Lawyer forgery case ends with prison sentence
In Lorain County Court attorney Robert J. Baskin admitted compulsive gambling ruined his life and pleaded guilty to a felony forgery charge. He surrendered his license, received a one year prison term starting at noon, and faced additional bad check indictments tied to forged insurance checks.
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Robert J. Bacisin
Toe
Bacsin
Lyle Castle
Lorain County
Castle
Bacisin
Thomas DeChant
Gumpp Motors
Lorain
Rain Expected Tonight Through Wednesday With 40s
Inside Tonight, rain is forecast with a low near 40 and a daytime high around 40 to 45 on Wednesday. The near certainty of rain prompts weather details on Page A-3. In legal news, Bacisin faces grand jury charges with other counts to be dropped if he pleads guilty, while his attorney Gareau cites gambling as the root issue and Castle delays sentencing to allow client consultations. Royko quits smoking, humor continues with CT Christmas series on the carol’s lost and found.
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Castle
Bacsin
Gareau
North Ridgeville OKs preliminary sale of cable system
North Ridgeville City Council gave preliminary approval to the proposed sale of the local cable system from Group W to Continental Cablevision. Continental foresees completion within weeks to months and plans to improve service while keeping operations largely unchanged for the near term.
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Ridgeville
North Ridgeville
Group W
Continental Cablevision
Council
Virgil J. Caudill
Caudill
Continental
Amherst
Amherst Township
Westinghouse Inc
Bay Village
Fire captain aids home birth in Columbia township
Bonnie Fitch delivered Rae Rachell Fitch at 2:45 am at home with her husband Ron Fitch, a Columbia Fire and Rescue captain, assisting during the birth. The baby weighed seven pounds one ounce and joins sisters Elizabeth four and Melissa three. Both mother and baby were healthy at Southwest General Hospital.
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Rae Rachell Fitch
Ron Fitch
Bonnie
Fitch
Columbia Fire and Rescue Squad
Alrady “Oenarionee
Southwest General Hospital
Middleburg Heights
Elizabeth
Melissa
West River Rd
Capt. Fitch
Rae
Mrs. Fitch
Lorain County bed tax revenue rises with tourism growth
Lorain County reports rising bed tax collections from 32 hotels and motels with minimal delinquencies, about 20 dollars overdue. Revenue supports the Visitors’ Bureau and rebates for cities without local bed taxes. As of November 30, nearly 145,900 was collected this year, with 179,000 in the first nine months of 1985.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Cuyahoga County
Marie Dudukovich
Dudukovich
Avon Lake
Lorain
Oberlin
Wellington
Beverly Renner
Ohio Bell gets rate hike half of what it asked
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved a 65.8 million dollar rate increase for Ohio Bell Telephone Co, less than half of its 135.4 million dollar request. Residential customers will see about a 3 percent rise in monthly charges, with PUCO chairman Thomas Chema saying the move moderates rates while preserving service quality.
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Ohio Bell
Columbus
Publue Utilities Commission of Ohio Today
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
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