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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1979
Page
4
CHICAGO UP I A judge upheld the legality of five search warrants used in the John Wayne Gacy case. Cook County Circuit Judge Louis B Warippo ruled police may resume digging on Gacy property for more bodies, ensuring evidence remains admissible.
Federal health officials report 100 confirmed Reye syndrome cases this winter linked to Russian influenza outbreaks across the nation. CDC investigators in Michigan monitor a cluster near the Ohio border as authorities cancel classes in Cadillac and nearby areas. The illness, a severe neurologic liver condition, has a mortality rate above 40 percent but can improve with early treatment.
New York police probe the Harlem Massacre in which seven people were killed in a cocaine operation tied to jailed narcotics kingpin Nicky Barnes. Detectives consider revenge a motive as they search for a final message left by the killers. Victims included Renato Crispin, 41, and Romana Crispin, 32.
United Press International notes the cherry tree story linked to George Washington was written in 1800 by Reverend Mason Locke Weems. The anecdote is widely taught as a morality tale though its factual basis is debated among historians.
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