Lorain County to reinvest 72 million after fund disbanding
Lorain County officials open talks Thursday on reinvesting 72 million dollars after recovering funds from a fund disintegrating amid mismanagement criticism. Treasurer Dan Talarek moved the money to a state pool, risking 1 to 1.5 million in lost interest next year, prompting consideration of a financial consultant and raising campaign questions for Commissioner Betty Blair versus challenger Walter Sieg.
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Lorain County
Cuyahoga County
Dan Talarek
Betty Blair
Cuyahoga Center
Walter Sieg
Sieg
Blair
Elyria Considers Private Busing and Food Services
Elyria Schools may switch to private providers for busing and meals. Superintendent Lester Schultz told the finance committee that recommendations will go to the school board next month, with changes possibly starting in January if approved. The board meeting was canceled for lack of quorum.
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Elyria
Lester Schultz
Schultz
Gulf powers unite against Iraq over Kuwait threat
The United States, Britain, and six Gulf states issued a joint statement condemning Saddam Hussein for massing troops near Kuwait. They urged the international community to act and defend Kuwait’s security against what they called a clear violation.
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United States
Britain
Persian Gulf
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
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Nations forge anti Iraq front at UN over oil and aid
U S and Britain along with Saudi Arabia Kuwait Oman Bahrain UAE and Qatar form a united front at the United Nations on resolutions against Iraq. Secretary of State Warren Christopher says ministers discussed new measures but did not decide. Proposals include a no go zone near the Kuwaiti border and pressuring Iraq to sell 1.6 billion dollars of oil with proceeds sent to feed the people.
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Britain
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Oman
Bahrain
Uae
Qatar
Ion
U.N
Warren Christopher
Saddam
Security Council
Iraq
Christopher
Gulf War health hazards studied amid troop deployment
Pentagon officials say extra doctors will be sent as more than 10,000 1991 Gulf War veterans report symptoms such as headaches and fatigue. The cause of Gulf War syndrome remains disputed and no additional protections are planned. Vet concerns prompt calls to the American Legion offices.
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Ed Tybuszewski
Cleveland American Legion Office
National American Legion Office
Phil Budahn
Trial starts in beating of gas station worker
Two Oberlin teens, John D. Bell 18 and Walter Atwood 16, face trial as adults in Common Pleas Court for the February 10 attack on Melady Meyer at Clark Oil in Elyria. Prosecutors seek charges including attempted murder and aggravated robbery. jurists moved the case to adult court after juvenile rehabilitation was deemed unlikely.
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Oberlin
Common Pleas Court
John D. Bell
Walter Atwood
Melady Meyer
Clark
South Main Street
Bell
Atwood
Berlin Heights
Meyer
David Basinski
Hearing Opens Over Boat Fatality Near Starve Island Reef
Virginia Ostrom testified at a Coast Guard hearing about the Oct 1 collision when a Kellstone I barge struck her 21 foot fishing boat, killing Jan Crane 14 and Mike Burghard 15. She recalled urging life jackets as the barge hit broadside near South Bass Island.
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Virginia Ostrom
Jan Crane
Mike Burghard
Mansfield
Kellstone I
Starve Island Reef
South Bass Island
Lake Erie
Coast Guard
William Crane Jr
Tan
Ms. Ostrom
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