Kent State shootings case gets new trial and gym annex approval
The 6th U S Circuit Court orders a new trial for parents of Kent State victims seeking 46 million dollars and clears the way for construction of a gymnasium annex near the site. The ruling also absolves Gov. Rhodes and others of liability while questioning juror influence on the prior 1975 verdict.
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Kent State University
6Th U. . Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal District Court
Cleveland
National Guard
James A. Rhodes
Kent State
U.S. District Court
Lance vows to stay after congressional testimony
Bert Lance said he intends to keep his job as budget director and will testify before the Senate Government Affairs Committee while President Carter and White House aides consider the Lance affair. Democratic Sen Gary Hart urged his resignation but said the decision rests with the president.
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Washington
Bert Lance
Senate
Office of Management and Budget
Congress
Hart
Senate Government Affairs Committee
Charles H. Percy
Ill
Carter
Percy
John L. Moore
Tarleton
White House
Liddy
Rhodes backs housing issue amid ballot questions in Ohio
Gov. James A. Rhodes endorses Issue 3 to aid private housing development and clarifies authority for the Ohio Housing Development Board. He avoids positions on Issues 2 and 4 while Albany resident Jane Williams sues to remove Issue 1 from the ballot, arguing it restricts voting rights.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Ohio Building Trades Council
Ohio Housing Development Board
Federal Housing and Urban Development Agency
State Housing Board
Ted W. Brown
Trade Council
Trades Council
Liddy Finds Freedom Brings Fast Returns to Life
Former Watergate conspirator Gordon Liddy, six days since release from Danbury prison, says he is very happy and adapting quickly. He races his 13 year old son Raymond, reconnects with his wife Frances, and avoids reporters as he adjusts to living free again.
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Washington
Gordon Liddy
Frances
Liddy
New York
Danbury
Conn
Meigs Local Teachers Strike Continues After Offer Rejected
The Meigs Local School District teachers strike persists after another negotiating session with the board ends without a settlement. Meigs Local Teachers Association rejects the latest board offer as talks stall.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Board of Education
Meigs Local Teachers Association
Albany Woman Shot in Albany Arms Apartment
Marsha Beatty, 26, remained in fair to good condition at O Bleness Memorial Hospital after being shot twice in the head Monday afternoon. Ex husband Robert Trader, 30, Athens Route 1, was charged with attempted murder.
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Marsha Beatty
O’bleness Memorial
Albany Arms
Robert Trader
Athens
West Coast fires draw 6000 firefighters from East
Fire crews from the U S Forest Service Hocking Technical College and its forestry instructors and students joined about 6000 East Coast firefighters in battling blazes across the West in one of the nation s most destructive fire seasons.
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U.S. Forest Service Rangers
Hocking Technical College Forestry
HTC
Solicitor chosen as Taylor exits Athens post
Richard P. Taylor, acting solicitor since September 1, was chosen by the Democratic Party to serve out a term, while Ronald J. Kolak, the former assistant hired by Taylor, left his job Friday. Intermittent rain is likely tonight and Wednesday with a 70 percent chance of rain. Low temperatures near the 60s tonight and highs in the 70s Wednesday. Details on page 7.
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Athens
Richard P. Taylor
Democratic Party
Ronald J. Kolak
Taylor
Rebel Priest’s Contract Terminated by Church
Rev. G Wayne Craig, rector of St Pauls Episcopal Church in Columbus, was dismissed by an 87 vote of the vestry. The 41 year old former Baptist minister faced suspension for opposing women’s ordination and seeking to secede from the national church. He will lose regular duties but will be paid for two years and may officiate at a two service window. The bishop will preside at regular services while Craig prepares for possible new church plans in St Louis.
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Columbus, Ohio
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
G. Wayne Craig
Craig
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
John M. Krumm
Fullerton
St. Louis
National Episcopal Church
Ohio officials say Legionnaire's cases may be normal for city
Ohio health officials report four persons show current or past Legionnaires disease among pneumonia patients in Columbus. Tests from CDC confirm one 22 year old woman at Ohio State University Hospital was positive. other hospital tests indicate prior infections among pneumonia patients.
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Columbus
Ohio
Riverside Methodist Hospital
Thomas Halpin
Ohio Health Department
Communcable
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Ohio State Universi
University Hospital
Halpin
Grant Hospital
Mt. Carmel Hospital
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Pierce Lively
Supreme Court
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Donald L. Tarleton
Comptroller of the Currency
Calhouniay First National Bank
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Jim Berry
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Bob Wilson Jr
Rome
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Watergate
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Raymond
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Donald Barrett
M Road
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Strouds Run State Park
Lexington
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Krumm
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