Storybook act turns to ashes
Chicago Tribune reports a 12 year old Calumet City boy with bone cancer learned he is dying when ABC sportscaster Keith Jackson said so during a Cubs Pirates telecast. The boy’s father calls the air statement in poor taste and a miscommunication between Cubs and ABC.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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Bride Petties Car Wash Gimmick Shocks Parade Crowd
A young bride in Parma staged a sign gimmick to drum up car wash business while properly dressed beneath a billboard. Photographer Joe Patronite captured the eye catching scene drawing drivers.
Pals in the park capture toddler with stuffed bear
Roy Noble, 18 months old, visits Cascade Park playground with a favorite stuffed bear. The bear appears to enjoy a swing beside the child in a lighthearted moment from a local park scene.
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Cascade Park
Unclear case centers on missing boy and murder charges
Kutler faces murder charges with potential life term. the missing boy’s body not found. Court heard confusion during early investigation and mall involvement. Custodian Norman Fox described burning bags in an incinerator while others recalled disruptions and emotional moments during interviews.
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William
Hamilton County
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Kulier
Theodore Ocepek
Amherst mayor says indictments are simply ridiculous
Amherst Mayor Anthony DePaola claims secret indictments charging him with coercion and civil rights violations against builders are a political witch hunt. He calls the charges ridiculous and plans to plead innocent at arraignment, asserting he will continue in office while the matter is resolved. Indictments name Roy Shaffer of Shaffer Construction Co. and Herron Milks of Milks Mowar Service, with alleged land donations tied to building permits and right of way requirements. DePaola says the planning commission and council approved the measures, and he criticizes the prosecution as targeting him personally.
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Anthony DePaola
DePaola
Lorain County
Common Pleas
Adrian Bedeski
Roy Shaffer
Shaffer Construction Co
Herron Milks
Ford Motor Co
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Amherst Shopang
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Weather outlook with chance of showers tonight
Cloudy with showers or thundershowers likely tonight and lows in the low ly middle Ms. Partly cloudy tomorrow with highs in the low 36s. Sixty percent chance of rain tonight and twenty percent tomorrow. Winds westerly 10 to 15 mph tonight briefly higher in thundershowers. Sunset today 3 34 p.m. Details on page B7.
Ford Pintos labeled firetraps in pre 77 models report
Mother Jones magazine alleges more than 500 Pinto deaths before 1977 due to a rear end crash fuel tank design. Ford disputes the article citing distortions while NHTSA notes testing found one model met safety standards. The piece claims potential future deaths unless changes are made and recalls past settlements.
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UPI
Ford
Mother Jones
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NHTSA
Center For Auto Safety
Lorain mayor faces misdemeanor indictments amid claims of bias
Lorain Mayor Anthony DePaola is indicted on misdemeanor charges amid a lawyer's claim the grand jury was steered by a politically motivated prosecutor. Prosecutor Joseph Grunda called the accusations hogwash and said political motives were impossible. DePaola's attorney, Joseph Zieba, called the indictments amazing and unbelevable as he handles an affiliated civil rights appeal. The special grand jury also examined alleged coercion of two builders for donations. TURN TO PAGE 4, COL. 1.
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DePaola
Lorain County
Joseph Grunda
Joseph Zieba
Grunda
Zieba
Amherst
Carol Rumstead
Move to ease overcrowding at Loram County jail
Loram County jail trusty inmates sleep in the new facility to relieve crowding, with fourteen spending last night and 21 the night before. Captain Wertz said the move eases pressure while some areas remain unused. Old jail still overcrowded despite steps. total inmates include twelve county prisoners moved from Loram City Jail.
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Cief
John Malminesky
Condraene Mertz
Loram City
Ateordme
Ty Mertz
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