16 Mar 1991
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1991
Page
1
Ohio State guard Jim Jackson makes a crucial block on Terrance Jacobs's shot from the right. The defensive stop showcases Jackson’s length as Towson State attempts to score.
Julia Kidd embraces the flag draped casket of Anthony Kidd who died in a Persian Gulf land mine blast. The story notes U.S. forces moving back inside Iraq and honors the war’s first three heroes, all reported on Page A-4.
A coalition of environmentalists and four others reach consensus on cleanup approaches for the Great Lakes, outlining key strategies and timelines in a public briefing.
Elyria retiree Philip Lichtessen, 66, rode a Centurion Pro-Tour 15 bicycle from his Washington Avenue home and was struck from behind on Russia Road shortly before 3 p.m. He died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after the crash. A truck carrying cigarette packs and fast food bags was involved. the driver was not cited in this paragraph.
Ronald D. Summerfield, 46, of 836 West Capel Road, was eastbound on the Ohio Turnpike about two miles east of Exit 8 when his pickup swerved across both eastbound lanes and was hit by a tractor-trailer driven by Robert A. Martin of Warren. A witness confirmed the pickup careened in front of the rig three times before impact.
Melissa Brown of Midview Middle School won the Chronicle-Telegram 1991 South District Spelling Bee after spelling acronyms and primaveral correctly, in a match hampered by tape gremlins that denied an official audio record. Runner-up was James Hunter of Elyria's First Baptist Christian School.
On a Friday gathering in Lebanon the hostage issue was highlighted as journalists and former captives, including six Americans, were remembered. President Bush expressed that Anderson and others are held cruelly apart from their families and reaffirmed renewed focus on their release. Katharine Graham spoke at the event signaling concern and resilience in press circles.
Lorain resident Gerald T. Garza a private military policeman with the 1st Infantry Division was identified by his mother as the soldier seen guarding an Iraqi POW in an Associated Press photo printed in the February 22 Chronicle Telegram. The image was shot by Newsweek photographer Bill Jentile and appeared on Newsweek’s cover March 4.
Four Los Angeles lawmen face felonies for the March 3 beating of Rodney King, a videotaped assault that prompted a federal probe of police brutality nationwide. The indictment charges Sgt. Stacey Koon and Officers Laurence Powell Timothy Wind and Theodore Briseno with felonies. District Attorney Ira Reiner called the development a grave moment for lawfulness amid pressure on Police Chief Daryl Gates.
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