Storm Halts Elfers Last Lake Erie Swim Try
After 21 hours in 27 miles, Elyria marathoner Bob Elfers was pulled from Lake Erie as a mid-lake storm with lightning hit Grand River area. Winds reached 15 knots, waves up to three feet, ending the attempt to swim 63 miles from Fairport Harbor to Port Stanley Ontario. Elfers, 41, father of five, endured fatigue and muscle weakness, later deemed physically fit by Dr. Gene Bedocs.
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Elyria
Bob Elfers
Lake Erie
Elfers
Fairort R
Port Tanley
Ontario
Chris
Sea Dream
Grand River
Fairport Harbor
Walter
Ben
Gene M. Bedocs
Redoes
Direct U S Cuba Link Opens With Low Key Ceremonies
Washington and Havana begin direct communication for the first time in 17 years. Ten-person missions open at noon in both capitals. The posts will be called interests sections and function as embassies in all but name, under Swiss and Czech flags until full diplomatic ties resume.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Cuba
Havana
U.S
Ford admits error in 72 fan defect recall delay
Ford Motor Co says it erred in not recalling 424,000 1972 Torinos Montegos and Lincolns with safety risk from fan blades. Investigations show engineers warned of danger years earlier, with a June 3 recall after NHTSA inquiry, and one death plus multiple injuries from blade failures.
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Ford
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
John Eckhold
Automotive Safety Office
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Roger Keyes
Ford Beegan
Ecehold
Back to the books as buses smooth over opening day
Wesley G. Winn, school community relations coordinator, says the city school system is back to status quo after minor opening day busing problems. The comment comes with a photo credit to Jeff E. Bishop.
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Wesley G. Winn
Jeff E. Bishop
Anita Strengthens as Storm 105 MPH Heads Toward Texas
Hurricane Anita, 200 miles east of Brownsville, intensified to 105 mph and moves westward toward the Texas coast. Warnings extend from Corpus Christi to Brownsville with tides expected to rise up to eight feet. evacuations advised for South Padre Island and low-lying areas. Coastal lumber shops report booming business as residents prepare for possible impact.
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Brownsville
Tex
NWS
Corpus Christi
Matagorda Bay
Vermilion Bay
Louisiana
Texas
Galveston Bay
Fletcher Hickerson
Civil Defense
Baytown
Tex Hickerson
Corpus Christ
Anna
Mike Yuras
Weather outlook with showers and warm weekend rain
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with showers or thunder showers likely tonight and tomorrow. Lows tonight near 70s, highs tomorrow in the low to mid 80s. Rain chances around 60 percent with southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, higher near storms.
Dedication ends for Charm's Cafe after long run in West River area
Long time patrons toast the demise of Charm's Cafe on West River Street, a family run spot opened in 1935 by Mama and Susie’s husbands. The wake like farewell draws regulars from Tappan and the foundry as owners prepare to clear the corner for West Hover Parkway, with memories of Hungarian, Slovak, and Polish chatter filling the room.
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Andy Young
Thele
Chomi
Cate
West River Road
Woodford Avenue
West Hover Parkway
Tappan
Foundry
Sens
Mama's
Susie
Martin Chori
George Kert
Charm's Cafe, Liquor
TV reporters arrested posing as prostitutes in Cleveland
Two female WEWS Channel 4 reporters were arrested while posing as prostitutes to test a city anti prostitution campaign. They were seized by undercover officers, identified later, and released after a routine test was canceled.
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UPI
Atr
East Sde
Marge Banks
Tappy Philips
WEWS
Channel 4
Ralph
Gary Ritchie
Carl I Delan
Siceam
Auteine
Bates
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Hacal Reports
Lake Avenue
Rachael Sommers
Elbert
Gates
Wellington
Anita
Lake Charles
Mexico
South Padre Island
Port Isabel
Bay Shore
Coast Guard
Inter Oes
Mama
Shell
West River Street
Marim Chor
Czechoslovakia
Susie Kushner
Mama Chomi
Dave Zapotosky
Vice
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