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E N Q U I R E R   L O C A L   N E W S   C O V E R A G E
Thursday, May 04, 2000

Tristate digest


Man pleads not guilty in killing 37 years ago


        Michael Wehrung pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges accusing him of beating to death his girlfriend 37 years ago.

        Mr. Wehrung, 52, of Springfield Township, faces one count of second-degree murder in the 1963 death of 15-year-old Patricia Ann Rebholz. If convicted, he could be sentenced to life in prison.

        Prosecutors say Mr. Wehrung, then 15, bludgeoned Miss Rebholz with a fence post and left her body in a vacant lot along Jennings Road in Greenhills.

        Although he always has been a suspect, Mr. Wehrung was not charged until prosecutors conducted a new investigation of the case. He was indicted this week.

        Defense attorneys say the case belongs in juvenile court because Mr. Wehrung was 15 at the time of the killing. Prosecutors say a new law allows them to charge him as an adult.

        Judge Patrick Dinkelacker will decide the issue June 8 after a hearing in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.

        Mr. Wehrung remains free on a $100,000 bond.

Wright-Pat facing retirement crisis
        DAYTON, Ohio — The future of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base depends heavily on the success of a new effort by the military to bring younger workers into its high-tech civilian work force, a high-ranking Air Force official said.

        Carol DiBattiste, undersecretary of the Air Force who handles personnel issues, said Tuesday that a decade of cutting jobs without monitoring demographics has left the Air Force with a disproportionately aged work force that is closing in on retirement in huge percentages.

        “When we downsized, we didn't do it in a strategic or organized way,” Ms. DiBattiste told the Dayton Daily News.

        Nearly half of the 4,786 civilian workers in the Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson will be eligible to retire in five years.

Hamilton-Fairfield meeting canceled
        HAMILTON — The Hamilton-Fairfield Joint Task Force meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m. today at the City Club at Third and High streets has been canceled. Homearama to return to Liberty Township.

        Liberty Township, site of Greater Cincinnati's Homearama in 1999, will host the event again in 2001.

        Alex Tarasenko, president of Heritage Land Co., said the site selection committee of the Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati has picked Four Bridges, a golf course community in Butler County, as host of the home show for next year.

        The association's board is expected to vote today on the site.

        This year's Homearama will be at River's Bend, Hamilton Township, Warren County, near Paramount's Kings Island.

Mt. Healthy plans to pick up yard waste
        MOUNT HEALTHY — The city will have a free yard waste cleanup on Saturday. Yard waste must be placed in brown paper bags or garbage cans. Plastic bags will not be accepted.

        Residents are asked to bind tree branches no longer than 4 feet and no heavier than 40 pounds.

        No stickers are required. Waste may be set out Friday night.

        For information, call 931-8840.

Miami Twp. to have cleanup drop-off MIAMI TOWNSHIP — Spring Clean Up will be held Friday and Saturday. Residents of Miami Township can drop off items at the Miami Township Civic Complex on McPicken Drive between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. The entrance to the drop-off area will be through the Meijer Drive rear entrance.
        The township will not accept tires, batteries, paint, chemicals, hazardous materials or brush. Refrigerators, air conditioners, dehumidifiers and auto air conditioners will be accepted.

        Proof of residence will be required, and a security guard will be on duty to prevent dumping after hours.

Morrow garage sale will be Saturday MORROW — The Morrow Chamber of Commerce will hold its 10th annual Area Wide Garage Sale on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is designed to promote the Morrow community.
        If you would like to participate or register your address free of charge, call 899-2676.

Traficant levels charges against FBI
        YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — U.S. Rep. James Traficant, who expects to be indicted in a federal probe of mob activity, is escalating his attacks on the FBI, accusing the agency of encouraging an informant to commit murder.

        Mr. Traficant said Wednesday he plans to submit evidence that backs up his charges to a grand jury.

        He also has accused FBI agents of breaking the federal racketeering law that bans organized criminal activity and stealing money that was supposed to go to street informants.

        Mr. Traficant, a Democrat from this blue-collar city on the eastern edge of Ohio, has not released information to support his allegations.

        The head of the FBI in Cleveland asked the congressman to bring any specific information of wrongdoing by agents to his attention.

        Calls to the FBI on Wednesday were referred to the agency's Washington headquarters. A spokesman there did not return a call seeking comment.

Accused man could be returned today
        FREMONT, Ohio — A man accused of killing two carryout workers and injuring a bar employee could be returned to Ohio from Texas today.

        John Robinson, 22, of Sandusky, waived his right to fight extradition Wednesday in Houston. Dawn Dennis, 18, of Sandusky, who was traveling with Mr. Robinson, also agreed to be returned. She was arrested on charges of obstruction of justice.

        Sandusky County Sheriff David Gangwer said he expects the two will be brought back to Fremont as early as today.

       



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Silverton lands dialysis clinic as 2nd project
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- Tristate digest


 
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