Carter defies calls for Lance resignation amid new allegations
President Carter refuses to accept calls from Sen. Ribicoff and Sen. Percy for Bert Lance to quit as White House budget director. They warn new allegations about Lance’s finances are serious, but Carter says Lance has done nothing wrong and will be vindicated by the ongoing investigation. The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee probes Lance’s banking leadership in Georgia prior to his January appointment. Robert Bloom, former acting comptroller of the currency, was set to testify.
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Office of Management and Budget
Robert Bloom
House
John G. Heimann
Heimann
Pipeline Foes Watch and Wait
Environmentalists warn Alaska oil pipeline will bring major spills and tanker crashes along the West Coast while acknowledging a probable rise in crises. Activists cite minor spills since its June 20 start from the North Slope to Valdez and note encroachment on wilderness and caribou migrations despite crossing passages.
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Kidnap Victim Hanns Martin Schleyer Threatened with Execution
West Germany authorities detained two suspects in the Hanns Martin Schleyer kidnapping after a terror attack in Cologne that killed his chauffeur and three bodyguards. A threatening call claimed he would be executed at 5 15 p m unless Baader and associates in Stammheim prison were freed. The Red Army Faction claimed similar calls amid rising terrorism concerns.
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Stuttgart
Red Army
Ohio Lives Lost Over Labor Day Weekend Traffic Toll
Ohio Highway Patrol reports 23 fatalities over the Labor Day weekend from multiple crashes and pedestrian incidents. Victims include Richard Vonkanel Jr. in Zanesville, Gary Yoakum of Galion, Jeffrey Bailey of Lowell, Dallas Hall of Grove City, Mary Whitfield in Massillon, and others across Massillon, Sidney, Marietta, Columbus, Lorain, Logan, Miamisburg, Cleveland, and Mansfield. The total spans 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday with diverse crash types across counties.
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Lowell
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Grove City
Pickaway
Mary Whitfield
Stark County
Sidney
Edgar D. Martin
Shelby County
Dayton
Stephen A. Weir
Montgomery County
Park
Lorain County
Logan
Charles F. Harsh
Worthington
William R. Patten Jr
Marion
Hocking County
Miamisburg
Steve Combs
Douglas Combs
Johnny Head
Cleveland
Ronald G. Schaefer
Wayne E. McGlone
Athens
Legionnaires Disease Hits Several Columbus Residents
In Columbus Ohio four confirmed Legionnaires disease cases are treated at Riverside Hospital. One death is reported, a 56 year old woman, with three other victims including one recovered. Doctor connects outbreak to late summer weather and cites analogies to Pontiac Washington and Philadelphia cases.
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Riverside Hospital
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Baird
Pontiac
Mich
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Infec
Bishop Krumm barred from St Pauls Church secession vote under way
Bishop John M. Krumm was turned away from St Pauls Episcopal Church in Columbus while attempting to officiate as 136 year old parish votes on secession over women priests. Court to rule on legality of ballots and church property valued over 1 million dollars.
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John M. Krumm
St.Paul’s Episcopal Church
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Krumm
G. Wayne Craig
St.Paul’s
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
Ohio
John C. Kraft
St. Paul's
Kraft
Father Craig
Kent State protest remains stalled over gym annex ruling
A court-ordered stay on construction near Kent State University was extended as opponents seek rehearing at the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The May 4th Coalition urged federal involvement. campus police clashed with protesters during a rally as power was cut to halt activity.
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Ohio
Kent State University
6Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
May 4Th Coalition
Coalition
Supreme Court
Stewart
Robert Malone
Athens Teachers Settle with School Board on Eve of Classes
City teachers ratified an agreement with the school board on the eve of the resumption of classes, ending a dispute and paving the way for the new term.
Coal Strike Ends With Key Miners Returning to Work
The summer long wildcat strike that idled up to 85,000 Appalachian coal miners across the region ended today as the last holdouts went back to work. The stoppage cost the nation millions of tons of coal and disrupted production nationwide.
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Prather Won’t Be Rehired After Albany Patrolman Vote
Ralph Prather apparently will not be rehired as patrolman in Albany after a Village Council meeting Monday. Details, Page 8.
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Albany
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