Kokinda Cleared of Prostitution Promotion at Elyria Bar
Visiting judge acquitted former Lorain councilman James J. Kokinda of promoting prostitution and obscenity at his South Lorain bar. He waived a jury trial, stating the case reflected local concerns better handled by City Council, with the court noting no public nudity ordinance in Lorain. The judge emphasized Kokinda did not profit from dancers and did not view the women as prostitutes.
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James J. Kokinda
South Lorain
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Dale Crawford
Kokinda
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Joseph RK. Grunda
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Crawford
Weather and politics brief with fog and Reagan critique
Patchy dense fog develops tonight with low in the low 50s then Saturday brings variable clouds and a high near 70. Rain chance 10 percent tonight and Saturday. Mike Royko notes Reagan’s stumbling debate may boost Mondale. details on Page C-13 and A-3.
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Reagan
Walter Mondale
Lorain mail bomb killer to get new trial in Stifel case
A U S District Court judge ordered a new trial for Orville Stifel II who was convicted in 1969 for sending a six inch cardboard mail bomb that killed Lorain teacher Daniel J. Ronee. The judge cited government failure to disclose evidence that could have created reasonable doubt.
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Orville Stifel II
Lorain
Daniel J. Ronee
U.S. District Court
Alvin Krenzler
Stifel
Cincinnati
Niki Schwartz
Renee
Sixth District Court of Appeals
Cheryl Jones
Man charged with forgery in scheme to loot state funds
Riley Hampton, 34, of North Ridgeville, using alias Jam Digamo, allegedly forged and mailed a demand letter to President Reagan asking for $1.6 million daily to multiple parties including the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank, and several cities and banks. A phony $100,000 check preceded the letter.
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Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
Reagan
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank
North Ridgeville
Westlake
Riley Hampton
Mills Creek Lane
Jam Digamo
U.S
Mike Sitter
Ohio Secreta of State
Sherrod Brown
City of
Cleveland
Sitter
Hampton
East Cleveland
Cleveland Heights
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Secret Service
First Bank Corp
Ameritrust Corp
National City Bank Corp
Debates Split Over Who Won Bush Ferraro Show
Viewers in Cuyahoga and Lorain counties rated the Philadelphia Bush Ferraro debate as a near tie while AP panel mostly favored Bush. Roy Berko favored Ferraro on standard criteria, signaling a split expert view. National and local wrap stories appear on later pages.
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Cuyahoga and
Lorain Counties
Ferraro
Bush
Roy Berko
Lorain County Community College
Berko
Thatcher Escapes Brighton Hotel Blast Unhurt
A bomb hit the Grand Hotel in Brighton at 3 am injuring 24 and killing two as IRA claimed responsibility. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in the seafront hotel for a Conservative conference with her 22 cabinet members, was not harmed, though the blast shattered her second-floor room and bathroom.
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England
Margaret Thatcher
Irish Republican Army
Seafront Grand Hotel
Thatcher
Conservative Party
Wholesale prices dip again in September
Wholesale prices fell 0.2 percent in September, the sharpest monthly drop since January 1983 and the first back-to-back decline in eight years. For the first nine months of 1984, prices at the wholesale level rose 1.9 percent, helped by lower food and gasoline costs. Food prices dropped 0.4 percent as pork eggs and fresh vegetables and fish also slid, while gasoline declined for the fourth month in a row.
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