Competency to Be Stressed as Ohio Education Priority
Ohio Department of Education names minimum competency requirements as a top priority for 1978. Superintendent Franklin B. Walter appointed a 16 member task force to report on Ohio and national standards. He notes 1977 had achievements, demographic and tax support gains, yet future challenges demand effort.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Department of Education
Franklin B. Walter Walter
Walter
Evans Named Judge of Coshocton Common Pleas Court
Richard I. Evans assistant elections counsel to the secretary of state appointed judge of Coshocton Common Pleas Court probate and juvenile division Evans age 31 has been a key figure in secretary of State Ted R. Brown's elections operations Brown praises Evans as a tremendous asset and says he will be difficult to replace.
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Coshocton, Ohio
Richard I. Evans
Secretary of State
Coshocton
Impasse Persists Between Canton Teachers and School Board
Canton Ohio AP reports the Canton Professional Educators Association and the city school board failed to reach a contract in meetings ending Thursday with a federal mediator present. Teachers demand a raise while the board cites tight operating funds for next year and warns of a potential strike if no raise assurance by January 2. The district includes 850 teachers and 16,000 students.
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Canton, Ohio
Canton Professional Educators Association
City School Board
Sheriff Wins Round in Fight Over 13 Deputies
Richland County Sheriff Thomas E. Weikel secured a second victory as the state Board of Personnel Review upheld his dismissal of 13 deputies fired last June after they called in sick to protest another dismissal. The board reversed a prior recommendation to reinstate with back pay, saying the deputies abandoned their positions and constructively resigned. Attorney George Vasko said he will appeal to the Richland County Common Pleas Court.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Richland County
Thomas E. Weikel
State Board of Personnel Review
Weikel
George Vasko
Akron
Richland County Common Pleas Court
France moves toward developing its own cruise missile
U.S. intelligence estimates France could produce a cruise missile within five to 10 years as Paris pursues an independent nuclear deterrent alongside its traditional missiles. The report notes NATO interest and links the effort to possible U S Soviet arms control and sharing limits under SALT. France’s independent policy stems from De Gaulle era decisions and continued by successors.
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Washington
France
U.S
United States
Soviet Union
North Atlantic Alliance
NATO
Charles de Gaulle
Western Europe
Deceptive Priest Robber Cashes Money Orders
A man dressed as a Roman Catholic priest cashed four money orders worth $800 total at banks in Yukon Bethany Warr Acres and Oklahoma City. He used an Illinois license and claimed the orders were signed by his wife, while tellers did not question him.
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Oklahoma City
Yukon
Bethany
Warr Acres
Gene McPherson
Lost Geese Wanders to Maui From Arctic Habitat
Two Imperial Canada geese stray to Maui Hawaii instead of wintering in the Arctic. The birds, normally roaming the Arctic coasts in summer and wintering near Alaska and eastern Siberia, appear tame around residents. One goose vanished last Sunday while the other remains on vacation.
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Lahaina
Hawaii
Hawaiian
Maui
Chillier
North Pacific
Arctic
Alaskan
Siberia
National Geographic Magazine
Forgetful Bandit Tries Heist then Reveals Mask Slip
Police hunt a well-dressed man in his 40s who entered a West Palm Beach motel and demanded cash after pulling a gun. When told no rooms were available he used a nylon stocking as a mask, struck desk clerk Alex Korpi, and fled with less than $100, authorities said.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Alex Korpi
Korpi
Carter to Announce Pension Commission Next Month
White House aide says President Carter plans a soon declared panel to study strained government pension systems. The group would examine Civil Service, veterans, state and local funds, disability pensions, and double dipping while inflation raises costs.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Franklin D. Raines
Raines
Civil Service
Veterans
Grain Dust Explosions Threaten Ohio Elevators
The Associated Press reports grain dust explosions, already deadly in the South, could strike Ohio any time. Mechanisms include ignition from motor sparks in elevators, with 1976 Ohio loss at Mechanicsburg one killed and two burned. Concrete silos worsen blast effects, as multiple shocks follow initial explosions.
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Ohio
South
Ohio Grain Co
Mechanicsburg
Champaign County
Wayne Bush wins big on Ohio lottery show
Wayne Bush 50 of Findlay has $150,000 from three appearances on the Ohio lottery show and plans to continue if possible. He and wife Betty still plan no Christmas shopping, eyeing a luxury car and travel after potential future wins, while he weighs retirement after 32 years at Centrex Corp. Additional winners include Anne Hallett, Eunice O Shea, H C Klinger and others in the 50 cent and 30 cent game series with various prize amounts.
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Findlay
Betty
Bush
Centrex Corp
Centrex
Anne Hallett
Newton Falls
Eunice O'Shea
Cleveland
H.C. Klinger
Marion
Self-Serve Gas Pumps See Heavy Use After 1977 Adoption
Ohio motorists save about two cents per gallon with self-service pumps, life with 30 percent of statewide gasoline volume by year end. Sohio reports 700 locations offering self-serve, demand dips 20 percent in subzero weather, and growth may push self-serve to half of all state gasoline sales.
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Moore
Ohio
Cleveland
Standard Oil Co
Harry S. Knobel
Sohio
Ohio Petroleum Marketers Association
Knobel
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Richard Moore
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George Greenleaf
Ohio Grain, Feed and Fertilizer Association
National Fire Protection Association
Greenleaf
Athens County
Son TV
Imne At
Nelsonville
Ford's
Wayne Bush
Carmelo Sabato
Cincinnati
Dan Coursen
Jefferson
Edith L. Kemper
Allen E. Bryant
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