The Death Penalty Shift in Lorain County Trials
In January 1985 Douglas Malone accepted a life sentence with at least 60 years to serve after pleading guilty in the October 1983 triple murder case involving Lewis Kale Dora Kinney and John Kitchen. The policy change in County Prosecutor Gregory White’s office encouraged plea bargains in capital cases, contrasting with earlier aims of seeking the death penalty.
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Ronald Ray Post
Helen Wantz
Lorain County
Malone
Lewis Kale
Dora Kinney
John Kitchen
Herman
Howard Bittner
Post
Gregory White
White
Jail White
Ernest Guyton
Ohio
Guyton
Mildred White
Hart Plaza
Elyria
Suspect seized in 1985 TWA hijack at Frankfurt airport
Lebanese man arrested at Frankfurt airport after customs police found material that could be explosives. He is in investigative custody and identified as a hijacker from the 1985 TWA flight to Beirut. Authorities say he may have planned a bomb attack in West Germany.
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Frankfurt
West Germany
TWA
Beirut
Jochen Schroers
Hans- Eberhard Klein
Associated Press
Schroers
Friedrich Zimmermann
Bonn
U.S. Navy
Zimmermann
Intense USX USW bargaining rumors swirl in Pittsburgh
Talks between USX Corp and the United Steelworkers in Pittsburgh remain unresolved with officials saying negotiations are ongoing and intensely conducted. Spokesmen cite no near settlement as company hopes publicized rumors do not mislead customers while warning results could come within 48 hours.
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Pittsburgh
USX Corp
United Steelworkers of America
Don Fontana
USW
USX
Fontana
Local Weather Outlook With Snow Flurries Possible
The forecast calls for cloudy skies tonight with a chance of snow flurries and a low around 27 degrees. Friday brings variable clouds and a slight chance of snow flurries, with a high in the mid 20s. Details on Page A 3.
Vandalism hits Elyria cars since December
Elyria police report 110 windows damaged since December 24 with cars and trucks targeted across the city. Investigators recovered BB pellets and steel balls and note higher damage in the northeast and southeast. A 16 year old and two men were arrested in a related vandalism case Wednesday night.
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Elyria
Thomas Bowen
Lorain
Loran Rae Ie Eed M Sai
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Oberlin College
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USX Public Affairs
David Roderick
IX Center
Accent
Amherst
Abby Deaths
Ci4 Television
Wellington
Remy Téa
Onsi
Peete Litracy
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