Lorain County Sheriff costs under fire study dispute
Sheriff Martin J. Mahony argues Lorain County spent 140 per task in 1990 versus 184 average at five counties per a Youngstown State University study. County official Mary Jo Vasi accuses high spending, citing 5.2 million annual sheriff operations and potential layoffs of 37 staff amid 1992 budget pressures.
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Mahony
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Vasi
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Trumbull County
Phil Stammitti
Mahoning County
Gil Peterson
Youngstown State
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Stark Summit
Edward Betzel
Bowman toappear on Prime Time Live in rape trial case
Patricia Bowman reveals identity in the William Kennedy Smith rape trial and will appear on ABCs Prime Time Live tonight. GM chairman Robert Stempel announces plant closures and about 74000 layoffs at a Detroit press briefing.
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Patricia Bowman
William Kennedy Smith
ABC
Robert Stempel
General Motors
Detroit
Washington headlines show shifting lung cancer death trends
A Washington report notes a decline in lung cancer death rates among white men but increases for women and black men. Fort Lauderdale detail reveals a lawyer presenting four secretly recorded videotapes allegedly showing Kathy Willets engaging with several partners. Weather outlook: warmer, low near 15, mostly sunny Friday with a high of 40 to 45. Details on A-2.
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Washington
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Kathy Willets
Unions seek restraining orders to halt sheriff layoffs
Two unions representing Lorain County Sheriff's Department staff filed for temporary restraining orders to block layoffs of 37 deputies and corrections officers planned for December 29. Judge Lynett McGough set a 8:30 a.m. hearing. The unions cite budget cuts and increased tensions at the jail as justification.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Lorain Saomte Bhnoseern Deputies Association and Employees Association
Lorain County Common Pleas
Mahony
Lynett McGough
Deputies’ Association
Employees’ Union
Bud
Torture slay case ends in mistrial
A Lorain murder trial collapsed after a key witness demanded $10,000 for testimony and then recanted when confronted about lying about the death of Marsha Blakely. Lenworth Edwards, 19, of New York, faced charges in the case. Judge Floyd D. Harris declared a mistrial after the witness refused to testify and was jailed for contempt.
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Elyria
Lorain
Floyd D. Harris
Lenworth Edwards
New York
Marsha Blakely
William Avery Jr
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Avery
Michael Duff
Fire Chief Pribanic resigns amid anticipated guilty plea
Lorain Fire Chief Joseph Pribanic, 44, resigned Wednesday two days before a expected Friday guilty plea on three felony charges tied to alleged misuse of authority for personal gain. He was suspended with pay last August after indictment and with no pay since November, while Acting Chief Phil Dore leads the department.
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Joseph Pribanic
Pribanic
North Ridgeville
Alex Olejko
Civil Service Commission
Pribanie
Phil Dore
Dore
Anthony Volak
Darryl Cassidy
Richard Shlapack
Olejko
George Koscho
Gregory White
White
Det
Robert Poli
Lorain County food bank set to help record families this season
A two week fundraiser by Burger King restaurants has raised 11800 dollars, topping the 10000 dollar goal and marking the most money raised at this stage. Paul Baumgartner of the Lorain County Cupboard Foodbank says the campaign will aid 42000 to 45000 people across Lorain, Erie, and Huron counties, with about 30000 in Lorain County expecting help. If the pace continues, 800 to 900 baskets could be funded.
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Paul Baumgartner
Foodbank
Lorain
Erie
Huron
Baumgartner
County Foodbank
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