Fatal accident on Rt 303 near Erhart Road
The Elyria Post of the highway patrol investigates a fatal crash near the Medina County line on Rt 303. The body of Sandy Ledford, 23, of North Ridgeville, was found at 7:26 A.M. near her wrecked car in weeds. Lorain County coroner to investigate.
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Elyria
Highway Patrol
Medina County
Grafton Township
Sandy Ledford
Wallace Blvd
North Ridgeville
Rt. 303
Erhart Road
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Medina County Sheriff’s Department
Valley City Fire Department
Sheriffs Department
Medina Post
Elyria Post
Grafton Township Rescue Squad
Richard Brooks
Medina
Brooks
Janet
Medina County Sheriff's Department
Motner to start tank track unit at Tappan complex
Willoughby based Motner Industries plans to begin manufacturing Army tank tracks at the old Tappan Co complex in Elyria by late January 1986. The company will employ about 100 workers in year one and 200 by year two, with incentives including rental revenue sharing and space for city use. The 11-building site was donated in 1984 as an industrial incubator.
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Elyria
Willoughby
Tappan Co
John L. Motner Industries Inc
Woodford Ave
Michael Keys
Motner
Tappan
Hijackers surrender on Achille Lauro cruise ship crisis
PLO in Tunis announces six hijackers of the Italian liner Achille Lauro have surrendered and all passengers are safe. Egyptian and Italian officials, with PLO leaders linked to Arafat, negotiate as the Reagan administration awaits confirmation amid conflicting reports. Port Said and Cairo envoys are involved, while UAE and Israeli officials monitor potential casualties. The ship’s exact passenger tally and crew status remain unclear with conflicting statements from sources and authorities.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Palestine Liberation Organization
Achille Lauro
PLO
Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Front
Damascus
Syria
Mohammed Abbas
Yasser Arafat
Hann el-Hassan
Arafat
Reagan
State Department
Frank Ward
Ward
Ahmed Abdul Rahman
Abu-Khaled
Port Said
Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
United States
Israel
Weather snapshot for Vomgat with showers likely Thursday
Overnight will bring mostly cloudy skies and a mid-50s low. Thursday remains mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and a high in the low 70s, with a 20 percent rain chance tonight. details on Page A-3.
Laid-back driver cited after reclining at wheel
Lorain police cited a 21 year old man for reckless operation after finding him reclining with one foot on pedals and the seat back, seemingly in control. He claimed driving calmly was comfortable, with two prior citations and two accidents on his record.
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Lorain
Elyria Avenue
James Ryan
Ryan
PUCO orders Columbia Gas to form board of directors
Ohio regulators demand Columbia Gas of Ohio create a new board with Ohio residents and to buy more gas from nonaffiliated suppliers after an audit found it preferred higher priced affiliated gas. Consumers' Counsel criticizes the move while noting no immediate refunds for customers.
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Columbus
Ohio
Consumers’ Counsel
Columbia Gas of
Public Utilities Commission
Columbia
Thomas Chema
PUCO
Columbia Gas System
Bara
Consumers
William Spratley
Spratley
White
Genevieve W. Tuchow
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Dover Township
Ann
Linda Porter
Huntington
Bay Village
Susan Crus
Lorain County
Scott Sleek
C-T
Abu- Khaled
Giuliana de Simone Rosa
Naples
Italy
Gerardo de Rosa
Achille Laura
Accent
Dear Abby
Bebe
Columbia Gas
Gary C. Suhadolnik
R-Parma Heights
Alan Zaleski
D-Elyria
John Bara
Delyria
Columbia Transmission
Tomers
Toledo
Norwalk
Cambridge
Athens
Newark
Marvin E White
Commission
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