Couple and granddaughter die in Rt 58 crash
A Spencer family car ran a stop sign at Rt 162 and 58 south of Wellington and was hit broadside by a tractor-trailer, killing James R. Christy 49 Lois Christy 44 and granddaughter Patricia Christy 5. Daughter Norma 15 was in critical condition. Trooper Ferencz, witness to the scene, said the car did not stop and the truck appeared to see no stop sign. The crash occurred around 10:30 p.m. as rescue crews fought a fire and attempted to free the injured.
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Rts
Wellington
James R. Christy
Spencer Road
Lois
Patricia Christy
Norma
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Gabriel Ferencz
Christy Auto
Miss Christy
Ferencz
Darwin C. Whitaker
Christys
James W. Dufour
Parks cliff collapse claims teen graduate in Rocky River
An 18 year old Rocky River High School graduate, Karen Benson, fell to her death when the ground collapsed along a cliff in the Metroparks Rocky River Reservation near Cedar Point bridge. Companion David Pigg also fell but survived with minor injuries and shock. Benson was pronounced dead at Fairview General Hospital after rescue crews found her body. coroner cites severe head and body injuries.
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Rocky River
Metroparks
Rocky River Reservation
Cedar Point Bridge
Karen Benson
Edwin Murphy
Gibson Drive
Ronald Benson
Brighton Drive
Rocky River High Schoo
David Pigg
Robert and
Lillian Pigg
Wagar Road
Fairview General Hospital
Park Rangers
North Olmsted Rescue Squad
Metropark Rangers
Miss Benson
Son of Sam killer Berkowitz gets 25 to life
David Berkowitz, convicted for the murder of Stacy Moskowitz, was sentenced in Brooklyn Supreme Court to 25 years to life. The sentencing followed a year of ambush killings linked to the "Son of Sam" spree, ending with Moskowitz's death at age 20.
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NEW York
UPI
David Berkowitz
Stacy Moskowitz
Sam
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Berkowitz
State Supreme Court
Joseph R. Corso
Robert Violante
Miss Moskowitz
Violante
Neysa
Stacy
Escaped killers seize plane in Omaha jailbreak
Three inmates escaped from the Douglas County Jail atop the courthouse using a rope of sheets. They overpowered an airport attendant, stole a foreign car, and fled in a Piper Commanche from Millard Airport with about five hours of fuel.
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Omaha, Neb
UPI
Douglas County
Omaha
Millard Airport
Earthquake toll rises in Japan as tsunamis strike coast
A major quake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale rocked central and northern Japan, killing at least 21 people and injuring scores. Miyagi suffered the worst with 21 dead and 69 wounded while fires and gas leaks erupted. A seven-foot tsunami was reported near Chiba with warnings along Honshu and Hokkaido.
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UPI
Japan
Miyagi Province
Pacific
Fukushima
Kanagawa
the Meteorological Agency
Sendai
Miyagi
Meteorological Agency
Chiba
Mito
Honshu
Hokkaido
Tax revolt circles Elyria for local tax ballot measures
Elyria resident Watson O Beal organizer of the Constitutional Party of America seeks to place petitions on the November ballot to cut federal and state income taxes and raise Elyria city taxes. Proposals call for a 35 percent federal tax cut, 100 percent state tax cut, with Elyria city tax rising to 3 percent. Beal says funds would go to local police and fire services. party seeks voter signatures and ballot placement. A Newsweek Gallup poll reports 57 percent of 750 Americans favor local property tax cut amendments like California's Proposition 13.
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Watson O. Beal
Marseilles Ave
Beal
Beal Lumber Co
Lorain County
Constitutional Party of America
California
Lorain
Cuyahoga
Republic of America
Sunday Chronicle
Telegram
Elyria City
Constitutional Party
Lois Reichard
New York
UPI
Newsweek Gallup
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