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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1981
Page
3
Richard Queen, the 53rd hostage released after 250 days, says Carter erred by making hostage release the top goal public. He credits the crisis with boosting U S unity and self confidence, while praising Carter’s efforts and noting Reagan’s early start with a resolved issue.
A 16 year old, whose mother moved from New York to keep him away from gangs, is in custody for allegedly leading a burglary ring. He is accused of 65 Wilkinsburg thefts and 81 in Pittsburgh, netting about 200000. He boasted of trips to New York and buying cocaine and marijuana. He began burgling at age 10 and became a professional by spring 1979.
New York skytyping by five World War II planes costs 300 dollars for Valentine messages visible for about 30 miles. Mort Aken of Manhattan says the endearments range from bold to cryptic and note a mix of romance and whimsy with pilots drawn from military or commercial backgrounds. The service uses computer tech to puff colored smoke at 10,000 feet, forming messages about five miles long and 1,000 feet high. The practice is pitched as impressive or absurd, with a West Coast branch operating from Long Beach, California.
A nine year old Mozart symphony thought lost was discovered in London in 1795 and sold to the Bavarian State Library in Munich. The library gave few details about the find or the sale price and date, while announcing a premier in May at a summer festival near Munich.
Vegas authorities pursued a complex arson theory as they linked a former MGM Grand employee and nightclub worker to multiple fires. Cline, charged with embezzlement at El Cortez, faced further arrest as investigators pursued sparks at other Las Vegas hotels. Officials urged stricter fire safety rules while Hilton prepared to reopen.
Eleanor Gottschalk of Rocky River pleaded innocent to possessing 12 unlicensed vending machines at East Port Carry-Out on Colorado Avenue. She changed her plea to contest and was fined $50 in Municipal Court. The Times editor runs the Lorain area newspaper and argued lack of knowledge of licensing rules. Separately, Caponi's owner Oreste Silvestri, 34, of Oberlin Avenue, also pled no contest to four unlicensed machines and was fined $50.
LAS VEGAS Nev UPI police charged Philip Cline 23 as arson and murder suspect in the Hilton blaze. They say he claimed the Tuesday fire was accidental and tied to a marijuana cigarette during a homosexual act with a partner named Joe. Cline worked at Caesars Palace MGM Grand Silverbird El Cortez and the Hilton as a busboy and change boy. He had a troubled youth, ran away from home, dropped out in ninth grade, and was under a Riverside psychiatrist 1973-75. Authorities note four to six weeks after his El Cortez firing arson fires occurred in the basement.
In Cleveland, a former Soviet soldier testifies about a World War II Nazi camp at Trawniki as the Demjanjuk case proceeds. The defendant, accused of lying to U.S. immigration officials to gain citizenship, faces possible deportation if proven to have aided the Nazis. The trial includes videotaped testimony and contested documents, including a camp card allegedly linked to Demjanjuk.
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