Miss New York Vanessa Williams Crowned Miss America 1984
Vanessa Williams of New York won the Miss America title 1984 becoming the first Black winner in the pageant's 62 year history. In Elyria, Tony Moscovits was named Apple Festival queen, daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Moscovits.
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Kimberly Banks
William Banks
Miller Court
Ronald McDonald House
Mary Smith
Elyria
Atlantic City
N.J
New York
Vanessa Williams
Tony Moscovits
Tom Moscovits
Weather outlook with showers and thunderstorms
Variable cloudiness with a chance of showers or thunderstorms. High around 80. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Tonight and Monday partly cloudy and warm with a 40 percent chance of rain. Low tonight mid 60s, high Monday mid 80s. Details on Page A-3.
Barter boom in Greater Cleveland cuts cash need
About 7,000 Cleveland professionals and business owners rely on barter as sales and income rise. Exchange Enterprises reports a slump in cash activity with Barter Systems in Westlake and others handling about 10.8 million yearly, up from 3 million two years ago. A second feature notes a census milestone: seniors outnumber teens for the first time as Life expectancy rises and the elderly stay active.
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San Diego
Jamaica
Cleveland
Frank Klemencic
Rocky River-based Exchange Enterprises
United States
Barter America Aims Growth In Cleveland Area Trade Network
North Ridgeville firm Barter America recruits members amid a recession as Greater Cleveland firms back barter. Spokespersons Ostergard and Klemencic say businesses stay once they learn to trade, swapping goods and services rather than cash. Barter volume nationwide runs 350 million and grows 5 to 10 percent yearly, with four major franchise networks linking exchanges from Dallas to Cleveland.
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Barter America
North Ridgeville
Greater Cleveland
Margaret Ostergard
Barter Systems
Joseph Weiss
Barter Systems and
Exchange Enterprises
Cleveland
Dallas
el Paso
Ft. Lauderdale
Gromyko cancels UN trip over safety concerns
Moscow reports that the Kremlin canceled Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko’s annual visit to the UN General Assembly after New York and New Jersey authorities banned the Soviet delegation from landing at regional airports to protest the Sept 1 downing of a Korean airliner. The State Department called the safety claim baseless.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Andrei Gromyko
U.N. General Assembly
U.S
Gromyko
U.N
New York
New Jersey
State Department
Washington
Tass
Thomas Kean
Mario Cuomo
International Civil Aviation Organization
Montreal
New York- New Jersey
United States
Wintergreen Sparks in Darkness a Purple Mystery
A narrator recounts an odd phenomenon: chewing wintergreen Life Savers in the dark allegedly makes purple sparks appear in the mouth. The tale repeats anecdotes of how the discovery was learned and urges curiosity among students and teachers. The speaker jokes about potential fame like a Pulitzer Prize while noting the unknown cause.
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Betty Sullenberger
Lorain County
Tthe
Toni Moscovits
Charlie Eeben
Amy Richards
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Chronicle-Telegram Today
Charles J. Hostetter
Colummn
Wintergreen
Dick Feagler
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