Angry Joneses fuel school funding fights across states
From Our State Bureau John Jones, head of a four member family, faces higher taxes as government costs rise and living stretches budgets. Voters reject bond issues and school tax overrides, leaving Fremont Ohio schools shuttered from Nov 14 with 7,166 pupils displaced until Jan 5 after funds ran out. Many districts follow suit as angry residents push back against tax burdens.
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John Joneses
Fremont
Ohio
Hunt 25 Still Lost in Pacific
Abandoned freighter sighted in mid Pacific reporting five bodies and an overturned lifeboat. Missing crew included skipper Wilson and 24 others. Navy towed the vessel to port after rescue efforts, as stormy seas hinder search for the 25 missing seamen.
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Hunt
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
APS
Moon rock fragment on display among six nationwide samples
A 3.41 gram Moon rock fragment from the Sea of Tranquility, collected by Neil Armstrong, is on display as one of only six such samples nationwide. The Q A column invites readers to send questions to Box 230 Long Beach California 90801 with contact between 9 am and unspecified times.
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Long Beach
Calif
Neil Armstrong
Four Die From Gas Heater in Gardena Home
Four people including two children died in a Gardena home Saturday due to asphyxiation from an improperly vented gas heater. Police reported the heater consumed the air oxygen, causing the fatalities.
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Gardena
Irish Sweep Stakes Ticket Confirms Prohibited Import Issue
In Ireland a sweepstakes ticket and its confirmation may violate mail import rules. Post Office officials say envelopes suspected of containing lottery materials are opened in the addressee’s presence, and confiscation occurs if tickets or materials are found. The matter highlights federal restrictions on mailing lottery items from abroad.
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Ireland
Long Beach
Post Office
Post Office Department
Long Beach Education Edges Down Enrollments
Long Beach school enrollment declined again last fall according to Education Editor Ralph Hinman. The drop prompts renewed attention to funding and district planning amid ongoing demographic shifts and policy debates that could affect classroom size and program offerings in the coming year.
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Long Beach
Ralph Hinman
Five Gunboats At Sea Fuel Israel Arms Embargo Theories
Paris reports widen as five unmarked gunboats left Cherbourg amid suspicions they are linked to Israel circumventing France’s arms embargo. British authorities trace the vessels through Gibraltar toward the Mediterranean amid claims of a Norwegian sale and possible Israeli crew, with Paris opening an inquiry.
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Israel
Cherbourg
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Norway
Strong Winds Forecast With Snow in Alpine Areas
A Weather Bureau spokesman warned of a wind pattern may bring speeds higher than those that disrupted the Los Angeles Basin. A storm in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains dumped several inches of snow above 4000 feet, stranding motorists without chains and triggering widespread CHP and sheriff calls for aid.
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Weather Bureau
Los Angeles Basin
San Gabriel
San Bernardino Mountains
California Highway Patrol
Final Notice Bill Quelled by Young Wife
A young wife declares relief at a bill marked Final Notice, suggesting a debt or threat is resolved. The remark signals an end to a financial obligation and relief felt by the household.
Zodiac killer asks attorney for help in Christmas letter
The Zodiac killer, linked to five murders, sent attorney Melvin Belli a Christmas note with a bloody shirt fragment from taxi driver Paul Stine, claiming he cannot control himself and pleading for help. Police say the message matches the ongoing Zodiac pattern with earlier shirt fragments and letters.
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San Francisco
UPI
Melvin Belli
Paul Stine
Zodiac
Stine
San Francisco Chronicle
Two Orange Countians Win $48 000 Irish Sweepstakes
Two Orange Countians were listed as $48 000 winners in the Irish Sweepstakes. Virgil A. Schroeder of Fullerton says he will take the money, though his wife bought his ticket. Alicia Madara of Anaheim says she knows nothing about it and has no ticket but would take the winnings if it arrives. The official Dublin list named Madara with a matching address at 2728 Yale St Anaheim. Schroeder, a pipefitter, said he had never held a ticket though his wife sent it to him. he admitted gambling. He dreamed his horse finished second, consistent with the outcome, and said the money would help his family.
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Fullerton
Alicia Madara
Anaheim
Dublin
Yale St
Schroeder
Denver
Colo
Patricia
Fire Ravages Atlantic City's Famous Pier
A general alarm fire destroyed more than a quarter of Atlantic City's steel pier causing about 1 million dollars in damage to a 6 million dollar structure. Winds up to 46 mph hampered firefighting. one fireman suffered a heart seizure and several others were injured.
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Atlantic City
UPI
Warren Conover
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