Convicted Ex-Congressman Hastings Faces Sentencing
A federal jury found James Hastings of southwestern New York guilty on 20 counts of mail fraud and 8 counts of filing false payroll information from 35 indictments. He admitted during the trial that he used kickbacks from employees to buy cars snowmobiles boats and pay his children’s college expenses. Hastings will be sentenced January 21 by U S District Judge June Green.
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Paralysis rise linked to swine flu program reports
State health officials confirm at least 107 paralysis cases linked to Guillain Barre Syndrome amid intense hospital canvassing and citizen concerns. Federal figures show 51 cases had received swine flu shots and five deaths are reported.
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Penicillin Resistant Gonorrhea Caro, Export Risk Stressed
Lt. Col. George Lathrop warns the spread of a penicillin resistant gonorrhea strain from the Philippines is accelerating. About 275 new cases monthly in the Philippines with 54 U S cases reported, prompting calls for new measures to slow export of the strain.
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Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
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Weather Outlook and Local Births Deaths Notice
Clear tonight with lows in the mid 30s and Sunday mostly sunny with highs in the lower 50s. 10 percent precipitation chance, variable winds becoming southerly at 10 to 15 mph. Friday temps 40 to 21. Births: Ronald Houghtien Monroeville boy. Earl Barnett Shelby boy. Deaths: Keith G. Jameson 46 Norwalk Fannie Kostoff 83 Willard Charles J. Waterbeck 69 New Haven.
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Sheriff Sends Four Deputies to Athens Search
Huron County Sheriff John Borgia dispatched four deputies to Athens County to aid in the search for missing Ohio University student Blake White. A ground and air search along rural roads and rivers began, with Athens County Sheriff Paul Brown coordinating operations from a staffed base.
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Teens for Christ to host Parents' Night at Norwalk High
Newalk Teens for Christ stage Parents' Night at Norwalk High School at 7 30 tonight. The Towne and Country Theater offers the Magnificat by Bach at 8 p m. Donkey Basketball draws standing room only crowd at St Paul High School gym Sunday 7 30 p m.
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Dush Spent Record Amount in Huron County Judicial Campaign
Joseph Dush spent $11 820 on his bid for Huron County Juvenile and Probate judge in the November election. Democrat Thomas E Heydinger won with $4 637 spent. Finance statements were filed with the Huron County Board of Elections before the 4 pm deadline. The Republican Executive Committee contributed $6 950 to Dush, with several lawyers making donations or in kind contributions.
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New Washington
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Bellevue
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Willard
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Johnstown
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Phillip M White
TJ Peabody
Judge Heydinger
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College Professor From City Killed in I-71 Auto Crash
Paul A. Levers, 56, economics professor at Cleveland State University and former Norwalk car dealer, died in a three car wreck on icy I-71 near Brunswick. The collision occurred 11:32 p.m. Thursday on a bridge over Ohio 303. Levers was trapped in his Fiat. Ricky Hogue, 22, was cited for failure to control. Levers’ obituary notes a long career in accounting and academia, with surviving wife Iona and three sons. Funeral Monday at 1:30 p.m. in Wooster.
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Ashland College
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Norwalk Mayor pushes for immediate income tax hike
Mayor Wayne Goodsite urged an immediate income tax increase to fund city operations while denying a personal recommendation to the City Council. He outlined budget shifts using federal funds and warned of layoffs in the Street and Park and Recreation departments if revenue fails to materialize.
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