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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1981
Page
2
Ronald Hocum, 47, jailed without bond on kidnapping and criminal mischief charges after police doubtfully redirected a dramatic TV reunion of his 17 month old daughter Lori as a possible publicity stunt. Two babysitters aided the investigation revealing the plot.
Queen Frederika of Greece widow of King Paul and mother of exiled King Constantine died in Madrid of a heart attack while visiting her daughter. She was 63 and had spent years in exile, later living in India, with a life of royal duties and wartime aid.
The body of former Gov Ella Grasso the nation s first woman governor elected in her own right will lie in state Sunday at the Capitol and be buried Monday with full military honors in Windsor Locks. A high mass will be held Monday at the Cathedral of Saint Edward s in Hartford followed by burial in St Mary s Cemetery. The public may view the closed casket from noon Sunday.
In Liberty City riots last May three white motorists were killed by a black mob. Samuel Lightsey Jr 17 and Lawrence Capers 25 plus Leonard Capers 20 were convicted of multiple murder counts while Patrick Moore 17 was acquitted. Sentences possible range up to life for Lightsey and up to 45 years for the Capers brothers. Police reported no trouble in the city’s black neighborhoods.
Congress approved the debt limit increase by 50 billion dollars, raising the ceiling to 985 billion. The Senate passed 78 to 13 and the House 305 to 104, giving Reagan a major victory despite GOP reservations about debt. The move supports his plan to fund government operations and bolster the economy.
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