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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1984
Page
12
Colombia's justice minister Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, a noted anti-drug crusader, was shot dead when gunmen ambushed his limousine in northern Bogota. The government imposed a nationwide state of siege after a cabinet meeting cited the assassination and rising violence.
Europe basks in unusually sunny April as Britain reports its sunniest month in over 50 years. Beaches bustle and ice cream firms see early profits while weather offices in London Paris and Stockholm log record sunshine during two weeks at month's end under a high pressure over the North Sea.
The Associated Press reports Easter storms battered the nation with thunder, rain in the Northwest, and snow in parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan. Work crews from Ohio and Indiana aided Michigan in restoring power to over 200000 customers after hurricane-force winds as spokesman Thomas A Holliday of Consumer Power Co. described nearby areas without serious problems.
The National Weather Service predicts rain and showers across the Midwest the Southeast and the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday with snow of 15 inches in northern New England. Clear and cool tonight with mid 30s to mid 40s. Wednesday brings increasing cloudiness and a chance of afternoon rain in southern counties. Highs reach the upper 50s to mid 60s.
The forecast calls for showers on Thursday and Friday with improving conditions on Saturday. Highs reach the mid-50s to mid-60s on Thursday and Friday and into the 60s on Saturday. Lows stay mainly in the 40s.
The Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association said a letter is being sent to Ohio Attorney General Celebrezze Jr. urging a special prosecutor to handle the investigation of 67 year old Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge James J. McGettrick. McGettrick is accused of soliciting and accepting a $5000 bribe from an undercover agent to fix an aggravated murder case and has pleaded innocent. The letter argues county Prosecutor John Corrigan should not oversee the probe, noting Corrigan is campaign manager for Nugent, the assistant prosecutor challenging McGettrick in the May 8 primary.
Riot police deployed water cannons in Warsaw and spread through Gdansk and Solidarity strongholds as underground activists urged mass action against the government ban on the movement. The regime announced swift court procedures to punish lawbreakers and warned of police action to disperse demonstrations. May Day activities by Communist Party members and government employees mark the holiday observed by Soviet bloc nations. The church honors St Joseph the Worker as Solidarity supporters plan Mass and a march.
Tens of thousands of workers marched past Konstantin Chernenko in Red Square as he presided over his first May Day parade since becoming Communist Party chief. Floats bore his picture while banners and balloons filled the scene and dissent over NATO missiles in Europe was denounced.
Burglars broke into the Diamond Exchange vault at 55 West 47th Street in Manhattan basement space. They looted at least 3 million dollars in high value items and scattered lesser pieces on the floor, leaving a mess as 50 of 177 deposit boxes were ransacked. Police note the incident may be a second break-in attempt in recent weeks and indicate thieves used ammonia spray to erase fingerprints.
In Honolulu a Pearl Harbor bound USS Willamette crew of sailors stretched softball play to 95 hours, surpassing the 94 hour mark and the Guinness record cited as 90 hours 3 minutes. Started with twenty players, only four retired due to fatigue or injury as the 335 inning marathon ended with a 364 to 326 score.
Lakeland officials announce seven year old Lisa Frack will start high school work this summer. She will attend Lakeland High School for up to four periods daily while enrolled at Scott Lake Elementary. Lisa plans to study beginning French and an English class for gifted sophomores with a special math tutor to aid her advanced abilities.
In Tallahassee Florida after NBCs Adam adaptation the toll free number for Adam Walsh sightings drew massive tip lines. Gov. Graham and the slain boys mother joined calls while producers hailed rapid responses. Within two hours 670 calls poured in with 340 possible sightings.
Winning The Number was 832 in Ohio Lottery daily game. Pick 4 Monday to Friday winner 5457. Earnings from daily game wagering amounted to 345,724 on sales of 1,077,91.50 with winners sharing 732,192. Parimutuel Pick 4 sales reached 164,467.50 with 45 percent share or 74,203. A $1 straight win paid 6,492 while a $1 boxed win paid 541.
Federal charges against John C. Trunzo allege he used threats of violence to obtain 21,800 from Economy Plating Co. and evaded taxes by underreporting 1979 income of 95,000. The probe by Justice Department Strike Force Against Organized Crime, with FBI and IRS, links to Murray Hill activity.
President Reagan said he remains opposed to moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and was surprised to learn some administration officials favored the plan. The move has been proposed in Congress and could heighten Arab tensions and terrorism risks.
Bolivia faces a nationwide shutdown with banks, shops, schools and businesses closed. Labor leaders and government officials met to form commissions on food supplies and petroleum prices, but the strike remains in effect during Labor Day holiday.
Actress Helen Hayes announced creation of the Helen Hayes Awards for excellence in Washington theater during a Monday toast at the National Theater. Actor Tony Curtis, recently released from rehab, spoke of a new outlook on life and marriage after tying to Andria Savio. Curtis, 58, attended a dinner with Jack Lemmon and director Billy Wilder at the Hotel del Coronado as Some Like It Hot marked its 25th anniversary.
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