Suspect in Amherst killings arraigned today
Richard Sargent, 25, Indianapolis native, was brought from Indiana to Lorain County for arraignment on robbery murder charges tied to the Amherst killings. Indictment includes murder of Louis Horwath and Metcalf during an armed robbery, with about 32 000 taken from the store.
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Lorain County
Amherst
Indiana
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LeRoy Fo Kelly
Indianapolis
Louis Horwath
vis Metcalf
Harwath
Amherst Township
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Zieba
Horwath
Appeals court orders Elyria auditor to pay sick leave
The Ninth District Court of Appeals ordered Elyria City Auditor Dale Kellogg to pay sick leave benefits for a policeman during the mid-1969 sick call strike. The decision, viewed as a test case for about 18 other officers, found sufficient evidence that the officer missed work to care for a pregnant wife. The ruling could extend to roughly 100 city employees who were denied benefits.
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Elyria
Dale Kellogg
Ninth District Court of Appeals
Jack Zagrans
Ptl
Phillip Edwards
Edwards
Zagrans
Elyria Lodge 30
Edwin G Haywood
HAYWOOD
Soviet airlift to Egypt amid Israeli raids near Cairo
Beir ut reports Soviet Union launched new arms airlift to Egypt to counter daily Israeli raids near Cairo and across the country. Cargo planes bring defensive antiaircraft guns missiles and mobile radars to Alexandria Almaza near Cairo and Luxor. The move coincides with Egypt rethinking air defense and a plan for a forested network of heavy machine guns around targets.
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Weather forecast with rising temperatures and clear skies
The forecast calls for lows in the 20s tonight and highs in the 30s tomorrow with little overall temperature change. Partly cloudy days, with southwest winds, sunset at 4 48 and sunrise at 7 44. Reference to details on page 10 and yesterday’s low of 2 below zero at 8 a.m.
Lorain Ford and GM to idle 240 workers in Ohio
Lorain Ford in Lorain and Fisher Body division plants in Elyria will lay off 140 and 100 hourly workers respectively for an indeterminate period. Ford had already cut 140 at Lorain and Galion with similar actions at three other Ohio plants. Fisher Body plans to lay off 10 hourly workers by tomorrow, officials said.
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Northwest Sewer District plan eyed to kickstart growth
Elyria City officials learned that development around Lorain Boulevard and Griswold Road is stalled for lack of sanitary sewers. The revised interim phase would cost about 804000, with 632000 assessable and 172000 city funded, aiming to start mid summer. The 9000 acre Northwest district would eventually loop to Murray Ridge Road and double the city sewer system, spurring north and west expansion. Local landowners and developers urged immediate action on the partial plan.
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Murray Ridge Road
Booby trap linked to Shaker Heights blast suspect
Police tied former mental patient Martin Berns to a booby trap found in his bedroom. The device used a lamp wired to a shotgun shell and a 38 caliber shell to discharge on opening a drawer. he allegedly bombed the Municipal Building, killing himself. Donna Pagliaro of Maple Heights was injured when the building collapsed. Berns’ car contained a machine gun, handguns, grenades, and ammunition.
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Beiny
Cleveland
Donna Pagliaro
Maple Heights
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Carl Longstreet
Berns
Remembering Thirst at the Shaker Heights Police Station Blast
Elyrian Robert Dangerfield, 29, of Elyria, was at the Shaker Heights police desk when a bomb exploded destroying the 10 year old municipal building. He escaped the rubble with ruptured eardrums and facial burns and later recalled the moment, noting he never drank the fountain water. The blast killed one man and injured 15 others including Dangerfield. The clock in the ruined station stopped at 6:11 as investigators search for a suspect who allegedly carried the bomb into the building.
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Shaker Heights
Elyrian Robert Dangerfield
Dangerfield
Notorious brake failure causes wheel to fall off
Rufus Freeman 17 of 2624 Jackson St drives north on Broadway toward 28th St as brakes fail His car pulls into Sutton's Sohto station the right front wheel drops off and hits a gasoline pump The car then reaches another service station and stops Freeman is unhurt and certified to the juvenile aid bureau as a juvenile traffic offender.
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Negotiators Reach Accord To End Cincinnati Strike
In Cincinnati an agreement to end the 32 day municipal workers strike was announced after an all night meeting in a downtown hotel. Details await a union membership vote as city and Municipal Workers Union reps reviewed terms.
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Democrats file for 13th District representative race
Three more Democrats seek the 13th District seat: George L. Mark of Peninsula, Lloyd Mo Burnstein of Lorain, and Joseph J. Bartholomeo of Hinckley filed with the Lorain County Board of Elections for the May primary. Incumbent Republican Charles A Mosher of Oberlin and Democrat John Michael Ryan already filed by yesterday’s 4 pm deadline.
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George lL. Mark
Peniinsula
Lloyd Mo Burnstein
Lorain
Joseph J Burchomeo
Hinckley
Lorain County
Avon Lake Pollution Progress Report Delays Recreation League Schedule
City Recreation League games were partially canceled due to UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT. Avon Lake pollution control progress was reported on page 20 with notes about early bird breakfast timing.
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City Recreation League
AVON LAKE
Primary contests shape up in Lorain County May 5
Eighteen area candidates vie for party nominations in the May 5 primary for six state and county offices. A total of 27 petitions were filed with the Lorain County Board of Elections, with several late entries. Eight candidates face no opposition, while late filings include former State Rep Edward DeChant and his challenger Leonard Camera Lorain, among others.
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Edward W DeChant
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Lorain County
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