Ohio Leach Seeks Trial Amid Hunger Strike and Anxiety
In Cleveland Seene Leach, convicted extortionist, pursues a jury trial set for May 17 as he remains under psychiatric observation after a hunger strike and self harm attempts. His wife and newborn daughter are in a maternity ward as police note a 25 pound weight loss since an August arrest.
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Leach
Cleveland
Seene
James Mulcahy
Chessie System Inc
Cleveland Public Square
Kreps Appeals for Broader U.S. Goals at Duke Commencement
Commerce Secretary Juanita Kreps urged 2,000 graduates at Duke University to abandon the drive for ever growing wealth and material goods. She said Americans should value others and broader options beyond profit, urging a shift in national priorities.
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Durham
N.C
Commerce
Juanita Kreps
Beverly Johnson Marries Danny Sims in Buffalo Ceremony
Fashion model Beverly Johnson the first black Vogue cover star and music publisher Danny Sims wed in Buffalo. The ceremony proceeded after a last minute waiver of New Yorks 48 hour waiting period was arranged by Judge Samuel Green, a family friend.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Beverly Johnson
Vogue Magazine
Danny Sims
Miss Johnson
New York
Sims
Los Angeles
Samuel Green
City Court
Food Stamp Reform Hits New England and Ohio
A study shows under Carter plan New England and four industrial states including Ohio would lose 193 million dollars annually from food stamp payments totaling 1.2 billion. Fourteen states from Delaware to Mississippi would lose 32 million from current annual payments over 1.5 billion.
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Hartford
New England
Ohio
Delaware
Mississippi
Northeast-Midwest Research Institute
Bell Bottoms Back in Navy Uniform Debates
Admiral James Holloway nears recommendation to restore bell bottom trousers jumper and white hat, after a Navy poll showed strong dislike for the newer coat shirt tie peaked cap uniform adopted almost two years ago. The poll signals broader resistance among enlisted sailors to the change.
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Washington
James Holloway
Naval Operations
Navy
Holloway
Ford Receives Truman Good Neighbor Award in Kansas City
AP report says President Ford was honored in Kansas City with the 5th annual Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award for stepping in during a presidential crisis. The luncheon occurred one day late and Truman’s birth date May 8, 1884 is noted.
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Kansas City
Gerald R. Ford
Harry S. Truman
Ford
Truman
Fire rips Amsterdam Polen Hotel killing at least three
A blaze at the Polen hotel in Amsterdam swept a four story building killing at least three people and injuring about 30 others. The fire began around 6 40 a m as guests mostly Americans were asleep with two women among the dead leaping to escape. Police warned there could be more bodies amid the ruins.
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Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Polen
State budget proposals target disadvantaged children needs
State budget discussions include a plan to improve conditions for disadvantaged children. The week also features a House approved bill pairing lieutenant governor and governor elections. State Rep. Claire Ball is named ranking member on the Interstate Cooperation Committee by Minority Leader Kurfess. He serves on the Finance Appropriations Committee and the Insurance Utilities and Financial Institutions Committee.
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Claire Ball
House
Interstate Cooperation Committee
Charles F. Kurfess
Finance Appropriations
Insurance, Utilities and Financial Institutions
Man Hurt In Accidental Shooting Near Zaleski
A Zaleski man, Clifford Ross, was grazed by a bullet when a rifle discharged during unloading after a target practice session. His friend Jack Wilson drove him to the hospital. both are residents of Zaleski. A separate Ohio University event on violence and a lecture by John Conrad is listed for Copeland Hall Room 13.
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Zaleski
Vinton County Sheriff's
Clifford Ross
O’bieness
Jack Wilson
Ross
Wilson
United States
John Conrad
The
Academy For Contemporary Problems
Ohio University
Criminal Justice
Conrad
Copeland Hall
State Auditor Ferguson to address Glouster meeting
Glouster residents will hear State Auditor Thomas E. Ferguson at the Legion Hall. The session will cover Homestead Tax distribution and bingo regulations.
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Glouster
Thomas E. Ferguson
Legion Hall
Pomeroy Cabin Break-In Reported. Car Missing in Nelsonville
Two fishing tackle boxes were reported stolen from a Morning Star cabin owned by Wayne Swisher of Pomeroy. Swisher told deputies the break in occurred between Thursday evening and Friday noon. A car was reported missing from the Kroger parking lot in Nelsonville on Saturday evening by police.
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Pomeroy
Morning Star
Wayne Swisher
Se Aes
Nelsonville
Kroger
Panel endorses salary hikes and session limits for Ohio officials
The Elected Official and Judicial Compensation Review Commission urges higher pay for governor and several statewide officers while proposing lawmakers be paid only for days in session. First year sessions capped at 100 days and 60 days in the second year. It notes Supreme Court salaries should exceed the attorney general’s and cites current and proposed figures for governor, AG, auditor, secretary of state, treasurer, legislators, and judges.
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Judicial Compensation Review Commission
Supreme Court
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