Should Swihart be tried Competency hearing set
A Medina County hearings to determine if Michael Swihart is competent to stand trial will be held Monday before Judge Neil W. Whitfield. The 18 year old Brunswick resident faces an aggravated murder, three murder and aggravated arson indictment for the Oct 23 deaths of his parents and two brothers. Swihart has pled innocent and innocent by reason of insanity and is jailed without bond. Court appointed psychiatrists have completed competency tests, with other evaluations pending to determine sanity at the time of the crimes. A motion to suppress statements to police is pending. The case includes the consideration of whether his statements were obtained with rights read and while competent. A date for trial setting is expected after the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dina
Michael Swihart
Medina County
Swihart
James W. Burke Jr
Cleveland
Burke
Brunswick Police
Medina Court
Bay ex teacher wins suit over firing without hearing
Former Bay Village teacher Eileen Hutchinson wins a settlement after claiming her right to due process and freedom of speech was violated when she was not given a hearing on unethical behavior charges tied to a February 5 the 1974 altercation with former principal Virginia Gibb. The board Gregg and Gibb and three members faced suits seeking back pay and clearing charges. a jury awarded 22500. Judge Green will interpret the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Village
Forestview
Eileen Hutchinson
Virginia Gibb
Hutchinson
Gibb
William Gregg
Board of Education
Gregg
Jane Hendershot
Guy Hardy
Joseph Jamison
Bay System
Kenadin
Mich
Maynard Bauer
FURY
Bauer
Ben C. Green
Falls school worker pact at Old Falls district
Old OLMSTED FALLS The board of education approved a three year wage agreement with non teaching employees at a special meeting. Supt Donald Cobb said CAPSE local 361 helped negotiate the deal providing 35 cent an hour raise first year and 40 cent raises in years two and three. Minor adjustments to wage step schedules benefit experienced workers. The package takes effect Jan 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olmsted Falls
Board of Education
Donald Cobb
Ohio Association of Public School Employees
CAPSE
Cobb
Students get early Yule vacation in Cincinnati suburb
About 14 000 students in the Northwest Local School District in suburban Cincinnati began Christmas vacation two weeks early after the district opted not to borrow 662000 to cover a 1978 budget shortfall. The board rejected further cuts, citing potential damage to education, leaving the district facing a possible 40 days of schooling lost next fall if a levy fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincy
Cincinnati
UPI
Northwest
Cleveland
James A. Rhodes
Northwest School Board
Hamilton County
James Jones
Jones
Cincinnati Zoo
Wrights father posted $10,000 bond in Ohio harboring case
Denzil Wright, 60, of North Olmsted waived a preliminary hearing in Cleveland and was released on $10,000 personal bond. He is accused of harboring fugitive son Richard A. Wright, who faces multiple charges in Florida and was indicted on aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, felonious assault and kidnapping. Evidence against both is to be presented to federal grand juries next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denzil Wright
FBI
Cleveland
Wright
Lorain Rd
North Olmsted
Richard A. Wright
Ohio
North Olmsted man dies after train strikes car crossing
David A. Hlutke 22 of 4771 Columbia Rd in Lakewood was killed at the Warren Road crossing when his station wagon was hit by a Norfolk and Western freight train at about 5:55 am. The train, traveling 35 mph, appeared to be warned but the car was dragged 85 feet. Hlutke died at Lakewood Hospital from a massive head injury. He worked as an inspector at Accurate Die Casting Co. and is survived by his wife Denise and one child. Funeral home visits are planned with arrangements pending. He had been involved in a FBI kidnapping case last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakewood
North Olmsted
Norfolk and Western
Warren Road
David A. Hlutke
Columbia Rd
Ed Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg
Hlutke
Lakewood Hospital
Cuyahoga County
Lester Adelson
Olmsted Falls
Lim
Clifton Blvd
Port Clinton
Accurate Die Casting Co
Denise
Kaciek
Lorain Rd
Funeral Home
Pupils Present Christmas Play The Baby God Promised
St Jude s preschool religion program hosts a Sunday 3 p.m. Christmas play in Carrabine Hall featuring Joseph played by Mike Pullen 5, angel Kathleen Marsh 3, Mary Tracey Gidich 6, and shepherd Jay Quinn 4. The event is photographed by Gene Krebs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jude’s
Carrabine Hall
Mike Pullen
Ervin Pullen
Hamilton St
Joseph
Kathleen Marsh
Andrew Marsh
N. Olive Sr
Angel
Tracey Gidich
Dennis Gidich
Longford Avenue
Mary
Jay Quinn
Norman Quinn
Marseilles Ave
Gene Krebs
Woman to be reunited after family fled for school dispute
In Cleveland, a bench warrant was issued for Mrs. Thomas Lipppy of South Euclid who fled Ohio with her two daughters to avoid jail over their refusal to send them to public schools. The case involves the South Euclid Board of Education urging court orders for public schooling, while Mrs. Lipppy taught at a neighbor’s home in a private arrangement. Medusa Corp and Oglebay Norton Co contemplate a merger with 1.25 Medusa shares per Oglebay share, per officials in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
UPI
Cuyahoga County
Angelo Gagliardo
Thomas Lippitt
Medusa Corp
Oglebay Norton Co
Oglebay Norton
Lake Shipping and Manufacturing Company
Medusa
Oglebay
Moore McCormack Resources, Inc
Miners eye medical program amid Ohio strike
United Mine Workers members in Ohio plan a Cadiz meeting to review an interim 90 day hospitalization program. Trustees suspended benefits at strike start due to fund depletion. No. 1 mine at Southern Ohio Coal Co faced shots yesterday. today quiet with no reported prowling pickets. N&W Railroad reports ongoing layoffs since the strike began, about 1,500 furloughed on Nov 30 as a preemptive move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
United Mine Workers Union
Ohio
Cadiz
District 6
UMW
Bellaire
UMW Health and Welfare Fund
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Southern Ohio Coal Co
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Roanoke
N&w
Man shot by burglar in North Olmsted critical in hospital
In North Olmsted a 56 year old man, Peter F. Karlonas, is in critical condition at Fairview General Hospital after a home invasion. His wife, Mary A., is acceptable condition. Police describe the suspect as a thin black man in his 20s who fled in a car with cash and jewelry after a struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Olmsted
Fairview General Hospital
Peter F. Karlonas
North Oxford Oval
Mary A
Fairview
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brunswick
Clayton Crook
Donald
Sue
Brian
Russell
Westchester Dr
Roger Ingraham
Ingraham
Chronicle-Telegram
Whitfield
C-T
Bay
New York
Sole Leather Council
United States
Trade Organization
U.S
Jeff Bishop
N. Olmsted
Tinda Sharne
Miners Eye
Thomas Marsh
Karlonas
Karlonas Tobinsan
Puuce Sala
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!