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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1991
Page
1
William Kennedy Smith testified in his defense claiming he was picked up by a seductive woman who later accused him of rape. The remarks come as public scrutiny peaks amid the high profile case. Conservative columnist Patrick Buchanan launches a challenge to President Bush with a pointed message.
A roundup of brief items from Cleveland Middletown Gastonia Lexington Fort Pierce Milwaukee Washington Columbus Elyria Herndon and other places notes on crime negotiations traffic deaths charity drives and a 20 page high school basketball special with team photos and stats
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev does not intend to quit, his top spokesman said. The remarks followed talk of a possible resignation after Russia Byelorussia and Ukraine formed a Slavic commonwealth, while Gorbachev battles Yeltsin over control of the Soviet fate.
In Frankfurt AP reports Terry Anderson the final American hostage freed from Lebanon boarded a flight home with his 6 year old daughter Salome and her mother Madeleine Bassil after seven years in captivity. He spent Christmas in relatives’ company and appeared teary eyed promising a future free of fear.
GRAFTON Major budget reductions loom for the Midview school district early next year with potential closing of another elementary school. Board President John Ryan said cuts in areas like busing are being studied but will be painful as the district has pared the budget to the bare minimum. He did not specify which building might close, noting voters haven’t passed a new operating levy since 1986 and a 9.8 mill five year levy was defeated on Nov. 5. See MIDVIEW, A-4.
Elyria Township trustees voted 2-1 to fire Fire Chief James Kerstetter over policy failures and traffic direction at emergencies. Assistant Chief Ray Tellier named acting chief. Kerstetter planned to challenge the dismissal in court, asserting most charges were unsubstantiated.
Lorain County ranked 17th in Ohio for total toxic releases to air water and land with more than 5.50 million pounds from local industries. The county was 7th for pollutants released to publicly owned treatment facilities largely due to methanol from BFGoodrich Co Avon Lake. The Avon Lake plant ranked 8th among Ohio facilities. A separate private assessment warns the cleanup bill for America’s hazardous wastes could exceed 750 billion dollars over 30 years.
Thieves sawed down and stole one of a matching pair of 7 foot blue spruce trees outside the Lorain National Bank, leaving a stump. The decorated tree, valued at about 400 dollars, was reported missing Monday morning. Police expect it cannot be recovered and hope someone with a home tree benefits.
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