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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1998
Page
2
Northeast winds rise to 10 20 knots with waves 2 to 4 feet. Tonight east winds 15 25 knots with rain and possible thunderstorms. Wave heights build to five feet as conditions shift.
Autopsy ruled James Earl Ray death from chronic hepatitis causing cirrhosis and organ failure. Tennessee medical examiner Dr. Bruce Levy said Ray died Thursday while his private memorial in Nashville awaits scheduling as his family plans services. Ray had pleaded guilty to King’s assassination and sought to withdraw the plea and receive a new trial.
The Chronicle Telegram earned three awards in the AP Ohio contest. Pam Plas took second in Community Service for Elyria Police Department turmoil coverage amid complaints of excessive force and chief changes. Chris Assenheimer placed second for a Brightest Headline with Air to the throne about Cavaliers rookie Derek Anderson. Patti Ewald received honorable mention for Page One Makeup.
Ai is charged with five counts each of child endangering. Yost and Scott plead innocent to endangerment charges with pre trial hearings set for May 4 and May 18 and a June 2 jury trial for Scott. Both free on bond. The coroner ruled death a homicide from blunt head trauma.
Volunteers in Lorain and Erie counties co sponsor the Golden Rule awards marking National Volunteer Week. Recipients span adult education and group service with finalists named in each category and $250 charity donations. Winners include Marsha King, Officers of the South Amherst Parent- Teacher Group, The Victory Kitchen, Scotty in youth, and more.
Ohio voters split on the proposed 1 percentage point sales tax increase to fund education and property tax relief. The measure would raise 1.1 billion annually, with half for per pupil subsidies and school repairs, and half to offset homeowner tax cuts. Major donors include Ohio's largest corporations and teachers union totaling about 2.5 million to the Every Child Counts campaign. Opponents plan no TV ads yet. Curt Steiner says more work is needed to explain the measure. Alfred J. Tuchfarber cites education establishment opposition as a factor in current polling.
Common Pleas Judge Lynett McGough schedules a 1 p.m. May 7 hearing after Lioux requests release considerations while Shelton undergoes treatment. Prosecutor White opposes any dismissal, stressing public safety and the severity of charges from a Woodbury Street attack that left Justin Shelton in critical condition. Diaries and a psychologist’s profile reveal a disturbed mindset with past drug use and fantasies of power, complicating attempts to argue insanity or moral wrongness.
Jurors will decide on Kole 25 a burglary and abduction charges plus three gun specifications after hearing testimony about a May 1995 incident in Sheffield Lake and an May 31 1996 home invasion. Judge McGough and attorneys debated bounty hunter rights and possible unlawful entry in the Elyria case.
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