Ex-Lucasville guard acquitted in aiding escape
A Scioto County jury acquitted former Lucasville guard Ronald Pratt of aiding an inmate in an escape attempt. The panel was deadlocked on whether he smuggled a gun into the prison. The gun was used in the July 24 incident that killed guard Arthur Sprouse.
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Portsmouth
Lucasville
Ronald Pratt
Scioto County
Pratt
Wayne Raney
Arthur Sprouse
Gary Underwood
Raney
Sprouse
Robert Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Billy Fagan
Ex MEG head shares tale of change and return to streets
The former MEG chief, now running a Canton security and private investigation service, says he left due to conflicts with directives and probation rules. He reflects on his past undercover work, his struggle for a stable home life, and hints at a possible future return to drug enforcement.
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George
Canton
Stark County
Meg
Lorain County
Nixon committee releases donors list in Watergate context
The Nixon campaign donor list includes Kavens who gave 30000 dollars. The disclosure follows a Smathers Colson transcript and a judge ordered release by the finance committee under a cited case by Common Cause. Kavens had been released from prison weeks before a May 1, 1972 date due to ill health.
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U.S. Dist
Joseph C. Waddy
Citizens Lobby Comimon Cause
Safety programs could cut traffic deaths by half
The National Safety Council says corrective measures could reduce traffic fatalities by 50 percent at a cost of about half a billion dollars, yielding three to four billion in savings, including lower insurance costs. It urges support in government, business, and communities and directs readers to STANDEN & GUTHMAN for safety literature.
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National Safety Council
Standen & Guthman
Est Building
Witness says Hoffman talked of killing parents
Howard Hoffman III discussed several murder methods before his parents died in March 1972. Betty Ann Patti testified Hoffman spoke of poisoning, brake disconnection, and hiring someone to kill them, while noting the couple were found shot and a house burned. Patti described a close friendship with Hoffman and his wife, Carol.
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Toledo
Howard Hoffman III
Hoffman
Betty Ann Patti
Euclid
Carol
Laura
Howard Hoffman Jr
Mentor
Pere
Patti
Howard Hoffman
Carol Hoffman
State asked to silence information on drivers
Ohio lawmakers are urged to end selling driver data to private firms. Senator Aronoff accuses the Highway Safety Department of selling computer tapes to National Scanning, while a department spokesman notes state law requires disclosure on request. He calls it a privacy invasion and dangerous.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Stanley J. Aronoff
Cincinnati
Ohio
Aronoff
National Scanning
Frank J. Ryan
Department
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Meg Head
Nixon Committee
Kavens
Senate Watergate Committee
John W. Dean III
William
Standen
Eivna
Anargis County
Ben & Cartier
Eeshane Loran
Adjomme
Creveland
Alcoholics Anonymous
Elyria
Pacific Ocean
San Diego
CBC
Toronto
Canadian Broadcasting Corp
Elyria High School
Elyria Savings & Trust
Federal
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