Milligan Found Competent to Stand Trial
William Milligan, described by psychiatrists as having 10 personalities, was deemed competent today to face rape, aggravated robbery, and kidnapping charges in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. Judge Jay Flowers accepted a private hospital report saying he can confront witnesses and remain present in court. Defense plans an insanity plea.
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Columbus
UPI
William Milligan
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Jay Flowers
Milligan
Presley jet sold to Hustler publisher for 1.1 million
Larry Flynt buys Elvis Presley owned Tri-Star jet for 1.1 million, possibly to paint pink. Publicist says purchase from Presley’s father happened because the jet was on the market.
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Columbus, Ohio
UPI
Elvis Presley
Hustler Magazine
Larry Flynt
Flynt
Jan Rogers
Los Angeles
Presley
October 6 1978 Weather and Life Events in Wakeman and Willard
Weather report shows cloudy windy and cool with scattered showers through tomorrow. Lows 35 to 40, highs Saturday in low to mid 50s, precip chances 30 percent tonight and 40 percent Saturday. Marriage licenses list six couples from Wakeman Willard Bellevue Attica and Greenwich. Births include three Willard area hospital newborns. Two deaths noted: Thomas H Adams Sr 77 and Richard F Ruffing 43.
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John Gainok
Wakeman
Lorana D. Mosley
Cook
Roger C. Mahl
Willard
Yolanda A. Flores
Carl L. Mays
Bellevue
Dorothy L. Gangluff
Attica
Banker
Michael D. Lintz
Greenwich
Carolyn S. Hayes
Timothy and
Paula Barnett
Willard Area Hospital
William and
Man Convicted Twice Seeks New Trial Over Alleged Coerced Testimony
Lawrence D. Robinson serving two life terms for the 1973 murder of Alice White Womack filed for a new trial in Huron County Common Pleas Court claiming new evidence. A witness statement from Lonnie Westbrook alleges coercion and that charges were pending against him at the time, with promises to reduce them in exchange for testimony. A prior habeas corpus ruling denied relief based on Westbrook’s statement. In Pennsylvania, Ella Mae Smith pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault after the victim father requested charge reduction. she had been found incompetent and hospitalized before being returned for the hearing.
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Lawrence D. Robinson
Columbus
Alice White Womack
Robinson
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Lonnie Westbrook
Westbrook
William Owens
Common Pleas
Robert W. Smith
Pennsylvania
Ella Mae Smith
Clardon
Matthew Williams
EF Bouscau
Cycle Gang Learns Not To Pull Guns
Ashland police faced a Greenwich bar confrontation with a motorcycle gang member drawing a .357 revolver at Police Chief Randy Kilgore. William Roper and Thomas Snodgrass were jailed on concealed weapon charges. Donald Cooper was not charged. Kilgore and officers acted swiftly as Roper pointed the gun, with Ludban grabbing and disarming him. Kilgore noted past threats and the quick sequence of events.
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Greenwich
Randy Kilgore
Chatterbox
Huron County
William Roper
Thomas Snodgrass
Ashland
Donald Cooper
Roper
Snodgrass
Michael Ludban
Robert Fulton
Kilgore
Fulton
Ludban
Lebanese Fighting Worsens Threatens Camp David Peace Efforts
Fierce fighting between Syrian troops and right wing Christian forces spread through Beirut and hills as shells struck the U S Embassy. Thirteen injured including two Marines, glass blown from the embassy front door, amid a day of escalating violence and regional tensions.
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Camp David
Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
U.S
Damascus
State Department
Washington
Balloon launch at St Paul Elementary School marks anniversary note drive
Kindergarten through fourth grade students released helium balloons on the St Paul Elementary tennis courts to carry notes about the Sisters of Notre Dame as they celebrate their 100th year in the parish. Principal Sister Mary Regina Clare supervised the ceremony as balloons became entangled and released into the windy afternoon.
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Mary Regina Clare
St. Paul Elementary School
St. Paul
Sisters of Notre Dame
St. Paul Parish
Paul Stafford
Norwalk Man Faces Forgery Challenge in Erie Court
Wesley Garrett of Norwalk stands accused of forging the name of his wife's former husband William Pifer to a $100,000 life insurance policy. The case tests the 1974 revised state forgery statute as unconstitutional and vague. Judge James McCrystal postponed ruling, requesting briefs within 30 days.
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Norwalk
Erie County
Garrett
William Owens
McCrystal
Owens
Ron Smith
William Pifer
Allstate Insurance
Sandusky
Sears
Allstate
Ohio
Smith
Charlotte Hartlaub
Pifer
SALT Agreement Near as Vance Sees Signing in December
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance nears a SALT pact with the Soviet Union and plans a signing ceremony at a December summit on U S soil possibly Hawaii or Alaska. He has discussed the summit with Andrei Gromyko and anticipates Carter and Brezhnev signing the long term strategic arms agreement.
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Washington
UPI
Cyrus Vance
Soviet Union
Vance
Andrei Gromyko
U.S
Hawaii
Alaska
Carter
Leonid Brezhnev
Administration
Warnke
Congress
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Detroit
Detroit Police Department
Wayne County Citizens Grand Jury
Uruguay
Montevideo
Hugo Linares Brum
Cincinnati
API
James O'Leary
Delhi Township
Margaret Sanger
Mount Auburn
O'Leary
Connie
O’leary
Cleveland
Cycle Gang
Syria
Moscow
Hafez Al-Assad
Leonid
Brezhnev
American University Hospital
David Zeman
Zemian
Nicosia
Voice of Lebanon
Karantina Bridge
Karantina
Israel
Middle East
Wesley Garrett
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
The
Washington Post
Paul Warnke
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