Puerto Rico mudslides kill at least 55 as floods hit
In Ponce and across Puerto Rico a major storm dumped up to seven inches of rain in 16 hours. Officials say at least 55 people died, hundreds were homeless, and towns were cut off as bridges failed and communications collapsed. Emergency declared, National Guard activated, and rescue efforts continued.
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Ponce
Puerto Rico
Island
Rafael Hernandez Colon
Caribbean
Hernandez Colon
Southern Regional Medical Center
Luis Martinez
Mameyes
Coast Guard
Steve Eddy
Ex-clerk pleads innocent of theft from Lorain court
Aixa M. Cartmill Lorain city clerk of courts employee pleads innocent at arraignment on three counts theft in office and six counts of tampering with public records. She is free on a 29000 dollar bond with pre trial set for October 18 before Judge Joseph Cirigliano. The nine year employee allegedly stole about 1500 dollars from July to September 1984 and altered docket books and court records.
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Elyria
Aixa M. Cartmill
Lorain City
Clerk of Courts
Lorain County
Cannon Pleas Court
Joseph Cirigliano
Cartmill
Lorain
Families await word on Americans aboard hijacked ship
Relatives of 78 Americans on the Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro anxiously awaited word from Cairo as hijackers held the vessel after departing Alexandria. Members from New Jersey and New York, linked to ABC Tours, sought updates via the State Department on whether loved ones were safe or had disembarked for tours in Cairo.
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Long Branch
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Cairo
New Jersey
Alexandria
Egypt
Israel
ABC Tours
Robert Kantor
Kantor
Lauro Group
Achille Lauro
Italian Foreign Ministry
Associated Press
The
Pyramids
Italy
Flotta Lauro
Achille Lauro_ Kantor
Neil
June Kantor
Metuchen
ABC News
U.S. State Department
Hijacked Cruise Ship Steams for Beirut
Two American passengers aboard the Palestine Liberation Front hijacked ship demand release of 50 prisoners in Israel. Hijackers warn of blowing up the vessel if attacked and press for negotiations only with the Red Cross. Ship captain claims orders from hijackers prevent responding to others. Passengers and crew are reported calm.
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PLO
Palestine Liberation Front
Israel
Israel Radio
Tartous
Syria
Red Cross
Onda Pesquera
Chronicle Telegram Classified Contact Information
Second Class Postage Paid at Elyria Ohio Published daily except Christmas by The Lorain County Printing and Publishing Company Located 225 East Avenue Elyria Ohio 0 44036 Single Copy Daily 25 Sunday 40 Home Delivery Farrier Daily Sunday 85 per week Postmaster Send Address Changes to The Chronicle Telegram 225 East Ave P O Box 4010 Elyria Ohio 44036 Phones Elyria 328 7000 Lorain 244 6295 Cleveland 777 3734 or 777 5545 swassified Hotline 329 7170 Circulation Hotline 429 7236
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Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
East Avenue
P.O
Farrier Daily
Chronicle-Telegram
East Ave
Lorain
Cleveland
Is Uncle Sam a deadbeat
The federal government could default on its obligations if Congress does not raise the debt limit from 1.8 to nearly 2.1 trillion, with Deputy Treasury Secretary Darman warning the Treasury may order the Fed to halt payments by the government. Critics call it a recurring political ritual as lawmakers delay action while balancing a budget remains stalled.
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Treasury
Richard Darman
Congress
Darman
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Board
U.S
Reagan
Arafat Threatens Withdrawal Over US Assassination Claims
In a Los Angeles Times interview Yasser Arafat charged the United States with blame for the Tunis raid on his PLO headquarters and said he may withdraw from Mideast peace efforts unless Washington guarantees it will stop trying to assassinate him. He accused Robert McFarlane of coordinating support for the raid.
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Los Angeles
Yasser Arafat
Mideast
Reagan
PLO
Jordan
Hussein
Tunis
Arafat
United States
Israel
Murphy
Hosni
Mubarak
Egypt
Robert C. McFarlane
Cyprus
McFarlane
Mediterranean
America
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