Celeste defends clemency for women prisoners in Ohio
Governor Richard Celeste defended clemency for 25 women including Lorain County case and Oberlin’s Lora Hawkins on national TV. He cited battered woman syndrome as a factor and noted 48 denials and 32 cases sent back for parole reconsideration before his departure. Ginger Manning’s case also featured in the review.
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Columbus Christmas tree fire kills five in home
A Christmas Day house fire in Columbus killed three adults and two children, with a visitor escaping injured. Fire officials blamed a smoldering cigarette. The same day the Navy ended a search for Anthony J. Fleming, a missing Ashtabula high school grad presumed dead after a ferryboat accident near Haifa harbor.
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Christmas wish granted by Eaton couple and WEOL
Lorain resident June Horovath, staying at a county homeless shelter, received $325 for a duplex security deposit after Eaton Township couple Bert and Lois Hampson, urged by WEOL radio coverage, donated the funds. Horovath has faced hardship since her husband left after 17 years, with two of her own children and another in her custody.
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Homeless Shelter Demand Surges Over Christmas in Elyria
In Elyria 69 homeless adults and children sought refuge on Christmas day. Neighborhood House Emergency Shelter housed 44 with 19 children while the Red Cross sheltered 25 more, prompting added funding to meet the crisis and a push to find permanent low income housing amid shortages.
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White's tough year tests Cleveland mayor plan
Mayor Michael White faces a looming 1991 city budget headline as Finance Director Charles Brown reveals the numbers. His pledge to add 250 police by 1993 looks doubtful with 24 officers fewer than at swearing in, while his Gateway stadium plan risks backfiring amid ward losses. White taps a cooperative council, but West Side discontent grows as voters question leadership.
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