Five Parachutists Die In Grattan Crash After Takeoff
The Grattan Michigan crash killed five parachutists from the West Michigan Sport Parachute Center and left two Grand Rapids men as the sole survivors. Investigators cited full flaps and aircraft weight issues as possible factors, with the Cessna 182 failing during takeoff from Grattan Raceway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
West Michigan Sport Parachute Center
Federal Aviation
Grattan Raceway
Jack Harrington
National Transportation Safety Board
Weather Outlook Forecast Page Six
The forecast lists a maximum 95 degrees and a minimum 62 with a current averaging around 70. A trace of precipitation is expected, with conditions varying across the region.
Lake Michigan Weather Report Flags Unusual Conditions
The Lake Michigan forecast notes air temperatures around 70s with water near 72 degrees. A green flag indicates safe conditions for recreational activities along the shore.
Cooper retires from Holland BPW after 12 years
Holland BPW president Charles Cooper retires after 12 years on the board at a Monday meeting. He cited progress in water service plans with Park and Laketown township and an area wide wastewater study. Edgar Prince named to replace him. Board sets water main extension assessment districts for 27th Street and 14th Street actions referred to city council.
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Holland Board of Public Works
Charles Cooper
BPW
Cooper
Point West
Park and Laketown
Lake Macatawa
Mare Crossing
Ron Rainson
Frank Whitney
Edgar Prince
27Th St
Myrtle Ave
Goldenrod Ave
14Th St
Settlers Rd
Waverly Rd
City Council
Ferry Service To Continue Across Lake Michigan
US District Judge Wendell A. Miles ruled Chessie System may keep ferry service across Lake Michigan on a reduced two-ship schedule after a two-week test showed 50 weekly crossings meet demand. Hearing set for July 20 to decide adding a third vessel during August peak demand. The ICC had sought to prevent cutbacks from 52 to 32 weekly crossings.
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Grand Rapids
Chessie System
Michigan
Wisconsin
Chicago
ICC
Miles
Carter weighs summit as U S Soviet strains persist
White House says President Carter not ruling out a Brezhnev summit this year though tensions over human rights and SALT persist. Powell notes no definite plan beyond past statements while Carter visits Perez and Howell and considers the B1 bomber decision. A blue ribbon panel will report by March 15, 1978 on military pay morale and volunteer forces.
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Washington
UPS
White House
Carter
Leonid Brezhnev
Jody Powell
Brezhnev
Paris
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
United States
Virginia
Henry Howell
Powell
Defense
Harold Brown
Powell Carter
Camp David
Supreme Court Upholds Government Control of Nixon Tapes
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that government ownership of Richard Nixon era tapes and documents stands, affirming a 1974 district court finding. Brennan led the majority with Stevens concurring. Burger and Rehnquist dissented. The decision may delay public release of materials stored at the National Archives.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Richard Nixon
White House
US District Court
Warren Burger
William Rehnquist
Nixon
William Brennan
Brennan
Congress
John Paul Stevens
National
Holland Eligible for 321000 in Federal Public Works Funds
Holland may receive 321000 in Federal Public Works Employment funds through Allegan county Round II. Ottawa county projects previously used up Round I limits. Holland must file the application by July 13. council will choose eligible projects for use, with Maplewood Lela drain already in progress.
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Holland
Allegan County
Ottawa County
Lake Macatawa
Park Township
Holland City
Maplewood-Lela
Cause Of Blaze At Maury County Jail Kills 42
A jail blaze in Nashville killed 42 people after a runaway used cigarettes to start a fire in a padded cell. A visitor testified he supplied the cigarettes. Five members from two families were among the dead. Funeral services were planned for William Buck Rowland's wife, two brothers, and their mother, with additional services for Rowland later the same day.
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Nashville, Tenn
Upt
Maury County
William Buck Rowland
Rowland
NAACP Hails High Court Support for Better Schools
The Supreme Court unanimously backed remedies in a Detroit case to address past racial violations in education, allowing remedial reading, teacher training, testing, counseling, and career guidance funded in part by Michigan at a cost of about 5.8 million dollars. The decision emphasizes tailoring cures to constitutional violations and notes potential limits on state budgeting and future blueprints.
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Washington
UPS
NAACP
Supreme Court
High Court
Detroit
Robert DeMascio
Michigan
DeMascio
Nathaniel Jones
William Caldwell
Frank Kelley
Warren Burger
U.S
Carl Rubin
Dayton
Hazlewood
Meredith
St. Louis
Saugatuck Sets Fees For Sewer Hookups
Saugatuck villagers face a 500 dollar connection fee for the new Saugatuck Douglas sewer system with payments due over five years. An annual bond levy averaging about five mills will fund 25 years of debt, and residents must connect within one year after construction ends. EPA funding and grant timing are pending with construction slated to start next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Spalding
Saugatuck
Saugatuck-Douglas
Saugatuck- Douglas
Jim Christenson
Christensen
Douglas
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Elsie Christenson
Douglas Village
Alps
Abrsane
Ue Tempo
Elbo
Holland St
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Grattan
Mich
Philip Clark
Dale
Kubasiak
Clark
Alice
Keith Goff
Grand Haven
Alan J. Koeman
Zeeland
Clarence A. Scofield
Greenville
Goff
Grand Valley State Colleges
Richard Goff
Grand
Haven
Oe Koeman
Scofield
Radhute Center
Hadeen
Marjorie
Harrington
Wymond Wilas
The
Parachute Center
NTSB
Lake Michigan
James de Young
Sentinel
Soviet Union
Carlos Andres Perez
FBI
Stevens
Burger
Lewis Powell
Harry Blackmun
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
Byron White
Ottawa
Allegan
Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law
Viola Fox
Coral Gables
Don Manchester
Fg Campbell
Manchester Lane
Manchester
Counc
William Coupe
Holland State Park
Tom Wiersma
Peggy Murphy
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