Storms batter Luzon and Latin America in deadly typhoons
A Philippine passenger ship Dona Marilyn sank in the Visayas Sea with 451 passengers and 60 crew aboard as Typhoon Ruby lashed central Luzon killing at least 46 and leaving more than 111,000 homeless. Rescue efforts saved eight on Maripipi island while many remain missing. In Central America Hurricane Miriam later caused floods and evacuations across Guatemala El Salvador and Nicaragua with hundreds of thousands homeless and dozens dead or missing.
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Miriam
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Ruby
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Carlos Dominguez
Maripipi
Carlos Go
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Manila
Tacloban
Leyte
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Mexico
el Salvador
Joan
Costa Rica
Panama
Colombia
Venezuela
Nicaragua
Atlantic
Pacific
Belize
Gulf of Tehuantepec
National Hurricane Center
Coral Gables
Fla
Soviets seek Philippines yard use for ship repairs
Washington officials say the Soviet Union pressed for access to the Philseco repair yard near Subic Bay raising U.S. security concerns. The move could give Moscow closer eavesdropping and longer stay times in the region as Manila weighs a new request amid a shifting anti US base posture and the Pacific fleet buildup.
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Soviet Union
Philippines
U.S
Subic Bay
Subic
United States
Philseco Yard
Moscow
Pacific
Pentagon
Kremlin
Remembering Don Kleinhenz Hammer of St Jude Elyria
The Rev Frank Kosem recalls Don Kleinhenz known as Hammer a longtime SS Jude Catholic parishioner and trusted helper at Steve Barry Oldsmobile. Kleinhenz with Bedell Weigand and two laymen planned a weekend cabin trip but stayed longer. Ed Thome praised him as fantastic and always goalward helping with many friends.
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Steve Barry
Oldsmobile
Hammer
SS Jude’s
Kasem
Ed Thome
Elyria
Kleinhenz
Reagan to sign veterans affairs cabinet bill at Fort McNair
President Reagan prepared to sign legislation granting cabinet status to veterans affairs. He planned the ceremony at the National Defense University Fort McNair in Washington with a speech on defense and security, after signing a broader defense and environment related bills earlier in the week.
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Washington
Reagan
America
Veterans Affairs
National Defense University
Fort McNair
District of Columbia
Department of Defense
White House
Commerce Department
Mary Surratt
Abraham Lincoln
Building collapse in Manhattan traps, one dead
A six story Garment District building collapsed in Manhattan killing the owner and injuring 10 others. Firefighters freed a last survivor after more than eight hours. A pregnant woman survived from the top floor as transit services were halted for hours.
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New York
Tin Robin
Robin Fischer
Manhattan
Garment District
Everbody
Valentine charged in beating death of 3 year old Joshua Malone
Lorain County Coroner G. Thomas ruled Joshua Malone died February 27 after choking on vomit following severe beatings by Valentine, the live in boyfriend of the boy’s mother Rachel Peguero who is under indictment for child endangering and obstruction of justice. Peguero initially claimed the boy was injured in a fall from a moving car but changed her story March 4 the day Valentine was arrested.
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Joshua Malone
Valentine
Lorain County
G. Thomas
Joshua
Rachel Peguero
Peguero
Oberlin Library bond and weeding policy discussed
Oberlin officials expect the library project to take about a year and a half more with a ten percent inflation contingency. Any leftover bond funds would return to taxpayers. The council will decide on bond action, while a future meeting will address residents' concerns about the library weeding policy and the removal of older books.
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Ted Chmura
Rose Wolf
City Council
Oberlin
Phil Tear
Owen
McKinley Shot in 1901 Pan-American Exposition Incident
President William McKinley was shot on September 6 1901 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo New York. He died eight days later and Czolgosz was executed in Auburn New York in October.
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William McKinley
Leon Czolgosz
Buffalo
N.Y
McKinley
Czolgosz
Auburn
Driver Duncans Capri hit by Cadillac in Dairy Mart lot
Police reports reveal Robertson’s car struck the Duncans’ Mercury Capri after the southbound vehicle went airborne over railroad tracks north of Oberlin Avenue. Robertson recorded a 0.16 BAC, while Larry Duncan tested 0.156. Prosecutors say Duncan’s condition won’t affect the case.
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Duncans
Robertson
Dairy Mart
Oberlin Avenue
Larry Duncan
Duncan
City faces new historic district rules for home changes
John Hines criticizes City Council legislation empowering the landmark commission to approve major exterior changes or razing in historic districts. Elyria High School principal John Raber warns emergency repairs like window replacements could face up to 30 days delay, prompting talk of maintenance waivers. Keressi notes limited emergency fixes should be allowed with school notification for major frame damage.
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Landmark Commission
John Raber
Elyria High School
Keressi
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