Archive for December 27th, 2007
Pakistani opposition leader Bhutto killed at campaign rally
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Moments after a euphoric crowd stretched its arms toward Benazir Bhutto, moments after the charismatic former prime minister made herself vulnerable by saluting her followers through a car’s sunroof, the street was awash with blood. And in that chaotic instant, a dangerous world became even more dangerous.
Efforts to […]
Frank Woods, Jr.
Frank Woods, Jr., 80, of Elyria, died Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at his home. He was born October 27, 1927 in Drakes, Ohio. He had been a resident of Elyria most of his life and had also lived in West Salem for 12 years.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and served […]
Man outside vehicle crushed to death in 3-car crash
CARLISLE TWP. — An 84-year-old man was killed Wednesday after he was crushed between two cars on state Route 57.
JASON MILLER / CHRONICLE
A chain-reaction accident killed one man and injured as many as four others Wednesday on state Route 57 south of Grafton Road.
Robert Fike of Leipsic, Ohio, died at EMH […]
Prosecutors say Daniel Petric told his parents he had ’surprise,’ then shot them
Petric
ELYRIA — Just before he killed his mother and wounded his father, 16-year-old Daniel Petric told them to close their eyes because he had a surprise for them, prosecutors said in court documents filed Wednesday.
He then shot his father, the Rev. Mark Petric, 45, in the left side of the head and turned the gun […]
Celebration of Kwanzaa begins
ELYRIA — The Christmas holiday may have just ended, but the Kwanzaa celebration has officially begun.
The African-American holiday celebrating family, culture and the year’s harvest in Africa runs from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 each year. It was started in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, an activist and professor at […]
On the day after Christmas, shoppers fix Santa’s mistakes
ELYRIA — C’mon Santa, get it together. It was a bifold wallet that George Petrisko in Elyria wanted, not a trifold.
CHUCK HUMEL / CHRONICLE
A clerk takes returns at Best Buy in Elyria.
And Santa, remember little Justin Dean, 13, of Parma? That version of “Guitar Hero III” you left beneath the Christmas tree […]