Son of Sam admits guilt in last fatal Brooklyn slaying
David Berkowitz testified in Brooklyn Supreme Court admitting he fired on July 31 1977 at Stacy Moskowitz and Robert Violante in Bensonhurst. He said he knew the revolver was loaded and intended their deaths. Sentencing set for May 22 as he pleads guilty to the final of six murders and seven attempted killings.
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H.D. Quigg
UPI
New York
David R. Berkowitz
Today
Sam
State Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Queens
Bronx
Joseph R. Corso
Bensonhurst
Stacy Moskowitz
Robert Violante
Berkowitz
Corso
Uy T de Corso
Violante
Recall effort falls short of recall Kucinich
Petitions totaling 47,547 were filed to recall Cleveland Mayor Dennis J. Kucinich but fell about 3,000 signatures short of the 37,552 required after 2,006 were voided. Judge Angelotta will decide whether all registered voters or last election voters count. If insufficient, recall backers gain 20 days to collect more signatures.
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UPI
Dennis J. Kucinich
Mercedes Cotner
Kucinich
Cotner
Cuyahoga County
County Elections Board
Virgil Brown
Brown
Conner
Boosters Club revives Cloverleaf school athletics program
Cloverleaf schools reinstate junior and senior high sports after Booster’s Club funds will reimburse coaches’ salaries. Board of Education votes to resume athletics with Apex negotiator reappointed. booster plan targets 16,000 to 36,000 yearly funding.
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Boosters Club
Cloverleaf School
Sandee Lemasters
Seville
Cloverleaf
Board of Education
Ford
CEA
Gary Kassander
Ohio Education Association
John Weber
Booster’s Club
Allen Rom
Cloverleaf High School
Ron Mack
Rom
Gazette earns third in Ohio UPI Editors Association
The Gazette placed third in the 10,000 to 20,000 circulation class at the Ohio UPI Editors Association awards in Kings Island. Judges from the UNC School of Journalism praised its thorough local news coverage. The Elyria Chronicle Telegram also earned a third in the 20,000 to 50,000 bracket.
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Ohio
Gazette
UPI Editors Association
School of Journalism
University of North Carolina
Kings Island
The
Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Arnold Miller
Chronicle Telegram
Couple Unclenches After 130-Hour Kiss Record
In Pittsburgh Ray Blazina and Bobbi Sherlock set a kissing world record at 130 hours 2 minutes 17 seconds surpassing 124 hours 51 minutes. The pair kept bussing until 9 p.m. Saturday while wearing lip print shirts. Proceeds supported the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation western Pennsylvania chapter.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Ray Blazina
Bobbi Sherlock
Bobbi
Ray
The
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Western
Pennsylvania
Fraser targets crime control gear to suppress human rights abuses
Rep. Donald Fraser bolded a plan after discovering non military equipment on a Commerce list that included thumbscrews leg irons and electric shock batons. He urged an amendment to ban sales of crime control equipment to governments committing gross rights violations.
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Patrick J. Killen Washington
UPI
Donald Fraser
D-Minn
Commerce Department
Fraser
Congress
State Department
Office of Munitions Control
Bauer Meyer
Bureau of Export Control
Medina Council to weigh new commercial district
Medina officials consider establishing a new commercial district as part of today’s agenda. Council members will discuss zoning, financial implications, and potential impact on development plans.
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