Extradition battle looms for fugitive Charles Ng
California authorities face delays in Ng extradition as Canadian charges including attempted murder must be resolved first. Ng was arrested in Calgary after allegedly shooting a guard during a beans and herring shoplifting incident. His citizenship remains unclear, potentially affecting the legal path to return him to California for questions about nine deaths and the disappearance of more than 20 others.
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Vietnam to hand over 26 Vietnam War missing Americans
Vietnam agrees to turn over the bodies of 26 Americans missing in the Vietnam War and aims to resolve about 2,500 other missing servicemen within two years. The U S State Department said Hanoi will provide evidence on six more missing men. Shultz, on a Southeast Asia tour, welcomed the overture.
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Weather Outlook Shows Warm, Partly Cloudy Days Ahead
The forecast calls for tonight and Tuesday to be partly cloudy with a low in the mid-60s and highs around 80 to 85. A 20 percent chance of rain is listed for tonight and Tuesday. Details on Page A-3.
Al Unser Jr Wins Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix
Al Unser Jr., age 23, wins the Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix as his father Al Unser Sr. celebrates with him. In tennis, 17-year-old Boris Becker defeats Kevin Curren to become the youngest Wimbledon champion and the first German titleist. CT photo by Susan Cross. Wimbledon photo from AP.
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Avon Lake woman hit with eighteen thousand dollar call bill
Emma Hirshman of Grove Street reports an $18 476 65 AT&T bill for more than 900 calls charged to her card to destinations in Saudi Arabia Taiwan Turkey Pakistan and Great Britain. Investigators from Centel and AT&T probe fraud after she says she never used the card or requested it. She seeks to know who placed the calls including ones to Djibouti.
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14 face drug charges in Toledo case over marijuana imports
Federal grand jury indicted 14 men on two counts for conspiring to import marijuana from Colombia into the United States. The operation allegedly spanned northern Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia with meetings in Huron and Vermilion. Defendants include Tyrone R Derrow, Richard Disbrow, Terri Miller, Hugene Sanders, Kells J Shook, Ronald Shook, Jess Van Fossen, Mark Van Fossen, Stephen J Coghlan, and others from California, Florida, and unknown locations.
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Vanco named city purchasing agent to save Elyria money
Elyria Mayor Michael Keys announced John Vanco a local real estate appraiser will become the city’s first purchasing agent earning 30056 a year. He will resign from Parks and Recreation Board Planning Commission and other posts to oversee bids sourcing supplies and specifications. The move aims to reduce city spending by pursuing cooperative purchasing and bulk buys.
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Trial under way in Tiffany slaying in Cleveland
Jury selection was to begin in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court for Brandon Lee Flagner charged with the 1980 aggravated murder and kidnapping of eight year old Tiffany Papesh of Maple Heights. Flagner, 33, was extradited from a Texas prison where he served time for child abuse, and witnesses may testify about prior arrests for sex offenses against minors.
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