Elena strengthens into major hurricane near Gulf Coast
Elena, after being stalled at sea for two days, grew to a 125 mph hurricane and aimed at the Gulf Coast. Evacuations were ordered for about 250,000 in Florida's Panhandle and 175,000 on Alabama's coast, with additional orders in parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. Warnings stretched 500 miles from Yankee Town to Grand Isle, and forecasters predicted landfall between Pensacola and Mobile before dawn. National Guard units were deployed to manage returning evacuees as flooding threatened western Florida and the Panhandle.
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Woman trucker Nancy Forbush hauls across 28 states
Nancy Forbush, 43, a mother of three, drives big 18 wheelers for D. W. Nesbett & Sons in season and Triple A Express in off season, delivering grain and government supplies. She cites self respect and good pay as reasons for choosing a trucking career, recalling early challenges including a sexist CB dock remark and initial male skepticism.
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D. W. Nesbett & Sons of
Wellington
Triple A Express
Amherst
Nancy Forbush
D. W. Nesbett & Sons
Susan Cross
Labor Day sees bleak view of organized labor
On Labor Day 1985 area union leaders express pessimism about organized labor’s health. Bob Wilson notes bargaining shifts toward concessions amid a weak economy as strikes and layoffs ripple through Kroger, Harshaw Filtrol, Teamsters, and Fazio. Unemployment remains a key driver of concessionary bargaining locally.
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Bob Wilson
Lorain County
Afl-Cio
Fazio
Wilson
Avon resident Leonard DeChant stabbed to death in burglary
Police say Leonard DeChant 58 and his wife Arlene 53 were killed in their Avon home in what is described as an apparent burglary. Their son Gregory 21 was wounded and survived. Police guarded a hospital room as investigators searched the area for clues and possible weapon.
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Leonard DeChant
Case Road
DeChant
Arlene
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Gregory DeChant
Avon Police Department
Roy Dreger
Dreger
Greg DeChant
Lorain County
William Kishman
Arlene DeChant
Cleveland State University
Daniel7
William Dechant
Leonard
Denver
Wulgirs Lo
Elyria
North Ridgeville
Lorain
DeChants
Social Security office error sparks satire from Proxmire
In Vallejo California the Social Security office sent a notice to a recipient claiming the person was deceased. Senator William Proxmire criticized the bureau calling the message grave and joked about the burden of proving life in a sharp rebuke.
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Washington
Vallejo
Calif
William Proxmire
Dwis
Social Security Administration
Proxmire
Inside Aa-9 hie
A fragmented OCR line reads Inside Aa-9 hie with unclear context and missing surrounding details. The readable fragment lists C12 and Ail Alé as potential proper nouns but provides no verifiable event, date, or attribution for assembling a full summary.
Weather Outlook With Showers Then Clearing
Outside Labor day mostly cloudy with isolated morning showers then partly cloudy in the afternoon. High around 30. Variable winds about 1 mph. Monday night some cloudiness. Low 60 to 65.
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Labor Day
Garfield's Daily Adventures Begin on Page C-9
Garfield eagerly anticipates daily reads as his comic strip starts today on Page C-9 in the Chronicle Telegram. The fat feline's adventures promise humor and familiar quirks readers loved on Sunday.
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Garfield
Chronicle- Telegram
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