IN -THE Police say slaying wasn't race-related ed SANDUSKY (AP) The slaying of a white man outside a nience store in a predominantly black neighborhood wasn't racially motivated but has increased racial tensions, a police official said yesterday. Chief Gerald Lechner said police have increased patrols in the neighborhood where James McBee, 35, was killed last Thursday. Six suspects are black. Groups of whites and blacks have been gathering near the where McBee was killed in a fight. They scream racial slurs at each other, Lechner said.
Lechner said he believes McBee's death was not racially motivated. About of the 32,000 people in the city are black. "This particular group that we arrested, we had problems with all summer," Lechner said. "There has been a number of times when they've beaten black subjects. What it looks like is that this guy was in the wrong place at the wrong time." McBee stopped at a convenience store to buy a bottle of wine.
Whenhe walked outside, Gene Wright, 29, Tax against projected income, Bollin said. called the income tax a "fairer, more progressive" method of taxation, because it taxes according to ability to pay. He said school administrators were prepared to "stage a tremendously heavy campaign" to get the tax passed. Deny "He said anybody that wants to start a recycling program is doing it because they want to satisfy their own egos," she said. Clyde E.
Matthews, a member of the recycling group, said, "He said it would be better if we left it alone and let the county handle it down the line." Williams would not comment. "I got burned too many times," he said. Elaine H. Novak, coordinator of the county's solid waste policy office, local voluntary recy- Airport Hopkins International airports. Darlene McCoy, Mayor Michael R.
White's executive assistant for policy, said she and two other White aides interviewed Richard for about two hours yesterday at his Bratenahl' apartment. She described him as being "very open and reasonable." Although McCoy would not discuss specifics of her conversation with Richard, she said he defended his actions in part by saying he never sold airline tickets. Documents obtained by The Plain Dealer show Richard used his agency letterhead in 1988 to inform the president of Intrav, a St. Louis travel agency, that he "specialized in Concorde travel here locally." In a follow up letter to Intrav, Richard complained about the Intrav policy of not paying commissions on its $26,800 around-the-world Concorde trips, but went on to say his goal "is not only in making commissions, but in satisfying our clients." In a related matter, developer Bart Wolstein confirmed a PD story yesterday that Richard used his agency to obtain a discount for Wolstein on a private Greek islands cruise in September 1988. Wolstein said information from documents obtained by The PD showing he paid $40,000 for an eight-day cruise was inaccurate.
He Rock 1 lished until an alternate site is selected, he said. The record store is no longer an impediment, Thompson said, but Tower City would have to redesign its retailing plan to accommodate the hall. Pei's fees could increase with additional redesigns, Thompson said. If the hall was moved from Tower City, he said, some aspects of the current design could be salvaged depending on the site. Pei's tour itinerary yesterday included Tower City, the Gateway area, North Coast Harbor and a allegedly 1 tried to grab the bottle from him.
McBee fought back. Soon, several bystanders joined the fight. They beat McBee and left him dying in a vacant lot, police said. Wright; Troy Adco*ck, 21; Michael Donald, 19; Anthony Crawford, 20; and James Huston, 18, all of Sandusky, have been charged with aggravated murder and aggravated robbery. Assistant Prosecutor Rob Delamatre said he is recommending that the sixth suspect, Keith Morris, 16, be tried as an Erie County Coroner Joseph Buder said McBee was strangled and suffered internal Police said robbery was the mo-: tive.
McBee's wallet was found across the street from the lot. On Monday, police broke up a candlelight vigil in memory of McBee after groups of whites and blacks shouted at each other. Two people were arrested for disorderly conduct. Several witnesses have identified the suspects in the slaying, Lechner said. Board member Ronald J.
Ruskan expressed concern that the district had not been financially accountable to the public in the past. He warned that for the tax to pass, public would have to know how the i money would be spent. "We have to be sensitive to the taxpayer," Ruskan said. "We need to show them where the money is going." If that does not happen, Ruskan said, the chances of the tax passing would be slight. He pointed out that it took four tries to pass the school district's most recent levy.
cling efforts can be benencial because they can educate people about recycling. But, she said, it would be unwise for cities to set up full-fledge recycling offices because the county must concentrate on the overall plan. "A lot of people. who expect the county to say this is grand are oftentimes she said. The Elyria program met resistance when it began, according to its coordinator, Cheri K.
Gersak. It began July 2 and in its first month, 5 tons of glass and 1,000 pounds of aluminum and steel were collected. "I got the impression that they (the county) didn't want us to do it," Gersak said. "It came down to our task force saying, 'No, we want to do it said the charge was $5,000 a day, as reported, but that the cruise was for seven days at a cost of $35,000. Wolstein confirmed the normal charge was $7,000 a day, and said he was pleased Richard was able to save him $14,000.
"A lot of people run travel agencies," Wolstein said when asked whether he knew Richard was operating an unaccredited agency. "I don't know what he's doing. The guy saved me $2,000 a day by making contact with somebody he knew over "Here was a guy who says to me. 'I know somebody over there. I think I can save you some It sounded good." Richard had Wolstein 'sign a release promising not to hold Richard liable for any injuries that might be suffered by the 10 people who took the cruise.
44 'If we sell you a cruise, we're not. said one agent who asked not to be identified. "That's really weird." Asked why he signed the release, Wolstein said: "I honestly don't My feeling was that it was all part of the routine. That's the only cruise I've ever taken." Wolstein said he did not pay Richard for arranging the trip and said he "would be astounded" if Richard received a commission. "I knew that he was piddling around with a travel agency, but never assumed that there was a profit motive (in arranging the cruise)," Wolstein said.
"It was strictly a friendship arrangement." lakeside site just north of Mall C. A source close to the rock hall's board has said the group favored the North Coast Harbor site between the Stadium and E. 9th St. Pei noted improvements at the harbor site since he first saw it two years ago. "It makes it much more attractive to look at," he said.
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SP Shoes for Kids donors, founder lauded 1 6.. By MICHAEL A. HOBBS tion to the "well-being of children." The founda- White called Shoes for Kids "one of the most. STAFF WRITER tion has awarded financial assistance to Shoes important organizations in Cleveland." He said it Like most successful businessmen, Sol. for Kids over the years.
had given more than 620,000 pairs of shoes and Shoe Weisenberg, Co. chief would executive probably jump officer off of a bridge David pairs of shoes to Sayre this year alone at the clothes this year to children in public and pri-; Weisenberg said he sold more than 100,000 socks, hats, underwear, T-shirts and other $2-a-pair price. "I do it because there's a need vate schools. before consistently making lose deals that would force his firm to for it. I lose money, but it's a good cause.
He "This means fewer children will miss school money. (Sayre) really twisted my arm pretty good," Wei- because they lack adequate clothing," White to But the Shoes Weisenberg for Kids sells program, shoes for which only $2 distributes a pair senberg said with a chuckle. said. "The child we clothe today could some day Mayor Michael R. White, keynote speaker and discover the cure for cancer or one day lead Cleveland them children.
free The to deal school- a Shoes for Kids board member, also cited this great city as its. mayor. Morrie Sayre, places Sayre's persuasiveness and presented him with the model for a man of action and great you courage. are his Ludlow, Ky'-based a tiny wholesaler. dent in the profits of the keys to the city.
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