Fourth of July Tragedies Mark Nation’s Holiday
Kenneth McCorie, 17, New York, lost three fingers to a block buster firecracker. Marcello Errazura, 18, Bayonne, NJ, lost both hands to an M-80. Traffic deaths exceed 600 as celebrations continue nationwide with rain dampening events in Boston Cleveland Philadelphia and Washington. Dallas buyers Ira Corn Jr and Joseph Driscoll pay $400000 for a reissued Declaration of Independence.
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Kenneth R. Clark
United Press International
Kenneth McCorie
New York
Bayonne
N.J
Marcello Errazura
Girard
Kaw
Dallas
Ira Corn Jr
Joseph Driscoll
Medina County weighs computer age for data processing needs
Medina County Commissioners consider purchasing a computer system after a county data processing board proposed studying the move to handle growing paperwork. Estimated costs include about 186000 yearly for a facility and a three-member staff, with potential for shared use among local agencies. The plan follows prior Ernst & Ernst studies and could affect land parcel numbering and records across the recorder, engineer, and treasurer offices.
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Jim Woods
Medina
Medina County
County Data Processing Board
Ralph Berry Jr
Berry
Oberholtzer
Charles Clark
Medina man convicted of aggravated murder in Brunswick stabbing
Medina County Common Pleas Court found 31 year old Yanasak guilty of aggravated murder for the June 13 stabbing death of 23 year old Carol Smith of Brunswick. He faces a 25 years to life sentence with sentencing postponed for probation reports.
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Cindy Kudlaty
Medina
Thomas Yanasak
Medina County Common Pleas Court
Carol Smith
Brunswick
Strongsville
Phillip Baird
App
Medina County
Michael Swihart
Ohio
Ohio law sides with death penalty reforms spurred bill
Ohio lawmakers draft a new death penalty statute as the Supreme Court overturns the state law. Rep. Terry Tranter introduces a bill expanding mitigating factors and aligning with Court guidelines while ACLU leaders urge life sentences for condemned inmates.
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Supreme Court
Ohio
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Benson A. Wolman
Terry Tranter
Cincinnati
Wolman
Ohio General Assembly
Ohio Aclu
Robert A. App
Supreme Court of Ohio
Tranter
Florida
Medina County Night at Blossom Music Center
Medina County Night at Blossom Music Center drew wide demand with all buses filled for Aug 14. Tickets for pavilion seating cost seven dollars and proceeds benefit Meals on Wheels via The Gazette coupon. Neal Sedaka will headline this benefit event for the program.
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Medina
Blossom Music Center
Medina County
The
Gazette
Neal Sedaka
Medina man shot at Cleveland gas station dies
A 19 year old Medina native David Laney was shot in the chest at a Cleveland service station on Lorain Avenue around 4 p.m. He died later at St John’s Hospital. Laney was to marry in September and worked two part time summer jobs. Police know the shooter but have made no arrest. Laney was a 1977 Medina High School graduate and attended Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster. The attackers fled on a motorcycle. His parents were away in Florida and later returned home.
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Cleveland
Medina
St. John’s Hospital
David Laney
Lester Laney
Pearl Rd
Lorain Ave
Laney
Florida
Medina Hchq School
Agriculture Technical
Faney
Medina High School
Ohio State University
Agricultural Technical Institute
Wooster
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Arthur Fiedler
Massachusetts National Guard
Fiedler
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Lake Erie
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Frank
Rizzo
John Krol
Washington
Youth International Party
White House
Baxter Springs
Kan
Medina Jaycees
Craig Holman
John Oberholtzer
Ernst & Ernst
Data Board
Abbeyville Meadows
Marks and
Hamilton Roads
Medina Two
Yanasak
Out Ody
Rt. 42
Drake Rd
Medina County Sheriff’s
Robert Schultz
Pierre Grieselhuber
Carter
Mondale
Orioles
Indians
Torborg
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