18 Sep 1996
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1996
Page
1
Local and state events highlight the weekend with the Apple Festival's 16th annual edition featuring crafts, food stalls, live music, and family activities across multiple venues. Organizers expect strong attendance and community participation.
Kevin Seitzer belted a grand slam as the Indians hammered the White Sox 9-4, scoring three in the first and five in the second. Geneva native Brian Anderson earned the win, securing a postseason berth for the Tribe for the second straight year.
Op-Ed A5 describes Mike Royko touring a new bowling alley named Cosmic Bowling. Lights dim and pins glow as fog pours from outlets, lasers flash psychedelic patterns, and rock music blasts while Royko offers his impressions.
Ironton AP reports 24 year old Todd Halil charged in a fireworks store fire that killed nine is deemed incompetent to stand trial. Lawrence County Judge W Richard Walton ordered Halil held at Central Ohio Psychiatric Hospital in Columbus until competency is restored and trial may proceed if treatment succeeds.
Elyria yet to resolve essential hurdles in a proposed City Hall swap with Premier Bank & Trust. Space is the main dispute with the city seeking the entire building and the bank preferring to lease unused areas. Negotiations continue weekly as officials warn the agreement could unravel without more time. Council members back the plan but fear progress is slipping.
President Clinton orders 3500 Army soldiers to Kuwait to deter Saddam Hussein and declares the warning to be indefinite. Defense Secretary Perry notes the deployment joins 1200 others already in exercises as Kuwaiti leaders feel threatened.
In Washington a nonpartisan commission recommended denying Ross Perot a spot in this fall's presidential debates, a decision cheered by Republicans while Perot vowed to sue and Democrats argued he should share the stage.
Former vice president Spiro T. Agnew died Tuesday at a Maryland hospital at age 77 after a career marked by two elections and a 1973 resignation over a tax evasion case. Ullrich Funeral Home in Ocean City confirmed receiving the body Tuesday evening as Clerk at English Towers noted Agnew’s residence in Ocean City.
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