Slayings in Lorain Hint at Sex and Drug Link
Lorain police found Floyd Epps 47 on Wallace Lane and Marsha Blakely 22 at Westgate Plaza with 15 stab wounds. Investigators probe drug or sex connections, suspect Blakely’s ties to theft and prostitution. Community help sought as homicide inquiry continues.
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Lorain
West Lorain
Floyd Epps
Sunset Lane
Wallace Lane
West Erie Avenue
Westgate Plaza
Leavitt Road
Route 611
Marsha Blakely
Blakely
Epps
Charlie’s Sports Bar
Rivera
Derby broadcast anchors and stars highlight Akron event
TV Week reports Jim Donovan and John Andretti will host Saturday on WVII Channel 25 at 3 p.m. to televise the All American Soap Box Derby from Akron. Elyria entrant Greg Marsh won the Cleveland regional title in the kit car division. Encore previews spotlight Hal Holbrook Olympia Dukakis and Cleveland theater ahead.
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Jim Donovan
John Andretti
Wvii-Tv
Akron
Greg Marsh
Elyria
Cleveland
Hal Holbrook
Olympia Dukakis
Cleveland Area
Alba refugees sent home as roundups disperse crowds in Bari
Thousands of Alba residents flee poverty and are being sent back to Italy from Bari amid scattered escapes from a stadium roundup. Debra Wood trial in Elyria continues as verdict looms this week. Cloudy with showers possible. highs in the mid 70s.
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Bari
Italy
Elyria
Debra Wood
Western hostages in Lebanon dim hopes for Terry
Western officials and families cling to hope for the release of Terry Anderson as a French relief worker is seized in Beirut hours after Briton John McCarthy's release. McCarthy returned to Britain with a letter for U N Secretary General Perez de Cuellar urging freedom for remaining captives in exchange for Shiite detainees and an Israeli allied militia.
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Lebanon
France
John McCarthy
McCarthy
Britain
U.N
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Israel
Voinovich appeals for drought aid to Ohio farmers
Governor George Voinovich asked U S Agriculture Secretary Edward Madigan to declare Ohio an agricultural disaster area to unlock drought relief. The request follows a board recommendation noting 81 counties already lost 35 percent of crops, triggering possible low interest loans and aid. Farmers report average yields well below state norms. rain arrivals may be too late to help.
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George Voinovich
U.S. Agriculture
Edward Madigan
Voinovich
U.S. Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Services
Congress
Jerry Nicholson
Lorain County Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Services
Carlisle Township
Lorain County drops plan for minimum-security jail
Lorain County commissioners abandon a proposed minimum-security jail after communities say they cannot fund the required 1.9 million match. Chief Probation Officer Michael Willets calls the effort effectively dead as the county faces a 520000 deficit. Commissioner Mary Jo Vasi sought state jail bonds to cover about half the cost, but local subdivisions cite short notice and financial strain.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Michael Willets
Mary Jo Vasi
Vasi
Massillon enters list of Ohio national cemetery sites
The Veterans Administration added Massillon as a fifth potential national cemetery site in Ohio, surprising Elyria veterans and local readers. VA had previously rejected the Massillon site, drawing criticism from Norm Heldt of the VFW and Don Pease aide Nancy Wood who said the agency ignored its own deadline and narrowed sites to four.
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Elyria
Veterans Administration
Ohio
Norm Heldt
Elyria Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Massillon
U.S
Don Pease
D-Oberlin
North Ridgeville
Medina
Lake and
Summit Counties
Nancy Wood
Pease
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Terry Anderson
Thomas Sutherland
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Nicholson
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