Ohio Senate Repeals Traffic Point Law
Ohio Senate votes 30 to 2 to repeal the habitual offender 24-point auto-violations rule, retaining six month suspensions for 12 points in two years. The move, led by Sen. Van Meter, is opposed by Sen. Headly and aligns with efforts seen amid highway safety and labor concerns.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Thomas A. van Meter
Ashland
House
David L. Headly
D-28
Barberton
van Meter
Donald J. Pease
D-13
Oberlin
Sporn Plant Involved AEP Proposal To Be Studied
Charleston AP statesAir Pollution Control Commission will study Appalachian Power proposals to disregard air quality standards to keep Cabin Creek and Philip Sporn plants running. Appalachian will delay closures for hearings within six weeks and consider burning coal with up to 1.5 percent sulfur, risking noncompliance.
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Charleston
W.va
State
Air Pollution Control Commission
Appalachian Power Co
Appalachian
Cabin Creek
Philip Sporn
Mason County
APCC
Carl Beard
Ford to Speak on Indochina Aid in Major Address
President Ford will ask Congress for more humanitarian and military aid for besieged Indochina in a joint session speech broadcast at 9 p.m. EDT. He seeks a bipartisan policy approach and a strong working relationship with Congress on international matters amid questions about confidential exchanges with Saigon and past U S policy setbacks.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Indochina
House
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
White House
Ron Nessen
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
The
Armed Services
Fighting rages around Xuan Loc amid Vietnam war actions
News from Saigon reports heavy combat near Xuan Loc the provincial capital 40 miles east of Saigon with government officials claiming repulsed attacks. Analysts caution on whether the assaults signal a push toward Saigon as Cambodian rebel moves and a Buddhist protest in Gia Dinh accompany broader Indochina turmoil.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Xuan Loc
Xuan Lox
Long Khan
Gia Dinh
Nguyen van Thieu
Cambodian Orphans Evacuations Stir U S Debate
World Vision plans to relocate over 200 Cambodians to the United States while journalists Cameron and Rudakevych push for at least 350 to Australia. U.S. diplomats call the effort a phony emotional issue as Phnom Penh approves departures with minimal formalities.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
United States
Australia
Indochina
World Vision
U.S
Denis Cameron
Lee Rudakevych
Permis
Sion
Cameron
Rudakevych
Washington
Graham delivers prayer in Senate session urging unity
Evangelist Billy Graham offers a prayer at the Senate opening calling lawmakers ministers of God for the good of all Americans. He urges accord where there is division and concern where there is indifference and asks the nation to seek God’s kingdom first.
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Washington
Senate
Evangelist Billy Graham
Graham
God
Judge orders release of Ohio highway funds
U S District Judge Joseph P. Kinneary rules federal officials cannot impound highway funds for Ohio and orders release of up to 123 million dollars withheld since 1973. Ohio must seek judgment against the Transportation Secretary and budget director to enforce the ruling.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
U. S. District Court
Joseph P. Kinneary
Atty
William J. Brown
U. S. Department of Trans
Connally Trial Enters Final Phase With Cash Evidence
The prosecution continues to trace bank records in the bribery trial of John B. Connally as it edges toward closing its case. Star witness Jake Jacobsen testifies Connally received ten thousand dollars in a cigar box in Houston on October 29, 1973, for use in a cover up of two illegal gifts from 1971. Connally faces charges of accepting funds in exchange for supporting higher dairy price supports.
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Connally
Washington
John B. Connally
Jake Jacobsen
Houston
Jacobsen
Treasury
Sikkim Moves to Abolish Monarchy and Seek Statehood
The Sikkim legislature voted to abolish the monarchy and seek full Indian statehood after Indian troops disarmed the palace guard and a special session was convened to approve the move.
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Sikkim
Georgia Supreme Court upholds death sentence in King Sr. case
The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the death penalty for Marcus Wayne Chenault 23 a former Dayton Ohio college student convicted of murder in the slaying of Mrs. Martin Luther King Sr. and a church deacon during Ebenezer Baptist Church services in Atlanta King Jr. father of slain civil rights leader was among the victims.
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Atlanta, Ga
Georgia Supreme Court
Dayton
Ohio
Martin Luther King Sr
Martin Luther King Jr
Marcus Wayne Chenault
King
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Atlanta
Police Say Birns Bomb Likely Military Plastic Explosive
A Cleveland police source said the device that killed racketeer Alex Shondor Birns on March 29 was a military grade plastic explosive. Such material could be obtained only by theft or through military personnel.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
Alex ‘‘Shondor
Birns
Weather outlook for tonight and Friday
Cloudy with a chance of showers tonight and Friday. Lows tonight in the mid to upper 30s and highs Friday in the mid to upper 50s.
C&SOE Plans $9 Million Poston Environmental Work
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. will begin a $9 million environmental program at its Poston generating station to install electrostatic precipitators and a 500 foot stack. Work starts October with first units due January 1977 and February 1977 completions. total project ends 1978.
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Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Poston
Robert E. Boyd
C&soe
Public Information Office
Conesville
Ohio
Poston Station
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Vuong van Bac
Saudi Arabia
Thieu
Khaled
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