Jury selection error earns new trial in Lawson slaying
In Elyria, Ray mond Fowler, 36, of Lorain is granted a new trial after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that aggravated murder is a capital case, requiring additional peremptory challenges. Fowler was sentenced to life for the July 10, 1981 murder of Gary R. O Neil at Lawson Milk Co. in Sheffield Township. Prosecutors and defense counsel return to jury selection.
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Karen Balmer
Elyria
Raymond Fowler
Lorain
Fowler
Common Pleas Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Gary R. O'Neil
Lawson Milk Co
Broadway
39Th Street
Sheffield Township
Supreme Court
James Burge
Ninth District Court of Appeals
Burge
Gregory A. White
Ohio
White
Russell Little
Aaron Grant
AmShip unions float new offer to save Lorain yard
Lorain's American Ship Building Yard unions plan a fresh proposal this week on a multi million Navy contract. Boilermakers Local 358 President Jim Unger says the plan mirrors January's rejected bid and would grant 3 percent annual wage raises through 1986 plus small cost of living increases. In return workers would concede major work rule changes to cut labor costs, offsetting the raises. Unger notes Tampa facilities will handle much of the Navy T 5 work, despite Lorain having the required capacity.
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Lorain
Jim Unger
Boilermakers Local 358
Unger
Tampa
Traficant asked deputy to shoot him to delay trial
Mahoning County Sheriff James A. Traficant Jr asked a deputy to shoot him and stage a mob hit to delay his bribery and tax evasion trial. Deputy Sgt. Joseph Hudak testified that the motive was to cause a delay and make it look like mob involvement in U S. District Court.
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Cleveland
Mahoning County
James A. Traficant Jr
Joseph Hudak
Hudak
Traficant
U_ S. District Court
Weather outlook for tonight and Thursday showers
An eighty percent chance of showers and thunderstorms is forecast tonight and Thursday. Lows range from 50 to 55 degrees with southeast winds at 20 to 30 mph. Thursday’s high near 70 degrees. Details on Page A-3.
Beating death ruled homicide in Ohio case
52-year-old Charles Karazsia of North Ridgeville died May 4 after injuries from a beating. Cuya hoga County Deputy Coroner Dr. Lester Adelson ruled the death a homicide. Police investigate a family argument. no charges or arrests yet. Case will be presented to Lorain County Grand Jury. Karazsia had a broken back and abdominal injuries. He lived at Pine Ridge Mobile Home Park with his son. other family members reside in California Alaska and New York.
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Cleveland
Charles Karazsia
North Ridgeville
Cuyahoga County
Lester Adelson
Karazsia
St. John and West Shore Hospital
Karatsia
Stephen Yonkof
Lorain County
Yonkof
Adelson
Pine Ridge
TV weddings and family life shape a new 1980s norm
A columnist muses on TV shows shaping children’s views of marriage and divorce. He notes married parents appear on screen in One Day at a Time and Family Ties, while other series depict single or divorced families. The piece warns of mixed messages and rising one‑parent households per Census data.
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CT TV
Sidney
Beaver
Census Bureau
Ozzie and
Harriet
Robbery at Elyria business owner nets $19,000
A stocking masked gunman robbed Arnold Tollet co owner of Northwest Vending Co. in Elyria taking $19,000 in cash from two envelopes containing one hundred dollar bills and several endorsed payroll checks. Tollet, 47, described the incident as very frightening and said he will boost security including a possible guard dog.
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Elyria
Arnold Tolik
Tollett
Northwest Vending Co
Kenwood Drive
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