Iran Iraq war escalation with attacks on basra and baghdad
Iraqi ground forces invaded Iran as Iranian warplanes hit six Iraqi cities including Baghdad and Basra. Iran claimed it shot down many targets and sank vessels while claiming progress near Hormuz. Foreign casualties noted in Basra and Zubair. Tehran and Baghdad radio reports conflicted on hostage status.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Iran
Iraq
Baghdad
Basra
Shatt Al-Arab
Strait of
Hormuz
London
Britain
Foreign Office
Tehran
Iran Parliament freezes action on hostages in Tehran
Iran's Majlis decided to freeze any move on the 52 American captives as Tehran shifts focus to the Iran Iraq war. Baghdad radio claimed a Khomeini order freed the Americans but Tehran Radio and Western diplomats rejected the report as propaganda.
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Iran
Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Iraq
Tehran
BBC
London
Tehran Radio
Majlis
Baghdad Radio
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
U.S
CIA
Bahrain
Revised census figures show area cities gain slight increases
Lorain and western Cuyahoga counties report higher populations in revised 1980 census data. Final counts due by January will determine congressional reapportionment and may influence federal funding and representation. Cities such as Elyria Lorain and North Ridgeville show gains, while Amherst and Oberlin see declines or smaller rises.
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Lorain
Cuyahoga Counties
Census Bureau
Tim Jones
Detroit
Jimmy Carter
Jones
Amherst
Oberlin
North Ridgeville
Ohio car sales hope lift from tax cut
Area dealers expect relief in 60 days as a bill lowers state sales tax to 2 percent and auto makers must match the cut. The measure, modeled after Michigan, could spur demand with savings roughly 200 to 1000 dollars per car. Prout Chevrolet’s Ron Miller says buyers have waited for the change.
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Ohio Assembly
James Rhodes
Michigan
Ohio
Ron Miller
Prout Chevrolet
Elyria
Cost of living up point seven in August
The Labor Department said the August Consumer Price Index rose 0.7 percent led by a sharp rise in food prices. The 1967 dollar now equals 40.4 cents, with all index components up. Housing costs, fuel, and furnishings also edged higher while mortgage rates dropped but were offset by higher prices.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Dettore Transfers Assets To Veranda Properties In Reorganization
North Ridgeville report details Frank Dettore moving hundreds of parcels from North Ridge Investment Corp to new subsidiary Veranda Properties Inc as part of a wider asset restructuring amid housing recession cash-flow strain. IRS placed a 111,300 lien in June for unpaid taxes, lifted two months later after repayment from sales of a Convenience Food Mart and a 22 unit apartment building.
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North Ridgeville
Frank Dettore
North Ridge Investment Corp
Veranda Properties, Inc
County Recorder
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
North Ridge Investment
Dettore
Convenient Food Mart
Weather outlook partly cloudy with light wind
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with a low in the mid 40s and Wednesday high in the upper 60s. Chance of rain near zero tonight and about 20 percent Wednesday. Winds will be tight and variable late tonight. Sunrise 7:15 a.m. Sunset 2:23 p.m. Details on page AS.
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Lisa Fabrney
Corinne Hevener
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North Olmsted
Westlake
Middlebury Heights
Berea
Bay Village
Strongsville
Brookpark
Fairview Park
Rocky River
Cindy Leise
Robert Penick
Miller
Midpark
Chrysler Plymouth
Middleburg Heights
Dick Posner
Michael Paradise
Paradise Pontiac Inc
Parker Reynolds Chevrolet, Inc
Lorain Road
Lea Derin Dodge
Halleen Ford, Inc
Reynolds Chevrolet
James Dail
3. R. Dali Ford
Clark Gable
Joe Hasset
Ashtabula
Bis Entertainment
Lorain Council
Sipe
Ridgeville-Amherst
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