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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1990
Page
1
Ricky White, 29, in Dallas alleged his father fired the fatal shots that killed John F. Kennedy, saying he was among three gunmen. The FBI dismissed the claim as ludicrous in response to the self announced conference.
Summary of Columbus government action notes Governor Celeste signing a bill addressing battered women into law. Proceedings reflect legislative response and reform signals.
Officials in Atlantic City discuss reviving Bert Parks as host for the 70th Miss America Pageant. Negotiations focus on returning the longtime emcee to the nationally televised event held in Atlantic City.
Sunny conditions return with a low around 50 to 55 tonight. The high on Wednesday should reach the mid 70s as mild warmth continues. Details appear on Page A-3.
Lorain man John Simko, a longtime janitor at Clearview High School, shot 51 year old Mary Jane Johnson in the back inside Darling Elementary on 100 North Ridge Road before 7 am. Simko was arrested at 37th and Pearl Avenue at 9:25 am and taken to Lorain Community Hospital.
Saddam Hussein resists UN embargo pressure while Iraq tightens grip on Kuwait. Foreign visitors in occupied Kuwait rounded up for transport to Baghdad. Diplomats say foreigners may depart via Jordan border. stock markets plunge on the Iraq Kuwait crisis as Iraq slashes oil output through pipelines to the Mediterranean and Red Sea.
Elyria Lorain County Coroner Robert G. Thomas warned in an Aug 1 letter that without more money his office may leave bodies lying indefinitely. The office is $14 345 overdue on contracts for ambulance service hospital tools and X rays while county officials say spending is 206 percent over budget. Thomas questioned how to remove bodies without payment and said ambulances must be paid to respond. County commissioners plan a public meeting to discuss the issue.
Lorain court officials and the city prosecutor denied reporters access to jail lists after a meeting with Police Sgt. David Moore. The lists, which track current prisoners in the city jail, were put away following Moore’s inquiry. Police officials declined comment.
Steven Mortach, 17, the sole survivor of a fatal crash that killed five members of his Avon Lake family near Bucyrus, was driven from Ohio State University Hospitals to Lorain Community Hospital. About 35 former classmates joined neighbor Pat McDonald to greet and comfort him.
Turnout in Avon was described as pretty good with about 100 ballots cast at Avon East Elementary. Avon faces a 4.77 mill levy to prevent a 350000 dollar budget deficit and raise about 400000 annually. Bay Village and Black River also hold multiple school levies in the day’s local contests.
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