05 Sep 1998
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1998
Page
1
Indiana Representative Dan Burton admitted an early 1980s extramarital relationship and that he fathered a child. He said he wanted to go public to accept the full criticism from the news. The Chronicle notes holiday hours for circulation and contact information.
The edition features sections on sports and horoscopes alongside op-ed pieces and classified ads. Readers encounter a mix of entertainment reviews, a Dear Abby column, religious notices, and notable deaths.
McGwire remains stuck on 59 as the chase for history intensifies. Sammy Sosa RBI dramatics steal the spotlight with his 57th homer for the Chicago Cubs in a 5-2 win at Pittsburgh. A Busch Stadium crowd roared then shifted after McGwire walked in the fifth.
In Elyria, as McGwire and Sosa chase home run marks near the 1961 record, card prices soar from 50 cents to 10 12 and 15 dollars. Collectors flock to Rick Montgomery's Bases Loaded shop where McGwire cards vanish quickly.
In New York survivors and relatives gather for a charter flight from Kennedy to Halifax, traveling to be near the salvage operation after Swissair Flight 111 crashed off Nova Scotia. Among mourners, Claire Mortimer seeks the site of the tragedy where her father and stepmother died.
USS/Kobe Steel Co president George F. Babcoke said in a Friday press conference that the firm will lose money this year but plans no layoffs yet. He dismissed rumors of a collapse by Kobe Steel Co of Japan or USS Kobe’s Pittsburgh unit and noted a confident mood despite market war chatter.
In CHICAGO AP two young boys ages 7 and 8 faced murder charges in the death of an 11 year old girl over a shiny blue bicycle. Prosecutors dropped the case after medical and sexual evidence suggested the boys could not have committed the crime. Defense lawyers demanded an apology and alleged racial motivation.
A LaGrange man was severely injured early Friday when he lay on railroad tracks with a friend near Depot Street and East Avenue and was struck by a train. Kevin A. Mole, 21, of state Route 303, was in serious condition at MetroHealth Medical Center after being flown there by helicopter.
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