Spenkelink executed in Florida electric chair
John A. Spenkelink, 30, was put to death at Florida State Prison in Starke becoming the first prisoner executed against his will in the United States in more than a decade. The 10:18 a.m. death followed a delayed start and three electric jolts as witnesses watched from behind glass.
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Starke
Fla
John A. Spenkelink
Florida
United States
Spenkelink
David Brierton
Gary Mark Gilmore
Utah
Speakelink
Woman slain in Ridgeville as husband hunted
A public quarrel on Jaycox Road left Twila Markowski, 28, dead after being dragged from her car and shot three times by estranged husband Lawrence Markowski, who fled in a blue Oldsmobile. North Ridgeville police issued a warrant for his arrest as witnesses described the confrontation and pursuit.
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North Ridgeville
Jaycox Road
Lawrence Markowski
Paula Blvd
Twila
Steven Yankoff
Markowski
Liberty Elementary School
Yankoff
Paula Boulevard
Dave Zapotesky
Soviet citizenship law alarms Lorain pastor
Reverend Basil Stoyka of Lorain calls a new Soviet rule ludicrous as it would grant citizenship by birth to millions in U S S R regions and to some with one Soviet parent. He warns U S officials fear the move used to harass travelers and cites potential impact on Lorain and Cuyahoga residents ahead of the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
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Basil Stoyka
Lorain
U.S.S.R
U.S
Soviet Union
Zenship
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Georgia
Byelorussia
Ukraine
Armenia
Russia
Eastern
Asia
Asia Minor
Stoyka
SS. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox
Lorain County
Cuyahoga County
Fr. Stoyka
Moscow
Rain and wind cause outages across Lorain County area
Strong gusts and spring rain knocked out power to about 3,000 Ohio Edison customers in Mills Creek North Ridgeville from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday. Dozens of smaller outages were reported in Lorain Vermilion and nearby towns as crews restored service.
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Area Electric and Telephone
Lorain County
Ohio Edison
Mills Creek
North Ridgeville
Edison
Lorain
Vermilion
James E. Markle
Cleveland Electric Iluminating Company
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Elyria Telephone Company
Jim Herbert
Lorain Telephone Company
Prices rise as inflation tops 13 percent in April
Washington reports April CPI up 1.1 percent, gasoline costs jump 6 percent for the month, driving yearly inflation to 13.2 percent in the first four months. Food and housing also rise as beer, fuel oil, and mortgage rates surge. Blue collar earnings drop 2.4 percent from last month.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Cameras in court test yields no objections in Lorain trial
In a pre test by the Chronicle Telegram cameras photographed a civil trial in Lorain County Common Pleas Court with no objections from participants. Ohio begins a year of court cameras on June 1 approved by the state Supreme Court. Jurors could not be interviewed until after verdict. The civil case involved Gertrude Kritzel seeking damages from Richard Walker after a March 24, 1975 collision. verdict awarded Kritzel $22,500 plus nearly $12,000 in medical costs.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Lorain County Common Pleas
Paul J. Mikus
C-T
Betty J. Zolar
E. 87Th St
Lorain
Duane Yanke
Garden Dr
Columbia Station
Robert G. Nutter
Canterbury
Chronicle
Gertrude Kritzel
Riverview Plaza
Richard Walker
University Ave
Washington Avenue
Depot Street
The
East Ave
Elyria
Obir
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Carlotta Key
Jacksonville
John Spenkelink
Ridgeville
Carl Remensky
Glen Miller
Ray Diederich
Veengee
Abby Kveeneneye
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