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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1979
Page
3
Elyria assistant prosecutor Michael Szekely said no warrants have yet been issued for the arrest of three Cleveland men in connection with the kidnaping of Kathy Moore. Detective Sgt Lawrence Jezewski said Ms Moore identified two men in Cleveland police file photos as her abductors.
City council considers a DIY street lighting proposal with a two year rate hike of about 33 percent or a higher increase likely above 50 percent after July 1 when Ohio Edison rates are filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. The same meeting notes a gas rate decrease for Elyria from Columbia Gas of Ohio beginning June 10 based on lower transmission charges. Separate items cover a police case with warrants issued for suspects and a confession about a staged escape by Ms. Moore after captors threatened her family.
Jezewski said Ms Moore admitted she lied after threats and called police from the house where she had been held, naming a fourth unidentified suspect. The fourth man’s identity remains undisclosed due to an ongoing Cleveland police investigation. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission halted new nuclear plant construction for three months to review pending licenses after the Three Mile Island accident. A congressional task force chair warned such an accident could happen again at any time.
The Congressional Budget Office forecast hospital costs growing at about 14 percent in 1979, well above the industry's 11.6 percent goal. CBO director Alice Rivlin testified that the administration's cost containment bill could reduce growth and save money for hospital care purchasers. The industry’s voluntary effort has slowed increases but total expenditures are still expected to rise sharply.
Archaeologists reveal the oldest complete palisaded fort plan in British America at Martin's Hundred. Excavations show postholes and ash-filled trenches outlining a fort, with 14 graves extending from the fort to the river, marking the earliest colonial occupation line. The find includes armor remains and a helmet associated with Wolstenholme, illustrating a European military approach amid 1620s Indian warfare.
The Lorain region plans a Wellington Lorain tourist line on the Lake Terminal Railroad with a 1924 diesel electric locomotive a 1905 Nickel Plate passenger car and the inter urban car last used on the Lake Shore Electric Railway The group may purchase the line from Norfolk and Western Railroad and seek IRS non profit status Shapiro says the request for support moves to the Public Utilities Committee for study.
Daniel Minchew says he personally handed Sen. Herman Talmadge $500 from a $2,000 campaign contribution laundered through a secret bank account at Riggs National Bank in 1973. He testified that the senator knew false Senate expense checks were converted to cash as part of the scheme.
President Carter says congressional failure to pass administration energy plans has caused the gasoline shortage. Press secretary Jody Powell says Carter blames Congress somewhat and that the president will highlight public awareness of actions against them. Powell notes Carter would be better off if 1977 proposals had passed.
James DeNike of Shell Oil and W J Price of Chevron told the Senate Energy Committee that imports and restrained refinery output left crude oil at a minimum operating level during Iran’s production interruption. They said imports were key to product supply and urged more crude access to prevent shortages.
In Austin the disappearing senators dubbed killer bees persist in delaying a presidential primary bill. Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby says passage before May 28 is unlikely but refuses to withdraw the measure, calling such reward unwise. Twelve senators are cited for their steadfast obstruction.
In Austin state Sen Eugene Jones fled as Texas Rangers sought missing lawmakers during a Senate quorum crisis. His brother Clayton was arrested and taken to the Capitol. Gov Hobby postponed replacements as fugitives stalled talks on a March presidential primary plan aiding conservative Democrats and Connally.
Richard Hongisto, nominated to head New York's prison system, recalled rash orders during his three months as Cleveland police chief. He testified he was ordered to fire 900 officers for five days to end a sickout and to withhold service from a councilman's district. Mayor Kucinich denied giving the orders, while Hongisto said the tenor of the conversation suggested punishment.
The Ohio Controlling Board released 260,289 dollars in state matching money to attract about 2.5 million dollars in federal funds for projects. The Health Department would receive 224,513 dollars to back a venereal disease program aimed at public education and disease control. At Ohio State University the biological survey office provides 8,500 dollars to study commercial mussel harvesting on the Muskingum River between Coshocton and Marietta.
Attorneys for Richland County Sheriff Thomas Weikel and seven other present and former deputies will ask in Richland County Common Pleas Court Thursday morning to dismiss indictments they face for brutality and theft in office. The defendants were charged after a late March grand jury action, following Mansfield News Journal investigations.
Larry Flynt says he moved publishing operations to California 16 months ago to access better talent and face less notoriety. He cites Los Angeles as a creative hub and says Columbus lacks top talent. He testified in a $4.5 million breach of contract suit against Capital Distributing Co. regarding unpaid funds and improper back charges.
Less than two years after Beverly Hills Supper Club disaster 165 died in Kentucky residents urge Butler County officials to block a new Richard Schilling family club in Union Township. They threaten a referendum to halt rezoning amid memorial opposition. The dispute echoes demands from families seeking closure. The Cleveland Orchestra earns the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis for a Beethoven Eroica recording under Lorin Maazel, marking a German award win not seen since 1973.
James Bell a 19 year city council veteran resigns from the Democratic Party Caucus after a feud with Council President George Forbes over votes for Gary Kucinich. Bell, who is black, accuses Forbes of aligning with white downtown businessmen and loses his chairmanship of the Utilities Committee.
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