Two couples tied to Purolator massacre loot seized
Waterbury police charged Lawrence Pelletier Jr and his wife Evelyn along with Donald Couture and his wife Donna in the Purolator security guard killings. Loot recovered, rifles and a pistol seized, and investigators seek more arrests. The victims were three guards at an armored van during a Hartford to New York cash and jewelry run.
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Purolator
Waterbury, Conn
UPI
Connecticut
Bury
Donald Couture
Donna
Wallingford
Conn
Waterbury
Hartford
New York
FBI
U.S
Lufthansa Airlines
Kennedy Airport
Chicago
School buses smashed in by vandals in Columbia district
Lorain County sheriff reports vandals broke into a fenced bus compound at the Columbia Local School District garage on Rt. 82 and shattered windshields of nine buses, with five more damaged in a similar incident Monday. Replacement costs are estimated at 200 to 400 dollars per windshield as the district copes with delays and loaned buses. Authorities say no leads yet and suspect the culprits knew the bus schedules.
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Columbia
Lorain County
Rt. 82
Donald Hagen
Midview
Hagen
C-T
John Kenney
House panel probes crime at Brecksville VA Hospital
The U S House Special Investigating Committee heard hospital security officers testify about rising crime at the Brecksville Veterans Administration Hospital including illegal drug sales theft assault and rape. George Sexton said staff discourage reporting and police are hampered by red tape as Motts questioned overall security versus other facilities.
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Brecksville VA Hospital
Brecksville
U.S. House
George Sexton
Mottl
Sexton
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Columbia Gas of Ohio to cut prices for customers
Columbia Gas of Ohio announces a decrease in gas prices, about 90 cents monthly for the average customer, after filing a revised purchased gas adjustment with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. The change follows a lower than expected price from Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. Forecasts: clear tonight with lows in the 30s, sunny tomorrow with highs in the 50s to 60s.
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Columbus
Columbia Gas of
Ohio
Joe Gillette
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp
Gillette
Midnight rush to mail federal tax returns in Elyria
Last minute tax deadline crowds filled Elyria post office with about 50 people rushing to mail returns between 11 p.m. and midnight. Residents shared frantic stories of late starts, extensions, and reflections on paying taxes, while others sought refunds and joked about loopholes.
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Elyria
Scipio Grant
Hazel St
Deborah Stowoff
North Ridgeville
Richard Simmons
Windsor Dr
Goldberg union clash over pension payments risk strike
Meyer Goldberg Super Markets faces a possible strike by union workers over unpaid pension fund contributions for January through March 1979. Frank Cimino, president of Amalgamated Meat Cutters District 427, warns the delay could trigger a strike until full payment is made. Frances Goldberg indicated a strike readiness date window, and Lorain County members planned a briefing tonight.
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Meyer Goldberg Super Markets, Inc
TFA
Goldberg
Frances
Chronicle-Telegram
Meat Cutters Union
Greg Miller
Lorain County
Priest Helps Meyer Goldberg Amid Charity Trust Question
Priest Joseph C Step reportedly assisted Meyer Goldberg whose charity program sent a portion of supermarket receipts to area churches. Frances Goldberg said Step sent funds to the firm for distribution to churches and urged continued parish patronage as Goldberg faces financial difficulties. The program began eight years ago and has faced suspension due to money problems.
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Meyer Goldberg
Goldberg
Frances
Joseph C
Step
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Lawrence Pelletier Jr
Evelyn “Vega” Pelletier
Police Dept
John Connelly
Lawrence
Evelyn Pelletier
Nick Weber
Royal Lichtenstein
Oberlin College
Wilder Bowl
United States
Oberlin
Oberlin College Assemblies Committee
Dave Zapatosky
Henry Zieba
Ronald M. Motts
D-Parma
Brenda Lang
John Howard
Washington Ave
Robert Penice
Con Norris
Metro
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