Leap Year and the lore of big leaps across time
A playful chronicle surveys leaps in science sport and daredevil feats. It recalls Neil Armstrong Evel Knievel Jackie Joyner-Kersee Michael Powell and societal leaps from Niagara Falls to Stanford records. Compiled by Julie Wallace.
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Neil Armstrong
Superman
Evel Knievel
Snake River Canyon
Mike’ Powell
Bob Beamon
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Michael Jordan
Stanford University
Niagara Falls
John Heywood
Eberling denies link to Sheppard case in letter
Convicted murderer Richard G. Eberling, a possible suspect in Marilyn Sheppard’s 1954 beating death, protests in a letter to The Chronicle telegram that he is a clean, decent person caught in an evil trap. Eberling, 65, claims innocence while serving a life term for a Lakewood woman’s murder and was moved from Orient Correctional Institution in Pickaway County to Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Richard G. Eberling
Marilyn Sheppard
Eberling
Chronicle-Telegram
Lakewood
Orient Correctional Institution
Pickaway County
Diana agrees to divorce keep royal title in question
Princess Diana states she will divorce Prince Charles though she keeps her royal title as questions loom over the monarchy. The palace confirmed no finalized settlement or title details, leaving public intrigue and policy bets about the future of the princess and the royal family.
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London
Diana
Prince Charles
Princess’ Surprise
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Sheriff probes Vasi's claim phone bugged
Elyria sheriff investigates possible tapping of county Commissioner Mary Jo Vasi's phone after she reported suspicions. A county employee found a phone connected to Vasi's line in a fourth floor utility closet, suggesting lines could have been tested.
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Vasi
Elyria
Sheriff's Department
Mary Jo Vasi
Martin Mahony
Ee Mahony
Snow Pushes South as Temperatures Drop Sharply
Residents sought relief from snow by traveling to LaGrange in southern Lorain County while the northern half saw about 2 inches of snow and bare ground appeared in Wellington and LaGrange. Meteorologist Kevin Barjenbach called the snow localized as teens greeted the morning. A previous Tuesday had a record high of 68 degrees, surpassing 56 set in 1951.
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Deff Mohrman
Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain County
Wellington
LaGrange
Ray Diederich
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Oberlin
Elyria Man
Jonah Locke
East River Road
Brecksville
Locke
Russ Loede
Lcede
Kent
Medina
Strongsville
North Olmsted
John Kohist
The
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Vic Janowicz
Don Gleisner
Clinton
Francois Mittarand
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Indians
Kevin Barjenbach
National Weather Service
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