Slayings Spark Fear Among Coeds in Michigan
Frightened students at Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan arm themselves with switchblades tear gas and other devices as authorities investigate a string of killings. The latest victim Dawn Basom 14 year old junior high student was found on a rural road north of EMU with a cord around her throat and wounds on her chest and abdomen. Coed safety remains a concern as pleas for the buddy system and night escorts spread among campuses.
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Ypsilanti
Mich
Dawn Basom
Junor
Eastern Michigan University
Mary Burke
Howell
Michigan
Eastern Michigan
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
I Ypsilanti
Roni Friedman
Portland
Maine
Judy Long
Bloomfield Hills
Eastern
Board Defends Sex Education At Conneaut Lake High
Meadville reports parents pushed to drop sex education in grades 8 and 11 but the school board voted to continue. A petition signed by 44 area 8th grade girls’ parents urged discontinuance citing parental responsibility and religious concerns. The controversy centered on a Kimberly Clark Life Cycle Library booklet accompanying the lessons.
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Meadville
Conneaut Lake Area High School
Rex Caldwell
Robert Millard
Adamsville Area
Caldwell
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Seven Foot Boa Constrictor Ordered From Home
San Diego inspectors told 15 year old Dan Marshall and his father to remove their seven foot boa constrictor, citing a city ordinance against wild or dangerous animals. They insist the reptile is harmless, though the Health Department acted Wednesday to enforce the rule.
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San Diego
Calif
San Diego Zoo
Dan Marshall
Marshall
150 Students Here For a Council Meet
Northwest Pennsylvania high school student leaders will arrive in Corry tomorrow for the District One Student Council Convention. Presidents and vice presidents attend, focusing on the theme Forward Together as youth relate to global activities. Host families provide lodging and expected late night contact windows.
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Pennsylvania
Corry
Marlene Kane
Corry Area
Corry Man Guilty Of Prowling Sentencing Set
Warren County jury found Kenneth Shawver of 55 Mast Bond Street guilty on one charge and not guilty on burglary after he was accused of stealing a ladder and peering through a window at Gene Bloom's Corry home. He was released on 500 dollars bond pending sentencing by Judge Samuel Bonavita next Thursday.
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Warren County
Corry
Samuel Bonavita
Kenneth Shawver
Mast Bond Street
Ix Sanya
Ovierang
Shawver
Gene Bloom
R. D
Bloom
John Evanko
Off Duty Officers Nab Suspect in Union City Incident
Union City officer Richard Steadman, while off duty with his family, arrested Frederick Whitmeyer sought for the Kimmy Nichols burglary. Steadman spotted Whitmeyer near Erie, alerted a Millcreek Township cruiser, and the suspect is jailed in Erie County on burglary and larceny charges.
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Richard Steadman
Union City
Frederick Whitmeyer
Kimmy-Nichols
Erie
Whitmeyer
Steadman
Millcreek Township
Erie County
Two Die In Blazing Truck Crash Near Franklin
Franklin State Police report a fatal truck crash 16 miles south of Franklin on Interstate 97. The driver John Hunter, 55, of Warren and passenger Jun Brazington, 20, of Youngsville, died when the truck veered into a bridge abutment and burst into flames after the driver apparently fell asleep.
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Franklin
John Hunter
Warren
Jun Brazington
Youngsville
CMH Fine and Board Review Highlights Small Safety Gaps
Corry Memorial Hospital board noted minor deficiencies after inspections with praise for staff actions. Catherine ensured wheelchair passage through doors and rails in baths. patient privacy was discussed. Board approved an April 26 auction of surplus furniture and equipment. LIAISON OFFICER Harold J. Koch appointed legislative liaison for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency in Harrisburg, replacing Rip Engle.
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Corry Memorial
Hospital Board of Trustees
Catherine
Board of Trustees
Antrim
Harrisburg
Pensylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
Harold J. Koch
Koch
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Penn State
Charles A
Rip) Engle
Direct Election Backers Push for Presidential Vote Change
Washington AP reports that a bipartisan majority of the House Judiciary Committee favors ending the Electoral College and endorsing direct presidential election. Nixon backs a popular vote amendment but doubts ratification. he pledges support if both chambers approve. Committee divisions and amendment details remain unsettled as experts cite runoff rules and qualification questions.
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Washington
America
House
Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Bodies recovered from EC121 wreckage. doubts survive for crew
The Pentagon confirms the bodies of one officer and one enlisted Navy crew member were recovered from the EC121 shot down over the Sea of Japan by North Korea. A wider search continues for the remaining 29 crew, with life jackets and fuselage pieces found aboard USS Tucker 17 miles north of the initial wreck site. The incident follows North Korea's claim of destruction and amid expected U.S. protest options. The report also notes hospital data from Corry Memorial Hospital showing March as the peak patient load of the year with 337 total patients and 24 births.
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Washington
U.S. Navy
North Korea
Sea of Japan
Pentagon
Tucker
Japan
Kyodo
U.S
Nixon
United States
Panmunjom
Corry Memorial Hospital
Samuel Antrim
Antrim
Temporary 6 Per Cent Sales Tax Now Becomes Permanent
Harrisburg AP reports the Pennsylvania General Assembly approved a bill to keep the 6 percent sales tax, extending it beyond the planned July 1 revert to 5 percent. Gov Shafer is expected to sign. lawmakers adjourned with limited action on other measures.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania General Assembly
Senate
House
Shafer
Appropriations
Seatbelt Saves Priest In Car Crash
At shortly before 9 last night Rev. Salvatore Luzzi a 33 year old priest had a 1969 sedan run off the left berm through guard posts down an embankment and flip landing wheels up in a creek. He unbuckled his seatbelt and swam to the back seat and out a back door. Auto damage was about 1200 dollars.
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Michigan
Basom
Earl K. Kidd
Dawn
Kidd
Penn Central
Douglas J. Harvey
Salvatore Luzzi
Rev. Luzzi
Draft Call Is Lower Than Earlier This Year
Washington reports the selective service system reduced the draft call to 23,000 men in June, with 23,900 to join the Army and 2,000 to the Marines. It marks the lowest draft call of 1990, well below February’s 33,700 inductees.
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Washington (Ap
Nee
Cop's Wife Beaten by Three Men in Pittsburgh Threats Over Charges
Dorothy Billings, wife of Officer Michael Billings, was dragged into a Cadillac, beaten, and threatened for 30 minutes to pressure her husband to drop an arrest. Reginald Bryant, already charged with assault and other counts, faces additional charges. Mrs Billings remains in Shadyside Hospital in satisfactory condition.
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Pittsburgh
Dorothy Billings
Michael Billings
Hill
Billings
Reginald Bryant
Jury Clarifies Second Degree Murder in Kennedy Slaying
In Los Angeles the Sirhan Sirhan jury seeks clarification on second degree murder as deliberations continue over diminished responsibility. Judge Walker rereads the instruction defining second degree murder and offers a clearer explanation citing reduced mental capacity from illness intoxication or other causes. The note from foreman Bruce Elliott signals ongoing difficulty with the doctrine amid the Kennedy assassination case.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Bruce D. Elliott
Herbert
Walker
Sirhan
Sen
Robert Kennedy
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