Elderly woman dies in Oakland wolf pack attack
An 88-year-old Oakland woman, Virginia Hall, died after a beating and a fire set in her home by youths linked to a post midnight pattern of robberies and assaults on seniors. Police report 22 inspectors on the case as neighbors fear further violence in Maxwell Park. Edith Rittenhouse, 90, voices fear, noting the danger to the elderly.
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Oakland
Calif
UPI
Virginia Hall
Hall
Tive
John Beall
Modesto
California Youth Authority
Maxwell Park
Edith Rittenhouse
Diamond ring motive in Todd grave robbing
Police found a rubber bag with the cremated remains of Michael Todd in Jewish Waldheim Cemetery Forest Park after thieves who had robbed his grave over the weekend believed a $100,000 ring was buried with him. A private detective and CBS anchor accompanied investigators as tipsters claimed the robbers fled after uncovering only ashes.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Michael Todd
Waldheim
Forest Park
Elizabeth Taylor
Todd
Anthony Pellicano
Cbs-Tv
Bill Kurtis
Pellicano
Black Democrats block Ohio budget bill
Black Democrats in the Ohio House bolted party ranks to block the state's 13 billion general appropriation bill in protest over funding restrictions for Central State University. The move unsettled Democratic majorities in both chambers and jeopardizes the fiscal deadline. Senate leaders expect the bill to be revived and sent to Governor Rhodes before midnight tomorrow.
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Columbus
Ohio House
Central State University
Senate
Oliver Ocasek
Akron
GOP
James A. Rhodes
Bill Would Alter Damage Suit Terms In Ohio Senate
The Ohio Senate approved a bill 18 to 14 to replace contributory negligence with comparative negligence in negligence suits. It would let plaintiffs recover damages allocated to the other party's responsibility, with final liability decided by judge or jury. If the plaintiff is as guilty or more than the defendant, no recovery would be allowed.
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Columbus
UPS
Ohio Senate
Senate
House
Mediation in Ohio Schools Clears Committee
Ohio public schools would provide up to one minute of silence for meditation or prayer at class start. The House Education Committee revived the measure after a prior defeat, placing authority with local boards rather than individual schools and teachers.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
State House of Representatives
House
Dale Locker
D-Anna
Ohio Senate backs open records law reform
In Columbus the Ohio Senate approved 31-1 a bill repealing parts of the state privacy act that limited disclosure of public records. The measure, sent to the House, aims to ease the privacy versus access debate by removing mandates on record-keeping system identification and guarantees that Ohioans may inspect and challenge records.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
House
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