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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1986
Page
1
A bomb hit the La Belle discotheque in West Berlin early today killing an American soldier and a young West German woman and injuring more than 150. About 44 Americans were among the wounded as police and officials pursued two anonymous claimants.
John Pasch Jr. surrendered with hands raised at a Chicago apartment, ending a siege that left his landlord and a police officer dead and a 74 year old woman released unharmed. Police Commissioner Fred Rice and Deputy Superintendent Richard Rochford described tense negotiations and no explosives found after officers entered.
A Tripoli Lebanese woman identifying as May Elias Mansur denied involvement in the TWA Flight 840 bombing that killed four Americans. She told AP at the Syrian Social Nationalist Party HQ she and her late husband were leftists and rejected terrorism, presenting a Lebanese passport as proof. Local SSNP members and residents labeled her as the suspected suspect in the bombing.
Emergency traffic through the Lorain Road Bridge between Fairview Park and Cleveland will move at 5 mph with one lane open while engineers review safety for about a week. All trucks barred. inspection by county, state and private firms to confirm bridge integrity amid ongoing reconstruction plans.
An aviation fuel storage tank exploded at Osan Air Base south of Seoul during a fuel transfer injuring 13 Korean nationals and killing 15 people including one American. Officials say the fire was controlled after hours and the cause is under investigation with no signs of sabotage.
Viet veteran Jeffrey J Lawrence was found guilty by a Cuyahoga County jury of two counts of aggravated murder and two counts of attempted murder for killings at a Garfield Heights adjacent home last Aug 25. The verdict ended a two-week trial in Judge Stephanie Tubbs Jones's court. Lawrence faces potential death penalty and defense claims of insanity due to PTSD from Vietnam service.
A blast and ensuing fire at an industrial site in southeast San Francisco leveled a two story warehouse. Officials estimate up to 30 may be missing and at least 20 hurt with $10 million in damage. Power loss affected about 400 customers as crews fought the blaze for hours.
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