Skeletons May Be 6,000 Years Old
Nine Warren County skeletons unearthed near Plum Springs may date to the Archaic Period about 1 000 B C to 7 000 B C. Western Kentucky University experts say bones were exposed by a bulldozer and will be carbon dated in Georgia. Adults in their mid to late 20s, one skull shows a dental abscess.
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Bowling Green
Warren County
Jack Schock
Western Kentucky University
Plum Springs
Schock
University of Georgia
Gary Foster
Western
Foster
Sheffield Lake Teachers Strike Drives Limited School Day
Teachers in the Sheffield Lake School District stay home on a limited schedule after the school board rejects a proposed $250 annual raise, leaving starting pay at $8,450. A 1 p.m. meeting with the board was scheduled as 2,800 pupils face disrupted classes.
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Associated Press
Sheffield- Sheffield Lake
Richard Nace
Trumbull County
Howland
New Tax Rules Change Sick Pay and Overseas Income
Washington AP reports Congress retroactively taxes full year income from sick pay and foreign earnings for 1976 while delaying two tax breaks. The alimony and moving expense deductions are postponed to 1977, with benefits usable when filing 1978 forms. The act aims to raise revenue for the federal budget.
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Uncle Sam
Congress
Harry Crewson
Social Services Committee
Planned Parenthood
Southeastern
Ohio
Athens
Southeastern Ohio
City of
Edward R. Beckett
Careline, Inc
Council
Fire Destroys Akron Business in Wind-Driven Blaze
An 89 year old manufacturing center in Akron was destroyed by a wind whipped fire described as the worst in 25 years. The blaze caused about 2.1 million dollars in damage, injured two firefighters, and disrupted traffic. The building housed Famous Manufacturing Co and Pflueger Fishing Tackle Co, with 70 local workers and 17 branches in the region. The cause remains under investigation, with sprinkler failure cited as a factor.
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Akron
Ohio
Raymond Sharp
Carl Best
Famous Manufacturing Co
Pennsylvania
Pflueger Fishing Tackle Co
Fire Damages Athens Ohio Complex Shuts City Area Traffic Jam
A large fire in 1888 built complex in Athens County caused heavy smoke over Akron area, forced road closures and disrupted traffic. Firefighters saved financial records as flames spread, one firefighter treated for smoke inhalation and another injured by backdraft, local residents recalled the blaze and its impact on the community.
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Akron
Jeanette Owen
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