Lawmen Probe Murder Confession in Hoax Possibility
Law officers said a prison inmate who confessed to killing two people north of Monroeville may be fabricating the crime. Two weeks of digging around Peru Center Road yielded no bodies, and a lie detector test was inconclusive. Authorities plan to question the inmate again while weighing whether the confession is a hoax.
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Monroeville
John Borgia
Richard Hauser
Borgia
Lucasville
Ohio
Norwalk
Boston
Peru Center Road
Huronae
Hauser
Morrow County
Richard Andres
Tenn
UPI
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Brushy Mountain State Prison
Larry Hacker
Dawson
Southern Bank
Ray
Earl Hill Jr
Washington
Army
U.S
Eddie Slovik
Antoinette Slovik
Slovik
Kiss charges hit aging director in Ohio case
A Warren County Council on Aging director faces a $20,000 damages suit from employee Pam Wadsworth alleging improper advances during an April 25 Chillicothe trip. The council boss David Smith admits a kiss occurred but says it was without resistance.
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Lebanon
Ohio
UPI
Warren County Council On
Council
Pam Wadsworth
David Smith
Chillicothe
Smith
Wadsworth
Charles Peckham
City Plant Probes Air Bomb Reports
An investigation at Sheller Globe Norwalk Assembly Division follows unofficial reports that employees detonated homemade air bombs. Fire Chief McGuckin and Ptl. Braker describe bags of helium and acetylene tied to a cigarette fuse, with explosions raising fears of sonic booms since May 21.
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Elmer McGuckin
Stokely van Camp
Lorain Journal
Debbie Newmark
Sheller Globe
Norwalk
Reflector
Sheller Globe Norwalk Assembly Division
P. J. Spradlin
Stokley van Camp
North West Street
McGuckin
Stokley-Van Camp
Norwalk Ptl
Ralph Braker
Braker
Stokley
Ptl. Braker
High Ozone Brings Drive Ban in Two Iowa Cities
Thunderstorms swept the northern Plains as Iowa faced high ozone. Governor Robert D. Ray urged Des Moines and Cedar Rapids residents to avoid car use after ozone levels reached record highs for an extended period in the state.
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United Press International
Northern Plains
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Ray
Weather outlook and deaths in Willard Norwalk and Elkhart
Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the 60s and a 20 percent rain chance Friday. South to southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday temperatures 76 to 93. Deaths: Mrs Elizabeth Miller 90 Willard Mr John Fogleman 84 Norwalk Dr Richard Smith 50 Elkhart Ind.
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Elizabeth Miller
Willard
John Fogleman
Norwalk
Richard Smith
Elkhart
Ind
Dynamite Found in Tennessee Storm Cellar
Maine trooper Roy Brooks visiting his ancestral home in Mount Juliet discovered a dozen sticks of dynamite in the storm cellar. He alerted Wilson County authorities and the bomb squad detonated the explosives in a nearby field before curious relatives.
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Mount Juliet
Tenn
UPI
Maine
Roy Brooks
Wilson County
J.W. Kent
Ohio House Approves Tenure Bill for Public School Teachers
The Ohio House approved a bill requiring periodic evaluations for all public school teachers and standards for principal evaluations. It outlines five contract types, sets probationary terms, and provides due process processes, sending the measure to the Senate on a 59 to 39 vote amid debate over local control.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio House
Senate
Ohio
Michael Stinziano
Tax Opponent Files Election Petitions in Norwalk
Norwalk voters may decide on a quarter per cent increase in the city income tax after James Eldridge submitted five petitions with 386 or 388 signatures to City Finance Director Vernis George. George will verify signatures against voter registrations over ten days to determine if 352 valid signatures exist for placing the measure on the November ballot. The other circulators were Eileen Barman and Gary H. Sams, with 50 and 45 signatures respectively. the rest were attributed to Eldridge who said 388 signatures were collected. Mayor Goodsite called the potential delay a shame for Norwalk as the city awaits referendum results and possible renegotiation of employee pay raises already approved.
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Norwalk
James Eldridge
E. Main St
Vernis George
Eldridge
George
Huron County Board of Elections
Eileen Barman
Gary H. Sams
Minard Place
Barman
Sams
Plymouth
Wayne Goodsite
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