Fired Principal Holds Faculty At Gunpoint In Durham
Clarence Carl Blanton, a former Bethesda Elementary principal, seized 32 staff for four hours after being told he would be replaced. He threatened to kill teachers, surrendered to Superintendent Frank Yeager, was charged with kidnapping, and sent for psychiatric evaluation at Duke Medical Center.
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Frank Yeager
Durham County
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Bethesda Elementary School
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Alexander Gerald
Duke Medical Center
Innocent by insanity verdict in torch slaying case
Francine Hughes found not guilty by reason of insanity for setting fire to her former husband's bedroom after 13 years of domestic abuse. The decision sparks debate over self defense rights and future abuse-resistance precedent.
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Lansing, Mich
UPI
Francine Hughes
National Organization For Women
Nine Attend Tax Hearing Over Huron County Piggyback
Huron County taxpayers heard a proposed half percent piggyback sales tax with only nine attendees. County Commissioner Thomas Carabin called the turnout a sad epitaph to apathy while outlining deficits, jail costs, and rising government expenses guiding the tax proposal.
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Huron County
Thomas Carabin
Valentine Ward
Pine St
Norwalk
County Administration
Maurice Smith
Stan Taylor
Steuben
Taylor
Carabin
Nancy Beth Taylor
William) Waddell
Donald Benedict
Hawthorne Dr
The
Weather Update and Birth Announcements for Norwalk Area
Partial clearing tonight with lows in the lower 40s and 60s Saturday. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Birth notices list six newborns in Norwalk Wakeman and Plymouth Willard Area, including four boys and a girl.
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Deborah Grosswiler
Norwalk
Robert
Ruth Sunderman
Wakeman
Jospeh
Dianne Robels
Richard and
Kathleen Edington
Oral and
Betty Oney
Plymouth
Willard Area
Norwalk candidates urge unified safety forces department
Norwalk council at large candidats seek consolidation of police fire and ambulance into a single safety services department under one administrator to save costs and standardize training. Incumbent L William Ream leads the push, also focusing on industrial growth and uniform standards.
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Council
William Ream
Ream
Richard Cunningham
Morgan Jones
Robert Williams
Bernard McClure
Fisher-Titus Hospital
Republican Council
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