Son charged with slaying of mother 83
Amherst Township man Lewis Rothe 60 pleaded innocent to aggravated murder and aggravated burglary in Oberlin Municipal Court after authorities found his 83 year old mother Esther Kothe shot dead at her farmhouse on Gifford Road. Rothe, held on 400000 bond, faces a potential death penalty if convicted on the burglary charge. A preliminary hearing was set for January 18. The case follows a long family fight over the 140 acre property with prior lawsuits, a slander judgment, and harassment findings against Rothe and relatives.
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Andrew Zajac
Henrietta Twp
Amherst Township
Lewis Rothe
Vermilion Road
Oberlin
Martin Heberling
Kothe
Lorain County
Lewis Kathe
Huron County Sheriff's Department
Patrick Gammons
Florence Township
Mertz
Esther Rothe
Lewis
Dennis
Common Pleas
Lewis Kothe
Esther Kothe
Silkwood $10 Million Award Reinstated by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, reinstated a $10 million award to Karen Silkwood's children against Kerr-McGee Corp. The ruling found no impermissible conflict between state and federal laws on nuclear industry regulation, though Kerr-McGee can still contest the amount in lower courts. Silkwood, 28, died November 13, 1974, near Crescent Oklahoma, en route to meet a New York Times reporter.
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Waoduwbury Yar
Supreme Court
Karen Silkwood
Kerr-McGee Corp
Oklahoma
Ms. Silkwood
Kerr- McGee
Crescent
Okla
New York Times
Night turns cold with light winds and a slim snow risk
Mostly clear and cold tonight with a low of five to ten degrees. Easterly to southeast winds near five to ten mph. Thursday looks mostly sunny with a high near twenty five. Small chance of snow at about zero percent tonight and ten percent on Thursday. Details on Page A-3.
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Zeret
December gas bills rise in Northeastern Ohio
Northeastern Ohio residents face higher December gas bills as colder than normal weather adds 20 to 35 dollars to typical charges. East Ohio Gas cites 23 000 cubic feet at about 150 dollars while Columbia Gas reports 18 000 cubic feet totaling 118 dollars.
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Ohio
Columbia Gas Co
East Ohio Gas Co
East Ohio Gas
John Tidyman
Columbia Gas
John Rozga
Tidyman
Mulgrew slaying witness testimony in juvenile case
In Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court Bruce Mulgrew 43 was stabbed to death at his Bay Village home on December 17. A 17 year old youth accused of the murder faced continued proceedings with witnesses stating he offered money for sex to the youth and a judge ordered physical and psychological examinations ahead of a February 1 hearing to decide on adult trial eligibility. Four others accompanying the youth were at the residence earlier. One witness described hearing Mulgrew scream as the youth held a knife.
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Cleveland
Bruce Mulgrew
Cuyahoga County
Betty Willis Ruben
Mulgrew
Lake Road
Bay Village
Death certificate received for Mukhtar A. Syed in Washington
The death certificate for Mukhtar A. Syed, once a Westside Pharmacy owner facing 408 felony drug counts, was mailed to the State Department in Washington. It lists death by cardiac arrest in Karachi and burial in Sak Hasan, with exhumation possible on Karachi deputy commissioner request. Syed fled the U S in March 1983 to avoid prosecution. Local officials await confirmation from Lorain County.
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Joe Klinec
Elyria
Mukhtar A. Syed
Department of State
Washington, DC
Syed
Westside
Lake Ave
Karachi
Pakistan
Javaid Syed
Mukhtar
Confessions of a weatherman Willard Scott profile
Willard Scott, NBC weatherman and former Bore the Clown and Ronald McDonald, shared anecdotes at Lorain County Community College. The Today show figure, not a meteorologist, spoke about his career from a page to national fame and his weather vision, emphasizing bold graphics and simple numbers.
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Elyria
NBC
Willard Scott
California Clown College
Scott
Bore the Clown
Ronald McDonald
Santa Claus
White House
Nancy Reagan
Childrens' Hospitals
Stocker
Lorain County Community College
Washington
Stocker Center
C-T
Gus Chas
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Gifford Road
James Mertz
Oberlin Court
Gene K
Silkwood
Hasseneekee
Michael Jackson
Nomi
Thad Gregg
Esther Kethe
Henrietta Township
Gus Chan
Rozga
Linn Grossman
Bruce
Brian Ostrander
Gill Ave
Lakewood
Ostrander
Willard
LCCC
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