Medina teen testifies on tape detailing family killings
In Medina County Common Pleas Court a 19-year-old man named Michael Swihart described in a taped statement how he killed his father, mother, and two brothers with a baseball bat and later burned the home. He recounted the sequence from the family room to the Brunswick store and gas stop, confessing fear and confusion as investigators testified.
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Medina
Medina County
James Bigam
Swihart
Bigam
Donald
Sue Swihart
Michael
Miami University
Reggie
Brian
Russell
Rus
Cuba troops join front lines in Ethiopian war report
In a national broadcast Mengistu Haile Mariam confirmed Cuban troops were on the front lines in the Ogaden conflict and pledged a major offensive against Somali forces. Somalia claimed Cuban officers and hundreds of Ethiopian soldiers were killed as Ethiopian allies touted Soviet and Cuban backing and warned of a coming decisive action.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Ethiopia
Somalia
Ogaden
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Addis Ababa
Mengistu
Adewa
Soviet Union
Cuba
Elyria mother charged in toddler exposure case
Marva Elliott 28 was charged with endangering a child after her 22 month old son Andre was found nearly freezing in snow in the front yard in 20 degree weather. Police said she had left him in pajamas then went next door for a phone call and did not return. The child remained in fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
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Elyria
Marva Elliott
W. River St
Andre
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elliott
Winter storm watch issued for Ohio ahead of major system
The National Weather Service issues a winter storm watch for Ohio with snow moving from western regions tonight and spreading statewide. Forecasters warn it could become a major event though timing remains uncertain. Temperatures will be in the 20s with teens at night and mid to upper 20s by Friday.
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National Weather Service
Ohio
Pilot's last flight ends in fatal Continental crash
A Continental Airlines DC-10, on the pilot's final flight before retirement, crashed on takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport after tire blowouts. Two passengers died, dozens injured, and many fled through an emergency door as flames engulfed the jet fuel lake. The pilot, Capt. Charles Hersche, celebrated for skill, had 32 years with the airline and was about to turn 60.
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Los Angeles
Continental Airlines
Leona Bennet
Anaheim
Calif
Dave Clapp
Indian Wells
Charles
Gene” Hersche
el Paso
Texas
Continental
Bob Serling
Rick Dare
Continental Airline
Los Angeles International Airport
Hawaii
Charles E
Papp wins hypnosis skirmish in murder case
In Medina, Judge Barbuto granted hypnotherapy for Timothy Papp and allowed forensic hypnologist access and lie detector testing with results admissible. Prosecution must share two named witnesses and other evidence. trial start set for March 13 despite a denial of a one-month delay.
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Burge
Papp
Barbato
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