UAW GM Strike Expands Across 12 Facilities Nationwide
United Auto Workers pickets line plant gates as strikes spread to 12 GM facilities amid 19 hour talks. Progress noted but major gaps remain on job security and wages with 62,000 workers idle in nine states. 58,000 after a California plant settled. Local talks continue as national settlement looms for 350,000 GM and potential model for Ford talks.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
UAW
California
GM Council
Ford Motor Co
van Nuys
Calif
Associated Press
Wendell Smith
Bowling Green
Kroger okays first Sunday opening amid strike
Kroger declares first Sunday in years satisfactory as 15 of 23 area stores with meat departments operate. Union UFCW Local 880 strike cuts traffic and inventory. 40 to 50 percent of clerks reported to work. 200 new hires added to cover expanded hours.
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Cleveland
Kroger
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 880
Local 880
James McIntire
Cincinnati
Alhough
Irv Gitlin
Kroger Ufcw
Two Day Rush Builds Jehovah's Witness Hall in Elyria
The Kingdom Hall of the Elyria East Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses was erected in two days with about 3000 volunteers from Ohio New York Indiana Pennsylvania and Mexico. Neighbors complained about noise dust and traffic Saturday night but police reported no arrests and officials said permits were properly obtained and the building nearly finished except for a few electrical fixtures.
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Elyria
Kingdom
Elyria East Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses
Llewellyn Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
New York
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Mexico
Chestnut Ridge Road
Michael Keys
Johnson
Rodger Griffith
Archie Evans
Elyria Apple Festival draws record crowds this year
About 80,000 people attended the fourth annual Elyria Apple Festival at the Apple Core and Ely Square despite cold weather. Organizers credited 90 concessions, 12 crafts and entertainment acts, 239 runners in the Applethon, and 125 antique cars for a profitable event with no major incidents.
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Elyria
Lyle Crosby
Crosby
Ely Square
Weather and notes tease from the day’s pages
Outside clear tonight with a low in the mid forties and southerly winds under ten mph. Sunny Tuesday with a high near seventy and near zero percent rain chance. Details on page A 3. Some long retired Special Forces fighters dusting off green berets. A Census report shows odd contradictions. Flavor experts rely on the human nose and taste buds to judge food quality. Page D 11.
1200 Riders Set for 100 Mile Blue Cross Trek
About 1200 bicyclists will ride 100 miles from Bay Village through Lorain Vermilion and Sheffield Lake to Toledo and back. Sponsored by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Northeast Ohio and the Lake Erie Wheelers, the route uses Route 6 westbound and Routes 611 and 254 eastbound. Largest group departs Lakewood early Saturday toward Sandusky or Toledo, returning Sunday afternoon. others leave Toledo on similar times, finishing near Lakewood by sunset Saturday.
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Elyria
Bay Village
Sheffield Lake
Lorain
Vermilion
Toledo
Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Northeast Ohio
Lake Erie
Lakewood
Sandusky
Lakwood
Falllike chill Hits Lorain County With Record Cleveland Low
Temperatures plunged into the high 30s over the weekend in Lorain County with frost on flowers and crops. Cleveland set a new low of 37 degrees at Hopkins Airport, besting the 1959 record of 39. North Ridgeville observer noted the local low was one degree warmer. Warmer weather returns Tuesday with 70 degree highs.
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Cleveland
Lorain County
National Weather Services
Cleveland Hopkins
Ray Diederich
North Ridgeville
Lorain
Cuyahoga
Weather Service
Princess Diana Debuts Prince Henry at St Marys Hospital
Princess Diana carries the newborn Prince Henry as she exits St Marys Hospital in London, just 22 hours after the new prince bowed in. The royal birth marks a joyous moment for the royal family and the public witnessing the historic arrival.
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Diana
Prince Henry
St. Mary's Hospital
London
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