Avon audit reveals checks substituted for deposits in Elyria city books
The state audit details improper book entries that substituted checks for deposited funds, with 77 unrecorded deposits creating a $16,260 shortage and a $1,056 gap in the Mayor's Court. It cites misbooked receipts, personal cashbox access, and funds moved between city accounts, implicating the finance director and noting possible charges under review by the Lorain County prosecutor.
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William P. Hall
Dember
Lorain
Joseph Grunda
Knavitz Kidnapping and Shootings Taint Suburban North Randall
In a chaotic sequence two suspects abducted Kravitz and his wife near North Randall with ransom talk by telephone. A later drive ended in Kravitz being shot and his wife wounded. she was found on a Gates Mills road while Kravitz lay in a State Wholesale Co lot near Randall Park Mall. Kravitz, a Metzenbaum associate, left a long career in groceries and real estate, later leading First National Supermarkets.
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Kravitz
Gardner
Gates Mills
State Wholesale Co
Randall Park Mall
North Randall
U.S
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Metzenbaum
Begin warns PLO renamed as PMO amid West Bank talks
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin suggests renaming the PLO to PMO and warns Washington against negotiating with the group, calling it a black day for free humanity. He warns West Bank talks with Egypt may face serious, difficult issues while pursuing autonomy for Arab residents.
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Menachem Begin
PLO
PMO
Palestine Murderers Organization
Washington
All Free Humanity
al Bilad
Anwar Sadat
Cairo
Sadat
Israel
Israel Radio
Begin
Egypt
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Judea
Samaria
City hall blast kills Ala. cop
A blast at Birminghams suburb city hall in Bessemer Alabama killed Police Lieutenant Clif ford T Hill and critically injured Police Commissioner Max Williams. Mayor Porters secretary Gene Lint was listed in fair condition with other officials injured.
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Bessemer
Ala
Birmingham
John Knight
Clifford T. Hill
Max Williams
Williams
Gene Lint
Ed Porter
Printer's apprentice error sparks dire warnings in local directory
David Maynard of Lorain County Title blasts a 1978 directory as trash after errors erase his house and neighbors from the street locator. He cites a deceased resident still listed and photocopies the 1977 edition to prove discrepancies. The company defends the listing as contracted and uncancellable.
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David Maynard
Lorain County Title
Maynard
Feather bill ruffles Ohio lawmakers in feather permit debate
In Columbus the Ohio House advanced a bill to allow American Indians to obtain bird feathers for culture and religion, despite doubts about a state feather bank and processing delays. The measure passed 78 to 17, with critics calling the permit system bureaucratic and potentially punitive for noncompliance.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio House
Senate
Edward J. Orlett
Dayton
Ohio
Norris
Ohio crime charges dropped for Seawright ally in gambling case
In Cleveland, prosecutors drop organized crime gambling and equipment charges against William Seawright, an ally of ex mayor Ralph J. Perk, after determining insufficient evidence for prosecution. Three others indicted with him pleaded guilty in the July 1977 raid tied to a $20 million yearly operation.
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Cleveland
UPI
William Seawright
Cuyahoga County
John T. Corrigan
Seawright
Ralph J. Perk
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