Patients Who Go Home How Safe Are They
A Norwalk man’s case raises questions about returning mental patients to home communities. Ronald Young, at Lima State Hospital, gave few answers as he watched TV in a semi open ward. His history includes arson, murder, and an insanity defense leading to recommitment.
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Lima State Hospital
Ronald Young
Young
Lima Hospital
Huron
Alcoholics Anonymous
Community Mental Health Center
Arthur Dillon
Dillon
Whittlesey Avenue
Maria
Mental Health Center
Common Pleas
Robert W. Smith
Lima
Balsam
Anthony E. Roden
Lima State
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Lima State Hospital: progress amid brutal realities of treatment
Lima State Hospital evolved from a feared “chamber of horrors” to a progressive facility under Supt. William Balsom. It houses criminally insane patients from courts and prisons, combining strict security with humane care, including open wards, therapy programs, and a full campus of services. The article details staffing, treatment approaches, controversies over releases, and the challenges of ensuring long term stability for released patients.
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Lima State Hospital
William Balsom
Chamber of Horrors
Ohio
Lima
Balsom
Chosssvoed by THOMAS JOSEPH clues and cryptoquote
A cryptogram style puzzle presents a list of letter clues for across and down entries with an encoded answer block and a quotation. The page includes a cryptogram, a long header of mis-spaced words, and ends with a quote attributed to William Feather.
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William Feather
Children’s Checks Make Work for Mom
DEAR ABBY indicates mothers with small children face extra errands when gifts are paid by check rather than cash. The writer argues checks impose shopping trips, bank visits, and potential misfit gifts, preferring checks to avoid exchanges. The letter advocates no checks unless exact needs are met.
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Abby
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