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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1988
Page
12
Pretoria judge refused to reopen the 1985 conviction of five men and a woman for complicity in the 1984 mob killing of a black town councilor. The six face hanging unless President Botha intervenes amid international clemency campaigns. In Ankara, a violent rainstorm caused flash floods killing 11 and leaving two missing.
Police say a 1,000-officer anti gang task force nicknamed The Hammer arrested 1,524 people in a weekend crackdown across Los Angeles. More than half were gang members, with 217 grams of cocaine 551 grams of marijuana about $5,000 in cash and 220 vehicles seized. Weapons including an AK 47 were confiscated as smaller sweeps continue.
Cleveland AP reports no winner in Chic Lottery six numbers 3 11 32 33 35 37 with Kicker 347288 for Wednesdays drawing. Daily game Number 824 and Pick 4 3464 also drawn. Seventy five players matched five numbers earning $1,000 each as Super Lotto sales reached $3,500,550.
The Toledo Hospital School of Nursing ends 95 years of operation after holding commencement for 44 graduates, the last class. The closure reflects a shift toward university baccalaureate nursing degrees and drew more than 1,000 alumni to a weekend reunion.
The China News Service quoted a Justice Ministry spokesman in denying rumors that Jiang Qing, Mao’s widow and a Cultural Revolution figure, had been released and was living with her daughter in a Beijing suburb villa. The official report says she remains in prison serving a life sentence and is receiving special medical care.
About 2,000 Poles rally outside Solidarity founder Lech Walesa's Gdansk residence shouting anti government slogans. In Warsaw, police detain two men distributing leaflets calling for jailed draft resisters to be freed. Gwido Zlatkes and Tomasz Gleb of the banned Freedom and Peace group climb scaffolding near the Royal Castle and drop about 1,500 leaflets.
An 18 year old Yoshino Kosugi of Yokohama Japan was arrested after trying to board a plane with explosives and weapons prompting evacuation of a Philadelphia International Airport terminal. FBI said he faced charges for attempting to board an aircraft with firearms explosives or incendiary devices. Fire weather updates covered Montana Arizona and California blazes with cattle losses feared and Amtrak linkage under investigation. No serious injuries reported. Ranchers to meet with Burlington Northern officials to discuss cattle losses and claims.
The Pennsylvania Daily Number drawing produced the winning number 5 8 9 on Saturday. The Big 4 Lottery results announced 3 1 0 0 for the same draw.
A forecast calls for rain on Tuesday from the northern and central Plains to the upper Great Lakes with showers in Mainie and southern Florida. Highs reach the 80s to mid 90s midweek, with cooler 60s to 70s by Friday. Lows range from the 40s to 60s through the period, and a chance of showers and storms persists Thursday.
Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, whose wife Robin Givens is pregnant, says he hopes his children never face the punches he has taken. He plans to defend his title June 27 in Atlantic City against Michael Spinks, while Givens calls their closeness a strong bond amid public scrutiny. Also covered are Lily Tomlin and Bette Midler in Big Business and Daniel Travanti’s charity work for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Storms swept the Midwest bringing needed rain and hail. Thunderstorms scattered from northwest Minnesota through western Nebraska into eastern Colorado. Areas faced flooding and gusty winds with showers extending into southern Montana and northern Wyoming. High pressure kept much of the nation dry.
Paris AP reports France faced a fragile government as Socialists fail to secure a majority in the National Assembly. The outcome forces cooperation with Communists or centrists and signals a sharp shift, with the far right National Front losing most of its seats and party leader Jean Marie Le Pen among the casualties.
In Santo Domingo the Plaza Naco shopping center suffered a second day blaze with losses reaching 90 million dollars. Soldiers were deployed by Lt Gen Antonio Thert Barrera after he visited the scene as police aided firefighters in preventing spread to nearby structures in the capital’s Naco district.
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