Mother Teresa wins 1979 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
Calcutta’s “saint of the gutters” Mother Teresa, founder of the Missionaries of Charity, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work among India’s poor. The 69 year old, born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, becomes the first Indian citizen honored since 1901. The prize is worth $190,000 and recognizes her decades of aid to the destitute, beggars, and refugees.
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Lorain County plans second satellite facility for mentally retarded
Lorain County Board of Mental Retardation unveiled tentative plans for a Murray Ridge Adult Services satellite to ease crowding. The 100 new adult clients would be served, with locations including Lorain Amherst or Avon. Costs depend on state funding and legislative action on a statewide satellite program.
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Family in Fear As Elyria Police Probe Eight Day Harassment
Elyria police said they are baffled by a series of incidents terrorizing a north side family for eight days. Mrs. Donna Peck reported two unknown men outside her home on October 8, detailing a taunting encounter and vehicle tampering. The next nights saw vehicles vandalized and bottles and eggs hurled at the house, followed by an aggressive driving incident involving a brown Bronco forcing the car off Cleveland Street. Police continue investigations and urge tips.
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Donna) Peck
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Mrs Linda Shamblin Charged in Murder Arraignment Today
Mrs Linda Shamblin aged 34 is escorted by Deputy Sheriff John Payne to municipal court today to answer a charge of complicity to aggravated murder in the death of retired Story. C-T photo by Gene 1.
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Weather update with cloudy and clearing skies
Partly cloudy tonight with a low in the mid to upper 40s. Mostly sunny Thursday with highs near 64. Chance of rain 20 percent tonight and 10 percent Thursday. Winds from the west near 10 mph this afternoon and northerly 5 to 16 mph tonight. Sunset 7:41 p.m. Moonrise 6:44 p.m.
Oil protests urge government oil company and national referendum
Cleveland activists from SAMAW and UAW locals call for a government run oil company or a national vote on taking over big oil to curb inflation and energy dependence. Sohio counters that protests scapegoat industry while reporting sharp quarterly profits and rising fuel prices. Coalition plans a noon downtown protest with thousands of anti big oil cards, and seeks buyer attention on energy policy.
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Football pick em contest returns with shirts for winners
The Chronicle-Telegram announces a football selection contest with an entry blank on page C-8. Entries must be in by noon October 25. Winners receive a T shirt proclaiming I Beat Don Miller's Football Picks, with last year's 128 winners among 1,430 entries and judges expanding to computer processing this year.
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