Voters reject tax levy four times in Cottage Grove
In Cottage Grove Oregon 3300 students faced a holiday start as voters rejected four school levy proposals over tax costs and education quality. Officials warn of missed days and possible June completion if funds aren t approved with supporters forming an effective schools group and distributing yard signs and stickers.
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Lynne Popkowski
Cottage Grove
Ore
South Lane
Ray Mullen
Jerry Settelmeyer
Beoy
Oregon
Ohio
New York Telephone Worker Wins Latest One Million Lottery
Gregory Hall of Redwood in the Syracuse area won the New York State Lottery instant millionaire prize. He beat 82 finalists, earns 1,000 weekly for life and at least 1 million, plans bills, a trip to England, a color TV for his daughter, and a car. His wife Diana, and daughter Louise, 5, were born in England. Hall co‑owns Kama Communications, a small telephone service. He buys about 10 dollars a week in tickets and will buy more. The piece notes his past work with a Bell competitor and includes a brief historical aside on Yankee Doodle.
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Hall
Redwood
New York State Lottery
Consumer Advocate
Bess Myerson
Roseland Dance City
England
Diana
Louise
Kama Communications Co
Bell System
Hail
Bell
Connecticut Mutual
Public Inauguration Activities Backed by Free Public Events
Washington prepares for Jimmy Carter's inauguration with free outdoor events and museum programs. About 340 foreign ambassadors get free seats. 50,000 invited to buy tickets at 25 dollars each. Budget funded by ticket sales and commemoratives while hotels fill up for Jan 18–21. Free bus service and tourmobiles arranged for visitors.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Lincoln Memorial
Congress
Supreme Court
Kentucky Schools Adopt Energy Saving Measures Amid Gas Curtailment
In Estill County Kentucky school officials move to close high school greenhouses and shift basketball games to coal and electric heated facilities as Columbia Gas cuts 40 percent of supply. Supt Billy White Davis says schools may operate through March. Gas official Harold McCracken notes this winter is unusually cold and may prompt a state pooling plan if shortages persist.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Columbia Gas Co
Lexington
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp
Estill County
Irvine
Billy White Davis
Board of Education
Davis
Harold McCracken
Columbia Gas
State Energy Office
McCracken
Fsuit
Lost partner question ties to business fate in 1976 note
A compact note reflects a hypothetical concern about losing a business partner and its impact on the business. It mentions Suite 101 at 416 C avenue in Connecticut and references Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co in Hartford with contact number 405 355 2201. The text reads like an address and company reference without a clear news event.
Beltone Offers Free Non-Operating Hearing Aid Model
Chicago ad promises a free non-operating Beltone hearing aid model to anyone replying to the notice. The ultra small device weighs under a third of an ounce and sits at the ear level, with no cost or obligation. Respondents are asked to mail to Beltone Electronics Corp Dept 5625 in Chicago.
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Chicago
Ill
Beltone
Beltone Electronics Corp
Victoria
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