Fire Wreaks Destruction in Santa Barbara California
A Santa Barbara brush fire driven by gusty winds from the Santa Ynez Mountains destroyed many Spanish style homes and threatened downtown areas. Officials counted up to 200 homes burned with estimates of heavy losses. hundreds fled as fires raged into the northeast city and winds shifted toward the sea, complicating firefighting and evacuation efforts.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Santa Ynez
Pacific Ocean
Ken RK. Bishop
Debating Neutron Bomb Stationing in West Germany
West Germany faces a heated debate over deploying the neutron bomb. Chancellor Schmidt and Defense Minister Leber call for study and public discussion while Bundestag reviews the weapon in September. U S officials see strategic value, despite opposition from Social Democrats and CDU voices noting potential arms control impacts.
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Bonn
West Germany
Central Europe
Social Democratic Party
Defense Committee
Bundestag
Georg Leber
Carter
United States
Congress
Europe
NATO
Egon Bahr
Social Democrats
Bahr
Poland
East Germany
Alfons Pawelczyk
Social Democratic
Subcommittee
Toll Free Telephone Plan Aimed McArthur Wellston
The Vinton County Study Committee seeks toll free telephone service between McArthur and Wellston. A Public Utilities Commission of Ohio hearing on the proposal is set for Sept. 8.
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Mcarthur
Wellston
Vinton County
Mine Plans Outlined for Harrisonville Area
Environmental Protection Agency hearing heard plans for a strip mine in the Leading Creek Conservancy District. Opponents and backers voiced views as streams in the area have been reclaimed in recent years. Page 13.
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Middleport
Harrisonville
Environmental Protection Agency
Leading Creek Conservancy
Athens School Board weighs trimming Local Public Works funds
Members of the Athens City School Board will consider Mayor Donald Barrett’s proposal to cut about 49 000 from their 213 000 Local Public Works application. The plan aims to reduce the requested amount to align with city priorities.
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Athens City
Donald Barrett
City Takes Over Water Systems Maintenance
The city agreed to assume responsibility for maintaining water distribution lines in the Wonder Hills and Clearview subdivisions west of Athens, settling the question out of court.
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Wonder Hills
Clearview
Athens
Carbondale Store Damaged In Sunday Crash
An automobile struck the old company store in Carbondale on Sunday, bringing down a wall section. The building, slated for conversion into a community center, remains standing.
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Carbondale
Miner Held in Blast Along Alaska Pipeline
A 26 year old miner was arrested and charged with explosives set along the Alaska pipeline. State officials call the act an amateur sabotage attempt. The incident occurred in Fairbanks with investigators proceeding on the case.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Alaska Pipeline
Porn Bill Advances in Ohio Legislature
Ohio House passes a bill to criminalize exploitation of minors by pornographers with potential penalties up to ten years in prison as it nears final General Assembly approval.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
General Assembly
Vietnamese teacher to tell Congress on missing Americans in Vietnam
A Vietnamese teacher and former member of the communist parliament plans to inform Congress about reports from Hanoi alleging missing Americans are imprisoned in Vietnam. Weather: clear tonight, lows near 60, partly sunny and warmer Thursday with highs 80 to 85 and small precipitation chances.
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Washington
Congress
Hanoi
Vietnam
Movie Plot Basis for Chowchilla Kidnapping
Reports after guilty pleas reveal the 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping began as a movie plot. James Schoenfeld Richard Woods and James's brother pursued a ransom scheme that escalated to real life terror, with diary and letter evidence cited in grand jury hearings.
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Oakland
Calif
Alameda County Superior Court
James Schoenfeld
Richard
Frederick Woods
Mary Schoenfeld
Richard and
James
Woods
the Schoenfelds
Lester Gendron
Vacation Pak offers half price delivery for return readers
The Messenger invites readers to activate a Vacation Pak before travel. It promises to hold and deliver copies upon return at half price. Call 592-6612 and ask for circulation for details.
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Messenger
Election Law Recall Petition Drive Starts
A campaign to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot seeks 307,201 signatures by Aug 8 to require 30 day advance registration and annual voting rules. Ohioans for Preservation of Honest Elections cites cost and fraud concerns while early election data show limited issues with instant registration.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Ohioans For Preservation
Jean M Barren
Ohio Supreme Court
Clarke County
New Carlisle Bethel
Norma Johnson
Scramble On to Keep Streetlights
In Williamsburg Ohio residents scramble to raise 1250 dollars by weekend to keep streetlights lit as costs run 600 dollars monthly. The village faced two failed levies totaling five mill last November and June, leading to police cuts and higher crime before limited funding returns.
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Brown
Wayne Township
Clermont County
Newtonsville
Paulding
Williamsburg
Ohio
Kent Protestors Arrested Again Over University Gym Plan
Kent Ohio AP reports three May 4th Coalition protesters were arrested as trustees affirmed a $6 million gym construction near the Kent State site of the 1970 shootings. A planned hill reoccupation followed a two hour meeting. deputies stopped a caravan en route to the main campus after warrants were issued for 27 protesters.
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Kent, Ohio
Kent State University
Kent State Board of Trustees
Ohio National Guardsmen
George Janik
Jamik
Department of Interior
Coalition
Kent
Stark
Ohio 43
Portage County Sheriff's Deputies
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Lorain County
Hamilton
Butler Counties
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Butler County
Seneca County
Louis F Kummerer
Clearcreek Township
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