Browns' Willis Adams leads 1979 NFL draft first round
Houston receiver Willis Adams the Browns' first pick, idolizing Dick Butkus, as the draft opens. Kansas City takes Mike Bell. Cincinnati drafts Jack Thompson. Chicago selects Dan Hampton. Bills pick Jerry Butler. Baltimore lands Barry Krauss. Giants choose Phill Simms. Cardinals grab Ottis Anderson. Chicago adds Al Harris.
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Atlanta
Tommy Nobis
Texas
Bills
San Francisco
Q.J. Simpson
Cousineau
NFL
Rush
Fairview Park
Buckeyes
Colorado
Ohio State
Michigan
Indiana
Jimmy Walsh
Joe Namath
Kansas City
Mike Bell
Colorado State
Bell
al Baker
Detroit
Cincinnati
Jack Thompson
Washington State
Thompson
Ken Anderson
John Reaves
Chicago
Dan Hampton
Arkansas
Hampton
Razorbacks
Jerry Butler
Clemson
Buffalo
Butler
Baltimore
Barry Krauss
Simms
Kentucky
One suspect held one still hunted in Cleveland area case
Police said vehicles owned by File and Levine were found in the Akron area. Kravitz 67, chairman of First National Supermarkets, and his wife abducted from their Shaker Heights apartment. Kravitz died after gunshot wounds and Mrs Kravitz, 56, was in satisfactory condition with gunshot injuries. Warrants cite aggravated murder, attempted murder and kidnapping. Levine linked by hotel room clue and street of Kravitz’s son. File’s car found near the Kravitz apartment.
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Levine
Akron
Kravitz
First National Supermarkets Inc
Fairmount Circle
Shaker Heights
Brentwood Hospital
Hillcrest Hospital
Lyndhurst
Multi-Chem Industries
Arion Corp
Cleveland Heights
Ohio University
Multi- Chem
Mary Lee Williams
Multi-Chem
Ohio steel hauling trucks still below normal as strike continues
Steel hauling trucks trickled into the nation's leading producers but remain far below normal levels. Teamsters Local 377 in Youngstown voted 330 to 133 against a tentative deal with three firms, keeping the strike and minimising shipments. U S Steel in Cleveland cited too few trucks while Republic Steel in Cleveland said trucks rose only slightly as layoffs of 1,000 workers continued in northeast Ohio.
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Teamsters Local 377
Youngstown
Ohio
U.S. Steel Corp
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp
Suspect sought in triple homicide in Geauga County
A triple homicide at a ranch style house in Geauga County is described as a violent crime of passion. No arrests yet in Bainbridge Township. Police Chief James T. Jimison says suspects and motive may be known. Bodies of Edward and Stella Leonard and Kenneth Bowser found by Bowser’s friends.
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Chagrin Falls
UPI
Geauga County
Bainbridge Township
James T. Jimison
Edward
Stella Leonard
Kenneth Bowser
Bowser
Kings Island to host Soap Opera Festival with TV stars
Kings Island in Kings Mills hosts a free Soap Opera Festival June 16-17 featuring Days of Our Lives duo Doug and Julie, Susan Seaforth Hayes, Bill Hayes, and Another World stars Beverly McKinsey, Douglass Watson, and Gretchen Ochler. Two 75 minute talks daily, moderated by Joyce Becker, with Q A and autograph sessions after each show. The event promotes fan access to daytime TV stars.
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Kings Mills
UPI
Kings Island Family Entertainment Center
Doug
Julie
Days of Our Lives
Susan Seaforth Hayes
Bill Hayes
Daytime TV
Minister faces added jail time in Cincinnati case
Seventy three year old Rev Maurice McCrackin spent his 105th straight day in jail and faces another five months. The Cincinnati Post endorsed him saying he surely served his time. McCrackin was jailed January 19 for refusing grand jury testimony about two men accused of kidnapping him during a prison breakout last year. He is a prison reform advocate who opposes aiding a system he calls inhuman.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Maurice McCrackin
Cincinnati Post
McCrackin
Cleveland Mayor fights CEI rate hike amid PUCO decision
The PUCO approved a steep CEI increase while Brash indicated early next year a final ruling on permanent rates could lower the total from 86.2 million if relief falls short. Mayor Kucinich called the move an incredible ripoff and vowed court action, hiring lawyer Eckhart to seek rehearing and possible appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Brash
Cleveland
Dennis Kucinich
Kucinich
CEI
United States
CET
Henry Eckhart
PACO
Eckhart
Ohio Supreme Court
PUCO
Nuclear Waste Trucks Move Through area Sparks Anger
Regulators say transport firms follow rules but Berea and Strongsville require permits and advance notice for nuclear waste shipments through their cities. Waste trucks travel 2,500 miles to a Washington state dump, with local officials vowing legal action if notices are ignored. Local leaders criticize federal nonnotification despite Three Mile Island concerns.
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Cuyahoga County
Berea
Strongsville
Jack Kafer
Kafer
State
Turnpike Commission
South Carolina
Twisters kill two in Oklahoma rampage
ENID Oklahoma A dozen tornadoes struck north central Oklahoma killing at least two people and injuring about six others. The hardest hit towns were Lahoma Mena and Waukomis west of Enid with extensive damage to homes and facilities. Red Cross and Civil Defense teams moved in at daylight to survey wreckage and aid homeless residents.
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Enid
Okla
UPI
Oklahoma
Lahoma
Mena
Waukomis
Oklahoma City
RED Cross
Civil Defense
Thief Steals Jewelry Hidden Under Guard Dog Basket
In Waltham Abbey England thieves took 6000 dollars worth of jewels from a secret compartment beneath the guard dog’s basket. Roger Clapham praised the watchdog for alerting to danger, saying the dog snarled at investigators. Police continued inquiries as the heist puzzled locals.
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Waltham Abbey
England
UPI
Roger Clapham
Roger
Clapham
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