Reagan orders drug testing for federal workers and backs death penalty
President Reagan directed heads of federal agencies to set mandatory drug testing for employees in sensitive positions and supported a House anti drug package that includes the death penalty for certain offenses. He unveiled a plan to spend nearly 900 million more on anti drug efforts and warned federal workers against using legal drugs.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Nancy
House
Local chiefs back drug tests for police and firemen
C T staff writers report that Reagan administration proposals limiting drug testing to federal workers may spur support for mandatory testing of local police and fire departments. Chiefs Callogar Gareau and Binzer defend tests as protecting lives and public safety, noting possible union resistance and questions of rights.
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Law Enforcement and Safety Service
Olmsted Falls
John Callogar
Callogar
Bay Village
William Gareau
North Ridgeville
George Binzer
Weather Outlook and Local Commentary Note
The forecast calls for clearing tonight with a low in the low 50s and a 20 percent rain chance. Tuesday expects sun and a high in the mid-60s. Dave vents about drivers who linger in the left lane. Details on Page A-3 and D-9.
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Dave
Panne
Man dies rappelling in Buckeye Quarry
Edward Bradford, 31, of Henrietta Township fell about 170 feet during a rappel at Buckeye Quarry in South Amherst. Bradford and companion Shirley Shrigley, 30, had linked into harnesses at the rim. authorities consider a rope attachment possibly improper. The quarry, owned by Cleveland Quarries, sits on private property with water about 50 feet deep and no prior accidents noted.
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South Amherst
Henrietta Township
Edward Bradford
Gore Orphanage Rd
Lorain County
Buckeye
Bradford
Shirley Shrigley
Amherst
Shrigley
Phil Stammitti
Cleveland Quarries
Cleveland Quarries, Inc
Coast Guard Probes Flares Over Lake Erie Off Vermilion
Coast Guard units from Lorain and Marblehead along with a Detroit helicopter searched Lake Erie waters near Vermilion for seven hours after witnesses reported a sequence of distress flares fired around 9 30 p m Saturday night. No vessel or person was immediately located.
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Lorain
Lake Erie
Vermilion
Coast Guard
Marblehead
Detroit
Don Kressin
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Elyria
Cindy Leise
Steve Fogarty
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Binzer
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Dave Barry
Steve Novak
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Gene Krebs
Lake
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