Would-be jumper Riccardi surrenders after 12 hour standoff
John Riccardi 55, a murder suspect from Houston, ended a 12 hour drama by yielding to police at a 10th floor ledge of the federal courthouse. He is accused of strangling his estranged girlfriend Connie Navarro and another woman in Los Angeles in 1983. Arrested in Houston four months earlier after recognition on America’s Most Wanted.
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Connie Navarro
Los Angeles
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Gees Landon What's in a name Colin Powall spills his guts
A feature by Colin Powall explores identity and public perception under the headline Gees Landon Whats in a name. analysis of celebrity names and personal branding appears in the Page AS section alongside other unrelated items.
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Landon
Colin Powall
Infanta! Tribe Top Rangers 5-2 In Debut Spark
Rookie Mark Lewis collects two hits in his major league debut as the Cleveland Indians defeat the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Friday night. The sports section notes Saturday features and local weather details follow on A-3 with a partly sunny forecast and small rain chances.
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Infanta! the Tribe
Texas Rangers
Mark Lewis
When is a cop not a cop Elyria police role conflict
Elyria Police Chief Rodger Griffith discusses the tension of moonlighting officers who serve as private security guards. He notes a fine line in authority and pay between private employers and the city, referencing four complaints arising at a NAACP community forum. Griffith’s report cites pressure from private employers influencing officer actions.
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Elyria
Rodger Griffith
Griffith
NAACP
Fire safety lesson for Elyria YMCA preschool class
Elyria firefighter Lt. Tim Mitchell conducted a loud lesson in ear protection for a Elyria YMCA preschool class. From the department’s new ladder truck he blared the siren and air horn while children covered their ears at his urging.
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Elyria
Kennedy Hails Civil Rights Stance At Black Mayors Luncheon
Senator Ted Kennedy addressed more than 500 attendees in Cleveland at the National Conference of Black Mayors luncheon. He urged passage of the 1991 Civil Rights Act, criticized the Bush administration for civil rights failures, and called for urban policy leadership while praising supporters including Louis Sullivan Marian Wright Edelman Samuel Simmons and Brian Lanker. He urged mayors to be voices of progress and noted higher infant mortality in the U S versus 16 nations.
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Sen
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Bush
National Conference of Black Mayors
Massachusetts
Democrat
Edelman
National Caucus
Center On Black Aged
Samuel J. Simmons
Brian Lanker
Kennedy
United States
Edward Kennedy
Wellington MS cluster puzzles local health officials
In Wellington Ohio a small town of about 4000 people reports 20 multiple sclerosis cases clustering in one neighborhood. Health officials say the cause is unclear though similar cluster patterns have occurred elsewhere, including Gabon. Theories involve a slow-developing virus and possible childhood onset.
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Wellington
Lorain County
Kenneth Pearce
Gabon
Columbus
Ohio Department of Health
Adult trial eyed for woman in baby death
Elyria prosecutors weigh trying 18 year old Hagy Ghoughi as an adult in the drowning death of a newborn baby boy found July 26 at the bottom of a women’s latrine in Lower Black River Metro Parks near Ford Road. Ghoughi, an 1989 Elyria Apple Festival queen candidate, is held on aggravated murder charges prepared against her as a juvenile.
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Hagy Ghoughi
Black River
Ford Road
Ghoughi
Lorain County
Martin J. Mahony
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