Grafton Man Injured As Car Crashes Through Parking Lot
Henry Penfound, 72, of 33 Edgewood Drive, was injured when his accelerator jammed and his car sped through the Elks Lodge parking lot, across Temple Court, smashing into four cars beside the Lorain County Administration building. He was rushed to Elyria Memorial Hospital with a deep forehead cut and arm injuries.
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Grafton
Elks Lodge
Temple Court
Lorain County
Henry Penfound
Edgewood Drive
Elyria
Jobless rate dips as inflation stays hot in August
U S unemployment eased to 7.6 percent in August, trimming jobless numbers by 188,000 to 8 million while the wholesale price index surged 1.5 percent, a 20.2 percent annual rate. Teen and minority youth unemployment rose, manufacturing improved, and construction stayed high at 18.3 percent amid ongoing inflation.
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Washington
UPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Department
White Motor files for bankruptcy in Cleveland
White Motor Corp and five wholly owned subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy under the federal code citing a heavy interest burden and need to free assets. The company, once a large truck maker, ranked 248th among U.S. industrials with 1979 sales of 1.2 billion, moved headquarters to Farmington Hills Michigan. Chairman Cruse W. Moss said the step supports new management and customer needs, and White terminated talks with Guardian Industries rp.
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Cleveland
UPI
White Motor Corp
White Motor
U.S
White
Cruse W. Moss
Farmington Hills
Mich
Moss
Guardian Industries Rp
Local homebuilders lose faith in recession relief this year
Lorain County builders foresee 1981 as the relief year amid a countywide housing drop. Elyria permits fall sharply from 150 in early 1979 seven months of 1979 to 25 in the same period this year. Labor layoffs at Stanadyne and Luxaire follow a rising interest rate and cautious buyers.
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Carmine Torio
Lorain County
Torie
Elyria
Ron Jones
Torio
Bush stuck at Pittsburgh airport in campaign button incident
Republican vice presidential hopeful George Bush arrives at Pittsburgh airport and is offered a campaign button by a congressional candidate's campaign manager. Bush recovers, kisses the candidate Mrs. Kathleen Meyer seen from the back as she approaches. AP
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George Bush
Pittsburgh
Bush
Kathleen Meyer
Weather outlook with mild temps and light winds
Cloudy to mostly clear skies with a low near 60 tonight and a high around 80 on Saturday. Chance of precipitation is near zero tonight and about 10 percent Saturday. Winds from west to southwest under 10 mph. Sunrise 6:37 a.m. Sunset 7:54 p.m. High 86 at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Low 66 at 5 a.m. Details on Page B-3. Pollen count 68.
Avon Man Entangled by Parking Ticket Mix Up in Marietta
John J. Beckwith of Avon is pursuing a claim against Marietta for parking tickets tied to license 741887. A mix up occurred when a truck with 741887 is confused with a passenger car in Marietta records, causing the city to bill Beckwith for meters he did not use or own. He asked the mayor for $2301.50, while suggesting the city could collect from the car owner with 741887 if needed.
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City Hall
John J. Beckwith
Avon
Nordson Co
Marietta
Ohio River
Beckwith
Case Road
Iittie
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Chonicle-Telegeram
BMW
City of
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Cigale
Stanadyne Inc
Luxaire Inc
Abby Heck
Atis
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