Ohio News Briefs Highlight Weekend Fatalities and District Crises
Ohio highways saw at least 17 deaths in 16 weekend traffic crashes between Friday 6 p.m. and Sunday midnight. Cincinnati Public Schools face an $7.7 million deficit, with talks on possible closure as auditors review finances. Bowling Green State University professor faults society and institutions for rising juvenile delinquency and costs. Gov Rhodes blames EPA for blocking Ohio clean air plan, warning of higher electric bills from out-of-state coal imports.
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Ohio Highway Patrol
Cincinnati
UPS
Columbus
Leslie J. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
UPI
James A. Rhodes
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Rhodes
EPA
Shuffler sought in boy's slaying
Police arrested a suspect with a robbery record who led officers to the bicycle scene. The 8 year old victim, Kevin, was last seen riding with friend Robert Ketchum Thursday evening on a dirt road parallel to railroad tracks.
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Cuyahoga County
Samuel Gerber
Gerber
Parma
Concord Square Village
Concord Square
Robert Ketchum
Kevin
Miss Jo's House Yields Hidden Final Resting Caskets
A narrative notes Miss Jo keeps copper and galvanized caskets for friends who died, sealed and marked with names and dates. She never burial them, leaving the caskets in her house. After her death earlier this year, those long dead friends are implied to be buried in the city dump.
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Death in Nevada gas chamber witnessed by 14 people
UPI report from Carson City details Jesse W. Bishop's execution by cyanide in the Nevada gas chamber. He maintained composure, squirmed briefly, and showed signs of distress as witnesses observed the 10 minute process until pronouncement at 12:21 a.m. PDT.
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UPI
Carson City
Cy Ryan
Jesse Bishop
Nev
Jesse W. Bishop
Nevada
Bishop
Goldman
California
Ballard
Nevada executes Jesse Bishop in gas chamber
Jesse Bishop was put to death in a Nevada gas chamber after being convicted of the Las Vegas casino killing of David Ballard. About 75 opponents gathered outside for a vigil as Bishop reportedly described prior killings to Judge Paul Goldman, who later noted Bishop’s remorse for Ballard’s murder.
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Bishop
Mike Donahue
Las Vegas
Donahue
Jack Moore to lead Ridgeville schools
Jack Moore, a longtime educator and administrator, will head Ridgeville schools amid crowding. A Navy veteran who attended Kent State on the GI Bill, he credits his varied career and training for preparing him to manage district space and enrollment challenges. Moore lives in Grand Rapids with his wife Donna and has two married daughters.
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Navy
Kent State University
Bowling State University
Kent State
Case Western Reserve University
Donna
Exxon doubles third quarter earnings in 1979 report
Exxon Corp, the world’s largest oil company, said its third quarter earnings more than doubled from a year earlier. The company announced a profit of $1.145 billion or $2.60 a share on sales of $20.65 billion, up from $525 million and $1.18 a share on $15.91 billion in the prior year’s period.
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New York
UPI
Exxon Corp
Exxon
Eleanor Roosevelt letters reveal deep friendship and love
New York report details a 30 year correspondence between Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok. The letters, started in 1932 and ending with Roosevelt's death in 1962, show daily or near daily exchanges. The New York Times notes intimate tones and affectionate phrases from both women. Hickok's late 1920s to 1933 reporting intertwines with Roosevelt campaigns. The letters, once private, are set to be published in a biography.
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UPI
Eleanor Roosevelt
The
New York Times
Times
Mrs. Roosevelt
Miss Hickock
Miss Hickok
Associated Press
Franklin Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N.Y
William Morrow & Company
Lorena Hickok
Doris Faber
Franklin Roosevelt Jr
Okla sniper kills couple loading groceries at fairgrounds
A crack-shot sniper hid in a clump of trees by the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds and killed a man and a woman as they loaded groceries into their car. The victims were Marion Vina Bresette, 31, and Jesse Eugene Taylor, 42, who lived with Bresette in northwest Oklahoma City. The couple’s three children, ages 9, 10, and 12, were present but unharmed.
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UPI
Oklahoma State Fairgrounds
Polite
Marion Vina Bresette
Jesse Eugene Taylor
Ms. Bresette
Taylor
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