Five Lorain hot spots spark turnout surge in local races
Lorain County voters face active contests in Elyria Amherst Wellington North Ridgeville and Lorain with mayor auditor and school board races driving turnout. Incumbents Bowman Keys Zahore Parker DePaolo and DePaolo face challengers amid split fields and three way mayoral bids. Polls open 6:30 am to 7:30 pm.
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Elyria
Amherst
Lorain
North
Ridgeville
Wellington
Joan
Leyshon
Clinton Reph
Anthony DePaolo
North Ridgeville
Joseph J Zahoree
William E Parker
Jose Marrero
Peter Tower
Marguerite Bowman
Michael B Keys
Keys
Bowman
Guards foil new Ray escape attempt at Brushy Mountain
James Earl Ray, imprisoned for the King slaying, and fellow inmate Donald Wolverton were caught near a roof exit after attempting to saw through a cell wall and navigate pipes. Guards spotted them on a roof access, a warning shot fired, and both men recaptured.
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Petrus
Tenn
UPI
James Karl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Brushy Mountain State Prison
East Tennessee
Ray
Maxium
Knoxville
the King
Memphis
Donald Eugene Wolverton
Dorothy Greer
Wolverton
Tower No 2
James Earl Ray
Greer
Ray Tucker
Tucker
Fires at Commodore Arms Leave 40 Homeless in Elyria
Two suspicious fires hit the Commodore Arms apartments on College Park Drive causing 50,000 in damage. Rescuers saved residents from smoke filled stairwells as 40 units across two buildings were uninhabitable. About half may reopen in days, rest months. Police alerted after a threatening call targeting nearby complexes.
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Elyria
Frank Januszewski
Commodore Arms Apartments
College Park Drive
RS Miller
RS Miller and Associates
Miller
Miller and Associates
Commodore Arms
College Park
Sherwood Forest
Georgetown Avenue
Elyria Holiday Inn
Commodore
Januszewski
Iran students seize U S and British embassies in Tehran
Moslem students seize the U S embassy in Tehran taking dozens of Americans as hostages and storm the British embassy hours later. Ayatollah Khomeini denounces Britain and demands the Shah’s handover, warning of “another course of action” if not complied with. The fate of captives, including at least 59 Americans, remains unclear as confrontations continue with Marine guards and government officials.
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Tehran
Iran
UPI
United States
Shiraz
Tabriz
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
New York
Khomeini
Shah
Britain
Insurance Company
Qom
Bakhtiar
Khomein
al Akbar Moinfar
Tran
Ayatollah Khomeini
U.S
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Lorain County
Richard W Carte
Richard W Noll
New Ray
Shelby County
Kay
Sem Sansone
Sansones
Sanday
John Kenney
Don Sayres
Sayres
Ahmad Khomeini
Ayatollah
Ta Qom
Islamic Religious
Ihe
Sam of
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