Iron Correctional Institution opens after delays in Ohio
The Iron Correctional Institution in Grafton opens officially at 1 p.m. with a public open house Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 500-cell facility will house 700 mediumsecurity inmates from Northeast Ohio. Lorain Correctional Institution nearby will open around early October, with an orientation center for 125 to 300 inmates set to begin receiving prisoners in early 1990. The LCI will eventually host 650 to 750 close security inmates, aiding family visits and rehabilitation efforts.
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Ohio Department of Abilitation and Corrections
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
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Lorain
LCE
George W. Wilson
ODRC
Ohio General Assembly
You have to be patient on the DWI battlefront
Highway Patrol Trooper Chris Pressler begins a midnight eight hour shift scanning drivers on Route 57 for subtle signs of impairment. He likens his patrol to a physician evaluating a patient, seeking small irregularities that could signal a coming disaster among motorists.
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Highway Patrol
Chris Pressler
Pressler
Impaired Driver Hunts Pose Risk, Lorain Officer Says
In Lorain, Officer Pressler describes stopping a late model sports car after it drifted toward the center line and showed signs of fatigue rather than drinking. He logged nearly 200 DUI arrests last year, comparing the stop to patient fishing as he issued a warning and sent the driver on.
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GHWAY
Chris Pressler
Pressler
Bowling trial fairness under fire from pre trial publicity
Prospective jurors in the Rodney Bowling case were questioned individually about whether extensive pre trial publicity could bias them. The 42 year old Amherst man faces involuntary manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges for a fatal 1987 crash in Lorain County. Bowling, jailed on a six month term for drunk driving, has seven prior drunken driving convictions and a history of alcohol related accidents that injured others.
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LYRIA
Amherst
Robert D. K
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Lynett McGough
Thomas Dougan
McGough
Bowling
Mothers Against
Clinton County
Browns players named in prostitution ring case book
Cleveland Browns and Indians figures appear in a police seized address book linked to an alleged escort service ring. Quarterback Kosar and others were discussed with NFL security after Karen Panek, 37, pleaded innocent to promoting prostitution tied to the January arrest.
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Jeveland
Browns
Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Ted Sunday
Cleveland Ms
Bernier
Hanford
Indians
Mel Hall
Orginom
Kosar
Dixon Ned
Kevin Byrne
Ted Chappelle
NFL
Karen M Panek
Panek
Akron
Stuart H. Lippe
Dixon
Arson ruled in two WJTB blazes at Lorain radio station
State fire investigators confirmed two arson fires at WJTB AM 1040 in Lorain County damaging the county's only black owned radio station. Fires occurred Jan 24 and Feb 1 causing about 250000 dollars in damages. Investigators sift evidence in Reynoldsburg labs to link fires and identify start points. TURN TO PAGE A-6.
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North Ridgeville
Lorain County
WJTB
Fred Alverson
Reynoldsburg
Alverson
Second driver sought in Route 6 hit and run death
Vermilion authorities seek a second driver after 19 year old Michael R. Moore died from injuries after being struck by two eastbound cars on Route 6 Liberty Avenue. Moore, a Vermilion High senior, was found on the south berm near 145 am Saturday and died at Lorain Community Hospital.
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Vermilion High
Michael R. Moore
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Liberty Boulevard
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Lorain Community Hospital
Moore
Liberty Avenue
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