Whitfield indicted on aggravated murder in Pamela Terrill death
Medina County former commissioner Mark Whitfield, 37, was indicted by a special grand jury on an aggravated murder charge for the 1966 death of his former secretary Pamela Terrill. He faces rape and gross sexual imposition charges related to an assault at his business 11 days before Terrill’s body was found in a Medina apartment closet. No arrest warrant was issued. arraignment set in Medina or Cleveland as prosecutors continue the probe into county justice system corruption.
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Mark W. Whitfield
Pamela Terrill
Whitfield
Terrill
Cleveland
Peter H. Hull
Ing
Common Pleas
Neil Whitfield
Westfield
Whit-Tees Inc
W. Lee Winchell
Rittman
Elyria Clerk Burnett Wins Retroactive Pay Hike
Elyria Municipal Court Clerk Alexander Burnett receives a $3,812 yearly pay raise retroactive to July raising salary from $52,497 to $56,312. He retires this month and will be replaced by former Council President Richard Seward at a starting $58,437, rising to $60,137 in 1989. Judges John Howard and George Ferguson also gained raises in July, with city and county share details and a 85 percent state rule for clerks in similarly sized districts.
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Elyria
Municipal Cour
Alexander Burnett
Burnett
Richard Seward
Terry
Pete” Shilling
John Howard
George Ferguson
Seward
Lorain County
Howard
Ferguson
Ohio governor weighs delay of auto emissions tests
Gov. Richard Celeste considers options including an executive order to postpone the start of federally required auto emissions inspections in five Ohio counties. Federal funds could be cut if the test program is not started by January 1, with Congress delaying sanctions to Aug. 31, 1988. A special legislative session is unlikely.
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Richard Celeste
Heidi Findley
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Congress
Ohio
Hamilton
Butler
Lake
Cuyahoga
Lorain
Ms. Findley
Celeste
Doctor Thomas runs for Lorain County coroner
Elyria pathologist Dr Robert G Thomas announced his bid to succeed retiring Republican coroner Dr William Kishman. Thomas a deputy coroner for 35 years would be first professionally trained pathologist in the office and seeks to introduce new methods based on forensic pathology. Branau Jewelers head Thomas Haywood Jr leads the campaign with C Ronald Bramley as treasurer.
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Robert G. Thomas
Elyria
Lorain County
William Kishman
Kishman
Kishran
Robert Wilson
GOP
Thomas
Thomas P. Haywood Jr
Brandau Jewelers
C. Ronald Bramley
Elyria Savings and Trust Bank
Hart’s presidential bid meets mixed public reaction
Voters in Elyria split over Gary Hart’s re entry to the race. Some say the womanizing episode harms his chances, while others defend him and cite his stance on women’s issues. Several note past behavior as a factor, yet some still back his candidacy. Local residents express a range of views on personal conduct and political viability.
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Gary Hart
Diana Santantonio
Hart
Santantonio
Elyria
Miami
Rice
Edgar Hull
Hull
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R.G. Thomas and Associates, Inc
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