Oberlin family settles suit over childbirth injuries for 3.5 million
The Podlich family reaches an out of court settlement with Allen Memorial Hospital and medical staff for Lois Podlich brain injury after childbirth. The agreement provides 8,000 monthly for life for Lois and payments totaling up to 6.4 million depending on lifespans, plus attorney fees of 772,053.
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Oberlin
Allen Memorial Hospital
Lorain
Robert Corts
Walter Podlich
Lois
Amber
Corts
Lorain AmShip contract talks stall over health package
Negotiators at Lorain's AmShip yard withdrew a three year wage freeze proposal after unions called it unacceptable. Boilermakers Local 358 leader Jim Unger said company reps accepted healthcare alternatives and will reconvene on September 19 with aim of presenting a more acceptable plan for the September 25 union meeting. A 30 day extension was granted as talks continue to keep the Lorain yard competitive with other Great Lakes shipbuilders. The union membership was set to vote today on the earlier plan but will be updated on progress instead.
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Lorain — American Building Co
Lorain
Jim Unger
Boilermakers Local 358
Unger
Tampa
Bsing Black
Lorain Yard
Great Lakes
Reagan wears hearing aid in right ear
President Reagan, whose hearing loss has grown, is now wearing a hearing aid in his right ear. Nancy Reagan told close associates and via spokeswoman Sheila Tate that the first lady was reacting to the development after remarks on Wednesday.
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Washington
Reagan
Nancy Reagan
Sheila Tate
Reagan wears hearing aid amid California trip
Reports say the 72 year old president wore a wireless hearing aid in public for the first time during a California visit last month. Officials offered little detail on the device as he announced a literacy program.
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Reagan
California
East Room
Ride's toughest trip the banquet circuit
Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, visits Cleveland as part of NASA public relations duties after her Challenger flight. She receives a key to the city, meets workers at NASA Lewis, and hopes for another flight within a year while planning training in Houston. She notes intense media attention was expected and remains committed to NASA.
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Sally K. Ride
Cleveland
NASA Lewis Research Center
John Kenney
Ride
NASA
Lewis Research Center
Lewis
Houston
Women’s City Club
Stouffer’s Inn-on-the-Square
Mary Rose Oakar
Oakar
Oberlin considers home owned cable co op plan
Oberlin officials weigh a local residents run cable franchise proposal from Cable Co-Op. City Manager Sugerman expects bids from a handful of firms by the deadline with review by a citizens committee and a Washington consultant before council picks the best franchise. Local ownership would place policy and profits in the hands of residents with a board of trustee stockholders.
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Hayward
Dale S. Sugermag
Hee
Citizens’ Cable
Sugerman
Segerman
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Common Pleas Court
Barrett
Allen Hospital
Duane Hornung
U.S
Beirut
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Sean Easeer
Larry Speakes
Lebanon
U.S. Navy
Berut
Charles Rowe
Bowen
Rowe
Druse
Aley
Chouf
Khalde Highway
John H. Miller
Fleet Marine Force Atlantic
Norfolk
Alfred M. Gray
2Nd Marine Division
Camp Lejeune
N.C
United States
France
Italy
Banquet Circuit
Steve Fogarty
C-T
Cable
Oberlin Co-Op
Steve Novak
Cable Co-Op
Council
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