep Halloween traditions orderly. The event is Elyria’s designated night for ghosts and goblins.
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Elyria
Michael B. Keys
Keys
Beaver Valley plant welds faked X rays tied to fiction plot
Chronicle Telegram study links Ohio Edison Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station weld approvals to phony X rays on safety containment work. Beverages of the plant near East Liverpool share ownership with Duquesne Light Co. and began producing at half capacity in 1976, full power by 1977, with much of output sent to Ohio.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Beaver Valley
Ohio Edison
Jack Lemmon
Ohio
Chronicle-Telegram
Three Mile Island
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio River
East Liverpool
Duquesne Light Co
Pittsburgh
Radiation signs gone as vandals strike again at plant
North Ridgeville residents learn from The Chronicle Telegram analysis that the roadside warnings about radiation outside Retay’s Welding were a ruse with no radioactive material present. Vandals removed the signs and left a mannequin and beer cans. Retay reports chasing a motorist and police traced the car's license number with no citation issued.
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North Ridgeville
Retay
Allen Retay
Chronicle Telegram
Thomas Sigsworth
Renay
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