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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1980
Page
3
A driver and three passengers were jailed after a 12 minute eight mile chase through four Cleveland suburbs and major thoroughfares. The suspect, pictured as Wifrey Mdgerton of North Royalton, faces multiple charges including DUI and reckless driving. No injuries were reported.
UPI report quotes Rev AE Williams head of the Cleveland school bus union voicing doubts about readiness for Phase II of desegregation. He cites mechanical problems with recently acquired used buses, transmission and brake issues, and drivers without route assignments or practice runs, raising concern over timely readiness for Tuesday start.
UPI reports Continental High School removed John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men from a freshman English class after community complaints about profanity. The 1937 novel was placed on reserve in the school library. parents must sign to allow a student to check it out. Arden Weller, board member, said about 40 people attended the Tuesday board meeting in the northwestern Ohio town of 1,200, with the majority protesting the book’s use.
In Cleveland the daily Unio Lottery numbers draw yielded 146 as the winning number. Ticket sales reached $565,444 with a payoff due of $442,012.50.
Ohio Lottery will raise to 3 million dollars the total liability per number for its daily numbers game on Monday only. The change limits betting to 14 million per number statewide and stops wagers once 15 million is reached, signaling heavy St Patrick's Day activity.
After a two year trial, John Gacy is convicted on multiple murder charges and related offenses. Prosecutors hailed the verdict as proof of his sanity and criminal ruthlessness, while defense attorneys maintained their client’s insanity plea. Relatives of victims reacted with relief as jurors delivered a swift ruling.
A political figure described the Iran crisis as the key factor in the economy and discussed police burnout. He noted a growing public interest in easing controls and faced questions about hostages. He blamed the Iranian crisis for popularity shifts while expressing hope for a swift resolution as about 300 demonstrators gathered.
Prosecutor Jules Hanson defends private citizens right to use deadly force to arrest fleeing felons citing a murder case as lawful. The article also covers Kennedy fundraiser security in Fairview Park with wide police presence, Secret Service, and a $2,000 city cost, as Kennedy heads toward Illinois for St Patrick's Day events and a Missouri primary cadence.
Secretary of State Vance, after an extensive UN exchange, stays convinced the UN Commission offers the best avenue to negotiate the release of 50 American hostages in Iran. Meanwhile Ayatollah Khomeini, weak and convalescing, signals new talks after New Year and urges Iranians to vote in the parliament election.
The Colombian government created a panel of nine legal experts to study speeding up court martial trials of jailed leftists as negotiations with M-19 hostage-takers continued. The move aims to secure early releases if trials are hastened, though the government has held firm against freeing any prisoners so far.
Paris police probe the death of 32 year old Franck Golob of Wickliffe who died in a 160 foot fall from the Arc de Triomphe. Investigators say accidental falls from the monument are rare though there have been about 40 crisis reports since 1836. Golob had arrived in Paris two months earlier to study medicine and worked as a freelance photographer.
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