Concert pianist doubles as coal miner in West Virginia
Cliff Merchant, a 31 year old premier concert pianist with a doctorate in literary science and four languages, works as a shuttle car operator in Consolidation Coal Co.'s Williams Mine Harrison County West Virginia. He took the mining job as a dare while continuing to perform and compete earning over 75000 in prizes. His hands are insured for 125000.
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W. Va
UPI
Cliff Merchant
West Virginia
Merchant
Consolidation Coal Co
Williams Mine
Harrison County
Startl
Savings Exec Predicts Rates Steady and Building Slump
Arthur Tonsmeire, president elect of the National Savings and Loan League, says interest rates will not drop and the building industry will keep suffering as government deficits keep rates high. He notes SLIs have funds to boost housing if rates stay controlled. The Federal Home Loan Bank Board reports rates rose to 8.94 percent last month, the fifth straight monthly increase.
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Arthur Tonsmeire
National Savings and Loan League
Tonsmeiere
Savings and Loan
Mobile
Ala
Las Vegas
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
New York Lottery suspended over 400 duplicate tickets
Albany officials, led by Attorney General Lefkowitz and Governor Carey, suspend New York Lottery operations amid a duplicate ticket fiasco. The halt costs about $1 million weekly, with 17 allegedly unclaimed top prizes raising public concern over refunds or exchanges during a planned drawing rebound.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
New York State
EPA proposes two step plan to curb motorcycle pollution
The EPA outlined a two stage rule aiming to cut street motorcycle emissions starting in 1978 by 30 percent and later in 1980 to reduce 90 percent of current pollution. The plan vows better fuel economy on 1978 and 1979 bikes and notes price rises of 25 to 35 dollars for the 1978 standard.
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Washington
UPI
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Ohio Firm Seeks To Attach Fremont Hotel Parent Stock
An Ohio financing firm filed in federal court to attach all stock of Alkath Corp owner of the Fremont Hotel. The suit stems from a $3 million loan guaranteed by Glick and others and challenged as usurious. A Nevada attachment hearing is expected next month.
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Fremont Hotel
Alkath Corp
Citizens Financial Corp
Nevada
Allen R. Glick
Glick
Cleveland Financing
Saratoga Development Corp
California
Kathleen
Alkatic
Joseph L. Ward
Eugene
Jean Fresch
Dennis
Cacus Jo Wittman
Ward
Widow Granted Share of Hank Williams Song Rights
Federal judge orders copyright renewals of Hank Williams Sr songs to be shared between his son and Mrs. Bille Jean Berlin who claims to be Williams widow. The four year case considered whether Berlin was legally his widow and noted opposing claims by Williams heirs and Fred Rose Music Inc. and that Berlin signed away rights years ago for cash.
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Nashville, Tenn
L Clare Morton
Bille Jean Berlin
Williams
Willams
Richard Frank Jr
Mrs. Berlin
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