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Cuban hostages back after 1 month
After being held hostage for a month, six Cuban immigrants were rescued by Mexican authorities. The kidnappers were demanding ransom from relatives of the hostages in Florida, between $8,000 and $10,000 a person. The Cubans were held hostage in Cancun, which is a common landing for smugglers bringing people from Cuba to continue on their…
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CAMPUS
Trustee Stanley Gault given generous award The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges has bestowed the Earl F. Morris Trustee Award to Stanley C. Gault. Gault has been a member of the College’s Board of Trustees for 28 years and Chairman for 13 years. According to the foundation, the award is given to an individual who…
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LOCAL
Spending deficit predicted to increase The Wooster City school district is predicting that the spending deficit will reach $4.3 million by 2011. Superintendent Michael Tefs said that deficit spending will be $3.5 million in 2010 and that number will most likely nearly double by 2011. New bills like House Bill 920, which restricts school funding…
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NATIONAL
Census response to be higher than predicted The percentage of households that have mailed back their Census forms could top the 2000 response. The participation rate hit 71 percent Tuesday, just one point below the 2000 Census rate. The U.S. population has grown almost 10 percent since 2000, to an estimated 309 million. More forms…
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INTERNATIONAL
Flight from Iraq to U.K. finally a success The first commercial flight from Iraq to the United Kingdom in 20 years landed at London’s Gatwick Airport late Sunday night and took off for Baghdad Monday morning. Commercial air flights between the nations have been haulted since the invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Among the people…
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LOCAL
Robber still at large for cash register theft Rittman Police are investigating the second incident in two weeks in which a masked man has taken the cash register from a business. Police are currently unsure if the two are connected. The two robberies took place on April 10 and April 17, respectively. Rittman Chief of…
