Kent State Names Brage Golding New President
Kent State University announces Brage Golding 57 as the eighth president. Golding, then president of San Diego State University since 1972, says he will address campus problems and reassure faculty and students amid tensions over a planned recreation building near the Tent City protest site linked to the 1970 shootings.
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Kent State University
Brage Golding
Golding
San Diego State University
Kent State
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Winnings Shared By Two Women In Pot O'Gold Draw
Cecilia Zgodzinski and Elsie Nagy of Magnetic International in Maple Heights shared a big Ohio Lottery win. Zgodzinski, 56, hosted TV appearances Thursday night and won $130,000. Nagy refused to appear on television, so Zgodzinski performed and plans another try next week.
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Cleveland
Cecilia Zgodzinski
Elsie Nagy
Magnetic International
Maple Heights
Cecilia
President Carter Honors Amy Carter at School Awards
At Francis Junior High School the President’s Physical Fitness Awards were presented by President Carter. Amy Carter received the first award, symbolizing the end of term for a Stevens Elementary School program. The event moved to the nearby junior high for a larger auditorium.
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Washington
Francis Junior High
President Carter
Amy Carter
Stevens
Amy
Gulf Oil seeks secrecy over uranium cartel documents
Gulf Oil Corp asks House investigators to keep nine inches of documents confidential. The firm alleges the cartel manipulated uranium prices from about 6-7 dollars per pound in 1972 to 41 dollars, aiding cost increases for nuclear plant builders. A House subcommittee conducts a hearing on the secrecy request.
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Washington
Gulf Oil Corp
House
Gulf
Supreme Court Rules Contraceptives May Be Sold to Minors
The court ruled 7-2 that states may not bar the sale of contraceptives to children, striking down a New York law restricting access to under 16. It also barred state controls on where adults may buy contraceptives and bans on displaying or advertising birth control devices.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Actress Dennis Weaver’s Wife Injured in Police Chase
The wife of actor Dennis Weaver was injured when the car she rode in was involved in a high-speed police chase in Los Angeles. She was taken to Riverside Hospital in North Hollywood and listed in good condition.
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Los Angeles
Dennis Weaver
Mediation Fails Again in Dutch Hostage Crisis
In the Netherlands 55 hostages remain captive after a second mediation attempt by two South Moluccan leaders failed to break the stalemate. Premier Joop den Uyl and cabinet ministers in The Hague planned the government’s next step as the 19 day crisis continued.
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Netherlands
Holland
Justice Ministry
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Hague
Carter in Bogota Attends Colossal Reception
Rosalynn Carter and Olga Samper wore matching dresses at a reception for the First Lady of the United States in the Colombian presidential palace. Samper noted hers was shrimp colored while Carter wore aqua, bought in New York.
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Bogota
Colombia
Rosalynn Carter
Alfonso Lopez
New York
Harrison divorce granted to Patti Boyd in London
Patti Boyd was granted an uncontested divorce from former Beatle George Harrison. Judge Albert Holdsworth ruled the marriage irretrievably broken after they had lived apart for at least two years. Harrison and Boyd wed in January 1966 and now reside in separate London suburbs.
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London
George Harrison
Patti Boyd
Harrison
Miss Boyd
Albert Holdsworth
Anthropologist Clears Route 33 50 Bypass Site
Ohio University anthropology professor Dr. Arthur Saxe announced a verbal report to the Ohio Historical Society after artifacts were found in the top plowzone during a survey for the $9.9 million Routes 33 50 bypass project from Richland Avenue to Blackburn Road. He withheld exact location to deter scavengers while noting the artifacts were in the top layer.
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Ohio University
Ohio Historical Society
Saxe
Ohio Transportation Department
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Blackburn Road
Art Saxe
Athens
Center
Messenger
Clif Page
Sewage Permits Now 1st Step in Athens Subdivisions
Athens County landowners must obtain a sewage permit as the first step in subdivision approvals. The change, urged by the Regional Planning Commission after complaints, requires written Health Department approval for sewage systems before subdivision plans proceed.
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Steve Robb Messenger
Athens County
Max Adkins
Health Department
Regional Planning Commission
Bruce Burns
Planning Commission
Athens
AMHA
Gerald Bayha
Congress Street
Claire Berry
Harry Murphy
CETA
Debbie Perkins
Defense Experts Challenge Evidence in Crumm Murder Trial
Defense lawyers in the William Crumm murder case call geology, dog training, and medical experts to rebut prosecution testimony. Witnesses argued the dog track was improbable on old trails and questioned soil match results while Crumm contends he slept on the couch and left for work the next morning. Deliberations by the jury were expected to begin later, with a possible Saturday session.
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Robert Ekey
William Crumm
Athens County
Francine
Jeffrey Smith
Ohio University Geology Department
Federal Creek
Crumm
Clumm
Marietta Memorial Hospital
East State Street project may trigger state funds return
Athens County commissioners may seek return of 156000 state Issue I funds if East State Street work cannot start within three years. City officials say construction won’t begin before 1979, risking the funds unless an extension is granted. Commissioner Adkins to ask transportation officials about an extension and possible use on County Road 7 to add a turning lane near the high school and fix a hazardous curve.
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Athens County
East State Street
Max Adkins
Adkins
Ohio Department of Transportation
Johnson Road
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