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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1983
Page
1
Up to 100 Elyria Memorial Hospital employees, possibly more, may be laid off early next year as management plans a staff reduction. A December 31 notification deadline was set, with seniority guiding cuts and implications for those under five years of service.
Lorain leaders from state and local agencies plus labor unveiled a task force to explore buyers for the closed Ameri can Ship Building Co facility. They cited industrial incentives and potential uses such as rail car repair and storage tank manufacturing, pledging rapid but careful action to preserve jobs and revive the shipyard.
A night desk clerk, Helen Vance, 53, was found shot to death at the Slumber Inn in Elyria early today, prompting police to investigate a possible robbery. The motel owner said nothing appeared missing. the door was left unlocked.
John Eldon Smith, 53, was executed in Jackson Georgia for the 1974 killings of two newlyweds. Corrections spokesman said the electric chair was used, with 2,000 volts administered from 8:08 to 8:15 a.m. after the court order was carried out.
Ernest Guyton Jr was sentenced to life without parole for 30 years plus 725 additional years for aggravated burglary, the longest jail term in Lorain County history. Judges Harris Cirigliano and Bedeski imposed the sentences after a trial that found him guilty of beating and strangling Mildred White. Outside, demonstrations pro and anti capital punishment reflected the heated nature of the case.
A satirical Channel 13 Consumer Lab segment mocks Christmas tree safety advice as a frantic host duo Roger and Laura warn of fires and hazards. The narrator questions fear tactics and inflation of danger, joking about insurance, possessions, and moving to Israel as a supposed fool-proof safety measure.
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