Oh Calcutta! restraining order quashed in Cincinnati show
Federal judge voided the restraining order that blocked the Oh Calcutta! performance at Cincinnati Music Hall. Judge Hogan said no concern for obscenity mattered here. the show proceeds as 3,000-strong crowd watched without incident while Leis pursues state actions. Leis vows to abide by court, cites Nudity and lewd dialogue as standards breach concerns.
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Cincinnati
Simon Leis Jr
Leis
Timothy S Hogan
U.S. District Court
Hogan
Broadway Productions Inc
Hartford
Hustler Magazine
Larry Flynt
Man seeks jail diet to lose weight in Cleveland suburb
Leroy Crayton Jr, 23, weighed 250 pounds with a 43 inch waist and asked Shaker Heights police to jail him for two weeks to follow a jail diet. Municipal Judge Manuel M. Rocker declined and quipped about Crayton sausages. Crayton says fasting failed before and doubts the measure will be taken seriously.
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Cleveland
Leroy Crayton Jr
Shaker Heights
Manuel M. Rocker
Crayton
Surprise home birth brings first son to Elkhart couple
Merilyn Stalling felt two pains then heard the baby crying at home early Tuesday. The newborn, David Gornathen, arrived shortly after midnight while she was alone. Her husband David Stalling rushed back to find his wife calm and the baby already here. The couple has one other child.
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Elkhart
Ind
Merilyn Stalling
David Gornathen
Elkhart General Hospital
Giant potato chip eyed for world record in Keaden Michigan
Mark Barnes, 20, rescued a giant potato chip from a bag in Kevadin Michigan. The chip measures 6 inches by 2 inches and aims to beat the Guinness world record of 5 by 3 inches set at Cobham, Surrey, six years ago. A Gardner Massachusetts couple previously matched the mark in 1974.
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Kevadin, Mich
Mark Barnes
Barnes
Reeds School
Surrey
Cobham
Gardner, Mass
Newaygo County gets road funding to reach inaccessible community building
In Brohman Michigan the federal government allocates 179000 for a 2.5 mile road to a vacant Woodland Park community center, after spending 100000 on the building. Merrill Township supervisor James Ware Sr. said the grant comes from the Economic Development Administration. Housing and Urban Development officials noted prior funds covered the building but not the access road.
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Brohman
Mich
Newaygo County
James Ware Sr
Merrill Township
Economic Development Administration
Ware
Irene Jenkins
Federal Housing and Urban Development Office
Detroit
Ronald McDonald Statue Theft by High Schoolers
About 15 Wheeling high school students stole a 7 foot tall 100 pound Ronald McDonald statue from a McDonald’s during lunch. They loaded the $1,000 statue into a van and drove away before management noticed. Police recovered the statue the same day and no charges were filed.
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Wheeling
Ill
McDonald’s
Larry Utley
Two Inmates Escape Franklin County Jail in Georgia
Prisoners David Worley and Ricky Hughes signed a letter to Sheriff Royston saying they are only human and need a taste of freedom. Worley, 34, serving 20 years for armed robbery, and Hughes, 29, escaped last week by sawing through bars after losing a new trial appeal.
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Carnesville
Franklin County
Clifford Royston
David Worley
Ricky Lamar Hughes
Bakke Case May Prompt Reversals
Ohio NAACP panel warns a Supreme Court ruling for Allan Bakke could reverse advances by minorities. The discussion cites the 14th Amendment, the university point system, and fears of race based decisions affecting civil rights progress.
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Rhonda Barick Messenger
Ohio Civil Rights Commission
Supreme Court
Allan Bakke
Bakke
Athens County
NAACP
OCRC
Winston van Horne
University of California At Davis Medical School
van Horne
Mary Keifer
Francine C. Childs
The
McDonald
John McDonald
Ohio University
Man Surrenders for Booking After Court Day
Ben Schwinger of Athens is jailed twice for refusing fingerprinting and mugshot before changing his mind in court. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs for interfering with a friend’s arrest, while obstruction charges and a contempt jail sentence could be dropped if he complied with booking.
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Ben Schwinger
Athens
Schwinger
Jones
Four Teens Hurt in Murray City Crash
Four teenagers were treated at area hospitals after a Route 78 crash near Murray City Thursday evening. Brian Easterling 16 of Logan drove north on the curve when the car left the road and overturned at 7 45 p m. Easterling sustained possible broken ankle and ribs. Brenda Spencer 17 of New Straitsville received neck injuries. Donald Cook and Joseph H Smith 19 of Murray City were taken to Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville with abrasions and Smith had a possible broken arm.
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Murray City
State Highway Patrol
Brian Easterling
Logan
Easterling
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Brenda Spencer
New Straitsville
Hocking Valley Hospital
Donald Cook
Joseph H. Smith
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Smith
Society Plans To Place Historical Markers Countywide
The Athens County Historical Society approves a plan to install two marker types statewide using Ohio Historical Society signs. Civic groups may fund the rest, with a committee to implement the program soon.
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Athens County Historical Society
The
Ohio Historical Society
Amesville
Fort Gower
Hockingport
George Bain
Historical Society
Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center
William D. Herron
Great Hour of Singing at Albany United Methodist
The Albany United Methodist Church hosts The Great Hour of Singing during Sunday’s 9 am worship led by Reverend Paul Young. Special soloists include Ada Stump Sally Martin and Lois Motter along with the pastor and his wife.
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Albany United Methodist Church
Paul Young
Ada Stump
Sally Martin
Lois Motter
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