Woman killed in police shootout in Oberlin
A Detroit woman, about 50, died after a shootout with five Oberlin police officers Friday afternoon near South Park and Sumner streets. A small handgun was recovered. The victim’s identity was withheld pending relatives’ notification. a man claiming to be her nephew said she has relatives on Sumner Street.
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Sumner Street
Martin Mahony
Robert K. Jones
Maho
Michigan
Detroit
David Pinkston
Elyria
Pinkston
Inflation jump pushes wholesale prices in January
Washington reports a 0.6 percent rise in the Producer Price Index in January led by higher energy costs and gasoline, signaling renewed inflation after a lull. Food fell 1.8 percent, while the annual 1987 outlook remains around 3.5 to 4.5 percent, with economists surprised by the surge.
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Washington
Labor Department
Center Ridge rezoning heads toward decision in North Ridgeville
North Ridgeville Mayor Floyd Peace says the Center Ridge Road residential to commercial rezoning may come to a head in a couple weeks. The proposal covers the Avyon Belden Road to Race Road stretch, the area with no current commercial zoning. Opponents draft style and use restrictions while a special committee seeks to simplify and guide development.
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North Ridgeville
Floyd Peace
Center Ridge Road
Center Ridge
Avyon-Belden Road
Peace
Love potions and oysters fail as aphrodisiacs this Valentine
Associated Press reports experts say there is no scientific evidence for aphrodisiacs. Casanova and kings relied on myth, but modern lovers should not count on oysters or other foods. Aphrodisiacs beyond small pleasures exist only in folklore and recipes.
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Associated Press
Casanova
Roth Westheimer
Marian Childs
University of Washington
Ediberto Huertas found guilty of aggravated murder
An eight woman and four man jury in Lorain County found Ediberto Huertas guilty of aggravated murder in the stabbing death of Air Force Sgt. Ralph Harris Jr. Harris was home on leave for his son’s birthday when the killing occurred in June. Sentencing phase set for Feb. 24. prosecutor seeks the death penalty, judge retains ultimate option on punishment.
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Ediberto
Huertas
Air Force
Ralph Harris Jr
Lorain County
Gregory White
Sheffield Township
Common Pleas Court
Floyd D. Harris
Harris
Ralph Harris
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jack Bradley
Elba Ortiz
Ortiz
Lorain
Weather forecast with icy risk and chilly weekend
The report notes cloudy skies today with a chance of wet snow and a high in the mid 30s. Tonight turns colder with brisk northeast winds. Sunday looks mostly sunny or colder with a high in the mid IS.
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Herbert Evans
Jones Chapel Ame
Richard Allen
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Gus Chan
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Charles Shuster
Elizabeth
Ediberto Huertas
Susan Cross
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