Legislature Sets Budget as Top Early Priority
In Columbus the new Democratic legislature aims to defend existing programs and fund new ones without raising taxes. House Speaker Vernal G. Riffe says the 1977 79 budget will be balanced and the budget is the top priority with Rhodes proposals likely to be revised to fit Democratic aims.
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Vernal G. Riffe
New
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Riffe
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Scioto County
Doggone Women Ice Skaters!
David High, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert High, was skating near his home when Crystal Harris, neighbor, sped past and bumped him. He fell hard after she struck him from behind, sending him into a spread eagle and onto his back.
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David High
David
Robert High
421 Estates Dr
Crystal Harris
Estates Drive
Crystal
Saving a Friend: 14-Year-Old Rescues Motorcycle Victim
Athens police credit Tom Chambers of 9 Townsend Place with saving William Scott Adams after a motorcycle crash. Chambers used first aid to prevent Adams from choking Sunday morning, while Adams survives. The report appears on page 2.
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Townsend Place
William Scott Adams
Athens
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Erroll Garner dies renowned jazz pianist at 53
Internationally famed pianist Erroll Louis Garner known for misty hits and a long career began at age seven. He died at age 53 in Los Angeles, with obituaries noting his influence on jazz.
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Death-free New Year holiday keeps Ohio traffic deaths low
Columbus reports 10 fatalities over the 78 hour New Year weekend, well below officials' forecast of 19. A separate note from Louisville mentions a spare gate arriving for Dam 51 on the Ohio River near Golconda Illinois, with Corps of Engineers plans to lower the dam to let a barge pass and resume traffic by Tuesday.
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Corps of Engineers
Canaries Cause a Home's Bright Sound and Life
Detroit AP reports Charlie Xuereb keeps 150 canaries at home. The birds allegedly consume 3240 eggs and 600 pounds of birdseed annually, totaling about 300 legs across the flock. Xuereb, a Malta native who arrived in 1937, says their singing gives him life and would drive him crazy if it stopped.
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America
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Auto insurance premiums surge as costs rise nationwide
Consumerwatch reports auto insurance premiums climbed 1 percent from September to October and were 20.2 percent higher than a year earlier. Experts urge shoppers to compare at least three insurers, raise deductibles, and consider dropping collision on older cars to trim costs.
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Associated Press
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Illinois
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EPA Tests Under Fire From Senate Over Pesticide Program
Senate investigators charge the EPA cannot guarantee protection from poisonous pesticides due to chaos in the agency. The 10 month study chaired by Sen Edward Kennedy cites failures to validate data and reliance on 25 year old industry tests as causes of delays in assessing cancer birth defects and reproductive effects.
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Senate Subcommittee
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Russell Train
Kennedy
Congress
Ohio grocery prices rise 5.2 percent in December survey
Ohio shoppers faced the steepest monthly rise in two years with the AP Market basket costing $20.63 in December, up from $19.61. Eggs led increases, while Akron showed a decline. other cities posted 3 to 13 percent gains on the 16-item list. Coffee and pork products also climbed while a few items fell.
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Akron
Byrd Leading For Top Job
Democratic senators caucus to pick a successor to Mansfield as majority leader with Sen Byrd favored for the post and Humphrey challenging. GOP leaders also prepare for leadership ballots as party posts reshape the Senate.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Robert C. Byrd
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Byrd
David Gartner
Gartner
Minnesota
Edward M. Kennedy
Mass Mansfield
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Howard H. Baker
Tennessee
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Griffin
Len Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Scott
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Bob Dole
Kansas
Dole
Ford
Carl T. Curtis
Nebraska
Senate Republican Conference
John Tower
Texas
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Ford Faces Final 17 Days as President Ends Term
President Ford returns to Washington after a Christmas vacation at Vail Colorado aboard Air Force One. He plans a busy final 17 days in office. Mrs Ford expresses relief and happiness as the term nears its end.
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Ford
White House
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Vail
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