Ohio Lottery Winners Tap Two Big Prizes
A 54 year old Columbus laundry worker Alberta Johnson won 135000 and a mystery woman from Stoutsville claimed 52000 in the televised Double Play draw. Johnson’s husband Walter works at Ohio State University and she leads in the Pot Ol Gold game with a chance to return next week for more big money.
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Columbus
Stoutsville
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Ohio State University
Cincinnati Flood Crest Expected as Ohio River Rises
Floodwaters from West Virginia push the Ohio River to 52 feet in Cincinnati with a crest of 52.6 feet predicted tonight. Officials note minor local floods in low areas around Cincinnati and Dayton across the river.
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Court Upholds Decision in Death Penalty Case
The Ohio Supreme Court backed an appellate ruling that trial judges cannot dismiss death penalty specifications before evidence. Curtis Palmore must stand trial again for aggravated murder with death penalty specifications and aggravated robbery tied to a November 1974 service station robbery in which Charles Pomerantz was killed.
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Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
Suit Filed Against Sears Over Promotion Bias
Raymond Turner, 30, filed a federal discrimination suit in Miami alleging racial and sexual bias at Sears Roebuck & Co. He claims he was denied promotions and training because he is not Black or female, with managers citing an affirmative action program favoring minorities and women.
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Sears Roebuck & Co
Sears
Raymond Turner
Government bans Tris in children sleepwear but rejects recall
The Consumer Product Safety Commission voted to ban further manufacture or sale of sleepwear containing Tris, a chemical linked to cancer concerns. The panel narrowly rejected a full recall of the 120 million garments already sold, noting washing reduces chemical levels over time.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Morocco Sends Troops to Zaire Amid Angola Invasion
Morocco confirmed sending 600 to 800 elite infantry to Zaire to aid President Mobutu Sese Seko against invaders from Angola. A Zaire spokesman said the first contingent was due today as part of a broader West African military response. Princess Anne of Britain announced she is expecting a baby in November, the first grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Nursing Home Plan Proposed for The Plains Site
Developer Herb Amey proposes an 16 acre site in The Plains for a 1.5 million nursing home and housing complex. The plan includes medical facilities and senior living units.
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Herb Amey Cry
Plains
Development planned for 100 bed long term care facility in Athens
DePalma describes a project including a 100 bed long term care facility with support for skilled and intermediate care and Medicaid reimbursement, plus independent living units. Construction initially targeted March but delayed by weather. state certificate of need valid through December, while another Athens group faced rejection over certification.
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DePalma
Thomas Lindstrom
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation Inc
Athens Park Center Inc
Athens
Expansion Push Doubles Goodyear Plant Labor Figures
Civic leaders in 10 southern Ohio counties hear that up to 10 000 construction workers may join the Goodyear Atomic Plant expansion, with 6 000 on site by 1963 and 4 000 more by federal action by 1985, as energy projects and Appalachian Highway work move ahead.
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Athens Messenger
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Pike County
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Local commission approves full slate in annual election
Johnson chairs the commission and Patricia Cartmell reports Clyde Parrish is vice president Ken Ackerman is secretary and Lois Whealey is treasurer. A treasurer's report shows 3419.75 in the planning fund. Audits found books in order. A countywide housing program for 26 months will cover rented dwellings but exclude Athens city.
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Ohio University
Clyde Parrish
Ken Ackerman
Lois Whealey
Planning Commission
Athens
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