Jail opening delayed by utilities. evacuations after two fires
Dellisanti said the new jail’s opening would cost a sizable sum while the old building remains. Some 88 prisoners were evacuated after two blazes in an upper cell block Sunday night. Capt. Henry Zieba, chief sheriff's detective, said a man wanted for burglary and escape in another state was seen lighting fires and shouting. Mrs. Anne Dean, 60, was in critical condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital after the first fire. Ernest Sheldon, 49, and Lt. Ronald Limpach were listed in fair condition. Page 4, Col. 3.
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Dellisanti
Zieba
Anne Dean
Fourth St
Ernest Sheldon
Telegraph Rd
Elyria
Ronald Limpach
Carter affair rumor denied by Ford campaign officials
Washington AP reports the Ford Committee spokesman vowed to fire anyone spreading the rumor of an extramarital affair involving Jimmy Carter. Carter and his aides dismissed the claims as baseless, with press sources noting the chatter originated from Republican officials and various papers.
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Washington
Ford Committee
Jimmy Carter
Carter
William Greener
Ford Campaign Committee
Ford
Jack Anderson
ABC
Anderson
Greener
Jody Powell
Weather Cooler With Partly Cloudy Skies Tonight
Partly cloudy and turning cooler tonight with lows in the mid 30s. Twenty percent chance of rain tonight and tomorrow. Winds southwest 18 to 28 mph. Sunrise 7:36, sunset 6:52. Yesterday's high 60s, low 12.2 this morning. Details on Page 3.
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Sampet
Graveyard prank at haunted house draws visitors
In North Olmsted two teens pose as gravediggers while a staged burial unfolds at the Briggs Haunted House. The spooky 1836 homestead near Frostville Museum hosts Halloween tours from 7 to 18 p.m. daily through Oct. 31 with tickets available at the site.
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Peter Rumbaugh
Butternut Ridge Rd
Dale Mercer
Evergreen Dr
Briggs
Olmsted Historical Society
Frostville Museum
Cedar Point Rd
Peter
Jeff Rumbaugh
C-T
Casey Tarton
Pittsburgh closes all 13 swine flu inoculation sites
Allegheny County Health Dept shut down 13 swine flu clinics after three elderly vaccine recipients died within hours. Coroner Wecht noted stress from shots may have contributed. victims were Charles Gabig 71 Mount Oliver Julia Bucci 7 Whitehall Ella Michael 74 Mount Washington. Center for Disease Control officials joined ongoing autopsy review.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Health Department
Miriam Blair
Everly
Cyril Wecht
Charles Gabig
Mount Oliver
Julia Bacci
Whitehall
Ella Michael
Mount Washington
South Side
Fiu
Wecht
Gabig
Bucci
Michael
Reali Department
UAW Local 425 Tally Noted Amid Ford Strike Talks
Dissent among about 25 000 skilled tradesmen threatened to block a tentative pact ending a month-long strike against Ford Motor Co while 145 000 production workers favored the agreement. Early results showed a split ratification pattern with locals voting through the day. Local 425 Lorain Assembly Plant backed acceptance, while Avon Lake Local 200 rejected the national pact. Key issues included higher wage adds, subcontracting language, and representation concerns.
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Detroit
United Acro Workers
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Mmst
Ics
Ion
UAW
Solidarity House
Ing
Avon Lake
Hua Kuo-feng named China’s next party chairman amid unrest
AP reports from Tokyo that Hua Kuo-feng is appointed to succeed Mao Zedong as chairman of the Chinese Communist Party. Unconfirmed reports said Mao’s widow Chiang Ching and three senior officials were arrested for plotting a coup, signaling possible infighting as Hua’s rise unfolds.
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Tokyo
Hua Kuofeng
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Mao
Chiang Ching
Hsinhua
Papua New Guinea
Hua
Party
Hua Kuo-feng
Teng Hsiao-ping
Teng
Chou En-lai
China
Chou
Eng
Tsai Wei-Ping
Institute of International Relations
Taipei
Tsai
Tanjug
Tien An Men
Dolly Parton Wins Female Vocalist of the Year in Nashville
Country icon Dolly Parton performed at the Country Music Association awards show where she was named Female Vocalist of the Year. The article notes the fall winners list and accompanying photos available on Page 2.
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Dolly Parton
Nashville
UPI
New Elyria police chief name kept secret
The Elyria Civil Service Commission prepared to certify the next police chief this afternoon, but officials would not disclose the chosen captain. Captains Eugene Beal Fred Biltz and Paul Brand all passed the exam, with scores withheld. Certification will await official notification from Safety Service Director Lyle C. Scott.
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Elyria
Elyria Civil Service Commission
Orlando Petrillo
Civil Service Commission
Eugene Beal
Fred Biltz
Paul Brand
Petrillo
Lyle C. Scott
Beal
Biltz
Brand
Watergate convictions upheld by federal appeals court
Washington sources report the U S Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions of former Attorney General John N Mitchell and aides Haldeman Ehrlichman for conspiring to cover up the 1972 break in at Democratic National Headquarters. The court reversed the conspiracy conviction of Robert Mardian and sent it back for further proceedings.
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Washington
UPI
John N. Mitchell
Nixes
Jake Ehriichman
A. R. Haldeman
US Circuit Court of Appeals
Robert Mardian
Doctor swims 23 miles to escape East Germany
Dr Martin Kasten, 29, swam the Baltic Sea in a solo bid for asylum, aided by a heavy dinner and hot tea. He wore a rubber suit, smeared with vaseline, and reached Lübeck after eighteen hours despite swollen ankles, recalling eight years of preparation and a wish to study surgery in the West.
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Luebeck
West Germany
UPI
Martin Kasten
Baltic Sea
Phrysian
Kasten
West
Roy
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John Pincura
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James Baker
Chicago
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Coroner’s Office
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Center For Disease Control
Health Department
Lorain Assembly Plant
East Germany
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