Weekend Forecast: Cooler Tonight Then Sunny Saturday
Partly cloudy and turning cooler tonight with a low around 40. Winds will be west to northwest at 10 to 20 mph. Saturday remains mostly sunny with a high near 50. Details on Page A-3.
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1983
Page
1
Partly cloudy and turning cooler tonight with a low around 40. Winds will be west to northwest at 10 to 20 mph. Saturday remains mostly sunny with a high near 50. Details on Page A-3.
Knight Ridder reports photos show four concrete missile bunkers under construction near Point Salines airport in Grenada. Bunkers about a third complete with aprons and runways link to the airfield. Sources say Soviet Cuban construction units may be involved. Joint Chiefs urge caution amid high alarm.
U S invasion forces battled Cuban and Grenadian troops in the mountains around St George s and near the two airports. Caspar Weinberger said resistance would continue as Cuban units appear unsynchronized with Cuba. Eight U S troops were dead or missing and 39 wounded. Cuban casualties and total forces remained unclear. More U S troops arrived as 2,800 Marines and Army Rangers tightened the grip on Grenada.
A 6.9 magnitude quake struck at 3:06 a.m. MDT, lasting 30 to 40 seconds and centered 110 miles northwest of Pocatello Idaho. The shock was felt across eastern Washington and Oregon, northern Utah, southwest Montana, and parts of Nevada British Columbia and Alberta with one Idaho injury reported in Mackay.
President Reagan, on national TV, accuses Moscow of backing violence via a network of surrogates in Lebanon and Grenada. He cites 7,000 Soviet advisers in Syria and 30 advisers plus Cuban forces on Grenada, vows justice for the Beirut bombing and asserts U.S. global responsibilities.
Elyria Memorial Hospital officials seek ways to cut costs to offset possible losses from a 15 to 20 percent below normal occupancy. Executive director James Brown says year-to-date results are mixed, with January and May strong but June to October busy, and he warns ongoing operations may pressure a planned $33 million 1984 expansion pending next spring decision.
Nabakowski tells Lorain officials to back rural tax plan while county engineers push a $2.8 million local share for four Lorain bridge and road projects totaling $19.4 million. If approved the fee would affect 30,000 vehicles and raise about $190,000 yearly. Bridging plans include Erie Avenue and E 21st Street bridges and a South Broadway widening. A Middle Ridge Road grade separation awaits funds.
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