Swihart's father pictured as perfectionist in murder trial
Defense witnesses described Donald Swihart as an energetic perfectionist who pushed his sons to excel. Michael Swihart, 19, is on trial for aggravated murder, murder and aggravated arson in the 〈Brunswick〉 family killings of Donald, 41, Sue, 38, and brothers Brian, 16, and Russell, 9, plus a house fire. Testimony recounts a violent incident with a baseball bat and Michael’s athletic prowess, including a .400 batting average and a designated hitter role. The family had moved frequently due to Donald Swihart’s Air Force background and business pursuits, finally settling in Brunswick in 1976.
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Medina
Michael Swihart
Swihart
Brunswick
Donald
Sue
Brian
Russell
Michael
Don Henderson
Annapolis
Slain Strongsville Couple Had $70G Cash and Guns
Strongsville police seized $70 000 in small bills a $30 000 coin collection drugs and five handguns from the home of Kim Shasta 23 and Thomas Kowal 26 whose bodies were found last Friday. Investigators say the pair were heavily involved in drug trafficking and were shot once in the head in what authorities call homicides.
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Strongsville
Kim Shasta
Thomas Kowal
Cuyahoga County
Lester Adelson
Kowal
Ohio Bell
Sledding fun on Furnace Street hill in Elyria
CT photographer Dave Zapotosky captured 12 year old Mary Beth Emmerich with her sled as two Elyria girls head for an afternoon of coasting toward Cascade Park.
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Elyria
Furnace Street
Cascade Park
Dave Zapotosky
Mary Beth Emmerich
Coal pact ballot begins as miners split on contract
Washington AP finds miners divided over ratifying a tentative coal strike settlement. 106 local leaders surveyed show 24 voting yes, 35 no, 47 undecided or noncommittal. Many meetings held amid tensions as the union leadership seeks support from Arnold Miller’s UMW.
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Washington
Carl Willey
Craigsville
W. Va
United Mine Workers Union
Willey
Associated Press
UMW
Arnold Miller
Oklahoma
Arkansas
William Stumbo
Ragland
W.va
Wallace Courtship Sparks From Divorce Proposals
About 50 women from across the nation offered to marry Governor George C. Wallace after his divorce. Wallace's press secretary said he will not pursue romance now but did not rule out a third marriage possibility as he nears legal freedom to remarry next week.
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Montgomery
Ala
UPI
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Billy Joe Camp
Camp
Cornelia
Defendant accuses friend in Webber stabbing death
In a Pecora's Lounge murder case, Paul Jones testifies that Richard Forgues stabbed Donald Webber, contradicting Carl Perry's earlier claim that Jones did it. Perry, testifying for the prosecution, links Jones and Forgues to a party, drugs, and a fatal stabbing, while Forgues has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and awaits sentencing.
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Paul “Mountain” Jones
Donald W. Webber
Pecora
Dec
Webber
Jones
Cleveland St
Richard
Step” Forgues
Carl
Fast Carl
der. Forgues
Perry
Lee Kolezun
Forgues
East Avenue
Diana Caten
Col
Winter Weather Advisory With Snow Flurries
Flurries will bring two to three inches of accumulation before tapering to light snowfall this afternoon. Snow flurries persist tonight and Saturday with lows near 10 and highs in the lower 20s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent tonight and Saturday as winds turn northwest at 14 to 25 mph. Sunrise 6 59 a.m. Sunset 6 20 p.m. Details on Page A-12.
Lucy Naugle Sues Over Boys Intramural Basketball Policy
Lucy Naugle a 12 year old sixth grader at Drake Elementary in Strongsville has filed a federal suit in Cleveland seeking to play intramural basketball with boys. The suit alleges sex based exclusion violates Title IX and seeks a temporary restraining order to permit participation while the case proceeds. Lucy is represented by David Mayo. costs covered by the Women's Law Fund.
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Strongsville
Lucy Naugle
Lucy
Drake
Board of Education
U.S. District Court
Cleveland
Adams Dr
Olmsted Falls
David Mayo
Women’s Law Fund
John Manos
Dayton
Hugh Whittington
Raymond Kestner
Body snatchers steal Chaplin grave in Swiss village
In Corsier sur Vevey Switzerland police report no clues or ransom demand after Charlie Chaplin’s coffin was dug up and carried away from a small cemetery near Lake Geneva. The cross remained intact, the grave opened, and witnesses found the scene Thursday afternoon. Chaplin died December 25 and was buried two days later at age 86.
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Corsier
Jean- Felix Paschaud
Chaplin
Lake Geneva
Ferdinand Volet
Manoir de Ban
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Donald Swihart
Cynthia Roberts
Prospect Rd
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James Herbert
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Charlie Chaplin
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