Unloaded gun kills 12 year old girl in mock Western show
In Amherst Township a 12-year-old girl, Kim Gallo, died of a chest wound after a 22 caliber pistol and a .45 caliber pistol were used in a back-to-back mock quick draw. A 14-year-old boy, not identified, held the loaded gun. Sheriff Lt Charles Bulger said the incident occurred during a private display, the kids acting out a show. The case will be presented to the prosecutor as negligent homicide. Kim, born in Lorain, recently finished sixth grade at Central Middle School Amherst. She attended the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer and played in the Amherst Riders Softball League. She is survived by her parents, Barbara Smith and Frank Gallo, and two sisters. Funeral services are planned at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer after calling hours at John Glayna Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at Ridgehill Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Frank Gallo
Graybark Lane
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Bulger
Kimberly
Lorain
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Central Middle School
Amherst
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Albert Jennings
Ridgehill Memorial Park Cemetery
Thunderstorm lashes county with high winds and floods
A ferocious thunderstorm roared through the area on Tuesday evening, causing lightning fires and widespread power outages. A funnel cloud was sighted near Norwalk but did not touch down, while wind gusts reached up to 80 mph at Cleveland Hopkins, with significant rainfall and damage across communities. One man is feared drowned on Lake Erie as the storm affected homes and trees countywide.
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Norwalk
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Cleveland-Hopkins International
Ohio Weather and Coast Guard Rescue Amid Ohio Storm Lightning
Partly cloudy tonight with a low 50s and sunny Thursday reaching mid 70s. Precipitation chance around 10 percent tonight and near zero Thursday. Winds northerly at 10 mph or less tonight. Marblehead Coast Guard confirms one drowning and two boats still missing on Lake Erie with identities withheld pending relatives. At least 11 boats were out on the lake as the storm hit, many sheltering near West Sister Island. Power outages affected about 8,000 Ohio Edison customers at the peak, with 1,000 to 1,500 still without power in portions of the service area this morning. Parts of Elyria and North Ridgeville may not have power until mid-evening. In Cleveland area reports, a separate political investigation in county prosecutors’ office drew judge Floyd D. Harris questioning alleged political harassment tied to a rival candidate.
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Elyria
North Ridgeville
Gregory White
Common Pleas
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Harris
Robert Nagy
Falklands war sparks protests and relief fears in Britain and Argentina
Britain's task force commander warned that 16,000 Argentine prisoners on the Falkland Islands posed a major disaster relief problem with potential mass malnutrition and disease. In Buenos Aires thousands protested, police used tear gas as demonstrators smashed windows and blocked streets calling for the overthrow of the ruling junta after the war setback.
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Falkland Islands
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UPI
Beleaguered PLO seeks U.S. talks
The PLO urged direct talks with the United States to end Beirut bloodshed as Israeli tanks and artillery storm a university annex near the airport. Hani al Hassan said a U.S. move could prompt talks, while Saeb Salam relayed the appeal. Israel pressed towards the Beirut perimeter amid a fragile cease fire.
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Saeb Salam
Habib
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Sidon
Mediterranean
Menachem Begin
New York
U.S
Elyria High class of 1912 marks 70th reunion
The Elyria High School Class of 1912, which has met every five years since 1937, gathered for its 70th anniversary on Tuesday. The photo shows Lois Stevick to Ruth Nielsen in wheelchair in the front row, with John Mahler and others in back. Olive Cheney could not attend.
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Elyria High School
Lois Stevick
Dorothy Gates
Katherine Ryan
Adeline Gardner
Katherine MacDonald
Lavonne Smith
Helen Richey
Ruth Nielsen
John Mahler
Harrie G. Stevick
Harry Norweb
Mary Daugherty
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Grant St
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Karen Balmer
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Nick Varouh
Jonathan Rosenbaum
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