Abducted girl Caroline returned to Daytona Beach
Russell and Rachel Thompson reunited their 5 year old daughter Caroline with her dogs after a weekend kidnapping. Police had pursued the abductors to a Myrtle Beach motel where the suspect James Keith Tucker, 18, was later charged by the FBI with kidnapping. Caroline, said to be safe, spoke briefly by phone. her mother said she is sleepy but fine and learning that many people were looking for her. The family then flew by private jet from Daytona Beach to Myrtle Beach and back.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
UPI
Russell
Rachel Thompson
Caroline
Mrs. Thompson
Thompsons
James Keith Tucker
FBI
Florence
D.C
Atlanta
Myrtle Beach
Daytona
Suspect released in Grafton stabbing case
A 17-year-old LaGrange Township youth linked to a July 19 Grafton robbery and stabbing was freed after the victim could not identify him from a photo. Lorain County Atty James Tassie said no other evidence stood up. The case, tied to Village Sweet Shop, remains under investigation with potential charges if new evidence emerges.
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LaGrange Township
Grafton
James Tassie
Lorain County
Marilyn Jankowski
LaGrange
Tassie
Wellington mayor seeks village wide redo of mayoral vote
Wellington mayor Lethel D. Edwards announced plans to appeal Judge Floyd D. Harris ruling for a new Democratic mayoral primary in Precincts 2, 3 and 6 and push for a village wide primary. He argued no provision allows partial election nullification and warned of a possible appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court if needed.
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Wellington
Lethel D. Edwards
Common Pleas
Floyd D. Harris
Edwards
Harris
9Th District Court of Appeals
Ohio Supreme Court
Nine Die as Fire Ravages Ohio Holiday Inn Motel
A large fire broke out in the northeast wing of a two story Holiday Inn Motel near Cambridge Ohio causing nine deaths and about 60 injuries. Victims escaped through shattered windows while guests sought exit through corridors. The motel with 170 rooms lacked a sprinkler system but had a fire alarm.
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Cambridge
UPI
Ohio
Robert Foley
Virginia
Western Days Features Buckley Stuntman Fire Feat
Dan Buckley, a California stuntman, headlined Western Days at The Landings in Avon Lake. He performed a safe beatdown stunt and set himself on fire as part of the Gold Rush mining motif, with Gus Chan taking a credited photo.
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California
Dan Buckley
Buckley
Avon Lake
Derring-Do
C-T
Gus Chan
Smoke alarms standard in area motels and inns
Elyria area hotels report widespread fire safety with in room smoke detectors and linked alarms. Holiday Inn Avon Lake Sawmill Creek Sheraton Airport Inn use room detectors and roving guards. Aquamarine Lodge Avon Lake lacks detectors but has a direct fire department line. The Holiday Inn in Elyria notes 253 rooms with detectors and a high rise with extra alarms, plus grease fire suppression in kitchens. Knights Inn Elyria lacks fire protection details.
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Elyria's
Holiday Inn
Sawmill Creek
Huron
Sheraton Airport Inn
Aquamarine Lodge
Avon Lake
Paul Wemmer
Knights Inn
Elyria
Weather outlook showers with possible thunderstorm risk
Weather shows showers and thunderstorms likely through this evening with highs in the lower to middle 80s. Tonight and Wednesday remain mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, lows around 40s and highs in the upper 70s. Details on B6.
Court appeals turf venue shift in Akron case
Richard Willis of North Ridgeville faces criminal endangering charges after a Jan 15 lawn turf dispute. The Ninth District Court of Appeals in Akron ruled he may appeal the change of venue granted by Lorain Municipal Judge James Horn. A hearing is set Aug 15 in Lorain County to decide if the trial remains there or moves to Akron. Willis allegedly threw a bat at a car driven by Jeff Silverman.
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North Ridgeville
Richard Willis
Lorain County
Ohio District Court of Appeals
Akron
Willis
Flynna
James P Horn
Corrine K Dawson
Horn
Jeff Silverman
Mills Creek la
Head transplant offer rejected by Barnard in South Africa
CAPE TOWN UPI heart transplant pioneer Christiaan Barnard said he rejected a 250000 offer from the National Enquirer to assist in a human head transplant. He called the idea immoral and impractical while noting the Enquirer claimed a team had operated on animals and believed it could be done on two humans. Barnard added he would not participate.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Christiaan Barnard
National Enquirer
Barnard
Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital
the Enquirer
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Catherine Catanzarite
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