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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1991
Page
1
Mike Blankenship joins AIDS activists outside a Cincinnati courthouse to protest the trial of Steven O Bannon, an AIDS patient charged with attempted murder for allegedly spitting on jailers. The action underscores tensions around the high profile case.
Secretary Baker travels to Soviet republics to check nuclear policy. Police foil plot to kidnap a president’s grandson in Johannesburg. Rural children face poverty and health crises in the U.S. end of Cold War impact noted. A New York man goes on trial for killing a Lorain woman over a drug debt. Local charities feel recession pinch. Former Southwest Savings officials sued over losses. Elyria mayor cites EPA priorities over sewer deadline. County heads into black but warns of future trouble. Amherst voters to decide 2 mill school levy in May primary.
Bush administration officials urge bank examiners to refrain from actions that could deepen the nation’s economic downturn as markets show strain. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh drafts delay on Marathon Group stock sale amid weak conditions. Browns coach Belichick expresses ongoing confidence in kicker Stover despite wobbling season. Baseball riches discussed as many millionaires appear in current market. Cold front forecast with snow likely tonight and continued low temperatures. flurries and brisk winds expected Wednesday. highs in the lower 20s.
Lorain’s suspended fire chief Joseph Pribanic, 44, is anticipated to plead guilty Friday to theft in office bribery and tampering with evidence relating to kept city property. Prosecutor Gregory White said no sentencing deal is in place and trial could still occur.
In Hamilton County Court judge Gilbert Bettman dismissed four counts of attempted murder against Steven O Banion an AIDS patient who allegedly spit AIDS infected blood at three sheriff's officers and a nurse. One felonious assault charge was dropped and a charge against the nurse was reduced to simple assault. Two counts against two other officers remain. Prosecutors say officers and nurse fear exposure from the incident.
Oberlin College plans to shut the campus ice rink this spring to save about 25 000 to 35 000 dollars annually after years of expenses exceeding revenues. The move alarms local youth hockey programs led by Lorain County Ice Hockey and the Cleveland Americans who use the rink for practice and games.
Lorain County Sheriff Martin Mahony warned that planned layoffs of 13 jail workers by December could shrink jail capacity and trigger partial closures. Commissioner Herbert Jacoby said the move would drop the inmate count from 166 to 84, risking unsafe conditions and altered supervision as the jail falls below standards.
Elyria man Christopher P. Crook 26 pleaded guilty in Geauga County Common Pleas Court to obstructing justice in exchange for testimony at murder trials of Norman C Smith 23 and Kenneth V D Wicks 22. The pair face aggravated murder charges over the July slaying of Richard K. Zeleznik and an aggravated robbery count for theft of weapons from the store. Crook had been charged with conspiring to commit aggravated murder and robbery.
Federal authorities are investigating possible misuse of HUD loans to landlords in Lorain including Avon Concrete and Lakeland Glass. Subpoenas and inspections follow a Chronicle Telegram report on 6500000 lent to rehabilitate 92 rental properties, with linked indictments of a Lorain landlord for alleged theft and forgery. The probe widens as grand juries issue subpoenas.
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