Hijack holds passengers as pleas for release grow
Passengers and crew aboard a Kuwait Airways 747 held by eight hijackers on a Bangkok to Kuwait flight plead for life via radio. The gunmen demand release of 17 prisoners tied to 1982 embassy incidents. mediators shuttle between jet and Kuwait.
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Hart Jackson cross-endorsement bid in Ohio districts
Democratic organizers urge Hart pledged delegates in Ohio to switch to Jackson in the 13th Lorain County and 10th Athens districts after Jackson was kept off the May 3 ballot. Elyria delegate John R. Bender agrees to cast his vote for Jackson. Hart withdrew March 11 but remains on the ballot.
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Jesse Jackson
Gary Hart
Jackson
Ohio
Lorain County
Athens
Hart
John R. Bender
Bender
Wellington officer convicted in rape case at local restaurant
Medina County jury found Richard C. Moore, 39, a part time Wellington police officer, guilty of the January 16 rape of a 24 year old woman at the Country Snak Shack on Route 18 after four days of deliberation. The verdict leaves sentencing pending a pre sentence report and Moore faces up to 25 years in prison.
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Wellington
Litchfield
Richard C. Moore
Medina County Common Pleas
Phillip Baird
Moore
Route 18
Country Snak Shack
Unhappy Returns Hit Northeast Ohio as Snow Delays Tax Time
Residents faced a mix of late season cold and snow on April 5 while trying to file federal tax returns. The National Weather Service logged temperatures 15 degrees below normal with snow across northern Ohio and a forecast of lingering cold into today. The pattern combines a low north of Lake Huron and a high pressing south from the Dakotas, with a gradual warm up to the weekend and a chance of rain or flurries in the northeast.
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Lake Huron
Dakotas
Northeast
USO blast wounds Navy man as mother recalls son’s survival
In Naples a bomb outside the United Services Organization club killed one U S servicewoman and four Italians. Lawson a Rocky River native and 27 year old son of Dorothy Lawson survived with injuries and is being cared for aboard the USS Capodanno. He returned home Feb 14 for a three day visit with his fiancee Tiffany Banks before resuming duty. The mother voiced anger over the vulnerability of service members overseas.
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Stanley Dawson
Naples
U.S
Lawson
North Olmsted
United Services Organization Club
Dorothy L. Lawson
Navy Finance Center
Cleveland
Navy
United States
Tiffany Banks
Uss
Capodanno
Four siblings slain in brutal Texas home attack
A 22 year old man was charged with four counts of capital murder for the killings of a boy and his three teenage sisters in a mobile home in San Antonio. Police say multiple steak knives were used and one blade broke during the stabbings. The suspect is held on 4.05 million bail after hospital treatment for his wounds.
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San Antonio, Texas
Leo Narvaiz
Robert Grego
Quon Lew
Warraiz
Medical Center Hospital
Bexar County
Grego
Lonardo Testifies Before Senate
Lonardo testifies before a Senate panel, outlining claims and details in a high profile hearing. The testimony adds pressure on lawmakers to review the issues raised and pursue further investigation.
Clouds and Flurries Forecast With Weekend Sunshine
A cloudy day with possible light flurries and a mid 40s high. Clear tonight with lows in the 30s. Sunday markets a fine a high around 65 with mostly sunny skies.
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