Nader Task Force Blames Nursing Home Neglect
A six teen aged girl led by Claire Townsend released a 36 page report charging doctors federal officials and nursing home owners with neglectful care. The study cites 25 deaths from salmonella in Baltimore and 32 from a Marietta Ohio fire, urging stricter federal enforcement and medical reviews.
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Washington
Baltimore
Social Security Administration
Marietta
Ohio
Nader
Connecticut
Claire Townsend
Robert Townsend
Senate
Strongest Yet Clean Air Law Aims at Polluter Jail Time
Washington AP reports a conference bill to shield public health from dirty air. It empowers inspections, record subpoenas, and factory monitors, with criminal penalties up to fifty thousand dollars daily and two years in jail for willful violators. A Jan 1 1975 emissions deadline targets 90 percent reductions for new assembly line cars.
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Washington
House
Senate
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
United States
Youngstown Officer Killed in Shootout with Suspect
Youngstown Patrolman Norbert Smith, 42, was shot and killed after engaging a suspect in a gunfight near the city seeking to aid a routine call. The incident sparked a police chase and a residence search as authorities investigated motive and firearm evidence.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown
Norbert Smith
Numbers raid in Columbus tops city crime history
Columbus police and Franklin County deputies arrest four and seize more than 1 million in numbers slips and 2000 cash hidden in trash at Marie Baldasarro’s home. Bond set at 50000. In another incident, a courtroom gunfight left a 39 year old woman dead as police and witnesses describe a volatile clash after a municipal court sentence. The incident prompted officials to plan measures to keep firearms out of courtrooms.
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Columbus
Ohio
Franklin County Sheriff's Deputies
Marie Baldasarro
Frank Peterly
Marie
James Johnson
Leroy Moseley
Youngstown
Donald Baker
Weekend Weather Outlook With Cloudy Skies
Forecaster predicts cloudy conditions to persist tomorrow and Saturday with overnight lows in the mid 30s and daytime highs in the 40s. Warmer air arrives later in the weekend after a morning low around 33 degrees.
$35 000 Job Created For Lame Duck Demo
Washington AP report notes an unexpected disclosure that could derail efforts to create a $35,000 a year deputy House sergeant at arms post for Rep. Samuel N. Friedel, defeated in renomination. Critics call the move wrong, while Friedel says nothing has been decided.
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Washington
House Administration Committee
House
Samuel N. Friedel
Subcommittee
Friedel
Ceive
W. E. Jennings
Virginia
Congress
Executive Branch
Toy Trains Spur Youths to Steal Freight in Saginaw
Two youths sought a Christmas train took a seven car Ohio freight from the C O Saginaw yards. A second engine pursued and coupled to stop the train 40 miles up the line. The youths were seen climbing aboard briefly. no one remained on the cars when halted. Police searched for the suspects.
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Saginaw, Mich
Ohio
C&o
Saginaw
Mich
Out of School 5 Years Graduation Is Her Goal
Barbara Williams 16 seeks to finish high school via Middletown High School Adult Evening Classes after a 1990 accident with a revolver. She will start at pre high school level, focusing on reading and math, with teacher aid and personal attention. Her mother Pauline Williams supports her effort and aims to complete her own schooling too. The program director notes the challenge is getting reluctant students to return to education.
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Barbara Williams
Mayfield
Barbara
Pauline Williams
Highland St
Paul Ruark
Middletown High School
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