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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1987
Page
1
Local radio in Beirut says secret talks underway to swap three kidnapped Americans one Indian and a captured Israeli airman for 400 Arab prisoners held by Israel and allied militias. Voices cite Washington reports and Red Cross possible involvement with Israel silent on the matter.
Former Reagan national security adviser Robert C. McFarlane, tied to Iran arms shipments, is hospitalized after swallowing 25 to 30 Valium pills in an apparent self harm attempt. Police and hospital officials report he is listed in good condition.
The North Ridgeville Board of Education voted to place a five year 3.9 mill operating levy on the May 5 ballot. The extra levy aims to offset an projected 1988 $600000 deficit and fund salaries equipment and textbooks. It would raise about $1.6 million annually and cost the owner of a 75000 dollar home about 230 dollars a year.
Gregory DeChant, 22, was found innocent of murdering his parents Leonard and Artene DeChant in 1985. At a Kiwanis meeting, lawyer Michael Gareau compared media focus and circumstantial evidence to the Sam Sheppard case and noted lingering doubts. A request to expunge the name from court records is likely to go before Common Pleas Court, while the defense consultant praised lawyer Gerald Gold and criticized the prosecution’s lack of motive.
Vermilion voters may face a state record 15 mill emergency levy to raise about 2.7 million dollars annually for three years as the Erie County auditor sets the exact rate. The district faces a 1987-88 deficit of 3.7 million after borrowing 1.97 million last year, with board members divided between 15 mill and 11.6 mill proposals.
Councilman Hosea Williams and three others protested alleged black exclusion from the Oprah Winfrey show in Forsyth Georgia. They carried signs and were jailed as demonstrations continued in the civil rights era center.
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