Kucinich Was Target of 1977 Assassination Plot
Cleveland authorities pursued leads after WKYC cited a federal witness alleging organized crime offered an $80,000 contract to kill former mayor Dennis Kucinich in October 1977. Police said the plot, though not executed, prompted heightened protection and an intensified investigation while Kucinich was mayoral candidate George Voinovich won the 1978 race.
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Cleveland
UPI
Dennis Kucinich
Wkyc Channel 3
Kucinich
WKYC
Ohio
George Voinovich
Nagorski
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Cleveland Indians
Channel 3
Fumes blamed in Grafton deaths
An elderly Grafton couple were found dead in their 787 Main St home from carbon monoxide fumes from a faulty boiler. Stanley Ptak, 74, and Florence Ptak, 75, were discovered by an American Oxygen Co. serviceman as authorities investigated a long faulty boiler and a recently airtight basement, with Mrs. Ptak using oxygen for heart ailment. The pair had been married 16 years and attended Belden United Methodist Church. he formerly worked as a master mechanic and she ran Florence’s Beauty Shop.
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Grafton
Stanley R. Piak
Florence M
Siewert McCracken
Main St
Billy Michaels
Ptak
Kishman
Michaels
Allen Bartlett
Belden
Gold opens at record highs in Zurich and London
Gold opened at new all time highs in Zurich at 439 and in London at 443 per ounce as oil price concerns reignite demand. The dollar fell as European markets moved lower on the news.
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Zurich
London
UPI
Europe
Caracas
Jingles Plea for More Toys to Boys in Needily Lorain County
In Lorain County, The Greenbe Telegram Not-Forgotten Box sees a surplus of toys for toddlers and girls while needs for boys remain unmet. Salvation Army Capt. James Sayer urges holiday donations to ensure all children receive gifts as concerns about toy shortages and broader market volatility persist.
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Lorain County
Greenbe Telegram
Mayor seeks release of American hostages in Iran
Elyria Mayor Marguerite E Bowman wrote to the Iran Mission to the United Nations and the Iranian Embassy in Washington asking for the immediate release of the American hostages held in Tehr an. The letters followed a request by Mrs Cheriyan Hall whose husband Joe Hall is among the 50 hostages.
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Elyria
Marguerite E. Bowman
Iran
United Nations
Washington
Tehran
Hall
Chronicle-Telegram
Bowman
Eric
Rochester N.Y
Afghanistan
Nepal
Lost satellite Satcom II vanishes after launch from Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral reports a $20 million Satcom II satellite built for Americom disappeared after a Delta rocket launch. NASA officials said the craft entered a transfer orbit but then was lost, amid worldwide tracking efforts and RCA Americom ownership.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Satcom II
RCA American Communications, Inc
Americom
Delta
NASA
RCA
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