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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1980
Page
3
A 13 year old boy is charged after a fatal house fire. The youth reportedly admitted lighting a tennis ball with matches to wake his girlfriend Rita, leading to a blaze that damaged a porch and engulfed the home. Neighbours described the victims and aftermath as the family mourned.
United Press International reports an early lead for the Islamic Republican Party in Iran's parliamentary balloting amid fraud allegations that could void results. The 270 seat Majlis faces postponement with runoff next month while hostages' fate remains tied to the new legislature. militants say the hostages are healthy and will follow the parliament's decision.
UPI report details phase II of court ordered desegregation in Cleveland schools extending bused attendance to about 11,000 junior high students amid bus shortages and white resistance. Judge Battisti warns of lingering fears and notes white flight, while officials cite planning delays and bus regulation issues.
A Raleigh blaze damaged the News and Observer building, forcing the paper to publish an eight-page edition from Durham presses with no ads. Three people were injured, two hospitalized, as fire crews battled the three-story press building for about three hours on Sunday.
The Supreme Court refused a motion to delay the 1980 census unless illegal aliens are excluded from the official tally. The Federation for American Immigration Reform and allied groups sought an injunction arguing exclusion would prevent dilution of congressional reapportionment and federal funding allocations.
Police in Athens busted an international call girl network linked to Miss Greek Tourism 1979 and 14 other women who served wealthy Greek and Arab businessmen at champagne and cocaine parties. An American dancer Mose Hep pin and Frenchwoman Dominique Blanouet were detained on charges of running the operation.
The Ohio Highway Patrol reports eight traffic deaths from Friday evening to Sunday midnight, including double fatalities in Fayette and Darke counties. A fatal fire at Harmony House nursing home in Hiram left one dead and three hospitalized. Other items include death of Andre Gelpi, a Cincinnati hair salon suit, tax and carpet bills, and local notices from Marion, Cleveland, Dennison, Springfield, and Zanesville.
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